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Wisconsin districts face backlash over plans to teach gender identity to elementary students

VIA WPR:Parents are appealing the Superior School District's decision to reject a complaint filed about the curriculumSome Wisconsin school districts are facing pushback over their plans to teach elementary school…

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Ghost guns on the rise in Wisconsin as federal government prepares to act

VIA WISCONSIN EXAMINER:On Aug. 24, new federal regulations will take effect to reduce the proliferation of untraceable, privately assembled firearms. Popularly known as “ghost guns,” these firearms have become steadily more common…

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U.S. attorney general says DOJ asked for public release of search warrant for Trump estate

VIA WISCONSIN EXAMINER:WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice has moved to release the search warrant a federal judge issued earlier this…

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Our ancestors created Social Security. Ron Johnson’s idea would destroy it, and Medicare along with it.

VIA POST CRESCENT:What a tragic irony that a U.S. senator from Wisconsin, Ron Johnson, now seeks to wreck Social Security and Medicare. Wisconsin played a key role in giving birth…

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Candidates promoting myth of decertification strike out in Wisconsin primary election

Via Madison.com:Aslate of non-incumbent candidates who have promoted the myth that the 2020 presidential election can be “decertified” lost their primaries Tuesday against other Republicans who have been less enthusiastic…

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Wisconsin works to distribute monkeypox vaccine to areas where risk is highest, health department says

Via Wisconsin Examiner:Wisconsin’s public health providers are working to distribute vaccines to guard against monkeypox, the viral illness that has become the subject of a national public health emergency. The …

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