The Progressive’s Quarterly: July 2022
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF PROGRESS NORTH CATCHING UP We wasted no time this spring as we worked to build relationships, talk about the issues we care most about as Northwestern…
Rising COVID-19 cases prompts precautions
VIA WPR According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than a third of Americans should again wear masks indoors to avoid spreading COVID-19. We talk with a doctor…
Kleefisch Fails to Win GOP Endorsement, Responds by Declaring Victory
VIA UP NORTH NEWSWisconsin’s Republican Party convention adopted resolutions to criminalize abortion, abolish bipartisan state election commission, not allow automatic citizenship for babies born in the United States, and oppose…
Wisconsin an outlier without legalized marijuana
VIA WPR In April, Wisconsin lawmakers held a public hearing on legalizing marijuana for medical use. Though the bill won't pass this session, the hearing signaled that members of both…
Elizabeth Warren stumps for Barnes during two-day Wisconsin trip | Government | captimes.com
VIA WPRWisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told Republican activists at the state GOP convention that the media are his opponent in his bid for a third term.While the charge from…
Elizabeth Warren stumps for Barnes during two-day Wisconsin trip
VIA CAP TIMESDemocratic heavyweight and one-time presidential frontrunner Elizabeth Warren headlined a fundraiser for Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who is seeking his party’s nomination for U.S. Senate, in Madison on…
Unemployment in Wisconsin is at a historic low, labor force is growing | Wisconsin Public Radio (wpr.org)
VIA WPRUnemployment in Wisconsin is at a historic low, labor force is growingWorkers are seeing wages rise, though high inflation means fewer real gains. Wisconsin's unemployment rate is the lowest it…
Misinformation, violence and a paper shortage threaten midterm elections, officials say
VIA WISCONSIN EXAMINERMembers of a U.S. Senate panel and election administrators raised a bevy of concerns Thursday about the challenges elections officials will face this fall, saying problems ranging from…
Wisconsin Restaurateurs’ Personal Appeals Fail to Sway Ron Johnson as Republicans Kill the Restaurant Revitalization Fund
VIA UP NORTH NEWSTammy Baldwin voted to reauthorize the pandemic relief program for small businesses that would have also helped theaters, gyms, sports and other live event venues.Small business owners…
Wisconsin Republicans Vote Against Preventing Future Baby Formula Dangers. Tiffany and Johnson: Blame Immigrants.
VIA UP NORTH NEWSIt’s not clear what critics of baby formula being delivered to detention centers think should happen to immigrant babies.Every single Wisconsin Republican in the US House of…