Wisconsin reporter, ProPublica. https://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mj2zfv4c7s25Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program will be broken down. https://www.hatchmag.com/articles/trump-administration-orders-dismantling-us-forest-service/771626309 Apr 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2zfv4c7s25https://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mivsyhc23d25Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, a Trump loyalist: “I do not want to see us start blowing up civilian infrastructure. I do not want to see that. We are not at war with the Iranian people. We are trying to liberate them.” - via John Solomon Reports.07 Apr 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivsyhc23d25https://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mijvgz7kjs2fICE agents detain the Islamic Society of Milwaukee president at his home. He has been a legal resident of Milwaukee for over 32 years, according to the group. https://www.tmj4.com/news/milwaukee-county/ice-agents-detained-islamic-society-of-milwaukee-president-salah-sarsour-at-his-residence02 Apr 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijvgz7kjs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mijhsota4c2aIn Wisconsin, We Energies wants to raise residential electric rates by 14.75% over two years. A state utility commission must approve the hike. Four yrs ago the average residential bill was $108 a month. By 2028 it could reach $166. https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/energy/2026/04/02/we-energies-wants-to-raise-electric-rates-14-what-to-know/89408960007/?utm_source=jsonline-dailybriefing-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing-greeting&utm_term=newsletter-greeting&utm_content=pmjs-milwaukee-nletter6502 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijhsota4c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mibuveruts2hIn Wisconsin, conservative Washington County drops a plan to rename a local highway in honor of the late activist Charlie Kirk. The county chair said cost was the driving factor. https://www.wpr.org/news/washington-county-drops-plans-charlie-j-kirk-way30 Mar 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibuveruts2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mhq2o4edkz2oIn the first seven months of President Trump’s second term, authorities arrested and detained parents of at least 11,000 U.S. citizen children. https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-family-deportations-ice-citizen-kids?utm_source=sailthru23 Mar 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhq2o4edkz2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mhjbqxeeag24Trump loves Wisconsin’s Florsheim shoes, gifting them to Cabinet members. But the company is suing him over his tariffs, accusing him of an “unprecedented power grab.” / by MKE Journal Sentinel https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2026/03/11/wisconsin-shoemaker-florsheim-makes-trumps-favorite-shoes/89082160007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gc20 Mar 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjbqxeeag24https://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mhgybuzquc2cThis week in Wisconsin two major state senators decided not to seek reelection: Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Sen. Van Wanggaard. The Republican Assembly Speaker, Robin Vos, is also retiring.19 Mar 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgybuzquc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mhg4kq5h3k24Industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. The candidate’s father-in-law happens to be Sean Duffy, the U.S. secretary of transportation. https://www.propublica.org/article/sean-duffy-michael-alfonso-congress-transportation19 Mar 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhg4kq5h3k24https://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mheaejctys2pTransportation industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin whose father-in-law happens to be Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy. https://www.propublica.org/article/sean-duffy-michael-alfonso-congress-transportation18 Mar 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mheaejctys2phttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mgy4l2qopc2kBrad Schimel ran for the Wisconsin Supreme Court & lost, despite millions from Elon Musk. Then Pam Bondi appointed Schimel interim US attorney. Now he's out. Judges on the federal bench declined to make his appointment permanent after he prosecuted a county judge over an ICE confrontation. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/judges-decline-to-extend-interim-us-attorney-tenure-in-wisconsin13 Mar 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgy4l2qopc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mgugc4q7qb2zAccess to mental health care in the VA under President Trump has gotten worse, @propublica.org found, despite promises to provide the best services. Now there are long waits & individual sessions replaced with group therapy involving as many as 35 people. / by @vernalcoleman.bsky.social https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-mental-health-therapists-quit-trump12 Mar 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgugc4q7qb2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mgrxcfdkhj2uThe Trump administration’s immigration enforcement arm is requesting unfettered access to the most comprehensive government database of people in the US and their most private information, including sensitive details about children. / by @propublica.org https://www.propublica.org/article/dhs-trump-child-support-federal-parent-locator-service-immigration11 Mar 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrxcfdkhj2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mgfhw55mgr2yExplore Financial Disclosures from President Trump and 1,500 of his appointees with this @propublica.org database. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside of government, their assets and their debts. Spot conflicts of interest? Contact: ProPublica.org/tips https://projects.propublica.org/trump-team-financial-disclosures/06 Mar 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfhw55mgr2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mftyv4wr4c2fAs of Thursday, transgender people in Kansas whose driver’s licenses do not reflect their sex assigned at birth are breaking the law if they drive, after the legislature stripped them of previously valid credentials. The change took effect immediately with no grace period. Lawsuit filed, ACLU said. https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/kansas-revokes-transgender-drivers-licenses?utm_source=equalpride&utm_campaign=664182d8b4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_27_02_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_11dd7c7578-664182d8b4-387413041&mc_cid=664182d8b4&mc_eid=67186069f227 Feb 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftyv4wr4c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mfrfwglyj22k“Many certificates in aesthetic services obtained by med spa workers require little more than buying memberships and taking a few workshops.” https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/02/26/med-spas-unmasked-can-patients-trust-certifications-and-credentials/?share=ndntadcm2dmtu6naewcp26 Feb 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrfwglyj22khttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mfcenpqvu22aPam Bondi to investigate a Wisconsin Native American tribe over a road dispute, at the request of the GOP candidate for governor. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2026/02/19/trump-administration-joins-tiffany-in-investigating-wisconsin-tribe/88721324007/ via @journalsentinel20 Feb 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcenpqvu22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mfc5a6f6qd2eWisconsin Assembly speaker relents: allows postpartum Medicaid extension for new moms. “Go out and take your victory lap,” Republican Robin Vos told caucus members. https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-postpartum-medicaid-new-mothers-robin-vos20 Feb 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfc5a6f6qd2e