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Andy Gronik Withdraws From Wisconsin Gubernatorial Race

June 21, 2018

June 21, 2018
Contact: Brandon Weathersby, 414-364-6729, brandon@andygronik.com 

Andy Gronik Withdraws From Wisconsin Gubernatorial Race
Milwaukee entrepreneur Andy Gronik steps aside to help focus resources and momentum on a democratic candidate that will beat Governor Scott Walker

Penalizing People for Being Poor: Court Case Challenges Policy

Kathleen Vinehout
June 18, 2018

Do new strict requirements for Medicaid adopted by states violate the law? A federal court is set to decide after recent arguments presented by policy experts who said the requirements do violate law.

Wisconsinites Call on State to Pass Fair Maps Legislation

June 18, 2018

LWV - Supreme Court Ruling Shows Need for Redistricting Reform

June 18, 2018
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The Way Wisconsin Funds Schools Must Change

June 11, 2018

The way Wisconsin pays for schools is unfair, inequitable and antiquated.

Over the past few months, I heard parents, community members, business leaders, teachers, students, and school officials speak about the flawed school funding formula. I serve on the Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding Reform.

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s Statement: SCOTUS Decision on Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute

June 11, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), issued the following statement Monday regarding#fafafa;"> the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, holding that the process at issue - failure to vote as the basis for canceling voter registrations - does not violate federal law:

WISCONSIN’S CHOICE VOTERS NARROW FIELD TO FOUR CANDIDATES

June 11, 2018

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The Confounding Geography Of Lyme Disease In The U.S.

June 8, 2018

The Upper Midwest and the northeastern regions of the United States are increasingly a carpet of Lyme disease cases each summer and autumn. But the southeastern part of the country — a vast expanse of hot and humid territory and certainly hospitable to the ticks that carry Lyme-causing bacteria — gets off relatively easy.

Former DOT Secretary: Honest Discussion about Transportation Needed

State Senator Kathleen Vinehout
June 4, 2018

Farmers in western Wisconsin are worried new bridge weight limits will add time and cost to their already stressful lives.

“This is a very serious concern for us,” Farm Bureau spokesman Rob Richard told Chris Hubbuch of the La Crosse Tribune. “We want to make sure farmers can get to and from their fields. If they can’t make the quickest, most efficient route they’re just adding wear and tear to other roads.”

Epic Systems Lawsuit Ruling Has Wide-Reaching Impact On Employee Rights

May 30, 2018

Epic Systems, the resident tech giant of Wisconsin's left-leaning Dane County, sits uneasily on its sprawling campus just outside of Madison.

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