Tammy Baldwin – Trump's executive order doesn't address 2,000 separated children and families would still be jailed?

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Trump’s executive order doesn’t address 2,000 separated children and families would still be jailed? On June 21, 2018, the day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the separation of children from their parents at the border, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin tried to poke holes in it. The Wisconsin Democrat is running for re-election in November 2018. Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson are seeking the Republican nomination to run against her. Baldwin, interviewed on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," claimed Trump’s order "doesn't address the over 2,000 children who are already separated from their parents, and it doesn't change the fact that

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Western Technical College Announces Dr. Kathleen Linker as New VP of Academics

Western Technical College announced Friday the selection of Dr. Kathleen (Kat) Linaker as the college’s vice president of academics. Linaker comes to Western from Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) in Utica, NY, where she is the assistant vice president of academics and dean for the School of STEM, Health, and Natural Sciences. She will begin her new role with Western on Aug. 27.   “We had a pool of great candidates from which to choose,” said Western President Roger Stanford. “Kat brings a vast amount of teaching experience along with 18 years of administrative experience. Her prior work as a leader and mentor in career pathways as well her connection

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DNR Officials Advise for Saftey after Wisconsin June Flooding

June storms packing heavy downpours have pushed lake and river levels into flood levels, tossed debris into waterways and accelerated currents statewide, signaling Wis. Department of Natural Resources officials to remind all water users to think safety by checking local water conditions and always wear a life jacket when on the water. Capt. April Dombrowski, head of the DNR Bureau of Law Enforcement’s Recreation Safety and Outdoor Skills Section, says the heavy rain and rapid onset of flash floods in many areas of Wisconsin resulted in road wash-out, closures and sinkholes. In addition to the roadway issues, it can have a major impact on your water-based recreational activities. Dombrowski says

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37 Year Old Man Arrested in Vernon County in Connection with Cocaine Trafficking

Sheriff John B. Spears reports the arrest of a 37 year old Stoddard man in connection with a crack cocaine trafficking enterprise.   Cory P. Arrington, of 335 Evergreen Court in Stoddard, was arrested Monday, June 4, 2018, by Investigators from the La Crosse County Sheriff’s Office.  Investigators from Vernon, La Crosse and Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Offices, along with Officers from the Arcadia Police Department and the West Central MEG Unit executed search warrants that same day on locations in Stoddard, Brice Prairie and Arcadia.  Crack cocaine, marijuana and ecstasy were located during the course of those searches.   Sheriff Spears indicated that Arrington and others are suspected of trafficking

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