RUSK COUNTY DEMS MONTHLY MEETING TONIGHT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH.  IT'S AT 6:30 PM IN THE RUSK COUNTY COURTHOUSE EAST ENTRANCE.  

GOVERNOR EVERS' STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS:

Below is a link to watch the January 22 address.

At about the 50^th minute Gov Evers announced he is signing an executive order to create a non-partisan redistricting commission to redraw the peoples’ maps. They will visit every CD in WI and then present the new maps to the state legislature – 

Gerrymandering is one of the most important items for the Rusk County Dems to be working on this year.  We have many opportunities for those of you who are interested in this topic to participate and help.  YOU can be a valuable addition to our teams.  Contact us if you would be interested in finding out about our plans.    


https://wiseye.org/2020/01/22/2020-state-of-the-state-address/

For your information, a list of the number of voter purges by county and polling place for Rusk, Barron and Sawyer Counties:

VOTER PURGE INFORMATION FOR RUSK, BARRON AND SAWYER COUNTIES:
RUSK COUNTY
Polling Location:			Number
Ladysmith			123
Town of Flambeau			40
Village of Bruce			28
Town of Rusk			20
Town of Stubbs			17
Town of Thornapple			16
Town of Willard			13
Town of Dewey			13
Town of Marshall			11
Town of Washington			9
Town of True			9
Town of Atlanta			8
Town of Grow			8
Village of Sheldon			6
Town of Prentice			6
Town of South Fork			6
Town of Hubbard			5
Village of Weyerhaeuser			5
Town of Richland			4
Town of Hawkins			4
Town of Strickland			3
Town of Murry			3
Town of Wilkinson			3
Village of Glen Flor	Glen Flora		2
Town of Cedar Rapids			2
Village of Ingram			2
Town of Wilson			2
Village of Tony			1
BARRON COUNTY
Polling Location:			Number
Rice Lake			397
Town of Rice Lake			93
City of Barron			85
City of Chetek			84
Town of Stanley			82
Cumberland			72
Village of Cameron			70
Prairie Lake			54
Town of Chetek			48
Village of Almena			38
Town of Lakeland			33
Town of Vance Creek			30
Town of Cedar Lake			29
Town of Sumner			25
Town of Cumberland			22
Town of Maple Plain			20
Town of Clifton			19
Town of Almena			19
Town of Prairie Farm			19
Town of Barron			18
Town of Stanford			18
Village of Dallas			17
Town of Crystal Lake			17
Town of Dovre			15
Town of Dallas			14
Town of Doyle			14
Town of Arland			13
Village of Prairie Farm			11
Town of Turtle Lake			9
Village of Haugen			5
SAWYER COUNTY
Polling Location:			Number
Hayward			102
Bass Lake			99
City of Hayward			92
Town of Round Lake			39
Town of Sand Lake			36
Town of Hunter			26
Town of Wiergor			18
Village of Winter			12
Town of Radisson			7
Town of Couderay			5
Village of Exeland			4
Town of Ojibwa			4
Spider Lake			3
Village of Couderay			1

Climate Emergency Fact Sheets

Full house at "the Climate Emergency" forum that we cosponsored last week. Many thanks to all who helped ESPECIALLY speakers Dr. Kent Shifferd and Pastor David Bowles.

Here is some information that you can pass along to others about the climate EMERGENCY.

Climate EMERGENCY Fact Sheet

20 THINGS YOU CAN START TODAY TO REVERSE CLIMATE DETERIORATION

Community Forum - The Climate Emergency

Community Forum - The Climate Emergency
September 19th, 2019
Rusk County Community Library, Lower Level
416 Corbett Ave
Ladysmith, WI

Guest Speaker - Dr. Kent Shifferd, Emeritus Professor of Environmental History and Ethics, Northland College will be talking about the current climate EMERGENCY.

He will be:
-Presenting evidence that our climate is ever more rapidly changing.
- Projections of changes that will occur and how they will affect us.
- Possible ways to drastically reverse the trend and slow down the change.

Sponsored by: Blue Hills Trails Association, Bruce School District, Citizen Action North Central Organizing Co-op, Rusk County Democratic Party, Ladysmith Area Trails Association, Servants of Mary, Servite Center for Life, Sierra Club, United Church of Christ