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Civic Media Today
Civic Media Today
Civic Media is a pro-democracy media organization based in Wisconsin. This is Civic Media Today, our new daily newsletter that connects to everything across the Civic Media network.

"Civic Media Today" is your brand new one-stop shop to connect to all things Civic Media, delivered straight to your inbox every weekday. This was designed with a bit of Recombobulation Area flavor, bringing you access to the wealth of content we produce every day at Civic Media. Go subscribe!

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Reggie’s Substack
Reggie’s Substack
By Reggie Jackson
Say it straight or it comes out crooked!
Blue Book
Blue Book
By John Johnson
Elections, housing, and demography in Milwaukee & beyond
Motherhood for Good
Motherhood for Good
By Kate Duffy
News, community, and approachable advocacy for the naptrapped and overstimulated.
Good Politics/Bad Politics
Good Politics/Bad Politics
By Jonathan Bernstein
A Plain Newsletter About Government and Elections in the US with Jonathan Bernstein, Julia Azari, and David S. Bernstein
The Civic Trust
The Civic Trust
By Scott McCallum and David D. Haynes
We write about building trust in Wisconsin's institutions, particularly elections and voting.
PubliCola
PubliCola
By Erica C Barnett
Seattle News and Politics Since 2009
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Julia Azari
Political science professor with a few things to say about the presidency, political parties, and elections.
Ettingermentum Newsletter
Ettingermentum Newsletter
By ettingermentum
A fully independent newsletter on American politics, elections and history from a left-wing perspective.
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Michael Bradley MKE
Milwaukee. Cities. Demography. Urban History.
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Julia's Downballot Team
By Julia Louis-Dreyfus
The best ways to make an impact by helping state & local candidates win!
Oliver Willis Explains
Oliver Willis Explains
Oliver Willis explains politics, the media, and the world
Public Notice
Public Notice
By Aaron Rupar
Sign up for independent, incisive coverage of US politics and media, right in your inbox five times a week.
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Can We Still Govern?
By Don Moynihan
Improving the quality of government, public policy, reducing administrative burdens
The AP (Alex Pareene) Newsletter
The AP (Alex Pareene) Newsletter
By Alex Pareene
A non-blog about politics, media, and treating personal grudges as ideological conflicts
Grist From the Mills
Grist From the Mills
By Emily Mills
"Quite gristy." Hot takes and recommendations on Wisconsin-based politics and culture, plus music and nature stuff.
It's the democracy, stupid
It's the democracy, stupid
By It's the Democracy...
A view from a Midwestern get-things-done kind of Democrat on politics, policies, organizing & saving democracy.
The White Pages
The White Pages
By Garrett
What if we could build something better?
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Letters from an American
By Heather Cox Richardson
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
Men Yell at Me
Men Yell at Me
By lyz
Written from a journalist in a red state, this newsletter is personal, political, sometimes funny and always raises hell.
Popular Information
Popular Information
By Judd Legum
Independent accountability journalism.
IMPORTANTVILLE
IMPORTANTVILLE
By Adam Wren
Get smarter about the intersection of Indiana politics and power.
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