At convention Democrats lay out their plans

QUOTE OF THE DAY
“It’s hard. It’s a difficult, difficult decision, and most people I talk to here have not made up their mind yet.”

– William Garcia, Democratic chair in Wisconsin’s 3rd CD, discussing whom to support for governor at the party convention in Madison over the weekend

Delegates at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin convention over the weekend expressed optimism about winning trifecta control of state government in November even as many activists remained undecided in the party’s seven-way gubernatorial primary. Baylor Spears reports on efforts to unify and candidates’ pitches to the party faithful.

A weekend rally to oppose an Eau Claire data center drew hundreds of participants, environmentalists, musicians, citizens with diverse political views and the comedian Charlie Berens, creator of the popular online “Manitowoc Minute” series, who has become a high-profile anti-data center voice in the state. Henry Redman reports on the growing anti-data center movement in western Wisconsin.

For the first time in nearly two decades, Congress missed a deadline for reauthorization of a key surveillance authority amid distrust of the Trump administration, raising questions about whether the U.S. government can continue to monitor certain communications. Jennifer Shutt reports from Washington.

Republican attorneys general from 14 states and 19 GOP members of Congress are asking the EPA to classify and regulate the abortion medication mifepristone as a water contaminant. Nada Hassanein of Stateline reports.

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