Does TikTok pose national security threat from China? Senate acts to ban app from federal work phones. Via #StatesNewsroom's #JacobFischler in today's #WisconsinExaminer.

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2022/12/16/u-s-senate-votes-to-bar-tiktok-from-government-devices-as-state-bans-multiply/

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ICYMI: Via #StatesNewsroom's #JacobFischler, at Congressional hearing #ClubQ survivors link anti-LGBTQ political rhetoric & policy fights to violence against their community. In today's #WisconsinExaminer.

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2022/12/15/club-q-survivors-at-u-s-house-hearing-denounce-anti-lgbtq-rhetoric/

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In today's #WisconsinExaminer, via #StatesNewsroom's #JacobFischler: Indigenous leaders in Northwest call on feds to lean on Canada, stop additional #mining in British Columbia. #Water
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2022/12/12/tribes-seek-u-s-help-to-curb-canadian-mining-threats-to-northwestern-states/

Today in #WisconsinExaminer: Via #StatesNewsroom’s #JacobFischler: Even after FTX failure, some lawmakers criticize #SEC for trying to collect info from cryptocurrency businesses.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2022/12/06/despite-ftx-fallout-some-u-s-house-members-still-skeptical-about-crypto-regulation/

U.S. House votes to codify rail workers agreement & passes separate bill for mandatory paid sick leave, which was missing from the contract causing some unions to reject it. Via #StatesNewsroom's #JacobFischler.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2022/11/30/u-s-house-votes-to-avert-calamitous-rail-strike-but-senate-prospects-murky/

Today in the #WisconsinExaminer, via #JacobFischler: as #Congress heads into #lameduck session, #SenJoeManchin’s bill to speed up energy permitting is on agenda — a condition for his support of Inflation Reduction Act. But support is shaky.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2022/11/28/little-appetite-for-manchin-permitting-bill-in-congressional-lame-duck-session/

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This morning in the #WisconsinExaminer: #JacobFischler on DonaldTrump’s announcement he’ll run for president amid lawsuits, criminal investigations, rising disapproval ratings & an election that backfired on #GOP.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2022/11/15/trump-announces-a-third-bid-for-the-presidency-even-as-gop-reels-from-midterm-setback/

In the #WisconsinExaminer:
With Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s Nevada win, #Democrats keep the #Senate majority next year. Via #JacobFischler
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2022/11/13/democrats-projected-to-retain-u-s-senate-control-after-winning-nevada-seat/

#StatesNewsroom’s #JacobFischler reports that ballot measures passed Tuesday mean that 21 states will have #LegalWeed
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/brief/recreational-marijuana-use-will-be-legal-in-21-states-after-ballot-measures-pass/