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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Wednesday July 31, 2024 ( 4 items )  

A Better Wisconsin Together Calls on Lawmakers to Protect Medicare, Medicaid on 59th Anniversary of Programs Being Signed Into Law
MONONA, Wisconsin, July 30 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, issued the following news release: MADISON, Wis. In commemoration of the 59th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, A Better Wisconsin Together is calling on state and federal lawmakers to protect these programs that have helped Wisconsinites afford and access healthcare for nearly six decades. "Protecting access to programs like Medicare and Medicai  more

Don't be fooled: Project 2025 isn't going away
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 30 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom Foundation Religion Foundation warns that although the primary architect of Project 2025 just announced that he is stepping down, the threat posed by the autocratic and Christian nationalist roadmap continues. Earlier today, the Heritage Foundation announced that Paul Dans, who directed the controversial 2025 Presidential Transition Project, is leaving his role in August. Dans pre  more

FFRF urges IRS to revoke Catholic League's tax-exempt status over election posts
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 30 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation has lodged a formal complaint with the IRS after the Catholic League engaged in unlawful political campaigning in a recent post, "Kamala Harris is not religion-friendly." The Catholic League posted the July 24 article "assessing her candidacy for president of the United States," clearly intended to encourage readers not to vote for Kamala Harris. It conclu  more

Trump Assurances to Christian Voters Constitute an Existential Threat to America
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 30 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, issued the following news on July 29, 2024: The words of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump often speak for themselves. On Friday, he appeared to tell his Christian audience that if he's elected there will be no more elections. Here's exactly what Tru  more