Saturday, January 23, 2021

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Here is some of what's new this week on the Northeast Wisconsin - GREEN BAY PROGRESSIVE. We update the news continuously. Check for the latest stories here.

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State will seek outside legal counsel to investigate and prepare for litigation against corporate actors responsible.

Written by GOV Press Wisconsin

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Committee on Human Services, Children and Families executive session continues to show Republicans unwilling to do the real work for Wisconsinites

Written by Melissa Sargent Agard Press

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Biden's inaugural address was a call to unity. But the circumstances, with his predecessor absent from the podium beside him, underlined the depths of the divisions he faces.

Written by The Hill Press

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Jeffreys helped increase poll worker pay, install secure ballot dropboxes, hire “voter navigators” to assist residents in casting their ballots, and ensured Green Bay’s counting process was transparent and open to the public.

Written by Wisconsin Conservation Voters, Ryan Billingham

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Biden's inaugural speech stresses unity and a return to shared American values of honesty and common respect. He will be tasked with navigating a raging pandemic, a lagging economy and deep political divisions.

Written by The Hill Press

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New face coverings order issued as State continues vaccine distribution.

Written by GOV Press Wisconsin

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• Hintz Critical of Republican Inaction on UI System
• Saving our Democracy
• Wisconsin DHS Secretary-designee Palm Heads to Washington
• Governors Say Vaccine Rollout Botched By Trump Administration
• Evers Announces Launch of Mobile Vaccination Teams
• Hintz Condems Republican Legislators’ Lies And Dangerous Rhetoric

Latest News

• State to Pursue Legal Action Against PFAS Contaminators
• Gov. Evers on the Passing of Hank Aaron
• Republican Bills Hinder Wisconsin’s Efforts to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
• Wisconsin Man at Capitol Riot
• People’s Maps Commission Seeks Public Comment on 7th CD
• State Legislators Unveil Pathways to Employment Bill
• Biden strives for common ground after Trump turmoil
• Conservation Voters applauds Celestine Jeffreys' appointment as Green Bay City Clerk

Commentary

• 46th President looks to future; Wauwatosa Police look to stone age - Battleground Wisconsin Podcast
• Wis Democracy Campaign “Let’s Start Afresh”
• Gov. Radio Address - Vaccine Eligibility for Wisconsinites 65 and Older
• Legislature must take action on PFAS after latest DNR testing results

Elections, Elected Officials, Political Parties

• Stubbs on The Inauguration Of President Biden, Vice-President Harris
• Hintz Congratulates President Biden, Vice President Harris On Inauguration
• Hintz Critical of Republican Inaction on UI System
• Shelton Calls on Legislature to do its Job, Improve Unemployment Insurance
• Stubbs Speaks at YWCA Rock County Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration

Local News Links

• Devil's Advocates Radio Network, Waukesha
• Door County Daily News, Sturgeon Bay
• Lakeland Times, Minocqua
• NEW Media Inc., Shawano, Oconto County, Whittenberg
• Press Times, Green Bay Area
• Northwoods River News, Rhinelander
• Press Gazette, Green Bay

Progressive Blogs - "Moving Forward with Facts & Reason"

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