Friday, June 26: Listening to David Crowley, Wisconsin dodges a bullet on SNAP costs, Ashland residents protest Line 5 use of local water, SCOTUS decisions on asylum and Haitians’ protected status
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I’m the only executive in this race. And what’s also different for me is that I know what it means to be accountable and responsible for my actions and decisions, and how they’re going to affect the people that I represent.”
– David Crowley, Milwaukee county executive and candidate in the Democratic primary for governor
David Crowley, Milwaukee County Executive. (Photo by Isiah Holmes/Wisconsin Examiner)
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley says of his opponents in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, “Even though they’ve done great work in their respective roles, the one thing they’ve never done is actually run government.” He is confident he has the skills needed to govern, and to win. Isiah Holmes sits down with the candidate to discuss his plans, his response to people who think a Black candidate can’t compete statewide in Wisconsin, and his positions on data centers, school choice, and how Democrats should lead.
A group of Ashland residents held a protest Wednesday against the use of municipal water for constructing the controversial reroute of Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline across northern Wisconsin. Henry Redman has the story.
The majority of U.S. states will soon have to pay 5% to 15% of federal nutrition assistance benefits in their state, under a USDA policy that punishes states with payment error rates above 6%. Wisconsin’s error rate was 5.72% in 2025, making it one of nine states that will not have to match a portion of the SNAP benefits they pay out starting in October 2027. The finding means that Wisconsin will avoid federal penalties of up to $205 million in the 2027-28 fiscal year. Kami Coons of the Iowa Capital Dispatch and Erik Gunn have the details.
There are now 17 states with more people over 65 than children under 18 as of last year. That’s up from 13 states in 2024 and just five in 2020, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates to be released Thursday. Wisconsin is among a handful of states that just joined the list. Tim Henderson of Stateline reports.
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Ashland residents protest the use of Ashland municipal water as drilling lubricant to bore under bodies of water for the rerouting of the controversial Line 5 oil pipeline across northern Wisconsin. (Photo courtesy of Robin Clark)
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