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Madison, WI- In response to an open records request by the Alliance Defense Fund and Pro-Life Wisconsin, the Middleton Police Department and the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) along with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) all refused, on February 4, to release a homeland security “threat assessment” that had been prepared against pure free speech activities. Read More→

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Madison, WI – Based on a wide-range of statistics, sports commentators are now making an array of predictions about the Super Bowl this Sunday.  However, the following statistic will not be widely reported—in about the same amount of time that it takes to play the first half of the game, someone likely will be injured or killed in an alcohol-related traffic crash in Wisconsin. Read More→

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Rep. Robin Vos

Madison, WI – Last year’s budget, as I’ve detailed in countless e-updates, was chock-full of bad policies.  My update this week will not focus on something bad in the budget, and instead will report about something that wasn’t included in the budget and should have been:  language to adopt federal tax changes with regard to retirement account conversion. Read More→

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Tony Evers, PhD

Madison, WI — State Superintendent Tony Evers issued a statement regarding the notice he signed that will allow him to use his authority to withhold or direct federal funds allocated to Milwaukee Public Schools. Read More→

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Attorney General J.B.Van Hollen

Madison, WI  – Attorney General Van Hollen issued the following statement regarding the passage of Assembly Bill 474 in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice:

“Under the authority of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, many local law enforcement agencies like the Dane County Sherriff’s Office and the Racine Police Department have issued certifications to allow their qualifying retirees to carry firearms. I have issued certifications to retired Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation special agents. Read More→

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