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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Thursday March 28, 2024 ( 3 items )  

A Better Wisconsin Together Issues Commentary: Partisan MAGA Politicians are Behind Bad Faith Constitutional Amendments on Wisconsinites' April 2 Ballots
MONONA, Wisconsin, March 28 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, issued the following commentary on March 27, 2024: Wisconsin has an election coming up on April 2, and Wisconsinites' ballots will include two bad faith constitutional amendments drafted by MAGA Republicans who want to amend our state constitution for their own partisan benefit. It's no coincidence that the same MAGA-faction Republicans that undermined election results wh  more

RAINN Applauds Governor Evers for Signing AB 940, Critical Funding for Survivors of Abuse Into Law
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network issued the following news: Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) on March 27, 2024 signed a RAINN-supported bill - AB 940 - into law. This law funds victim services and domestic abuse services, training for grant recipients, and grants to child advocacy centers in Wisconsin. Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding surrounds survivors - from comforting materials in waiting rooms to training for staff, survivor support services rely on it t  more

State Bar of Wisconsin President Lauds Enactment of Judicial Security Bills
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 28 -- The State Bar of Wisconsin issued the following news on March 27, 2024: State Bar of Wisconsin President Dean R. Dietrich lauded the enactment of bipartisan judicial security legislation (https://www.wicourts.gov/news/view.jsp?id=1630) today. The package of three bills aims to bolster security for judicial officers by protecting personal information and shielding judges' residences from protestors. The bills were authored by Representatives Ron Tusler (R-Harr  more