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Godlewski stops in EC, encourages Democrats to not rest on their laurels
EAU CLAIRE — Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski said Democrats in Wisconsin and nationwide are excited about the momentum surrounding the Kamala Harris and Tim Walz ticket, but she urged people to not get complacent because some new polls show the vice president has pulled ahead in the state. “We cannot rest on our laurels and sit back, and enjoy this energy,” Godlewski said during a visit with the Leader-Telegram in Eau Claire on Thursday. “We know here in Wisconsin, we only win by a...
Poll: Voters see government bureaucracy as bad for jobs, democracy
(The Center Square) – A new poll shows voters in Wisconsin have a dim view of government bureaucrats when it comes to both jobs and democracy. The Institute for Reforming Government is out with new polls this week that ask voters about Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan to give people $25,000 for home loans down payments and whether illegal immigrants should be allowed to vote in Wisconsin elections. The polls...
Poll finds increased dissatisfaction with Wisconsin public schools
MILWAUKEE – A Marquette University Law School poll released Thursday found more people are growing dissatisfied with the quality of a Wisconsin public school education. The poll, conducted over an eight-day period in June and interviewing 871 respondents, found “just 46% of respondents expressing satisfaction with the public schools in their community, down from 63% in a poll asking the same question in October 2023”.
Autopsy determines man killed in Wisconsin maximum-security prison was strangled
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Investigators say an inmate found dead at a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin was strangled in his cell. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the Green Bay Correctional Institution on Tuesday evening for a report of an inmate who wasn’t breathing and found 19-year-old Micah Laureano dead at the scene. An initial investigation determined that Laureano had been killed in his cell and detectives identified his 24-year-old cellmate as a suspect. The sheriff’s department said in a news release Thursday that an autopsy revealed that Laureano had been strangled. The department said that Laureano and the suspect had been in the cell together for only hours before his death.
Stop 4 Of 12 — State Office Candidate Farm Tours
Pictured: State office candidates see sweet corn test plots at Bayer Crop Sciences in DeForest. The Wisconsin Ag Coalition’s regional “Engage with Agriculture Series” events allow candidates running for state office this fall to visit farms, agri-businesses, and agricultural processing facilities. These tours give potential lawmakers first-hand...
WILL sues Biden Administration over race-based scholarship program
(The Center Square) – There is another lawsuit over another race-based program from the Biden Administration with a Wisconsin tie. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging the McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The McNair Program is a $60 million scholarship program open only to certain minority students. “The...
Biden plans to travel to Wisconsin next week to highlight energy and prescription drug policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to travel to southwest Wisconsin on Sept. 5, using a visit focused on small towns and rural areas to highlight his policies to lower prescription drug costs and encourage renewable energy and advanced manufacturing. That’s according to a White House official who...
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