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Wisconsin Senate panel votes to fire regents who voted against limiting UW diversity initiatives

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state Senate committee is recommending the full chamber fire two Universities of Wisconsin regents who voted against a deal that called for limiting campus diversity positions in exchange for state funding. The Republican-controlled Senate Committee on Universities and Revenue voted 5-3 along party lines Thursday to recommend the full body refuse to confirm regents Dana Wachs and John Miller. They voted against the deal twice last December. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers appointed both of them. The Senate […]

todayMarch 9, 2024

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New maps in Wisconsin will allow democracy to ‘work better’ for Black and working Americans, say advocates

Advocates and Democrats are celebrating after Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed new legislative maps into law, ending more than a decade of Republican control of the state’s electoral process. Katie Rosenberg, the Democratic mayor of Wausau, told theGrio it is a “really big moment, adding, “The governor always holds himself to a high moral standard and he knows that signing this bill was the right thing to do.” Mandela Barnes, former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, told theGrio it feels like […]

todayFebruary 20, 2024

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Wisconsin experiencing ‘healthcare desert’ as Republicans propose strict abortion ban

Conservative lawmakers in Wisconsin are aiming to enact a stricter anti-abortion law that experts warn will incapacitate Black and other marginalized communities. Jon McCray Jones, policy analyst at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin, told theGrio that it is a “human right” for women to have access to abortion care. The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, with a carving of Justice in the foreground, April 19, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) “Politicians need to stay out […]

todayFebruary 5, 2024