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Wisconsin Has a New Program to Support Survivors of Human Trafficking–And There’s More Than You May Think

More than 150 people are victims of human trafficking in Wisconsin every year. January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

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GOP Attorney General Nominee Eric Toney Has a Low Conviction Rate for Domestic Violence, Records Show

A review of a state dashboard shows the Republican challenger badly lagged state and neighboring rates for winning felony convictions due to plea deals and failure to seek retrials.

Wisconsin GOP attorney general hopeful Eric Toney poses at the Stone Oak Coffee Haus in Fond du Lac, Wis., on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.  (AP Photo/Todd Richmond)
Republican Eric Toney Goes Next Level In Anti-Choice Extremism

Republican nominee for Governor Tim Michels has called his position on abortion “an exact mirror” of the state’s draconian 1849 law. Republican Ron Johnson, who has sponsored multiple national abortion ban proposals, has said Wisconsin women “can move” if they need to seek reproductive health care in the wake of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe...

‘The Vote of Every American Matters’: Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul on Defending Democracy

During our recent interview with Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, he spoke about why upholding the will of Wisconsin's voters and defending democracy is so critical and why he, and not Republican Eric Toney, is the right choice for Wisconsin AG.

‘I’m Leading the Fight’: Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul on the Fight for Reproductive Freedom

During our recent interview with Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, he spoke about why reproductive freedom is so critical and why he, and not Republican Eric Toney, is the right choice for Wisconsin AG.

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Wisconsin’s Governor, Senate Races are Going to Be Really Close. How Do We Know? History.

Wisconsin has been labeled a “swing” or “battleground” state time and time again, with elections here won and lost by the tightest of margins.

FILE - Eric Toney, the Fond du Lac County district attorney and a Republican candidate for attorney general, speaks on April 12, 2022, at a news conference in the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)
AG RACE: Republican Toney Won’t Rule Out Prosecuting Abortions In Cases Rape, Incest

Fond du Lac District Attorney Eric Toney, the Republican nominee for Wisconsin Attorney General, refused to rule out using state resources to prosecute doctors for providing abortions,  even in cases of rape or incest, in an interview that aired this week. Wisconsin is currently operating under an 1849 law banning all abortions – without exceptions...