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Mary Felzkowski
First elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in November 2012, Felzkowski is currently campaigning for the 12th Senate District seat in the Wisconsin legislature.
Tiffany: Country must reopen to restore vitality of the Trump economy
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Minocqua), who is running for re-election in the seventh congressional district, says he and his staff have accomplished a lot in the five short months he has been in office, but he also says he is eager to be re-elected to help restore the economy to …
Zunker says funding there for Congress to help struggling Americans
Tricia Zunker, the Democratic challenger in Wisconsin’s seventh congressional district election, says Congress can and must do more to address the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impacts, from providing free and more accessible COVID-19 testing in rural areas, more aid for small businesses and farmers, hazard pay for essential workers, …
Tiffany-Zunker, Swearingen-Bangstad top Tuesday’s local races
The presidential matchup between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden has once again put Wisconsin in the center of next Tuesday’s national election, but local races too have generated enthusiasm on both sides as contested races for the 34th Assembly district and the seventh congressional district come …
WILL sues Biden administration in suit alleging racial discrimination
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has sued the Biden administration on behalf of five farmers, challenging what they say is unconstitutional race discrimination in the American Rescue Plan’s federal farmer loan forgiveness program.
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COVID-19 vaccine deaths, adverse event reports take huge jump
Reports of death and serious injury following a COVID-19 vaccine have jumped significantly in recent weeks and continue to climb to historic highs compared to other vaccines, especially the flu vaccine, as the U.S. approved the return of the controversial Johnson & Johnson vaccine to public distribution last week.
Evers keeps door open for vaccine mandates
Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a pair of bills which would have prohibited mandatory COVID-19 vaccines in Wisconsin and would bar local health officials from closing churches during a pandemic.
White House report blames Wisconsin’s COVID spread on lack of compliance
Wisconsin is experiencing a surging rate of coronavirus infections — three times the national average — and a White House report is blaming widespread lack of compliance with COVID-19 mitigation measures.
Facebook, Twitter at the center of election, even in Wisconsin
Charges of censorship by giant tech companies against conservatives have thrust social media giants Facebook and Twitter into the center of the 2020 election, but those associated with the two media companies are making their presence felt in other ways around the country, too, including in Wisconsin, and for some …
Rapids’ mill’s permanent closure would have deep impacts across region
The closure of paper mills in Wisconsin Rapids and Duluth, Minnesota, announced in June by Verso Corporation, will have far-reaching and long-term economic impacts not just in those two cities but across northern Wisconsin if the mills stay closed for long, industry officials and analysts are saying. The impact could …
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Unprecedented number of gun sales spurred by jump in new gun ownership across the country
The FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reports over 19 million background checks since the beginning of 2020. June totals were the highest, with 3.9 million background checks for individuals looking to purchase a firearm. In Wisconsin alone, over 331,600 background checks have been performed through June in …
Court denies injunction to halt Evers’ state of emergency
A St. Croix County judge this week blocked an effort to end a public health state of emergency declared by Gov. Tony Evers related to the coronavirus pandemic, a state of emergency he has used to implement a statewide face mask mandate and to limit the size of public gatherings.
Great Barrington Declaration: Lockdowns having devastating effects on public health
The prevalence of lockdown strategies in the United States and across the world this past year are taking a catastrophic toll not merely on national economies, but on physical and mental health, a growing number of epidemiologists and other scientists are arguing in a newly released proclamation.
Evers vetoes GOP bills allocating federal COVID-19 relief dollars
Gov. Tony Evers vetoed late last week a host of Republican bills designed to comprehensively allocate federal COVID-19 relief funds throughout the state, including for broadband and roads, preserving his own authority to spend the money as he sees fit.
Rioters attack private homes in Wauwatosa after charging decision
There was violence in southern Wisconsin again this past week, as rioters took to residential streets in Wauwatosa, throwing rocks into private homes and prompting law enforcement and the National Guard to set up a perimeter around Wauwatosa City Hall.
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