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At Assembly hearing, providers mostly pan GOP child care bills
Six bills that Republicans have released pertaining to the state’s struggling child care services got their first public hearing Wednesday, and among most of the care providers who testified, the reaction ranged from gentle skepticism to sweeping condemnation. The author of five of the bills, Rep. Joy Goeben (R-Hobart) — a former child care provider […] The post At Assembly hearing, providers mostly pan GOP child care bills appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Supreme Court impeachment threat amounts to extortion
Nothing more clearly demonstrates the evils of our Legislature’s extreme gerrymandering than the brazen extortion plot hatched by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Republicans in the Legislature against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz and the one-million-plus voters who elected her. “Rule as we instruct you to rule,” they say to Justice Protasiewicz, “or we […] The post Supreme Court impeachment threat amounts to extortion appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Congress and nonprofit working to put women’s suffrage monument on National Mall
As Congress considers a bill to place a women’s suffrage monument on the National Mall, a nonprofit is working to raise the estimated $50 million needed to build it. The Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation, the nonprofit backing the effort, launched a donation campaign Tuesday in an effort to raise funds for a memorial honoring […] The post Congress and nonprofit working to put women’s suffrage monument on National Mall appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Dems launch defense of Protasiewicz as GOP impeachment threats continue
Wisconsin Democrats are warning that Republican lawmakers could initiate a constitutional crisis if they follow through with threats to impeach state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz over campaign comments and donors. To back up that warning, Democrats announced a plan to pressure Republicans to “do the right thing and defend our democracy.” In the month […] The post Dems launch defense of Protasiewicz as GOP impeachment threats continue appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
The death of a day care: When a child care center closes, an entire community is affected
Originally published by The 19th When a teacher called in sick one Thursday in July, administrator Holly Denman realized she’d have to close her center for the day. Then it was two days. Giggles & Wiggles Daycare Center was as short staffed as it could be: six teachers, including Denman, for 34 students with absolutely […] The post The death of a day care: When a child care center closes, an entire community is affected appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Republican lawmakers propose banning ‘gain of function’ research
A group of Republican lawmakers are seeking to ban “gain of function” research, which involves increasing the potency of certain pathogens in a laboratory setting. The lawmakers’ bill comes in response to incidents at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and as Republicans across the country have targeted this type of research following controversy over the origins […] The post Republican lawmakers propose banning ‘gain of function’ research appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Judicial Commission dismisses complaints against Protasiewicz campaign remarks
A Wisconsin judiciary disciplinary panel has dismissed several complaints lodged against state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz over comments she made during her campaign this spring. The complaints alleged that her comments calling Wisconsin voting maps “rigged” had violated that state’s judicial code of ethics, the panel’s dismissal is a blow to Republican efforts to […] The post Judicial Commission dismisses complaints against Protasiewicz campaign remarks appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19; President, testing negative, maintains schedule
WASHINGTON — First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Monday night, the White House said in a statement. Biden has mild symptoms and will spend the week at home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, the White House said. President Joe Biden tested negative Monday night and Tuesday. He will continue to be tested “at a […] The post Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19; President, testing negative, maintains schedule appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Millions enrolled in new student loan repayment program
WASHINGTON — More than 4 million federal student loan borrowers are enrolled in the Biden administration’s new repayment program, according to figures released Tuesday by the Department of Education. With the pause of more than three years on federal student loan repayments coming to an end in October, and the Supreme Court’s summer decision to […] The post Millions enrolled in new student loan repayment program appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Not just Ohio: Biased language is the hot new tactic to thwart ballot measures
Abortion-rights supporters filed a lawsuit last week against what they call “deceptive” ballot language produced by Ohio officials for the state’s closely-watched upcoming referendum on the issue. But it isn’t just the Buckeye State that’s lately seeing fierce battles over the once-obscure topic of ballot language. In recent weeks, officials in Missouri — where another […] The post Not just Ohio: Biased language is the hot new tactic to thwart ballot measures appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Climate-fueled heat wave isn’t done with Wisconsin
Clark Evans, a meteorological professor at UW-Milwaukee, is impressed by the severity of the recent heat waves that have crept northward, part of a global trend of blistering temperatures. “Some of our hottest days here in Wisconsin tend to have relatively low humidity, relatively low dew points,” Evans told Wisconsin Examiner. “So it’s hot, but […] The post Climate-fueled heat wave isn’t done with Wisconsin appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
How anti-government ideologues targeted Wisconsin public schools
Now that the new school year has started, I’ve been volunteering on the Madison East High School cross-country team, trying to keep up with 80 or so kids as they run through Madison’s east side neighborhoods and around the fields behind the school. A former East runner myself, I’ve always been a Purgolder partisan. All […] The post How anti-government ideologues targeted Wisconsin public schools appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Gun law raises funding concerns for school hunting programs
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers are concerned that the Biden administration is interpreting last year’s bipartisan gun safety law to cut funding for school archery and hunting programs, though programs themselves say they haven’t been affected. A provision in the law – a bipartisan effort to curb gun violence that established new criminal offenses, and expanded background […] The post Gun law raises funding concerns for school hunting programs appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Report has a mixed Labor Day outlook for Wisconsin workers
Jobs are increasing and unemployment is low. Wages in 2022 didn’t quite keep up with inflation. But workers at the bottom of Wisconsin’s economy “did better than those at the top, reducing wage inequality in the state,” according to a new report published just in time for Labor Day. The State of Working Wisconsin 2023, […] The post Report has a mixed Labor Day outlook for Wisconsin workers appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Labor leader Shuler touts union support as possible auto strikes loom
Support for unions is growing amid shifting working conditions and labor disputes around the country, according to Liz Shuler, the president of the largest labor group in the country. In Shuler’s comments last week at the AFL-CIO’s first State of the Unions event in Washington, she cited polling that showed support for unions cut across […] The post Labor leader Shuler touts union support as possible auto strikes loom appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
This year, Labor Day is more relevant than ever
On Labor Day, first designated as a national holiday in 1894, we commemorate the union movement, the demand for an eight hour work day, better working conditions, fair wages and an end to child labor. Gender equality, racial equality, fair farm prices and farm worker rights are separate issues but all related to the struggle […] The post This year, Labor Day is more relevant than ever appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
First Lady Jill Biden, Tammy Baldwin come to Madison to promote expanding cancer screening
First Lady Jill Biden visited Madison on Thursday — as the national political parties have turned their focus to Wisconsin in preparation for the 2024 elections — to highlight the importance of expanding access to cancer screenings and treatments. Biden’s visit fell a week after Republicans held their first presidential debate in Milwaukee and after […] The post First Lady Jill Biden, Tammy Baldwin come to Madison to promote expanding cancer screening appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Anti-abortion ‘abolitionists’ take slavery rhetoric to the next level
The first time Tina Marshall heard anti-abortion protesters call themselves “abolitionists,’” she said she burst out laughing. Marshall, a Black woman who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, was counter protesting at an abortion clinic when a mostly white group — save one Black woman — surrounded her and told her they were abolitionists. “I rolled […] The post Anti-abortion ‘abolitionists’ take slavery rhetoric to the next level appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Three years after landmark ruling, Congress silent on tribal jurisdiction in Oklahoma
After a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court ruling defined much of Eastern Oklahoma as a Native American reservation, limiting state jurisdiction over tribal citizens, Congress has taken little interest in addressing the issues the tribes and state officials say the court decision has raised. The 5-4 decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma held that lands the federal […] The post Three years after landmark ruling, Congress silent on tribal jurisdiction in Oklahoma appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Republicans unwrap proposals for child care that Democrats call inadequate
Republican lawmakers who have so far rejected calls to continue a subsidy program that helped stabilize child care providers over the last two years began circulating draft legislation Wednesday that would increase the permitted ratio of children to teachers and lower the minimum age for entry-level child care workers. Other proposals in the package of […] The post Republicans unwrap proposals for child care that Democrats call inadequate appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
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