Ruth Conniff
@rconniff.bsky.social
Progressive journalist, Wisconsinite, editor-in-chief of @wiexaminer@bsky.social, author of MILKED: How an American Crisis Brought Together Midwestern Dairy Farmers and Mexican Workers
Federal immigration agents arrest at least two workers in Ashland wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/22/f...
Federal immigration officers arrest at least two workers in Ashland, Wisconsin • Wisconsin Examiner
Federal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested two individuals at the Chequamegon Family Restaurant (also known as the Ashland Family Restaurant) Monday, Dec. 15 in the city of...
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Federal immigration agents arrest at least two workers in Ashland wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/22/f...
Reposted by Ruth Conniff
@rconniff.bsky.social comments on the felony conviction of Judge Hannah Dugan, the case and the broader meaning wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/20/m...
Making sense of the trial and felony conviction of a Milwaukee judge who stood up to ICE • Wisconsin Examiner
The felony conviction of Judge Hannah Dugan on obstruction of immigration agents focused on details at the expense of more important issues
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
@rconniff.bsky.social comments on the felony conviction of Judge Hannah Dugan, the case and the broader meaning wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/20/m...
Judge Dugan is convicted of felony obstruction. @isiahholmes.bsky.social reports from the federal trial
BREAKING: Judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of felony obstruction in federal trial wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/18/f...
Judge Dugan found guilty of felony obstruction in federal trial • Wisconsin Examiner
The trial of Judge Hannah Dugan has reached its end with closing arguments delivered by lawyers, and the jury beginning deliberations.
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Judge Dugan is convicted of felony obstruction. @isiahholmes.bsky.social reports from the federal trial
Reposted by Ruth Conniff
Jury deliberations begin in trail of Milwaukee Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on charges she obstructed federal immigration agents who came to her courtroom wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/18/f...
Federal obstruction case against Judge Hannah Dugan goes to the jury • Wisconsin Examiner
The trial of Judge Hannah Dugan has reached its end with closing arguments delivered by lawyers, and the jury beginning deliberations.
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Jury deliberations begin in trail of Milwaukee Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on charges she obstructed federal immigration agents who came to her courtroom wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/18/f...
@isiahholmes.bsky.social is in federal court this week filing daily dispatches on the Dugan trial, wrapping up today
Milwaukee County Chief Judge testifies on third day of Judge Hannah Dugan's federal trial on charges she obstructed federal immigration agents via @isiahholmes.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/17/c...
Milwaukee County chief judge testifies on third day of Hannah Dugan federal trial • Wisconsin Examiner
Chief Judge Carl Ashley testified at Hannah Dugan's federal trial on the effort he led to respond to ICE arrests at the courthouse
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
@isiahholmes.bsky.social is in federal court this week filing daily dispatches on the Dugan trial, wrapping up today
Disturbing report from @ajkennard.bsky.social on abuse at a juvenile facility in Racine
Violent incident increases scrutiny on new facility ‘built as an alternative’ to Lincoln Hills. @ajkennard.bsky.social reports for our Criminal Justice Project.
buff.ly/WXQFhL5
buff.ly/WXQFhL5
Violent incident increases scrutiny on new facility ‘built as an alternative’ to Lincoln Hills • Wisconsin Examiner
Staff at a Racine facility seen as an alternative to the Lincoln Hills youth prison were caught on video restraining and punching a teen
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Disturbing report from @ajkennard.bsky.social on abuse at a juvenile facility in Racine
Reposted by Ruth Conniff
College administrator says school board victories show he can win 1st Congressional District. There are now 5 Democrats vying for the party's nod to challenge GOP incumbent Bryan Steil in a race that Cook Political Report still rates as likely R win. Via @erikgunn.bsky.social
College administrator says school board victories show he can win 1st Congressional District • Wisconsin Examiner
Miguel Aranda says he can make inroads with Hispanic voters, young people and people who have become detached from politics.
buff.ly
December 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
College administrator says school board victories show he can win 1st Congressional District. There are now 5 Democrats vying for the party's nod to challenge GOP incumbent Bryan Steil in a race that Cook Political Report still rates as likely R win. Via @erikgunn.bsky.social
@baylor spears follows the ongoing struggle over funding WisconsinEye, the Capitol broadcasting service that went dark this week
WisconsinEye leader: State government broadcaster in talks with legislators on restarting service. @bspears.bsky.social has the latest.
WisconsinEye leader: State government broadcaster in talks with legislators on restarting service • Wisconsin Examiner
President Jon Henkes said conversations are taking place in the Capitol to potentially help WisconsinEye continue in its current form.
buff.ly
December 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
@baylor spears follows the ongoing struggle over funding WisconsinEye, the Capitol broadcasting service that went dark this week
Everybody's doing it. But that doesn't make it a good thing.
On our commentary page: Editor @rconniff.bsky.social looks at how Wisconsin candidates decry money in politics while they promise to raise a ton of it
Wisconsin candidates decry money in politics, promise to raise a ton of it • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin is among the worst states in the union for high-dollar elections and loose regulations of campaign cash
buff.ly
December 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Everybody's doing it. But that doesn't make it a good thing.
Reposted by Ruth Conniff
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, out of ICE custody, walks away with 'head held high' via @marylandmatters.org wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/12/k...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, out of ICE custody, leaves with ‘head held up high’ • Wisconsin Examiner
Abrego Garcia walked out of an ICE building to cheers and chants, led by advocates to a car that took him to rejoin his family in Maryland
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, out of ICE custody, walks away with 'head held high' via @marylandmatters.org wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/12/k...
Heated debate on community solar in the Wisconsin Legislature yesterday via @henry-redman.bsky.social
Wisconsin Senate committee hosts heated debate on community solar, ‘rights of nature’ @henry-redman.bsky.social reports wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/s...
Wisconsin Senate committee hosts heated debate on community solar, 'rights of nature' • Wisconsin Examiner
A Wisconsin Senate committee heard more than three hours of testimony Tuesday on a bill that would allow small community solar projects.
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Heated debate on community solar in the Wisconsin Legislature yesterday via @henry-redman.bsky.social
Reposted by Ruth Conniff
Our @isiahholmes.bsky.social has been the leading Wisconsin reporter on issues involving #police #surveillance. Here's his latest: Milwaukee sheriff pushes facial recognition technology before county board wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/m...
Milwaukee sheriff pushes facial recognition technology before county board • Wisconsin Examiner
The Milwaukee Sheriff's Office pitched the purchase of facial recognition technology to the county board as the public pushed back
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Our @isiahholmes.bsky.social has been the leading Wisconsin reporter on issues involving #police #surveillance. Here's his latest: Milwaukee sheriff pushes facial recognition technology before county board wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/m...
@bspears.bsky.social reports that Tom Tiffany is now criticizing the "billionaire loophole" he voted for when he was in the Wisconsin Legislature
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany criticizes ‘billionaire loophole’ but voted for law that created it. Via @bspears.bsky.social . wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/u...
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany criticizes 'billionaire loophole' but voted for law that created it • Wisconsin Examiner
Spending on statewide elections has grown substantially in part because of an overhaul of Wisconsin's campaign finance laws adopted in 2015.
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
@bspears.bsky.social reports that Tom Tiffany is now criticizing the "billionaire loophole" he voted for when he was in the Wisconsin Legislature
@henry-redman.bsky.social on the data center beat, covers a lawsuit filed by Midwest Environmental Advocates against the Wisconsin Public Service Commission to force the release of information on a Meta data center's energy demand
Environmental law firm sues PSC to force release of Meta data center electricity demand via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/envir...
Environmental law firm sues PSC to force release of Meta data center electricity demand • Wisconsin Examiner
An environmental law firm sued to force the PSC to unredact documents that show how much energy Meta will use at its Beaver Dam data center.
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
@henry-redman.bsky.social on the data center beat, covers a lawsuit filed by Midwest Environmental Advocates against the Wisconsin Public Service Commission to force the release of information on a Meta data center's energy demand
Reposted by Ruth Conniff
Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is ratcheting up pressure on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to finish a study into medication abortion and to change its prescribing guidelines. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/r...
Missouri Sen. Hawley amps up pressure campaign on FDA chief to limit medication abortion • Wisconsin Examiner
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is pressuring Trump's FDA chief to speed up a review of medication abortion drug safety
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is ratcheting up pressure on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to finish a study into medication abortion and to change its prescribing guidelines. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/r...
Reposted by Ruth Conniff
U.S. House GOP promises vote on reducing health care premiums, but few specifics are disclosed wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/r...
US House GOP promises vote on reducing health care premiums, but few specifics disclosed • Wisconsin Examiner
House Republicans plan to vote next week on a bill package they say will reduce health insurance premiums without extending ACA tax credits
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
U.S. House GOP promises vote on reducing health care premiums, but few specifics are disclosed wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/10/r...
@bspears.bsky.social talks to Assembly Minority Leader @gretaneubauer.bsky.social about her optimistic outlook for 2026
@bspears.bsky.social does a year-end interview with @gretaneubauer.bsky.social who says she is optimistic about 2026 wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/05/a...
Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer is optimistic about 2026 • Wisconsin Examiner
In an interview with the Examiner, Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer reflected on the current session and previewed what’s ahead.
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
@bspears.bsky.social talks to Assembly Minority Leader @gretaneubauer.bsky.social about her optimistic outlook for 2026
As Wisconsinites watch lawless ICE raids on neighboring states in horror, local communities are stepping up. The state Supreme Court, which just took an important case, could help.
"Whether or not Wisconsin communities can protect people from the kind of violence we’ve been seeing in other states depends on the courageous actions of state and local officials," writes @rconniff.bsky.social in a commentary wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/05/w...
Wisconsin communities have been standing up to ICE. Now the state Supreme Court could do the same. • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsinites are increasingly pushing back against cruel and lawless immigration enforcement, including through a Supreme Court case
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
As Wisconsinites watch lawless ICE raids on neighboring states in horror, local communities are stepping up. The state Supreme Court, which just took an important case, could help.
Reposted by Ruth Conniff
Privacy concerns linger in reproductive health care despite HIPAA lawsuit dismissal wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/05/r...
Privacy concerns linger in reproductive health care despite HIPAA lawsuit’s dismissal • Wisconsin Examiner
Lawsuits centered on privacy of reproductive health care records have been dismissed but doctors and advocates warn of continuing threats
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Privacy concerns linger in reproductive health care despite HIPAA lawsuit dismissal wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/05/r...
Our colleague Madison McVan at the Minnesota Reformer is covering the fallout as Trump targets the Somali community
As ICE presence escalates in Minnesota, Somali leaders push back
minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/03/a...
minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/03/a...
As ICE presence escalates in Minnesota, Somali leaders push back • Minnesota Reformer
As state Rep. Mohamud Noor approached the podium in a community center gym to address reporters, he glanced at his phone. “Right now, as I speak to you, someone who was a patient, they dragged out, a...
minnesotareformer.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Our colleague Madison McVan at the Minnesota Reformer is covering the fallout as Trump targets the Somali community
Ames Alexander of @floodlightnews.org explains the environmental harms hidden behind the hype about "clean energy" from massive corn production
Corn's clean energy promise is clashing with its climate footprint via Ames Alexander of @floodlightnews.org wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/03/c...
Corn’s clean-energy promise is clashing with its climate footprint • Wisconsin Examiner
America’s obsession with corn has a steep price: The fertilizer used to grow it is warming the planet and contaminating water.
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ames Alexander of @floodlightnews.org explains the environmental harms hidden behind the hype about "clean energy" from massive corn production
@henry-redman.bsky.social reports on a lawsuit against the DNR for issuing a permit for a CAFO as neighbors worry about pollution, lack of oversight
Wisconsin enviro groups file legal action against DNR over West Bend CAFO permit via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/03/e...
Environmental groups file legal action against DNR over West Bend CAFO permit decision • Wisconsin Examiner
Environmental groups and residents filed a petition against the Wisconsin DNR over its approval of a West Bend CAFOs' permit to expand.
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
@henry-redman.bsky.social reports on a lawsuit against the DNR for issuing a permit for a CAFO as neighbors worry about pollution, lack of oversight
Reposted by Ruth Conniff
Wisconsin school literacy reports identify 36% of students as 'at risk' via @bspears.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/wisco...
Wisconsin school literacy reports identify 36% of students as ‘at-risk’ • Wisconsin Examiner
Superintendent Jill Underly said the response rate represents a commitment to literacy efforts, and the report provides Wis. with a baseline.
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wisconsin school literacy reports identify 36% of students as 'at risk' via @bspears.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/wisco...
Reposted by Ruth Conniff
Trump administration places hold on immigration, asylum and citizenship applications for people from 19 countries via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/03/r...
Trump administration puts a hold on immigration applications from 19 nations • Wisconsin Examiner
The Trump administration is pausing immigration, asylum and citizenship applications for people from 19 countries
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Trump administration places hold on immigration, asylum and citizenship applications for people from 19 countries via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/03/r...
Wisconsin is among Democratic-led states that will see a SNAP cutoff, USDA says, for not complying with fraud program wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/02/r...
Trump administration threatens to yank food stamps funding from Wisconsin, Democratic states • Wisconsin Examiner
USDA has said it will cut off SNAP funds to Wisconsin and other states that are not supplying information on alleged fraud in the program
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Wisconsin is among Democratic-led states that will see a SNAP cutoff, USDA says, for not complying with fraud program wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/12/02/r...