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Ruth Conniff

@rconniff.bsky.social
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Progressive journalist, Wisconsinite, editor-in-chief of @wiexaminer@bsky.social, author of MILKED: How an American Crisis Brought Together Midwestern Dairy Farmers and Mexican Workers

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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tom Tiffany takes a page from Donald Trump, blocking a veteran Wisconsin reporter from covering his campaign, followed by social media posts from the campaign smearing her and saying only "balanced" journalists may report on his candidacy
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Scoop from @bspears.bsky.social and @henry-redman.bsky.social on Tom Tiffany's pilot and his deep ties to election conspiracy theorists in Wisconsin
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Great reporting by @bspears.bsky.social
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@bspears.bsky.social sorts out the confusing story of how China became a big issue in a key Wisconsin Senate race
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 18/09/2026
Voting rights groups and Democratic officials are looking to defend against what they see as possible election interference from the Trump administration ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, now that they’ve won a major battle over mail ballots. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/18/r...
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With vote-by-mail court fight settled, attention shifts to protections at the polls • Wisconsin Examiner
Voting rights groups and Democratic officials are looking to defend against possible election interference from the Trump administration
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
JD Vance wants to stir up a cat fight between working and stay-at-home moms. But the policy he's pushing just makes life harder for families and children across the country, especially in Wisconsin
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 11/09/2026
Federal appeals court vacates Trump order extending operations for a west Michigan coal plant wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/11/r...
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Federal appeals court vacates Trump order extending operations for a west Michigan coal plant • Wisconsin Examiner
A federal court ruled that the U.S. Energy Department exceeded its authority in keeping a Michigan coal plant online
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Crowley needs to take concrete steps to capture the energy of the progressive base that nearly elected Hong. On data centers, healthcare and immigration he has an opportunity to connect say the leaders of Citizen Action and Voces, who are in touch with that energized base
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
@bspears.bsky.social asked Tom Tiffany if he would eliminate the Wisconsin Elections Commission. He said, "We'll assess that after I'm elected."
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The core economic pitch for Trump's mass deportations was "fewer immigrants means more jobs for Americans. Unsurprisingly, that's just not happening Instead of rising, prime-age employment rates for native-born Americans fell to the lowest levels in more than four years in data released today
A graph of prime-age employment rates for native and foreign-born
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Mandela Barnes drops out -- @bspears.bsky.social has the details
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Instead of trying to scare voters about Hong as a socialist, the other Democrats should take a look at how she is inspiring voters as she remains at the top of the polls
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 23/07/2026
@isiahholmes.bsky.social reports on Salah Sarsour's deportation hearing, where testimony focused on abuse in Israeli detention wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/07/23/d...
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Deportation hearing for Salah Sarsour focuses on Israeli detention • Wisconsin Examiner
At a deportation hearing for Salah Sarsour, president of Milwaukee's Islamic Society, experts testified on torture by Israeli soldiers
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 23/07/2026
Polls show Hong is leading the Democratic field in the race for governor as other candidates launch attacks via @bspears.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/07/22/p...
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Polls show Hong leading with almost half of voters undecided • Wisconsin Examiner
Charles Franklin said the takeaway from the poll is the race is close and said Marquette plans to release a new poll next week.
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Hundreds of people gathered on Willy Street to protest the shooting, and a group marched to the Capitol, interrupting the Concert on the Square to tell the crowd about the killing
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
@henry-redman.bsky.social hits the road with the insurgent Democratic primary candidate who is trying to make the case that grassroots enthusiasm for her campaign to oust Derrick Van Orden in the 3rd CD can beat institutional support for frontrunner Rebecca Cooke
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Illuminating piece by @bspears.bsky.social on a forum with progressive Democrats running for governor last night; candidates discussed including more people in the political process and what they make of the campaign drama of the last week
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
ICE Out MKE organizers, including religious leaders, want Milwaukee to stand up to unidentified agents snatching people off the street
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
ICE arrests are higher now than during Metro Surge in Minneapolis
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 21/07/2026
Mass voter challenges are likely to occur in the 2026 midterm elections, the Brennan Center for Justice warned Tuesday, as Trump and Republicans lay the groundwork for questioning the election process in state after state wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/07/21/r...
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Brennan Center report predicts mass voter challenges likely in midterm elections • Wisconsin Examiner
President Donald Trump and the Republican Party have been laying the groundwork for questioning the election process in state after state
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
@isiahholmes.bsky.social interviews Crowley about his decision to jump back in and covers the drama around his decision
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 17/07/2026
Wildfire smoke blankets Wisconsin, advocates stress need to confront climate change. Via @isiahholmes.bsky.social
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Wildfire smoke blankets Wisconsin; advocates stress need to confront climate change • Wisconsin Examiner
Air quality has plummeted from wildfire smoke from the Superior National Forest fires spurred by climate change.
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Reflecting on a world going up in flames
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 18/07/2026
Milwaukee city attorney rejects Trump administration demand not to enforce ICE mask ban wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/07/17/m...
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Milwaukee city attorney rejects Trump administration demand not to enforce ICE mask ban • Wisconsin Examiner
In a strongly worded letter Milwaukee City Attorney Evan Goyke rejected the U.S. Department of Justice demand that he not enforce a mask ban
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 17/07/2026
BREAKING: Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez drops out of race for governor following financial disaster @bspears.bsky.social reports. buff.ly/ispc6oS
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Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez drops out of race for governor following financial disaster • Wisconsin Examiner
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is suspending her campaign for governor after a week of trying to navigate the fallout of a financial disaster.
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Very bad look for the Rodriguez campaign. Details via @bspears.bsky.social
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 11/07/2026
DHS extends permits for immigrants set to lose status when justices' order takes effect wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/07/10/r...
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DHS extends permits for immigrants set to lose status when justices’ order takes effect • Wisconsin Examiner
Work authorization for hundreds of thousands of immigrants with Temporary Protected Status will expire in one to two weeks instead of Friday.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 11/07/2026
US DOJ says ICE won't comply with Milwaukee mask ban, rebukes mayor via @isiahholmes.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/07/10/u...
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US DOJ says ICE won’t comply with Milwaukee mask ban, rebukes mayor • Wisconsin Examiner
The Justice Department issued a letter to Milwaukee officials saying that ICE agents will not obey local mask bans.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 09/07/2026
@rconniff.bsky.social watches JD Vance in Milwaukee and questions the GOP's use of "fraud" as a theme in the 2026 midterms wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/07/09/t...
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The Trump administration’s ‘fraud’ theme for the midterms could backfire in Wisconsin  • Wisconsin Examiner
I’m no political consultant, but I don’t think I would make “fraud” the theme of the Trump administration’s midterm election campaign push.
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Criminal Justice Fellow Andrew Kennard has the latest on prison reform efforts in Wisconsin, the state's work with a private contractor to improve dangerous conditions, and why advocates say it's not enough
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 07/07/2026
New numbers from the feds report Nearly 60 people arrested by ICE over three-day surge. @isiahholmes.bsky.social has the details.
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Nearly 60 people arrested by ICE over three-day surge • Wisconsin Examiner
DHS is saying that 57 people were arrested over a three day period during an ICE surge in Milwaukee and other communities.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 07/07/2026
Democrats are calling on Platner to drop out after latest allegations. From our colleagues at @mainemorningstar.com
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Democrats are calling on Platner to drop out after latest allegations • Wisconsin Examiner
Several prominent Democrats are calling on U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner to drop out of the U.S. Senate race
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 07/07/2026
ICYMI. Trump finally approves disaster relief for Wisconsin flood and weather victims
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Trump finally approves disaster relief for Wisconsin flood and weather victims • Wisconsin Examiner
Trump approved flood disaster relief for Wisconsin, informing Tom Tiffany and plugging his campaign for governor instead of calling Gov. Evers
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Don't miss @bspears.bsky.social excellent in-depth profile of Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 06/07/2026
Democrats, Republicans alike focus on states’ rights as a way out of America’s political woes. Via Kevin Hardy of @stateline.org & @jonshorman.bsky.social of our @statesnewsroom.com DC team.
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Democrats, Republicans alike focus on states’ rights as a way out of America’s political woes • Wisconsin Examiner
Democrats are seizing the mantle of states’ rights to oppose the agenda of President Trump, including on immigration and the environment
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Important story by @isiahholmes.bsky.social on the ICE surge in Wisconsin
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 01/07/2026
Knowles Nelson Stewardship Program dead at 37. @henry-redman.bsky.social has the obituary for the popular grant program that Democrats hope they can resurrect in the coming year.
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Knowles Nelson Stewardship Program dead at 37 • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin's Knowles-Nelson Stewardship grant program expired Tuesday after legislation to reauthorize it failed to pass the Legislature.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 01/07/2026
Rolling out starting today, postpartum Medicaid extension to reach 16,000 Wisconsin moms, reports the state health department. Via @bspears.bsky.social
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Postpartum Medicaid extension to reach 16,000 Wisconsin moms, according to DHS • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin mothers on Medicaid will officially begin keeping coverage for a year after giving birth starting July 1.
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Jacob Fischler @fischler.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
and @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social, who has anchored @statesnewsroom.com's immigration coverage for years, on the birthright citizenship case: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...
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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump order
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s attempt to redefine the constitutional right to birthright citizenship.In the decision, a majority of the justices uphe...
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
White House budget director advocates more funding for own agency, cuts for others @pocan.house.gov challenges Vought on cuts causing 'deaths of children' wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/06/30/r...
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White House budget director advocates more funding for own agency, cuts for others • Wisconsin Examiner
Trump's budget director defended deep cuts to federal agencies across the government while requesting more money for his office
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
@erikgunn.bsky.social reports on a federal about-face on support for independent living and home care for people with disabilities and the worrying repercussions in Wisconsin
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Weaponizing the FBI, national security experts and the Justice Department to pressure elections officials and pursue discredited 2020 election fraud claims ahead of the 2026 midterms, Trump is raising alarms among democracy advocates
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 29/06/2026
U.S. Supreme Court blocks firing of Fed board governor but allows Trump to dismiss FTC commissioner, expanding presidential powers and calling into question agency independence wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/06/29/r...
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High court issues split decisions on Trump’s control of executive board members • Wisconsin Examiner
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Trump's firing of FTC Rebecca Slaughter, but ruled he cannot remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve board
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 25/06/2026
A federal judge blocked major portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail on Thursday, finding he had exceeded his constitutional authority. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/06/25/r...
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Trump order limiting voting by mail halted by federal court • Wisconsin Examiner
A federal judge blocked major portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail on Thursday
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 25/06/2026
Judges block Trump push for Michigan voter info, setting up possible Supreme Court fight
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Judges block Trump push for Michigan voter info, setting up possible Supreme Court fight • Wisconsin Examiner
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Department of Justice isn’t entitled to access sensitive personal data of Michigan voters
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
@henry-redman.bsky.social has a timely piece today on Wisconsin election officials and voting rights advocates response to rising fear about election security in the midterms
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
@isiahholmes.bsky.social listens to the Democratic candidates in the governor's race as they discuss criminal justice, immigration
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Ruth Conniff @rconniff.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
More Wisconsin women are having abortions now than right before the Dobbs decision, mainly due to telehealth. But things could go in dramatically different directions in this politically tippy state - I take stock of where we are on the 4th anniversary of Dobbs in a reported column
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 24/06/2026
Wisconsin isn’t doing enough to keep people in community corrections out of jail, advocates say. Frank Zufall reports for our #CriminalJustice Project.
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Wisconsin isn’t doing enough to keep people in community corrections out of jail, advocates say   • Wisconsin Examiner
An effort to avoid re-incarcerating people who violate the terms of their release does not do enough advocates say.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 24/06/2026
Four years after Dobbs, advocates clash over how far to take the fight for later abortion access via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/06/24/r...
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4 years after Dobbs, advocates clash over how far to take fight for later abortion access • Wisconsin Examiner
In the four years since the Dobbs decision, a debate has emerged over expanded access to late-term abortion
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