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Progressive journalist, Wisconsinite, editor-in-chief of Wisconsin Examiner @wi.bsky.social author of MILKED. Follow me on Bluesky @rconniff.bsky.social
Madison, WI
Joined March 2008
The court decision to gut Wisconsin's anti-union Act 10 sets up a big political fight in the state Supreme Court race. Republicans who are defending the law are out of step with the times.
On our Commentary Page: Editor @rconniff writes that #Wisconsin #Republicans are out of step with the times on #Act10. https://t.co/uzrnsFMhCr
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Union of Concerned Scientists pushes for wetland protections in Farm Bill https://t.co/mlvQtxXDoL via @IowaCapDispatch
wisconsinexaminer.com
The Union of Concerned Scientists wants Farm Bill wetland regulations to stop “large-scale commodity growers" from causing floods
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Watch the vote nationally and in our state races, live results on the @WIExaminer site:
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Hey everyone: Live Results page is live on the Wisconsin Examiner site! Check it out:
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I got to participate in this Election Day chat with journalists in swing states on @AJEPodcasts
'We're going to have to deal with the cultural fallout of this bizarre, polarized, toxic political atmosphere.' Are we seeing echoes of 2020 Trump? On #TheTake, @mmbilal is joined by @rconniff, @neonflag & @sophiamaylo - journalists from swing states to discuss #ElectionDay ⤵️
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Green Bay counts ballots at its central count facility, responds to concerns. https://t.co/n3au0wWiFW
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Milwaukee restarts ballot count after tabulation machine doors left open
wisconsinexaminer.com
Examiner reporters are out at polling places, victory parties and on the ground in districts throughout Wisconsin Tuesday.
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Wisconsin voters face long lines, but have few problems, Common Cause reports https://t.co/X2AU1tFI6N
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Im at my polling place with my 18 year old daughter as she registers to vote in her first election today
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Tragic loss today. We are thinking of Jonathan’s family and all the people who loved him
Milwaukee Common Council Ald. Jonathan Brostoff and former Ald. Terry Witkowski have died https://t.co/xht2Fvhw6I via @baylorspears
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Great talking with our international election reporting fellow James Gould, who has helped us cover the run-up to Election Day all week
⏳️🇺🇲US Election Day tomorrow: Trump vs. Harris 🎤Chief Reporter @jamesgould23 is in Wisconsin. It's thought that whoever takes this battleground state will become President. ❗️Looking ahead to tomorrow, we dive into some of the early polling and speak to Editor-in-chief of
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Trump tells Milwaukee crowd he will restore America’s ‘golden age,’ struggles with mic https://t.co/4c3fTDPtg6 via @jamesgould23
wisconsinexaminer.com
Donald Trump spoke at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, scene of the Republican National Convention, in the closing days of the 2024 campaign
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Harris rallied in Madison with pop stars -- @baylorspears was there
Via @baylorspears, Harris returns to Madison with a bevy of pop stars, rallying young voters as campaign enters final days.
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Great commentary on what it's like to be an undocumented immigrant watching the election
On our Commentary page: #IuscelyFlores on what this election means to millions of undocumented migrants in the U.S. https://t.co/ExB2lFOYoo
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Via @erikgunn ... Barca, Steil face off in race for 1st CD that's been in GOP hands for 3 decades. https://t.co/ZOdQTelnwz
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Reporter @IsiahHolmes8 on a day in the life of an election canvasser. https://t.co/JOieU8E9mQ
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Trump more than ever mixes anger, fear and insults to stir supporters, say researchers https://t.co/GNnfgtFXAx via @Ashley__Murray
wisconsinexaminer.com
Trump’s frequent use of violent language exceeds that of any other politician in a democracy that was studied.
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On our Commentary page: Editor @rconniff looks at how Wisconsinites are working on the ground to shore up the foundations of democracy. https://t.co/P9JwENCHOV
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