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It’s Wednesday, August 12 and here’s what’s happening across the region.
David Crowley becomes first Black man to be major party’s nominee for Wisconsin governor: Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley won the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin governor after trailing by more than 20 points in polls heading into Election Day. (Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Courier)
Tiffany cruises to victory in GOP primary as Varnam wins upset in lieutenant governor race: U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany easily defeated Andy Manske in Wisconsin’s GOP primary for governor, while Varnam pulled off an upset in the lieutenant governor race. (Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner)
Federal government proposes sweeping Head Start changes that modify standards on class sizes, require English-only instruction: Federal officials say proposed Head Start changes would give programs more flexibility and create about 162,000 additional slots nationwide, while advocates warn the changes could weaken program quality. (Alex Klaus, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service)
An election night error overshadowed Milwaukee’s improvements at processing absentee ballots: After 15 hours of nearly flawless work in Wisconsin’s largest city on election night, a few minutes of human error delayed results. (Alexander Shur, Votebeat)
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Yee Leng Xiong wins Democratic primary race for Wisconsin treasurer (Madison365 staff, Madison365)
Lisa Demuth beats Trump-endorsed Mike Lindell in GOP primary for Minnesota governor (Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer)
Peggy Flanagan wins Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota in victory for progressive flank (Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer)
Mitchell Berman wins Democratic nod to challenge Steil in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District (Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner)
Rebecca Cooke wins Democratic Primary in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District (James Kelly, Civic Media)
Republican U.S. Rep. Weid will face Democrat Rick Crosson in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District (Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner)
Fred Clark wins the Democratic nomination in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional Disrict (Examiner Staff, Wisconsin Examiner)
Michael Alfonso carries GOP primary in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District (Examiner Staff, Wisconsin Examiner)
Minnesota primary breaks turnout record with over 1.1 million ballots cast (Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gives green light to Line 5 tunnel (Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance)
The American Red Cross has officially declared a national blood crisis (Todd Coppernoll, Adam D. Hess)
Measles confirmed in Iowa and Lafayette counties (Todd Coppernoll, Adam D. Hess)
Wisconsin State Fair previews final-week discounts, parade, concerts, and daily themes (Nick Payne, Racine County Eye)
Find daily news roundups from your community here.
On “The Defender,” Amy Barrilleaux talks with Sasha Stone of Green Life Trading Company and Zero Waste Madison about how people can use their knowledge and power to address environmental problems without becoming overwhelmed.
The United States already produces more oil than any country on Earth — nearly fourteen million barrels a day. That’s a record. And gas still shot past four dollars this spring.
Why didn’t all that production protect us?
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