Two weeks ago, the RPW sent records requests to the City of Milwaukee after the mayor announced an initiative between the City and private funders to drive up voter turnout across the city. This week, we filed two lawsuits against the City. One of which prompted them to turn over their records about the initiative, and the other came upon inspection of the records. This second lawsuit seeks to put a stop to the voter turnout program that is being run by long-time Democrat political operatives and Democrat political firms, while being jointly conducted by the City and outside sponsors. We will keep you updated as our legal efforts to ensure the integrity of our votes progresses.

After numerous reports surrounding the exorbitant costs Mandela Barnes has been charging to taxpayers for his State Patrol police detail, the Legislature’s Audit Committee announced on Tuesday that it has begun probing the security costs for both Barnes and Evers. Sen. Rob Cowles and Rep. John Macco sent a letter to the Superintendent of the State Patrol seeking information on the procedures and policies in place to determine when either Barnes or Evers are provided a detail. There were further questions asked and detailed surrounding the coordination and presence of the taxpayer-funded details at political events and meetings. 

Agriculture and dairy being some of the most important industries to the Badger State. Today, Tim Michels notched a massive win against Tony Evers when the Wisconsin Dairy Alliance and the Venture Dairy Cooperative announced they are endorsing Tim for Governor! Tony Evers gives lip service to Wisconsin’s dairy tradition, but his administration has consistently treated dairy operations as the enemy. His Department of Natural Resources has put the boot on modern dairy operations with even more red tape. Evers even tried to raise taxes on farmers and manufacturers.

On Thursday, the Evers/Underly DPI released new Forward Exam scores that quantify the education failures of his administration – a testament to his abysmal leadership despite his decades of experience in the education bureaucracy.

On the most recent statewide assessments, just 37 percent of students are proficient in reading, 39 percent are proficient in math, and student achievement has not recovered from Evers’ refusal to help reopen schools during the pandemic. Meanwhile, Evers has rejected efforts for more parental involvement – vetoing bipartisan literacy bills and a Parental Bill of Rights.

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