WI Governer Signs Bill Blocking Immigrants And Homeless From Getting IDs To Vote

Walker Signs Bill Blocking Communities From Issuing IDs For Voting.

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Former presidential candidate Scott Walker. Photo: Morry Gash/AP)

Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that hinders Milwaukee's efforts to provide local photo IDs to the homeless, immigrants in the country illegally and others who have difficulty obtaining state IDs. The Republican-backed bill prohibits towns and counties from spending money on or issuing photo IDs. It also prohibits using city or village IDs

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FACT CHECK: Republican Debate Features Inflated Claims

TRUMP: «I’m in favor of vaccines, do them over a longer period of time, same amount, but just in little sections and I think you’re going to see a big impact on autism.»

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Republican presidential candidate, businesswoman Carly Fiorina, right, speaks as, from left, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, and Scott Walker look on during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Viewers of the second Republican presidential debate heard inflated claims about Planned Parenthood abortion practices and the risks of vaccines, as well as a dubious assertion by Donald Trump that he wasn't interested in establishing casinos in Florida back in Jeb Bush's days as a candidate for governor. Some of the claims in

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Wisconsin Children Confront Scott Walker Over Whether He’ll Deport Their Undocumented Father

A 13-year-old U.S. citizen of undocumented parents living in Wisconsin twice confronted Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, in Iowa on Sunday.

Easther Yu-Hsi Lee | ThinkProgress
Por Easther Yu-Hsi Lee | ThinkProgress

A 13-year-old U.S. citizen of undocumented parents living in Wisconsin twice confronted Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, in Iowa on Sunday to ask why their state was part of a lawsuit challenging President Obama’s executive action on deportation relief for upwards of five million immigrants. During the

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Presidential Hopeful Scott Walker Promises Pre-Emptive Strikes On Terrorists

Walker said his private conversations with Israelis, from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and military leaders to soldiers and civilians, revealed that all feel perpetually threatened. He avoided the news media in Israel.

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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks to the American Federation For Children in New Orleans.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks to the American Federation For Children in New Orleans. OKLAHOMA CITY  — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is doubling down on his promises of pre-emptive strikes to prevent what he says are certain future attacks on American soil. As he prepares for a likely 2016 presidential run, Walker told a multistate

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Following The Money: Investigation Probes Funds in Walker Recall

Subpoenas delve after information related to fundraising and organizing of Walker’s recall campaign.

Trisha Marczak
Por Trisha Marczak

Days before Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker was set to launch his national TV book tour, his campaign and associated organizations in the state were subpoenaed for an investigation into his victorious recall campaign. While the details of the investigation have not been made public, the target of the subpoenas is information related to

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Despite Popular Support, States Move To Block Legislated Sick Days

The preemption laws against paid sick leave requirements fly in the face of bipartisan public support.

Jo Erickson
Por Jo Erickson

Flying just under the political radar in state politics is the issue of paid sick days. Ten states — Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin — have passed preemption laws that ban all cities and counties from enacting paid sick days bills, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg:

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