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A flesh-eating livestock pest is spreading, and Sen. #TammyBaldwin is urging the Trump administration to act faster. The New World #screwworm can devastate cattle herds, threaten agriculture, and hit farmers hard. #Wisconsin's dairy industry should be paying attention. 🐄

Senator Baldwin Urges Trump Ad...

Senator Baldwin Urges Trump Admin to Imtely Address New World Screwworm Outbreak

New World screwworm has been confirmed in the U.S.

Urban Milwaukee

Badger State Breakdown 3d ago

Rep. #GwenMoore wants to repeal a federal tax credit that helps fund private #SchoolVouchers. Public dollars should strengthen public schools, not subsidize private education while neighborhood schools fight for resources. #Wisconsin’s kids deserve better.

Wisconsin Rep. Gwen Moore intr...

Wisconsin Rep. Gwen Moore introduces bill to repeal federal school voucher tax credit • Wisconsin Examiner

“Instead of vouchers and tax cuts for billionaires, we could be investing more in Title I funding to serve low-income students,” Moore said.

Wisconsin Examiner

Badger State Breakdown 4d ago

#Wisconsin's last statewide GOP officeholder is officially in the crosshairs. Two Democrats— #YeeLengXiong and #DylanHelmenstine —are running for a chance to take on #Treasurer #JohnLeiber in November. One more statewide office could be up for grabs. 🌊🌊🌊

Two Democrats seek to challeng...

Two Democrats seek to challenge Treasurer John Leiber, Wisconsin’s only GOP state office holder • Wisconsin Examiner

Two Democrats, Yee Leng Xiong and Dylan Helmenstine are running for the chance to challenge state Treasurer John Leiber in November.

Wisconsin Examiner

Badger State Breakdown 5d ago

#Wisconsin’s redrawn legislative maps are working exactly as intended. In the #21stDistrict, a protected GOP seat has turned into an absolute toss-up, forcing a veteran incumbent out and drawing 5 primary challengers into a high-stakes battle for the state assembly.

Five Candidates Rush to Claim ...

Five Candidates Rush to Claim Southside Milwaukee Swing Seat

Why Rep. Jessie Rodriguez’s retirement turns Wisconsin's newly redrawn 21st Assembly District into a high-stakes campaign finance proxy war.

Badger State Breakdown

Badger State Breakdown Jun 5

#Wisconsin's air quality may briefly decline Friday as #Trump heads to #ChippewaCounty, Wisconsin to rally with #TomTiffany. 🌬️💩🤢 Translation: expect campaign speeches, culture-war talking points, and enough political hot air to power a small wind farm.

President Trump Coming to Wisc...

President Trump Coming to Wisconsin

Visiting state on Friday to campaign for Wisconsin Republicans like Tom Tiffany.

Urban Milwaukee

Badger State Breakdown May 14

The FBI showing up at the home of #Milwaukee County’s #ElectionsDirector over the endlessly re-litigated #2020Election should concern everyone. #Wisconsin’s results were audited, recounted, challenged, and verified. Multiple times. Enough already. 😤

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Badger State Breakdown May 11

#Wisconsin’s #CongressionalMaps are back in court. 👀 Funny how the people who loved “the rules” suddenly panic when fairer maps might threaten their power. Representation shouldn’t be pre-selected by politicians drawing themselves safe districts. 😐

Data Wonk: The Impact of Two C...

Data Wonk: The Impact of Two Cases Challenging Wisconsin’s Congressional Districts

Both judicial panels have essentially kicked the cases back to Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Urban Milwaukee

Badger State Breakdown May 9

I’m all for stopping fraud and harassment in signature gathering. But #Wisconsin’s new out-of-state circulator ban came after Robin Vos got recall heat, and now it conveniently makes future organizing harder. Funny how that works. 🤷🏽‍♀️

New Wisconsin law barring out-...

New Wisconsin law barring out-of-staters from collecting candidate signatures challenged in court

A conservative law firm says a new, bipartisan ban on out-of-state residents collecting signatures for candidates running for Wisconsin office is unconstitutional.

WPR

Badger State Breakdown May 6

A new documentary puts #Wisconsin’s #LeadPipe fight where it belongs: in public view. 📺 This is about health, infrastructure, workers, and whether we actually finish what we started. No more kicking the lead can down the road.

New Documentary Exposes Federa...

New Documentary Exposes Federal Funding Cliff at the End of 2026, Wisconsins Push to Replace All Lead Pipes

Urban Milwaukee

Badger State Breakdown Apr 28

Primary drama in #Wisconsin’s 1st CD. 🧀 #Milwaukee #AldermanPeterBurgelis is jumping into the race against #BryanSteil, but not everyone is happy. With national money and endorsements at stake, his entry is frustrating some supporters of other #Democrats already in the field.

Milwaukee alder enters 1st CD ...

Milwaukee alder enters 1st CD race to challenge Steil, frustrating another Democrat's backers • Wisconsin Examiner

Burgelis, who doesn't live in the 1st CD, says he believes he can raise much more money to challenge Steil than other Democrats have.

Wisconsin Examiner