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The National Governors Association says says governors must defend state sovereignty, including through public criticism of federal overreach, legal challenges to federal action, and declining to use state resources to enforce federal laws. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/30/r...
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Governors pledge to oppose federal overreach — even when their party runs Washington • Wisconsin Examiner
The National Governors Association says governors must defend state sovereignty, including through public criticism of federal overreach
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 4h
Spice importer Burlap & Barrel and rare watch importer Collective Horology will argue Wednesday that the Trump administration did not properly establish forced labor cases before imposing tariffs wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/30/r...
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Trump used impossible foreign labor standards as tariff workaround, small businesses say • Wisconsin Examiner
Small businesses once again challenge President Trump’s tariffs in federal court as they continue to feel the squeeze of import taxes.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 4h
Advocates say the business of buying homes for cash can confuse vulnerable homeowners and rob them of home equity. And now, many states are cracking down, Kevin Hardy reports. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/30/r...
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The signs offer quick cash for homes. But states want more oversight. • Wisconsin Examiner
Advocates say the business of buying homes for cash can confuse vulnerable homeowners and rob them of home equity.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 4h
The Wisconsin Good Samaritan Coalition is advocating to change Wisconsin’s law so that calling 911 doesn't mean returning to jail for people on community release who offer life-saving aid to overdose victims. Frank Zufall reports. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/30/g...
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Good Samaritan Coalition says saving a life should take priority over punishment • Wisconsin Examiner
In 2009, Jennifer Olson was on parole, out of prison and under community supervision for a felony conviction, when she stopped at a friend’s house on the way to the mall. When Olson arrived, the frien...
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 4h
Trump thwarted in hunt for rare noncitizen voters as midterms near wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/30/r...
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Trump thwarted in hunt for rare noncitizen voters as midterms near • Wisconsin Examiner
Trump’s sprawling effort to purge noncitizen voters is unlikely to meaningfully affect the midterm elections.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 20h
Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find via Jonathan Shorman wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/29/r...
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Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find • Wisconsin Examiner
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterms
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 21h
News orgs banned from White House accuse Trump of First Amendment violation wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/29/r...
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News orgs banned from White House accuse Trump of First Amendment violation • Wisconsin Examiner
CNN, MS Now and Politico asked a federal judge to extend an order allowing them in the White House after Trump tried to ban reporters.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 21h
Congressional watchdog says Trump administration can’t defy lawmakers to revoke $810M wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/29/r...
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Congressional watchdog says Trump administration can’t defy lawmakers to revoke $810M • Wisconsin Examiner
The Trump administration must spend $810 million that it planned to cancel, according to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 21h
US Supreme Court allows Trump to resume deportations outside immigrants’ home countries wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/29/r...
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US Supreme Court allows Trump to resume deportations outside immigrants’ home countries • Wisconsin Examiner
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportations
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 21h
Appeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El Salvador wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/29/r...
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Appeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El Salvador • Wisconsin Examiner
A federal appeals court seemed inclined to allow an investigation to continue of Trump officials for illegal flights of Venezuelans
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 21h
GOP senator bungles accusation against former special counsel Jack Smith in heated hearing wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/29/r...
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GOP senator bungles accusation against former special counsel Jack Smith in heated hearing • Wisconsin Examiner
Sen. Eric Schmitt labeled former special counsel Jack Smith a “total dirtbag” and alleged he had perjured himself but confused his facts
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 29/09/2026
‘Dumbfounds us all’: Congress struggles with policies rippling from AI development David Lightman reports. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/28/r...
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‘Dumbfounds us all’: Congress struggles with policies rippling from AI development • Wisconsin Examiner
The challenges and dire threats surrounding the unchecked growth of artificial intelligence appear unlikely to move Congress or President Donald Trump to act as the U.S. Senate enters its last week be...
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 29/09/2026
Hundreds of nurses at Dane County SSM clinics vote to unionize @henry-redman.bsky.social reports wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/28/h...
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Hundreds of nurses at Dane County SSM clinics vote to unionize • Wisconsin Examiner
Nurses at 10 SSM Health clinics across Dane County voted last week to form a union. Joining nurses at SSM St. Mary's doing the same in June.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 29/09/2026
Assembly GOP candidates in competitive seats try to distance themselves from their party via @bspears.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/29/a...
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Assembly GOP candidates in competitive seats try to distance themselves from their party • Wisconsin Examiner
GOP Assembly candidates are highlighting moments when they have disagreed with their leadership to position themselves as independent voices.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 27/09/2026
Two fraternity members charged with hazing 30 pledges at UW-Madison via @isiahholmes.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/27/t...
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Two fraternity members charged with hazing 30 pledges at UW-Madison • Wisconsin Examiner
Police are looking into a hazing incident at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, involving a suspended fraternity.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 25/09/2026
The Trump administration Thursday made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow for rapid third-country deportations of noncitizens to continue wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/25/r...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportations • Wisconsin Examiner
The Trump administration made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to continue rapid third-country deportations of noncitizens
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 25/09/2026
Tom Tiffany, a Trump loyalist in Congress, has been distancing himself from the president during his campaign for governor. Then he banned reporters from an event and "the mask slipped" writes @rconniff.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/25/t...
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Commentary: Tom Tiffany blocks reporters, taking a page from Donald Trump • Wisconsin Examiner
Tom Tiffany had been distancing himself from Donald Trump; the mask slipped when he started banning reporters he doesn't like
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 25/09/2026
Underly says it’s urgent to fix the school funding formula but timing will depend on the election via @bspears.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/25/u...
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Underly says it’s urgent to fix the school funding formula but timing will depend on the election • Wisconsin Examiner
Underly delivered the address less than six weeks before the elections when voters will decide who she will be working with.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 24/09/2026
Pilot for Tom Tiffany deeply involved in election conspiracy politics via @bspears.bsky.social and @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/24/p...
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Pilot for Tom Tiffany deeply involved in election conspiracy politics • Wisconsin Examiner
Records and public statements suggest an ongoing relationship between Tiffany and a Wisconsin election conspiracy theorist.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 24/09/2026
Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/24/r...
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Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention • Wisconsin Examiner
Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in its rapid expansion of immigration detention, the GAO reports.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 24/09/2026
Tiffany campaign blocks Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter from event via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/24/t...
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Tiffany campaign blocks Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reporter from event • Wisconsin Examiner
Republican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany denied a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reporter access to an event Thursday.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 24/09/2026
Wolf management expert Adrian Wydeven writes in a commentary that Tom Tiffany has actually hindered both delisting and responsible management of wolves in Wisconsin wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/24/w...
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Commentary: Wolf delisting in Wisconsin: Why Tom Tiffany has been a hindrance and not helpful. • Wisconsin Examiner
Tiffany has frequently made false claims about wolf attacks on people, exploding wolf population and depredations on pets and livestock.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 24/09/2026
The White House appeared to disregard a judge's order to allow news organizations banned by the president back on site Thursday wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/24/r...
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Federal judge orders White House must restore press passes to 3 banned news outlets • Wisconsin Examiner
The White House did not appear to follow a judge's order to allow news organizations banned by President Trump back on site Thursday
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 24/09/2026
Federal immigration policy may be worsening Wisconsin’s caregiver shortage, leaders say via Astrid Code, @wisconsinwatch.org wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/24/f...
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Federal immigration policy may be worsening Wisconsin’s caregiver shortage, leaders say • Wisconsin Examiner
An immigration crackdown is weakening an already struggling workforce that helps care for Wisconsin's older adults and disabled population.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 23/09/2026
Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan US senators say wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/23/r...
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Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan US senators say • Wisconsin Examiner
A vast network of Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights, U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee said
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 23/09/2026
US Senate Republicans spotlight trans athletes issue as midterms approach wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/23/r...
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US Senate Republicans spotlight trans athletes issue as midterms approach • Wisconsin Examiner
Republican Senators used a hearing Wednesday to continue voicing opposition to transgender athletes competing in women’s sports
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 23/09/2026
Education experts and advocates urged Congress to repeal an incoming national school voucher program. Wisconsin U.S. Reps Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan authored legislation to roll back the program wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/23/r...
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Democrats, experts call for revocation of school voucher program under adoption by states • Wisconsin Examiner
A national school voucher program will divert critical funds away from public schools to private institutions, Democrats say
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 23/09/2026
Trump DOJ uses case of Utah letter carrier to highlight allegations of voting fraud wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/23/r...
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Trump DOJ uses case of Utah letter carrier to highlight allegations of voting fraud • Wisconsin Examiner
Federal officials charged a Utah letter carrier with throwing away 300 primary ballots, calling for stricter regulation of voting.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 23/09/2026
U.S. Senate Democrats believe they could pick up as many as six seats following this November’s midterm elections, despite Republicans having better fundraising numbers and break-even polling in several states. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/23/r...
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GOP’s ‘rubberstamp’ of Trump puts US Senate in play, Dem campaign chair says • Wisconsin Examiner
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Kirsten Gillibrand said Trump's low approval ratings make flipping the chamber likely
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 23/09/2026
Data center debate hits 3rd Congressional District race via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/23/d...
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Data center debate hits 3rd Congressional District race • Wisconsin Examiner
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden and Rebecca Cooke are trying to tie each other to data centers in Wisconsin's 3rd CD race.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 23/09/2026
More Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stamps’ future wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/23/r...
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More Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stamps’ future • Wisconsin Examiner
Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, as Congress debates slowing down food stamp cuts.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 23/09/2026
Tiffany seeks to distance himself from Trump, rising gas prices and the Iran war via @bspears.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/23/t...
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Tiffany seeks to distance himself from Trump, rising gas prices and the Iran war  • Wisconsin Examiner
gubernatorial Republican candidate Tom Tiffany is taking some small steps to distance himself from President Donald Trump.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 23/09/2026
Federal wolf delisting would give management power to the next governor via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/23/f...
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Federal wolf delisting would give management power to the next governor • Wisconsin Examiner
The winner of Wisconsin's race for governor could have significant sway over the future of the state's wolf population.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 22/09/2026
Sen. Tammy Baldwin discusses election security with Dane County election officials who are preparing for possible voting challenges, federal agents at polls via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/22/s...
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Sen. Baldwin discusses election security with Dane Co. officials • Wisconsin Examiner
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin met with Madison-area election officials Monday to discuss the administration of the 2026 midterms.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 22/09/2026
Two Waukesha County Republicans are asking voters to reelect them to the state Legislature in November while simultaneously campaigning to become the county’s next executive in a December special election. @bspears.bsky.social reports wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/22/t...
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Two GOP legislators running concurrently for reelection and for Waukesha County executive role • Wisconsin Examiner
Two Waukesha County Republicans are asking voters to reelect them to the Legislature and campaigning to become the county’s next executive.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 21/09/2026
The Wisconsin Commutations Advisory Board met late last week to consider shortening or modifying the sentences of 12 incarcerated people. Andrew Kennard and Frank Zufall of our Criminal Justice Project report on the proceedings.
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Another 12 Wisconsin prisoners make their case for commutation • Wisconsin Examiner
On Friday the Commutation Advisory Board heard from another 12 incarcerated people applying to shorten their sentences
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 21/09/2026
As concerns about property taxes partially shape the race for governor, more than 70 school districts across Wisconsin are seeking $1.6 billion to cover infrastructure upgrades and operating costs. @bspears.bsky.social reports on how the debate is playing out in one Dane County community.
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Middleton referendum discussion highlights tension between property taxes and school funding  • Wisconsin Examiner
By the end of the year, the total number of referendum requests appearing on spring and fall ballots will total more than 150.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 20/09/2026
Texas man canvassing for Tiffany charged with drunken hit and run via @isiahholmes.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/20/t...
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Texas man canvassing for Tiffany charged with drunken hit and run • Wisconsin Examiner
A hired Republican canvasser from Texas has been charged in a hit and run case after severely injuring a bicyclist, then fleeing
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 20/09/2026
Trump likes data centers. Congress seems stuck. The midterms could deliver a verdict. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/20/r...
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Trump likes data centers. Congress seems stuck. The midterms could deliver a verdict. • Wisconsin Examiner
A rare 2026 issue that draws huge support from Republicans and Democrats is restricting giant data centers.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 18/09/2026
Voting in Wisconsin’s midterm elections has officially begun. Data from the Wisconsin Elections Commission shows that 299,849 absentee ballots have already been requested and 4,309 have already been returned. @henry-redman.bsky.social reports. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/18/a...
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Absentee voting opens in Wisconsin • Wisconsin Examiner
The first absentee ballots were required to be sent to Wisconsin voters this week, officially opening voting in the 2026 midterms.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 18/09/2026
Plaintiffs allege the tax immunity arrangement for Trump, his sons and private conglomerate amounts to an unfair gain or advantage for the president, therefore violating the Constitution’s emoluments clause. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/18/r...
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Judge says case challenging Trump’s anti-weaponization fund ‘still alive and kicking’ • Wisconsin Examiner
A judge told the Trump administration Friday a case against the DOJ's $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is “still alive and kicking.”
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 18/09/2026
A coalition of civil rights groups and union organizations Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent the deployment of ICE agents to polling locations during November’s midterm elections. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/18/r...
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Trump administration faces second lawsuit to block ICE agents at polls • Wisconsin Examiner
Civil rights groups are suing the Trump administration to prevent the deployment of armed federal agents to polling places in November
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 18/09/2026
Tom Tiffany's decision to turn down important debates has repercussions beyond his campaign @rconniff.bsky.social writes in a commentary wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/18/t...
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The real cost of Tom Tiffany’s debate dodge  • Wisconsin Examiner
Tom Tiffany's decision to skip all but one debate in the governor's race brings down the level of political discourse in Wisconsin
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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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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 18/09/2026
Candidates in a key Wisconsin state Senate district trade accusations about investments in China. @bspears.bsky.social sorts out the claims and counterclaims wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/18/h...
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How did China get wrapped up in the competitive race for Wisconsin's 17th state Senate District?  • Wisconsin Examiner
Jacobson's campaign ran an ad claiming Marklein “invested thousands of dollars in Chinese corporations." A GOP leader called it "deceptive."
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 17/09/2026
Both Democratic and Republican groups are pouring money into Wisconsin's previously safe GOP 1st CD, @henry-redman.bsky.social reports wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/17/n...
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National attention focuses on Wisconsin’s 1st CD race • Wisconsin Examiner
National attention and money is flowing into Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District where Mitchell Berman is running to unseat Rep. Bryan Steil.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 17/09/2026
White House withdraws nomination of Trump's pick to lead ICE wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/17/r...
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White House yanks nominee to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement • Wisconsin Examiner
The White House withdrew the nomination of Lance Schroyer to lead ICE, the agency tasked with carrying out Trump's mass deportation campaign
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 17/09/2026
With McConnell back, Senate ag committee advances farm bill on party lines via @iowacapitaldispatch.com wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/17/r...
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With McConnell back, Senate ag committee advances farm bill on party lines • Wisconsin Examiner
Republican members of the Senate Agriculture Committee voted Wednesday to advance a farm bill despite Democrats voting against it.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 17/09/2026
Wisconsin Supreme Court votes not to suspend law license of former Judge Hannah Dugan via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/17/w...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court votes not to suspend law license of former Judge Hannah Dugan • Wisconsin Examiner
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday not to suspend the law license of former Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 17/09/2026
Supporters say a formal 50-50 custody standard makes divorce proceedings more equitable for fathers. Critics say the move toward equal custody could hurt vulnerable women and children wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/17/r...
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More states embrace ‘50-50’ child custody in divorce cases • Wisconsin Examiner
A growing number of states are making an equal split between parents the default child custody option in divorce cases.
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