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US & Canada · WashingtonThe Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration has the right to end a Trump-era immigration policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico as their cases make their way through U.S. immigration courts. In a 5-4 ruling, the justices ruled against Texas and Missouri, which had argued that the administration violated the law by rescinding the program.See the Story
Supreme Court allows Biden to end Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' policy
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Parade · Highland ParkThe man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there, authorities said Wednesday.
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Prosecutor: July 4 parade shooter confessed to police, contemplated 2nd shooting
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US & Canada · MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court rules that political appointees don't have to leave their posts until the Senate confirms their successor. The decision marks another loss for Democratic Gov. Tony Evers as he faces reelection in November. Republicans have worked to reduce Evers' powers since even before he took office and have refused to confirm many of his appointees.See the Story
Wisconsin’s conservative high court hands GOP another weapon
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US & Canada · Dane CountyDane County will remove about 12,000 dump truck loads of sediment from the lakes. The move will improve water flow and flood storage capacity. Work near Lake Waubesa will wrap up this fall, and work near Lake Kegonsa recently started. The county will begin hydraulic dredging on portions of the river and lakes next spring.See the Story
Dane County launches second phase of Yahara Lakes sediment removal
Wisconsin · WisconsinRuling undermines provision in open records law that allows litigants to recover actual costs and attorney's fees in cases in which access to records is wrongfully denied. The new standard created by this decision is whenever you feel like it, even after you have been sued for not complying.See the Story
Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council: Statement regarding the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling in Friends of Frame Park v. City of Waukesha
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WED PM Update: Kleefisch launches first paid media attack on Michels
Parade · MadisonRep. Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement after the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. The ongoing investigation into the Highland Park shooting shows that Madison could have been the next stop for this particular mass shooter. Without meaningful action, the question will no longer be "will this happen to our city," but "when will it happen?"See the Story
Rep. Stubbs: Statement on Highland Park shooting
DACA · MilwaukeeA three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard arguments in Texas v. United States, challenging the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA currently affects 700,000 DACA recipients living in the United States. In Wisconsin alone, DACA recipients paid an estimated $15.9 million in state and local taxes in 2018.See the Story
Voces de la Frontera Action: As legal threats challenge the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), Wisconsin DACA recipients speak out to demand permanent protections
Madison, Wisconsin · MadisonPresident Biden announces a new American Rescue Plan rule. Rule will protect more than 200 multiemployer plans that were on pace to become insolvent in the near future. Republican politicians have advocated for a plan that could end the Social Security and Medicare guarantee and put Wisconsinites' hard-earned benefits on the chopping block.See the Story
WisDems: Reminder, Wisconsin Republicans in Congress voted against protecting pensions
Madison, Wisconsin · MadisonState Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) has been honored by the Wisconsin Counties Association with a WCA Outstanding Legislator Award. WCA represents the interests of county government both on the state and federal levels and is located in Madison, Wisconsin. For more information, visit www.wicounties.org.See the Story
Rep. Stubbs: Receives WCA Outstanding Legislator Award
Madison, Wisconsin · MadisonInflation and rising costs are the most universal concerns I am hearing from residents of the 17th Senate District. In Wisconsin, it costs approximately $69.74 to host a picnic for 10 people this summer. This is only $.06 more than the national average, but 17% more than it was last year.See the Story
