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The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Do 90% of Americans support background checks for all gun sales? In the first hours after the Las Vegas mass shooting, many leading elected officials in Wisconsin issued statements about prayer and condolences, but Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele went further. Abele, a Democrat who holds a nonpartisan office, said in a tweet on Oct. 2, 2017: Americans have overwhelmingly supported common sense gun reform. 90% support universal background checks. Elected officials must act. In 2015, we rated as True a claim that polling showed nearly 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support requiring background checks for all gun sales. The statement was made

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — County officials in northern Minnesota say they’re anxious about a property tax case involving Enbridge Energy that could force them to repay $18 million in tax revenue collected between 2012 and 2014. Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Win tickets to The Magpie Salute at Barrymore Theater on October 12 at 8 pm. Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature want to eliminate state protections for wetlands that aren’t mandated by the federal government. State Representative Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) is co-sponsor of a bill that would bring state regulations into line with federal rules regulating wetlands. “We’re trying to create and protect high quality wetlands in the state, while allowing […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Ed Hansen of Manitowoc served two tours in Vietnam as a door guard with the 101st Airborne Division.        Source: GreenBayPressGazette.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]