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Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca is stepping down from his post leading the Democrats in his house after six and a half years in that role.        Source: WisconsinRapidsDailyTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

A leadership change, for Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly. Representative Peter Barca of Kenosha will resign as Assembly minority leader at the end of this month. “This afternoon I made the very difficult decision to step down as leader of the Assembly Democrats following deliberate, thoughtful discussions. I am grateful to my colleagues for their […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Wisconsin State Senator Leah Vukmir has ended speculation that she’s considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Tammy Baldwin. Vukmir, of Brookfield, announced her candidacy on Thursday and released a campaign video. She spoke on WTAQ‘s Jerry Badher Show about what shes sees as the problems of a dysfunctional Congress, […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Hurricane Irma has blacked out much of Puerto Rico as the dangerous Category 5 storm raked the U.S. territory with heavy wind and rain while staying just out to sea. Source: WAOW.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state Sen. Leah Vukmir made it official Thursday that she’s running for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, casting herself as the only true conservative in a primary contest that includes a former Democrat. Source: LacrosseTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]