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Clock ticks toward partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown at midnight via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/13/r...
Clock ticks toward Department of Homeland Security shutdown after midnight deadline • Wisconsin Examiner
The second partial government shutdown in 2026 was set to begin at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, after lawmakers left without a deal on DHS funding
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February 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Clock ticks toward partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown at midnight via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/13/r...
Federal judge blocks Pentagon attempt to demote Sen. Mark Kelly over illegal orders video
Federal judge blocks Pentagon attempt to demote Sen. Mark Kelly over illegal orders video • Wisconsin Examiner
A federal judge blocked the Department of Defense from downgrading Sen. Mark Kelly’s rank as a retired Navy captain
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February 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Federal judge blocks Pentagon attempt to demote Sen. Mark Kelly over illegal orders video
Department of Homeland Security shutdown nears, as US Senate remains stuck on funding
Department of Homeland Security shutdown nears, as US Senate remains stuck on funding • Wisconsin Examiner
Democrats in the U.S. Senate blocked an effort to continue funding the Department of Homeland Security setting up a partial shutdown
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February 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Department of Homeland Security shutdown nears, as US Senate remains stuck on funding
US senators denounce immigration agents’ use of force in deadly Minneapolis shootings
US senators denounce immigration agents’ use of force in deadly Minneapolis shootings • Wisconsin Examiner
Leaders of the Senate Homeland Security committee showed video of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, grilling immigration officials
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February 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
US senators denounce immigration agents’ use of force in deadly Minneapolis shootings
Sen. Baldwin says she won’t support current DHS funding bill
Sen. Baldwin says she won’t support current DHS funding bill • Wisconsin Examiner
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she would not support funding the Department of Homeland Security until ICE was reined in.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Sen. Baldwin says she won’t support current DHS funding bill
Wisconsin Assembly approves eliminating race-based UW programs, rulemaking restrictions. Via @bspears.bsky.social.
Wisconsin Assembly approves eliminating race-based UW programs, rulemaking restrictions • Wisconsin Examiner
Republicans have been looking for ways to limit administrative rulemaking and exercise additional control over the process.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Wisconsin Assembly approves eliminating race-based UW programs, rulemaking restrictions. Via @bspears.bsky.social.
Democratic lawmakers propose data center moratorium. Via @henry-redman.bsky.social
Democratic lawmakers propose data center moratorium • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers on Thursday proposed legislation that would put a moratorium on data center construction.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Democratic lawmakers propose data center moratorium. Via @henry-redman.bsky.social
Trump administration completes rollback of Obama-era greenhouse gas regulations. Via @fischler.bsky.social of the @statesnewsroom.com Washington DC team.
Trump administration completes rollback of Obama-era greenhouse gas regulations • Wisconsin Examiner
Trump announced he will undo an EPA regulation that laid the foundation for federal rules governing emissions of greenhouse gases
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February 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Trump administration completes rollback of Obama-era greenhouse gas regulations. Via @fischler.bsky.social of the @statesnewsroom.com Washington DC team.
LeMahieu says he’s left out of tax relief negotiation which ‘seems like a purely political stunt’. @bspears.bsky.social follows up on the rift between GOP leaders in the Assembly and the Senate.
LeMahieu says he’s left out of tax relief negotiation which ‘seems like a purely political stunt’ • Wisconsin Examiner
“The governor and the speaker are still negotiating, and I have not been invited to those negotiations,” LeMahieu said on Thursday.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
LeMahieu says he’s left out of tax relief negotiation which ‘seems like a purely political stunt’. @bspears.bsky.social follows up on the rift between GOP leaders in the Assembly and the Senate.
Members of Congress again challenge Noem policy limiting visits to immigration facilities
Members of Congress again challenge Noem policy limiting visits to immigration facilities • Wisconsin Examiner
Members of Congress sought a court ruling to block yet another DHS policy requiring notice from lawmakers to visit detention facilities.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Members of Congress again challenge Noem policy limiting visits to immigration facilities
Walz proposes $10 million in emergency relief for Minnesota businesses affected by ICE surge
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Walz proposes $10 million in emergency relief for Minnesota businesses affected by ICE surge • Wisconsin Examiner
Gov. Tim Walz proposed $10 million in forgivable loans for Minnesota businesses affected by the surge in federal immigration activity
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February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Walz proposes $10 million in emergency relief for Minnesota businesses affected by ICE surge
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As opposition to data centers in Wisconsin grows, Democrats propose statewide moratorium via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/d...
Democratic lawmakers propose data center moratorium • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers on Thursday proposed legislation that would put a moratorium on data center construction.
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February 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
As opposition to data centers in Wisconsin grows, Democrats propose statewide moratorium via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/d...
Trump administration rolls back greenhouse gas regulations in sweeping change to EPA wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/r...
Trump administration completes rollback of Obama-era greenhouse gas regulations • Wisconsin Examiner
Trump announced he will undo an EPA regulation that laid the foundation for federal rules governing emissions of greenhouse gases
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February 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Trump administration rolls back greenhouse gas regulations in sweeping change to EPA wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/r...
Democrats in the U.S. Senate rejected a bill extending funding for the Department of Homeland Security that didn't include guardrails on immigration enforcement wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/r...
Department of Homeland Security shutdown nears, as US Senate remains stuck on funding • Wisconsin Examiner
Democrats in the U.S. Senate blocked an effort to continue funding the Department of Homeland Security setting up a partial shutdown
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February 12, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Democrats in the U.S. Senate rejected a bill extending funding for the Department of Homeland Security that didn't include guardrails on immigration enforcement wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/r...
@baldwin.senate.gov said she could not support the current DHS funding bill, which failed to pass before senators left Washington this afternoon via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/sen-b...
Sen. Baldwin says she won’t support current DHS funding bill • Wisconsin Examiner
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she would not support funding the Department of Homeland Security until ICE was reined in.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
@baldwin.senate.gov said she could not support the current DHS funding bill, which failed to pass before senators left Washington this afternoon via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/sen-b...
Sen. Johnson: “Two people are dead because you encouraged them to put themselves into harm’s way” Ellison: “It was a nice theatrical performance but it was all lies.”https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/repub/us-senators-denounce-immigration-agents-use-of-force-in-deadly-minneapolis-shootings/
US senators denounce immigration agents’ use of force in deadly Minneapolis shootings • Wisconsin Examiner
Leaders of the Senate Homeland Security committee showed video of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, grilling immigration officials
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February 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Sen. Johnson: “Two people are dead because you encouraged them to put themselves into harm’s way” Ellison: “It was a nice theatrical performance but it was all lies.”https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/repub/us-senators-denounce-immigration-agents-use-of-force-in-deadly-minneapolis-shootings/
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz proposes $10M in emergency relief for businesses hurt by federal immigration surge via @minnesotareformer.com wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/r...
Walz proposes $10 million in emergency relief for Minnesota businesses affected by ICE surge • Wisconsin Examiner
Gov. Tim Walz proposed $10 million in forgivable loans for Minnesota businesses affected by the surge in federal immigration activity
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February 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz proposes $10M in emergency relief for businesses hurt by federal immigration surge via @minnesotareformer.com wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/r...
A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon's attempt to demote Sen. Mark Kelly for a video telling servicemembers not to follow illegal orders wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/r...
Federal judge blocks Pentagon attempt to demote Sen. Mark Kelly over illegal orders video • Wisconsin Examiner
A federal judge blocked the Department of Defense from downgrading Sen. Mark Kelly’s rank as a retired Navy captain
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February 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon's attempt to demote Sen. Mark Kelly for a video telling servicemembers not to follow illegal orders wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/r...
Border Czar Tom Homan announces end to Operation Metro Surge, claiming success via @minnesotareformer.com wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/r...
Border Czar Tom Homan announces end to Operation Metro Surge, claiming success • Wisconsin Examiner
Trump’s border czar announced on Thursday an imminent end to Operation Metro Surge, claiming success from the unprecedented federal incursion
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February 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Border Czar Tom Homan announces end to Operation Metro Surge, claiming success via @minnesotareformer.com wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/r...
Senate Republicans want bids to decide who will livestream Wisconsin state government. A busy @bspears.bsky.social explains wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/senat...
Senate Republicans want bids to decide who will livestream Wisconsin state government • Wisconsin Examiner
Under the Senate proposal, the state Department of Administration would solicit bids for the operation of a statewide public affairs network.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Senate Republicans want bids to decide who will livestream Wisconsin state government. A busy @bspears.bsky.social explains wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/senat...
Capitol confusion. Senate, Assembly GOP don't appear to be on the same page when it comes to a tax relief deal with the governor, writes @bspears.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/11/s...
Senate Republicans propose up to $1,000 tax rebate as Assembly, Evers negotiate property tax relief • Wisconsin Examiner
The bill would provide a one-time rebate to taxpayers who filed a Wisconsin individual income tax return in tax year 2024 and owed.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Capitol confusion. Senate, Assembly GOP don't appear to be on the same page when it comes to a tax relief deal with the governor, writes @bspears.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/11/s...
US House approves bill mandating proof of citizenship for voting in federal elections. The SAVE Act faces headwinds in the Senate reports @ashleymurray.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/11/r...
US House approves bill mandating proof of citizenship for voting in federal elections • Wisconsin Examiner
Democrats and voting rights advocates say voters without access to a birth certificate would be among those disenfranchised.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
US House approves bill mandating proof of citizenship for voting in federal elections. The SAVE Act faces headwinds in the Senate reports @ashleymurray.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/11/r...
Legislation would push state to give Trump administration SNAP data under a White House order that is right now the subject of a federal lawsuit. @erikgunn.bsky.social has the story. wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/legis...
Legislation would push state to give Trump administration SNAP data • Wisconsin Examiner
A lawsuit to block the White House demand for SNAP data is still in federal court. Critics question the federal need for the information.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Legislation would push state to give Trump administration SNAP data under a White House order that is right now the subject of a federal lawsuit. @erikgunn.bsky.social has the story. wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/legis...
Wisconsin Senate passes restrictions on administrative rulemaking, limits on transgender care. @bspears.bsky.social covers session of bills likely to be vetoed. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/w...
Wisconsin Senate passes restrictions on administrative rulemaking, limits on transgender care • Wisconsin Examiner
Sen. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) said the Republican bills are part of a larger effort to "legislate trans people out of public life.”
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February 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Wisconsin Senate passes restrictions on administrative rulemaking, limits on transgender care. @bspears.bsky.social covers session of bills likely to be vetoed. wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/w...
On our commentary page today: Editor @rconniff.bsky.social talks to a Minneapolis mom for lessons in how parents prepared for ICE wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/w...
Wisconsin take note: Here’s how Minneapolis parents prepared for ICE • Wisconsin Examiner
Before Operation Metro Surge sent thousands of armed federal agents into Minneapolis, terrorizing families and spreading chaos and violence in formerly peaceful residential neighborhoods, local parent...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
On our commentary page today: Editor @rconniff.bsky.social talks to a Minneapolis mom for lessons in how parents prepared for ICE wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/12/w...