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Rep. Paul Ryan (R) cosponsors new bill to give human zygotes legal rights

Now that the presidential election is over, Wisconsin’s Rep. Paul Ryan (R) can quit pretending he’s a moderate and get back to the business of cosponsoring radical bills. And since he’s just been...

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Wisconsin Soap Box on Drinking Liberally-Waukesha

About 45 people gathered at Drinking Liberally-Waukesha last Monday evening to socialize, talk politics, and meet NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin‘s new executive director, Jenni Dye. A Milwaukee-area friend...

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Walker secretly declares Jan. 22 Anti-Choice Day, in a backalley where no one...

* This blog post was written by one of my faves, Heather DuBois Bourenane of Monologues of Dissent. It is cross-posted here at Waukesha Wonk with her permission. Walker secretly declares Jan. 22...

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Confirmed: Gov. Walker proclaims TODAY to be Anti-Choice Day in WI

Question: If Gov. Walker proclaimed 1/22/13 to be “Protect Life Day” (Anti-Choice Day) in Wisconsin, but nobody knew about it, would it still be Anti-Choice Day? Because, as it  turns out, Gov. Walker...

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Sen. Ron Johnson is no Bruce Willis

Watching Sen. Ron Johnson explain why he voted a certain way is like watching a Bruce Willis movie: you have to suspend disbelief if you hope to get anything out of it. Sen. Johnson’s latest...

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DPW Women’s Caucus to host “Wisconsin’s Outstanding Women” event

March is Women’s History Month here in Wisconsin, and the DPW Women’s Caucus has planned an event that will celebrate the political accomplishments of Wisconsin women. The Wisconsin’s Outstanding Women...

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Wisconsin’s Outstanding Women’s event connects, inspires, motivates

If you happened to spot a lively group of costumed women in downtown Madison on Thursday night, there’s a good chance it was The Raging Grannies, fresh off a performance at DPW’s Wisconsin’s...

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Jefferson County Democrats to host “War on Women Panel” on 5/21/13

Some of my favorite female Wisconsin politicos will gather in Jefferson County on May 21 for a “War on Women Panel.” Included in the discussion will be “how we fight back” against the Walker...

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Four anti-choice lawmakers miss first two hours of public hearing

Wisconsin’s Republican lawmakers have chosen to focus on anti-choice bills instead of jobs this session because, apparently, these bills are of the utmost import. In fact, Republicans had deemed the...

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Sen. Mary Lazich (R) takes a page out of Mississippi’s political playbook

While many of us are still dwelling on Creampuffgate, GOP lawmakers continue to introduce and schedule all kinds of extreme bills that have nothing to do with the creation of Wisconsin jobs. They’re...

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Sen. Mary Lazich (R) explains rationale for transvaginal ultrasound bill....

In case you missed it, here’s video of Sen. Mary Lazich (R) providing her rationale for introducing SB 206 (aka the forced transvaginal ultrasound bill). Hint: her reasoning is based solely upon...

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Wisconsin groups fight back against Gov. Walker’s radical new anti-choice law

The ink has barely dried on Republican Governor Scott Walker’s new anti-choice law and already Wisconsin groups are fighting back. Shortly after Gov. Walker signed the bill into law on Friday at a...

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Wisconsin Dems vow to repeal Gov. Walker’s forced ultrasound law

Shutting down abortion clinics and forcing women seeking abortions to undergo government-mandated ultrasounds to make them feel guilty is not the Wisconsin Way. So Wisconsinites are using legal and...

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