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Tommy Thompson decides against run for Wisconsin governor

Republican former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson announced Monday that he won't run again in a bid to take on the Democratic incumbent in the battleground state

The Independent UK

Polaris Adventures Expands Membership Program To Four New States

Polaris Inc (NYSE:PII) said its outdoor experience brand, Polaris Adventures, has expanded its new pay-by-the-month membership program. Polaris Adventure Select has expanded into Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Polaris Adventure Select provides access to the Polaris product portfolio, including on-road vehicles, off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, and pontoons at participating Polaris Adventures Outfitter locations. This…

Benzinga

Wisconsin Democrats aim to beat Sen. Ron Johnson, but how?

A crowded field of Democrats is trying to figure out a winning strategy to unseat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in Wisconsin in November

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Wisconsin Speaker Vos raised $131,871 this election cycle

According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has raised $131,871 and spent $16,639 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Mar. 21, 2022.

Ballotpedia

Brooklyn subway shooting: Timeline of terror attack, events leading up to it and capture of Frank James

Frank James left his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in mid-March and made his way to New York where he allegedly carried out Tuesday’s terrorist attack

The Independent UK

Voters with disabilities face new ballot restrictions ahead of midterms

As voters went to the polls last month in the Texas primary, the voting rights hotline lit up at the nonprofit advocacy agency Disability Rights Texas.

Tribune News Service

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments on ballot boxes

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case that will likely determine how extensively absentee ballot drop boxes can be used in the upcoming midterm election where the battleground state’s Democratic governor and Republican U.S. senator are on the ballot

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Wisconsin Senator Agard Says 'Republicans Are All Talk And No Action' On Medical Marijuana Reform

Wisconsin State Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry will hold a public hearing on a medical marijuana bill (Senate Bill 1034) on April 20th. Sponsors say the fact that the hearing is scheduled on the popular 4/20 cannabis holiday is a coincidence.

Benzinga

Eastman "coup attempt" is still ongoing

Eastman pushed top Wisconsin Republican Robin Vos to "nullify" results and “reclaim" electors awarded to Biden

Salon

Gary Brown, Wisconsin’s Running Back Coach in 2021 Season, Dies at 52

He reportedly died in his hometown after several weeks in hospice.

Sports Illustrated

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Outlaws Motorcycle Club ‘enforcer’ denied compassionate release, ‘showed no compassion’ in killing McHenry County couple

Randall ‘Madman’ Miller wanted out under the First Step Act from life in prison. He took part in a couple’s killings near Richmond in 1993, slitting the man’s throat, and other violence during a ‘war’ with the Hells Angels.

Chicago Sun-Times

WATCH: Joey Hauser tells news station he is still undecided on returning to Michigan State next season

Joey Hauser tells Wisconsin news station he is still undecided on returning to Michigan State next season

USA Today Sports Media Group

Wisconsin doctor found dead near waterfall after being reported missing while on a hike

The 26-year-old was a cardiothoracic surgery fellow at the University of Wisconsin

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Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Trout opening day, coho, browns, steelhead, largemouth, (smelt?)

The opening of Illinois’ trout season leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus there’s coho, brown trout and steelhead on southern Lake Michigan with largemouth bass and crappie bites building inland.

Ballotpedia

These PACs are the best fundraisers in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin politics, non-candidate political action committees (PACs) have received $22.6 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and January 31, 2022. The top 10 PACs raised more than $15.6 million, or 69 percent of all donations made to state-level PACs.

The Guardian - US

‘January 6 was a real wake-up call’: US unions fight to save democracy

Labor leaders view this year’s elections – and 2024’s – with special urgency, as a goal-line stand to preserve America’s democracy

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Schools are better off without police

When a fight broke out among middle school students in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in early March, a security guard intervened. The guard, an off-duty police officer, was filmed pushing the head of a 12-year-old girl of color into the ground, placing his knee on her neck for about half a minute…

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Brickbat: Pinned Down

Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer Shawn Guetschow has resigned from an off-duty security job at Lincoln Middle School after video showed him kneeling on a 12-year-old girl's neck. Guetschow was restraining her while trying to break up a lunchroom fight. He remains employed by the Kenosha police department, which says it…

Salon

The Republican takeover of Wisconsin

After launching a baseless election audit, Republicans are refusing to turn over documents relating to the recount

Ballotpedia

Wisconsin Gov. Evers receives $10.4 million, with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin as top donor

In Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers is the number one fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, the governor received $10,383,804 in total contributions and spent $3,257,858 between January 1, 2021 and January…

The Guardian - US

Supreme court ruling on Wisconsin maps highlights its hostility to voting rights

It’s no secret the court has been hostile to voting rights recently – but what has changed is the ‘velocity’ that it is acting with

The Guardian - US

The US supreme court’s assault on voting rights hits a new low

Ruling throws out Wisconsin’s redrawn electoral map, which included a new district to account for Black population growth

Zenger

Man Sent To Buy Hot Dogs Scoops Up $107,000 Lottery Win

The retiree says he'll spend part of the money on home repairs and put the rest into savings.

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