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An appeal to racists: Aggressive attacks by Trump follow a well-worn strategy against legal opponents

Donald Trump’s aggressive response to his fourth criminal indictment in five months follows a strategy he has long used against legal and political opponents: relentless attacks, often infused...
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Fourteenth Amendment: Legal scholars say Trump’s actions have disqualified him from the presidency

Various constitutional lawyers have been weighing in lately on whether former president Donald Trump and others who participated in the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential...
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Hefty deficit problem looms for Milwaukee as Mayor Cavalier Johnson unveils 2024 budget proposal

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson shared his 2024 city budget with the Milwaukee Common Council on September 19. The spending plan included provisions to increase public safety, infrastructure...
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Unlawful charade: Member of secret panel studying removal of Justice Protasiewicz supported her rival

One of the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices tapped to investigate impeaching newly elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz for taking Democratic Party money accepted donations from the state...
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Planned Parenthood cites court ruling against 1849 law to resume offering abortions in Wisconsin

Planned Parenthood announced on September 14 that it would resume offering abortions in Wisconsin after a judge ruled on an 1849 law, that seemingly banned the procedure but actually did not apply...
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Governor Evers vows to preserve reproductive rights in Wisconsin after abortion service announcement

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern PA. v. Casey and upending...
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Prosperando Juntos: Milwaukee’s 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off with community celebration

Milwaukee’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 kicked off on September 15 at the Marcus Performing Arts Center’s Peck Pavilion, featuring the diverse cultures, accomplishments,...
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Wisconsin Senate uses false claims by election deniers to justify illegal vote to fire nonpartisan official

The Republican-gerrymandered Wisconsin Senate voted on September 14 to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Democrats said...
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State of emergency: Canada issues dire travel warning to U.S. over restrictive LGBTQ+ laws in some states

In late August, Canada updated its travel advisory to the U.S., warning members of the LGBTQ+ community that some American states have enacted laws that may affect them. The country’s Global...
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Desperate and disingenuous: Governor Evers dismisses surprise redistricting plan from GOP as “bogus”

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers shot down as “bogus” a surprise plan Republicans floated on September 12 that would have the Legislature approve new maps drawn by nonpartisan staff,...
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Popularity of “morning-after” pill vending machines has skyrocketed post-Roe on college campuses

Need Plan B? Tap your credit card and enter B6. Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine, one that is become more popular on...
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22 years since 9/11: Americans remember a day of loss at observances from ground zero to Milwaukee

The Milwaukee County War Memorial Center hosted a ceremony of remembrance for the tragic events of September 11, 2001, with city leaders, local veterans, and community members in attendance during a...
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