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" Toney is also endorsed by 26 district attorneys as well as the Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police representing more than 2,000 officers" Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney has been endorsed by 25 additional county sheriffs, bringing his total endorsements by current sheriffs to 43, more than the sitting Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul. "Toney ’s support among Wisconsin’s sheriffs dwarfs that of current Attorney General Josh Kaul, who has reduced key Department of Justice (DOJ) resources while ignoring a record increase in murders and violent crime in the state," Toney said in a news release. “Law enforcement is lining up with me and supporting my agenda to restore law and order across Wisconsin. Together we will fight crime to take back our streets and neighborhoods to end this homicide and violent crime epidemic,” Toney said. " Toney is also endorsed by 26 district attorneys as well as the Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police ...

Wisconsin AG candidate Ryan Owens later pulled out of the race over the issue. UW-Madison now says the missing podcast that former state Attorney General candidate Ryan Owens recorded with notorious never Trumper Charlie Sykes is "not recoverable." "The College of Letters & Science continues to look into the deletion of the fourth podcast (with Sykes) and will take appropriate action in accordance with university policies and procedures governing retention of university records," university spokesman Greg Bump told Wisconsin Right Now on October 14. We asked what possible action was on the table, and Bump responded, "While we’re continuing to look into this, the statement is all the information we can share at this point." Last month, we broke the news that four 2019 podcasts featuring Owens, a political science professor, were mysteriously deleted from the UW-Madison Tommy Thompson Center's website and Soundcloud account. Owens was the c...

Wisconsin AG candidate Ryan Owens later pulled out of the race over the issue. UW-Madison now says the missing podcast that former state Attorney General candidate Ryan Owens recorded with notorious never Trumper Charlie Sykes is "not recoverable." "The College of Letters & Science continues to look into the deletion of the fourth podcast (with Sykes) and will take appropriate action in accordance with university policies and procedures governing retention of university records," university spokesman Greg Bump told Wisconsin Right Now on October 14. We asked what possible action was on the table, and Bump responded, "While we’re continuing to look into this, the statement is all the information we can share at this point." Last month, we broke the news that four 2019 podcasts featuring Owens, a political science professor, were mysteriously deleted from the UW-Madison Tommy Thompson Center's website and Soundcloud account. Owens was the c...

“He is a bully and this is blackmail. This is legalized blackmail,” -Brian Westrate Not every parent in Fall Creek schools wants their kids to be forced to wear a mask in school. But very few parents are happy that an outside political candidate is trying to use their school to make a point. Brian Westrate has two kids in Fall Creek Schools, which is just a few miles outside of Eau Claire. He is one of many parents who are upset that progressive candidate and Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Banstad is using a local mom to press a federal lawsuit that would require all kids in the only school building in the district to mask-up. “There have certainly been a few people who’ve said ‘I wish they were wearing a mask,’” Westrate told The Center Square. “But to date, those people have also disagreed with the lawsuit.” Bangstad has said that he wants to find a judge who will order all schools in Wisconsin to order all students to mask-up. Fall Creek mom Gina Kildahl, who is West...

“It is important to note that this is not a story about African American students disrupting learning for students of other races. In many cases, other African American students are the ones most harmed by disruptive classroom environments” The agreement to suspend fewer Black students in Milwaukee Public Schools has led to more students feeling less safe in their schools. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty released a report on Wednesday that looks at the impact of the 2018 agreement between MPS and the Department of Education. WILL Research Director Will Flanders and Policy Intern Amelia Wedward authored the report. WILL found: Suspension rates declined in Milwaukee after the MPS agreement. Reduced suspension for African American students resulted in lower reports of safety. Suspension rates for other student groups change in a more “normal” manner. Black students suffer the most because of the changes. Approximately 80% of MPS's student bod...

If you are a Children's Wisconsin employee who has decided not to take the COVID-19 vaccine and want to come forward with your story, please email us at: jim.wirightnow@gmail.com Children's Wisconsin nurses and other healthcare workers have produced a 'Stop the Mandate" video showing powerful stories from employees who are refusing to be vaccinated. Children’s Wisconsin will require all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 15, 2021. The requirement applies to all team members, whether or not they provide direct patient care and whether they work at a Children's location or remotely. This includes all employees, physicians, other providers, learners, contractors and volunteers, according to the hospital. The video shows the human side of those who face losing their jobs by refusing the mandate, although it features the stories, but not the names and faces, of the affected workers who oppose the vaccine mandate many in the name of what they describe...

“I do not approve of the current list of subpoenas to the five Wisconsin Mayors, as this provides immunity to them in any trial or criminal proceedings.” -Rep. Janel Brandtjen The top Republican on the Wisconsin Assembly’s election committee says the special investigator looking into last fall’s vote doesn’t speak for her. Rep. Janel Brandtjen , R-Menomonee Falls, on Monday released a statement saying she opposes any deals with the mayors of the so-called Wisconsin Five , and is not a part of former Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman’s investigation. Brandtjen has been running her own investigation through her committee since January. She too is focusing on the Mark Zuckerberg-funded Center for Tech and Civic Life . And she too wants answers from the mayors of Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Racine, and Kenosha. “The current subpoenas have not been approved by the Assembly’s Campaigns and Elections Committee,” Brandtjen wrote. “I do not approve of the current list of subpoenas ...