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Protesters at Sen. Johnson Madison Office Demand Family Reunification

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Protesters gathered at U-S Senator Ron Johnson’s office in Madison today, to express outrage about the treatment of immigrant children at the US-Mexico border.  They want the Senator to use his position as Homeland Security committee chair to reunite children separated from their families at the border. The family separations are the result of Republicans’ […]

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Unions In Landmark Decision

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The U-S Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions today. Their ruling makes a first amendment case for employees to opt-out of union dues. The lead plaintiff on the case is a child support specialist with the state of Illinois: Mark Janus. Janus’s attorneys argued being required to pay union dues violated his […]

Donald Trump to Speak at Foxconn Groundbreaking

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The president is speaking in Wisconsin tomorrow. Donald Trump will give remarks ahead of Foxconn’s official groundbreaking at the Mount Pleasant site of their planned LCD display screen manufacturing campus. Wisconsin agreed to a $3 billion incentives package to lure the Taiwanese tech giant to the state. They say they’ll bring around 13 thousand new […]

Dane County Files Lawsuit Against Painkiller Manufacturers

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Dane County becomes the 69th Wisconsin county to file a suit against pharmaceutical companies for the opioid crisis. Five tribes have also filed suits. Dane County executive Joe Parisi says they’re hoping to make up the monetary toll the epidemic has had on the community. He says the pharmaceutical companies are right at the root […]

UW Regents Approve a New Process for Sharing Sexual Harassment Allegat...

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The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved a new system for sharing employee sexual harassment allegations today. The regent approval today means schools can now share sexual harassment allegation history of employees who are seeking employment at other institutions in the system. This comes after UW Eau Claire hired Shawn Wilson as it’s interim […]