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VP Kamala Harris takes a moment at Sheila Jackson Lee’s casket before departing.
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Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian statement: "I want to dispel the President’s statement that angry mobs were trying to get into my house last night. Nothing of the sort happened. The statement in the President’s video is completely false."
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Breaking:
@cbschicago
reports Highland Park shooting person of interest Robert ‘Bobby’ Crimo III has been arrested.
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CNN’s
@mkraju
asks
@SenRonJohnson
about expanding background checks on firearms following shooting in Uvalde. Johnson does not answer. (Via
@CNN
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Here's Attorney General Josh Kaul (
@WisDOJ
) on his phone call with the
@Bucks
. Kaul adds: "The Bucks have, frankly, done more to address these issues than
@SpeakerVos
or
@SenFitzgerald
have done. So I applaud them for stepping up and playing a leadership role in the debate."
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Right now: CenterPoint VP of Electric Distribution and Power Delivery Brad Tutunjian is updating City Council on the company’s response to Beryl.
“We have never seen an incident of this magnitude,” Tutunjian says.
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VP Kamala Harris arrives to deliver a eulogy for Sheila Jackson Lee.
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What a story arc.
A franchise that almost left the city.
A team that took a risk on a tall, skinny kid from Greece.
Seasons at or near the bottom of the league.
A team that was inches from elimination in Brooklyn.
Years of bitter makes this moment so sweet.
So happy for MKE.
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Other reporters and I were interviewing
@RonJohnsonWI
at Milwaukee’s
#Juneteenth
celebration when a crowd booed Johnson. As the media availability ended, people continued expressing disapproval when he left. This continued as he made his way through the event.
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Lopez Bakery & Restaurant on Milwaukee’s south side is normally closed on Tuesdays. But it’s no ordinary Tuesday. The bakery is cranking out green conchas and tamales in honor of the
@Bucks
and their special connection by name to Brook Lopez.
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Downtown Houston, downpour continues with small downed trees on Milam showing the force of the winds.
I’ve also seen a traffic light, construction fencing knocked on the ground.
@KHOU
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VP Kamala Harris has landed in Houston. She was greeted on the tarmac by Mayor John Whitmire.
Harris is set to visit the Office of Emergency Management to receive a briefing alongside other officials on recovery efforts from Hurricane Beryl.
@KHOU
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AG Josh Kaul (
@WisDOJ
) on completion of WI's partial recount and
@realDonaldTrump
campaign efforts to toss out thousands of votes:
"I have every confidence that this disgraceful Jim Crow strategy for mass disenfranchisement of voters will fail."
Full statement here:
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Asked if he has congratulated
@JoeBiden
yet on his projected victory,
@SenRonJohnson
told
@nancycordes
"no" and when asked why not, Johnson replied, "nothing to congratulate him about."
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Police say Crimo was arrested after a short pursuit near North Chicago and Lake Forest and ultimately stopped at Route 41 and Westleigh Rd.
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In hypothetical November matchups:
@Tony4WI
beats all GOP candidates, according to
@MULawPoll
.
Evers: 47% vs. Kleefisch: 43%
Evers: 48% vs. Michels: 41%
Evers: 48% vs. Nicholson: 40%
Evers: 51% vs. Ramthun: 34%
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From the
@Bucks
:
"It is imperative for the Wisconsin State Legislature to reconvene after months of inaction and take up meaningful measures to address issues of police accountability, brutality and criminal justice reform."
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The Bob and Vivian Smith Fountain downtown is a good visual cue of the on and off strength of gusts that Beryl is dispersing as it moves through Houston.
@KHOU
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BREAKING UPDATE: 3-month-old Anthony Crudup as been located safely. Amber Alert canceled.
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A lighthearted moment during
@VP
Harris' meeting with local Latino leaders. Milwaukee Common Council President José Pérez told
@KamalaHarris
, "you look like you could be my prima."
'Prima' in Spanish means 'cousin.'
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FIRST ON
@KHOU
: Mayor John Whitmire responds to
@JRogalskiKHOU
's reporting of CenterPoint not having thousands of out-of-town crews staged in Houston prior to Beryl.
Whitmire says CenterPoint positioned assets based on forecast.
Previous reporting here⬇️:
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Hey, for my friends familiar with AP Style: Is it shit show, shitshow or shit-show? Asking for a friend.
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"You took my baby away."
On
@KHOU
at 4,5 and 6 -- here from the mother of Jocelyn Nungaray, the 12-year-old girl found dead in a Bayou earlier this week.
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Breaking this afternoon on
@KHOU
:
Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner 'seriously considering' running for Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's vacant seat:
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I don't know who needs to hear this but we knew and reported for weeks before Election Day in Wisconsin that absentee ballots could not be opened and processed until 7 a.m. on Nov. 3 and had to be reported at the county level at one time, not as they were counted individually.
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Did Catholics around the country just start mouthing the words to "On Eagle's Wings?" Because that song is burned into my memory thanks to my Catholic upbringing.
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Personal news! After 5 years, today is my last day at
@CBS58
&
@TelemundoWI
.
Now, I’m thrilled to join the amazing team at
@KHOU
in Houston and begin a new chapter in Texas to report on the news there.
Thank you to my family and friends who support me and cheer me on!
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New this morning: The Milwaukee Police Association announces it is endorsing
@JusticeDanKelly
in the race for state Supreme Court.
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WATCH | Here's the moment Judge Jennifer Dorow reads the six consecutive life sentences for Darrell Brooks, concluding a nearly year-long pursuit of justice in the Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy:
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Happening now:
@SenRonJohnson
is holding a news conference with people from across the country who say they’ve experienced adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine.
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JUST IN |
@childrenswi
statement saying it prepared for a surge of patients following the incident in Waukesha. According to a press release, Children's says it has received 15 patients as of 8 p.m. with NO reported fatalities at their hospital at this time. Statement here:
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Developing: Wooden boards are being installed on windows on the state Capitol. An official says it’s part of “proactive cautionary measures” statehouses across the country are doing after violence at the U.S. Capitol last week and potentially more activity in coming days.
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Happening now: Outside Hamilton Middle School, parents hold a protest against the leadership of HISD Superintendent Mike Miles.
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Nevada election staff seeing the entire nation's attention on them:
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Happening now: Milwaukee group Power to the Polls hosts an early voting rally as ballots start being cast for the Spring Election. Former Lt. Gov.
@TheOtherMandela
is among the speakers at the rally.
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Janet Protasiewicz (
@janetforjustice
) llega a su evento de la noche electoral y saluda a sus partidarios. Las urnas están cerradas y ahora los candidatos esperan a que se anuncien los resultados.
Puedes ver los resultados en
@TelemundoWI
:
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No Rapinoe in the starting eleven for the USWNT.
Going for the element of surprise, just like in the American Revolution.
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A group of protesters are waiting for the arrival of VP
@Mike_Pence
in Pewaukee where he will be joined by former WI Gov.
@ScottWalker
for a “Faith in America” event.
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A mechanic shop off on S. Mason Rd. South of I-10 is partially a pile of rubble after storms barreled through the area overnight. No one was injured, officials say.
@KHOU
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JUST IN:
@UWHealth
says it has received its first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine which arrived this morning. The first employees will receive the vaccine this afternoon.
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Apparently the
@WI_Elections
Zoom for its meeting has reached its 500 participant capacity. I imagine there’s a lot a folks watching a WEC meeting for the first time.
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Tutunjian says as of 9 a.m., 560,000 Houston customers are still without power. By end of tonight, CenterPoint is expecting to have assessments completed in order to give an estimate of when power will be restored to 100% of customers.
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A weekend’s worth of emails waiting for you in your inbox on Monday morning:
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Happening now: Students from Madison East High School are marching towards the state capitol as part of a two day general strike put on by Voces de la Frontera calling for action on issues concerning immigrants.
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A look I-45 southbound approaching New Waverly. Precipitation that’s frozen into light snow has accumulated lightly. Getting some drizzle right now in the area. I’ve seen a couple of cars involved in slides, in ditches or crashes. Roads busy with police and tow trucks.
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Happening now: More the 100 officers from across the state arrive at the Houston Police Officers’ Union Hall for the first roll call tonight.
Officers will be here through Sunday and potentially longer depending on how much power CenterPoint is able to restore.
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#Breaking
:
@jeffryevans
of the
@NWSHouston
confirms a tornado did hit in the Cypress area during Thursday’s storms.
Details on intensity to come out soon.
@KHOU
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In hypothetical matchups for U.S. Senate of Democrats vs.
@RonJohnsonWI
, according to
@MULawPoll
:
Johnson: 44% vs. Barnes: 46%
Johnson: 43% vs. Godlewski: 45%
Johnson: 45% vs. Lasry: 42%
Johnson: 43% vs. Nelson: 44%
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Day one in the books!
Excited to start a new chapter with
@KHOU
— you’ll see me on the morning news soon! 🤠 📺
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Historic appointment:
@GovEvers
has appointed James Bond to serve as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Bond is the first openly gay man (or LGBTQ person) to lead one of Wisconsin’s cabinet agencies.
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Legal reaction to
#KyleRittenhouse
verdict |
@Julius_Kim
tells me testimony and video evidence created an uphill battle for the state's case from the start which ultimately led to the not guilty verdict.
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Did not wake up today thinking I'd hear the names
@JoeBiden
and Bad Bunny in the same sentence but here we are.
Biden camp has put out an ad featuring the Puerto Rican artist's song "Pero Ya No" ("But Not Anymore) in battleground states targeting Latinos.
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny & Joe Biden — the world-renowned rapper & fmr. vice president — are two names not normally associated with one another.
But Bad Bunny & Alejandro Fernandez, a popular Mexican artist, recorded an ad for Biden's White House bid.
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Stevie Wonder arrives on stage to play a tribute to Sheila Jackson Lee.
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Tuesday is the first day of early voting in Wisconsin.
@KamalaHarris
will participate in a virtual rally along with
@tammybaldwin
,
@RepGwenMoore
,
@Barrett4MKE
and
@DavidCrowleyWI
.
On Thursday,
@PeteButtigieg
visits Milwaukee, Green Bay and Racine for GOTV events for
@JoeBiden
.
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BREAKING:
@UWMadison
Chancellor
@BeckyBlank
sends letter to campus saying university will switch to online classes only for two weeks following a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases barely a week into the start of the fall semester.
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A scary moment on I-94 as my photographer and I were driving from Racine Co. back to Milwaukee. Multi-vehicle crash showing just how dangerous driving conditions are out there right now. Slow down and keep your distance.
@CBS58
will have your weather coverage covered at 4 & 5.
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“FEAturing DJ Khaled?” “FEAther pen?” “FEAlty to the crown?” “FEAst your eyes?” What’s this sign going to say???
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Hey Marco, this God question isn't Republican enough. Let's add 'veterans' to it.
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As COVID-19 strains resources, Dr. Jeffrey Pothof,
@UWHealth
's Chief Quality Officer, says in addition to social distancing and masking, the state needs to think about their neighbors more.
"What we really need is for people to care about other people just a little bit more."
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Johnson had stood in opposition to making Juneteenth a federal holiday in the Senate because he was opposed to the financial cost of adding another federal holiday at tax payers’ expense. He ended that opposition, allowing the Senate to move ahead with approval.
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The original Forward statue was designed, funded and sculpted by women. It’s design was featured for the Capitol Ornament in 2019 to mark the centennial of the ratifying of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote.
Protesters poured baking soda over the statue’s face. Not sure what the significance of that is.
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Every Wisconsin local news producer watching their 4, 5 and 6 rundowns go up in flames with the Aaron Rodgers news:
Trade compensation, per sources:
Jets get:
🏈Aaron Rodgers, pick No. 15, a 2023 5th-rd pick (No. 170).
Packers get:
🏈Pick No. 13, a 2023 2nd-rd pick (No. 42), a 6th-rd pick (No. 207), a conditional 2024 2nd-rd pick that becomes a 1st if Rodgers plays 65 percent of the plays.
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Wisconsin political reporters waiting until April 13 for election results:
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Waking up this morning like:
Halloween Movie Season
Hallowee
Hallowe
Hallow
Hallo
Hall
Hallm
Hallma
Hallmar
Hallmark Christmas Movie Season
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For most of my life my family Americanized our last name since people chose not to pronounce it correctly. When I began reporting on-air, I chose to say it properly and also outside of work. It's because I see
@SandraTorresNBC
and others on TV that I have the confidence to do so.
Just came across this gem in my inbox. Not the first time I get such a lovely message.
I’ve kept quiet about this for a while... but it’s time to clear some things up.
Thread. 1/1
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JUST IN: AG Josh Kaul (
@WisDOJ
) joins lawsuit against
@realDonaldTrump
's effort to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted toward congressional apportionment in the U.S. Census. "President Trump is again trying to rig the Census,” Kaul said in a statement.
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In an interview,
@LGMandelaBarnes
told me Justice Rebecca Bradley's comparisons of the Safer at Home order extension to tyranny and the internment of Japanese-Americans in WWII were "out of line" and "hyperbolic" and emphasized the importance of Safer at Home in saving lives.
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BREAKING: (AP) -- Wisconsin Supreme Court rules against Trump's attempt to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the state.
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Happening now:
@HoustonDynamo
fans can come down to the team headquarters at 413 Bastrop St. to pick up coffee, donuts and team gear ahead of the club’s do-or-die match against Real Salt Lake on Saturday.
Kickoff at 5 p.m. at Shell Energy Stadium.
@KHOU
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WI Congressman
@repmarkpocan
sends letter to
@JoeBiden
asking the president-elect to not appoint any defense contractors as Secretary of Defense ⬇️:
The profits of
@Boeing
,
@generaldynamics
&
@RaytheonTech
shouldn't define our national security.
@RepBarbaraLee
& I are asking President-Elect Biden not to appoint any defense contractors as Defense Sec.
Time to shut the revolving door that built a $740 billion Pentagon budget.
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Breaking on
@KHOU
: Office of Mayor John Whitmire confirms to me Sam Peña is out as HFD chief and will be replaced by OEM’s Tom Muñoz.
Peña, in a text message, said, “I have not had a conversation with the Mayor about this.”
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When you're a bureau reporter and an email pops in your inbox saying there's pizza in the break room back at the station:
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New today:
@StateSenLaTonya
releases statement calling out Republican legislators:
“The question for us, Wisconsin, is when are we going to make Republicans do their jobs, or do we continue to sit idly by and watch this state burn to the fucking ground?”
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I was today years old when I learned Barbie is from Wisconsin.
Just to clarify this is Willow, not Willows. (Willow is a real town in Wisconsin. Willows is a fictional city in Wisconsin where "Barbie" (as in the doll) is supposed to have grown up.)
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It's been a busy news day but want to share a happy and exciting announcement. Together with some of the state's finest journalists, we've established
@NAHJWisconsin
, the newest chapter to the
@NAHJ
family! Give us a follow and check us out:
#NAHJ2021
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~Personal News~
Like Giannis, I'm staying with my current
@CBS58
/
@TelemundoWI
team and headed from MSN to MKE!
A tweet's too short to express what a blessing these last two years have been and how excited I am about the future.
And 58 is gaining an absolute titan in
@Emilee_WKOW
.
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Here's a snippet of my work as a bilingual journalist. Covered a house fire this morning and reported on it on
@TelemundoWI
's 11 a.m. and
@CBS58
's noon broadcasts.
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Journalists in “too close to call” states watching journalists in states where races are called as soon as polls close.
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Xiomara Ciriaco attended the Waukesha Christmas Parade with her family like she does every year. But when tragedy struck, her family stepped up to help however they could. Xiomara and her brothers used their bilingual skills to assist some of the injured.
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Rupp wins the Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:09:20. I ran a *HALF*-marathon in 2:11:32!
Congratulations to Galen Rupp, male winner of the 2017
#ChicagoMarathon
, with an official time of 2:09:20!
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Severely disappointed that there's no "Late Registration" references in this story. Missed opportunity...smh
Did Kanye West file his nomination papers too late to get on the Wisconsin ballot? Maybe. via
@DanielBice
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Saw
@GetOutMovie
tonight. Great film. I recommend the
@nerdist
podcast episode with
@JordanPeele
for more on it:
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JUST IN:
@GovEvers
releases statement on shooting of Jacob Blake.
"Kathy and I join his family, friends, and neighbors in hoping earnestly that he will not succumb to his injuries."
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New this morning: Ahead of
@realDonaldTrump
's visit to Kenosha this evening,
@JoeBiden
shares statement saying, in part, "As the coronavirus continues to surge, Wisconsinites are bearing the brunt of President Trump’s failure to lead."
Full statement here ⬇️:
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JUST IN:
@GovEvers
announces that he is mobilizing the WI National Guard to give support in the August primary elections.
Evers says the number of Guard members mobilized is yet to be determined.
@WI_Elections
reported this week a shortage of 900 poll workers statewide.
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Ok, I know this is a hyper-local tweet, but to all the people in cars and motorcycles who just gun it down Johnson St. in Madison: Why? Also, stop.
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JUST IN:
@JusticeDanKelly
releases statement following projected loss to
@judgekarofsky
. Wishes congratulations to his opponent. An excerpt from his statement here:
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