Saturday, March 13, 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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Politicians, outside agitators are taking voting access backwards by making it harder for city officials to do their jobs. They should stop the lies, say local environmental advocates.

Written by Wisconsin Conservation Voters, Ryan Billingham

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Bipartisan bill will help coordinate technology across democratic countries.

Written by Alex Lasry Press

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New law includes funding for $1,400 direct payments to most Americans, vaccine distribution efforts, school reopenings, and enhanced unemployment benefits.

Written by The Hill Press

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Expanding BadgerCare is overwhelmingly popular in Wisconsin, and has huge fiscal and health benefits to our state.

Written by Jon Erpenbach Press

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DPW Chair Ben Wikler gets national attention with his oped on Gov. Tony Evers' (D-WI) fight against Republicans’ assault on democracy in Wisconsin and, with it, America.

Written by Democratic Governors Association Press

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We need to protect early voting, automate registration, improve ADA accessibility, and allow people who have been convicted of a felony to vote upon release, say rights advocates.

Written by Wisconsin Conservation Voters Press

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• Green Bay’s Administration of the November 2020 Election
• The Climate Change Problem
• Norman Eisen to testify at People's Map Commission Hearing March 11
• LWVWI Encourages Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
• Gov. Evers to Host Six Virtual Badger Bounceback Live Sessions
• Finalists Vie for Boys & Girls Clubs State Youth of the Year

Latest News

• Conservation Voters stand up for democracy with Green Bay
• Third DHS Community-Based Vaccination Clinic To Open in Racine
• Lasry Calls for Passage of Democracy Technology Partnership Act
• Biden signs $1.9 trillion relief bill into law
• Report Shows MA Expansion Would Result in $1 Billion in State Savings
• Republican Refusal to Expand BadgerCare Could Cost State $1 Billion
• Evers Is Last Line Of Defense Against GOP Assault on Voting Rights
• Paul Czisny Appointed to the Fond du Lac County Circuit Court

Commentary

• Stop the hate rhetoric against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community
• Biden Just Made it Harder for GOP to Turn Down BadgerCare Expansion - Battleground Wisconsin
• Gov. Evers Reflects on One Year of COVID-19 Response
• False Election Claims Weaken Our Democracy

Elections, Elected Officials, Political Parties

• Mike Gallagher Rejects Millions for Covid Relief, Recovery in Appleton and Green Bay
• Conservation Voters endorses candidates for Spring elections
• DPW Congratulates Biden, Democrats for Passing American Rescue Plan
• Milwaukee Common Council Members Endorse Alex Lasry
• GOP attacking our freedom to vote instead of delivering COVID relief
• Judicial Candidate Wins National Award
• Agard Supports UnityPoint-Meriter Nurses' Efforts for Fair Contract
• The Stakes On Voting Rights & Democracy

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
• The NEWcomer, Green Bay

Progressive Blogs - "Moving Forward with Facts & Reason"

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