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Mandela Barnes jumps into Wisconsin governor race — but baggage from his 2022 Senate bid follows
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Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, a far-left Democrat who nearly unseated Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in 2022, launched a campaign for governor on Tuesday.
Barnes enters the race to replace retiring Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wis., as the likely frontrunner in a crowded Democratic primary field. But unlike his lesser-known rivals, Barnes brings the baggage of a nationalized, multimillion-dollar Senate race that exposed years of radical positions and a record Republicans have already used to define him statewide.
Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisc., the most high-profile Republican in Wisconsin’s upcoming gubernatorial contest, on Tuesday took a «trip down memory lane on why far-left extremist Mandela Barnes would be WRONG for Wisconsin.»
«Mandela Barnes is a far-left extremist. The fact that he is the Democrat frontrunner shows just how radical and out of touch the party has become. Wisconsinites rejected him in 2022, and they will do it again in 2026,» Tiffany said in a statement.
MANDELA BARNES ANNOUNCES BID FOR WISCONSIN GOVERNOR AFTER NARROW 2022 SENATE LOSS
Then-Senate candidate Mandela Barnes is seen leaving a canvas launch event on Nov. 7, 2022, in Glendale, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reported extensively on Barnes during the 2022 midterm elections before he lost by 1 percentage point to Johnson in a race that exposed vulnerabilities likely to plague his upcoming gubernatorial run.
MANDELA BARNES HAS LONG HISTORY WITH GROUP THAT SEEKS TO BAN GANG DATABASES, MAKE WISCONSIN A SANCTUARY STATE
From ties to groups who called for defunding the police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to drafting legislation to ban hollow-point bullets and assault rifles, here’s a look back at the storylines that dominated Barnes’ Senate campaign.
Fox News Digital reported in Oct. 2022 that Barnes has a long history with a liberal nonprofit group that aims to defund the police, get rid of law enforcement gang databases, treat 24-year-old criminals as juveniles and make Wisconsin a sanctuary state.
Barnes served on the board of directors for Citizen Action of Wisconsin (CAW) from 2014 through 2018 and was its secretary in 2017 and 2018. The group endorsed Barnes’ campaign in June 2022, and he said he was «proud» to have its support.
«We’ve worked together for a long time now, and I’m excited about the idea that we can finally get rid of Ron Johnson together,» Barnes said on CAW’s podcast, Battleground Wisconsin, in June 2022.
Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes attended a U.S. Senate campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin, on Nov. 2, 2022. (Scott Olson/Getty)
«You are someone who has been a part of our movement and a part of Citizen Action for a number of years,» the podcast host responded. «Your agenda aligns with us.»
CAW describes itself on its website as a social justice group working to «improve the lives and life prospects of all working class Wisconsinites, but at the same time disproportionately benefit communities of color because they are the most economically marginalized and impoverished.»
Fox News Digital reported in September 2022 that Barnes has repeatedly advocated for cutting the state’s prison population in half, eliminating cash bail and other progressive criminal justice reforms.
Before entering public office, Barnes previously worked as an organizer for Milwaukee Inner City Congregations Allied for Hope, a Milwaukee-based social justice group, when he teamed up with another organization, Wisdom, to launch a 2012 initiative aimed at cutting Wisconsin’s prison population in half.
Gov. Tony Evers shook hands on stage with former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes during a rally in Milwaukee on Oct. 29, 2022, as both Democrats campaigned in competitive midterm races. (Scott Olson/Getty)
The initiative, called the 11×15 Campaign, sought to reduce the state’s prison population to 11,000 inmates by 2015, Barnes told local media at the time.
Later that month, Fox News Digital also reported that Barnes was endorsed by a radical anti-police group that has called for defunding and disbanding law enforcement, as well as abolishing ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
On its website, Color of Change PAC celebrated Barnes’ experience as a former field organizer and state representative, as well as the current lieutenant governor of the state, while calling for voters to make him the first Black senator from Wisconsin.
The group touts itself as the «nation’s largest online racial justice organization,» and has engaged in sharp rhetoric aimed at law enforcement, as well as policing policies and institutions it claims are «racist.»
And in August 2022, Fox News Digital reported that Barnes chaired a government climate change task force that recommended anti-racism education.
The so-called Task Force on Climate Change — which Evers created and appointed Barnes to lead in October 2019 — was designed to develop strategies for the state’s government to pursue to combat climate change. Barnes and the task force’s other members delivered a final report more than a year later in December 2020 which laid out 55 solutions to fight global warming and promote «environmental justice.»
Mandela Barnes announced his campaign for Wisconsin governor on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Scott Olson/Getty)
«In order to address this crisis and the environmental injustices associated with it, we must take urgent action, and we must ensure those actions are equitable and inclusive—anything less will continue the long pattern of environmental racism we have witnessed in this country,» Barnes said in a statement after the report was published.
Barnes has a lengthy list of policy goals on his freshly launched gubernatorial campaign website, which includes commitments to banning assault weapons, making «Roe v. Wade the law of the land» and fighting back against President Donald Trump’s «tariff disaster.»
Upon launching his campaign, Barnes said he is running because «this moment demands bold leadership for Wisconsin.»
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When reached for comment, Barnes told Fox News Digital that as lieutenant governor, «I’ve had a strong record supporting and delivering resources to give law enforcement the tools and training they need to keep our communities safe and keep violent criminals off our streets, so I obviously disagree with any group calling to defund the police.»
«As someone who lost several close friends to gun violence growing up, I believe deeply and personally that everyone has a right to feel safe in their community, and as Governor I’ll work closely with law enforcement to protect Wisconsinites. Meanwhile Donald Trump pardoned a high-profile drug trafficker just this week,» Barnes said, referring to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández.
His campaign also emphasized Barnes’ «strong record supporting law enforcement funding to keep Wisconsin communities safe.»
Fox News Digital’s Jessica Chasmar, Brandon Gillespie and Thomas Catenacci contributed to this report.
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El mundo celebra hoy el 81° aniversario del nacimiento de Bob Marley, quien llegó al mundo el 6 de febrero de 1945 en Nine Mile, Jamaica. Marley se transformó en un ícono universal gracias a su música y su mensaje de unidad y resistencia. Su legado permanece intacto y aún inspira tanto a sus seguidores históricos como a nuevas generaciones.
A lo largo de su vida, impulsó el reggae desde Jamaica hacia el mundo. El artista popularizó canciones que hoy resultan emblemáticas y que traspasaron las fronteras culturales. Su música no solo entretuvo, sino que también denunció problemas sociales y políticos.
Según precisó Britannica, el músico desarrolló un estilo propio. Fusionó ritmos tradicionales y letras comprometidas. De acuerdo al sitio oficial bobmarley.com, su legado no se limita a la música: también promovió valores de paz y justicia. La popularidad de temas como “No Woman, No Cry” y “Redemption Song” refleja su trascendencia.
El nacimiento de Bob Marley marcó un antes y un después para la música jamaiquina. Su ascenso coincidió con el auge del reggae como género internacional. El artista expandió la presencia de esta música, que encontró eco en distintas partes del mundo.
Marley mantuvo una postura coherente a lo largo de su carrera. La defensa de la igualdad social y la libertad personal se convirtió en el eje de sus composiciones. Según Britannica, el músico sostuvo este mensaje incluso ante la adversidad, lo que fortaleció su figura como referente.
El álbum “Exodus”, lanzado en 1977, consolidó su imagen internacional. De acuerdo a bobmarley.com, este trabajo fue elegido como uno de los más importantes del siglo XX. La crítica señala que Exodus contiene algunos de los temas más reconocidos y celebrados de la carrera del músico.
El músico falleció el 11 de mayo de 1981 en Miami, Estados Unidos a los 36 años. Su muerte no detuvo el crecimiento de su influencia. Cada aniversario de su nacimiento representa una oportunidad para que fanáticos y músicos de todo el mundo recuerden su aporte.
La familia Marley y organizaciones culturales suelen organizar tributos y eventos conmemorativos. Estos actos refuerzan la relevancia del artista y mantienen viva su memoria. El mensaje de Marley se transmite por medio de festivales, exposiciones y publicaciones.
Cabe destacar que la vigencia de Bob Marley se refleja en la actualidad del reggae. Numerosos artistas reconocen su influencia en sus obras, lo que demuestra la continuidad de su aporte. Las plataformas digitales permiten que nuevas generaciones accedan a su repertorio.
Asimismo, la figura de Marley se asocia a mensajes de unidad, resistencia y esperanza. Su música y su ejemplo aún inspiran a millones de personas en distintos contextos. El aniversario número 81 de su nacimiento confirma la permanencia de su legado.
Ocho décadas después de su nacimiento, Bob Marley representa la esencia del reggae y la defensa de la justicia social. Su obra y su mensaje continúan inspirando a quienes buscan un mundo más justo y solidario. Al mismo tiempo, la conmemoración de su natalicio mantiene vigente la memoria de un artista universal.
Su influencia atraviesa géneros musicales y fronteras geográficas. Las letras de sus canciones abordan la paz, la libertad y la dignidad humana. La crítica y los especialistas coinciden en que su propuesta artística sigue siendo relevante.
El impacto de Bob Marley no finaliza en su música: su vida y obra forman parte de la historia contemporánea. Así, el aniversario de su nacimiento invita a reflexionar sobre el valor de su legado. La vigencia de sus ideas y su música confirma que el mensaje de Marley permanece actual.
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Mayor Bass facing blowback over explosive report that she altered wildfire report to downplay city’s role
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is under fire this week after a Los Angeles Times report claiming she successfully altered in her favor a critical after-action report on the devastating southern California wildfires that killed 31 people.
While Bass has repeatedly denied that she interfered with the report, the Los Angeles Times reports, citing two sources, that Bass was concerned that the city could be exposed to legal liability for its lack of preparedness and removed or softened language implicating the city.
One of the key changes, according to the Los Angeles Times, was altering details about failures to fully staff and deploy resources leading up to the fire, an issue that has drawn intense scrutiny over the past year.
The report cites a «Bass confidant» who said «the mayor didn’t tell the truth when she said she had nothing to do with changing the report.»
SPENCER PRATT ENTERS LA MAYOR RACE, ACCUSES CURRENT LEADERSHIP OF ‘CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE’ OVER FIRE RESPONSE
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks alongside immigrant community leaders outside a Home Depot in Los Angeles, California, on Sept. 8. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Bass, who has also drawn criticism for flying to Africa for an event days before the fire broke out despite hazardous conditions in the forecast and warnings about fire risks, has denied the accuracy of the reporting.
Still, widespread outrage has resulted both on social media and from politicians.
«There’s no moving forward until we get the answers and the people that are responsible are fired, and that includes the fire chiefs, the fire battalion chiefs, that includes the mayor, it includes anybody that had anything to do with this,» reality TV star Spencer Pratt, running for mayor of Los Angeles, told Fox Los Angeles while standing next to the burnt remains of his Palisades home that was destroyed in the fire.
Businessman Rick Caruso, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor against Bass and is said to be mulling another run, called the report an «outrage» and said that Bass «actively covered up a report meant to examine the most significant disaster in Los Angeles history.»
TRUMP BYPASSES CALIFORNIA’S ‘NIGHTMARE’ BUREAUCRACY TO UNLOCK $3.2B FOR WILDFIRE SURVIVORS
Flames from the Palisades Fire burn a building on Sunset Boulevard amid a powerful windstorm on Jan. 8, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. (Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
More than a year after a series of the most expensive and devastating wildfires tore through the Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods of Los Angeles, survivors are still stuck in limbo as red tape, rising costs and stalled aid slow recovery. California’s strict rebuilding regulations, combined with the scale of the devastation, help explain why rebuilding has barely begun.
Additionally, questions remain about the city’s response to the fire as local leaders face criticism for empty fire hydrants, an empty reservoir, slow response times, inadequate brush clearance and maintenance, and a botched PR response in the days following the fire.
The Eaton and Palisades fires, in addition to taking the lives of 31 residents, scorched a combined 37,728 acres, an area larger than California’s Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm and Universal Studios combined, destroying more than 16,200 buildings in their path.
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Protesters hold up signs at the «They let us burn» protest in Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7, 2026. (Nora Moriarty)
«Mayor Bass has been unequivocal for months — she reviewed an early draft of the report and only asked the LAFD to make sure it was accurate on issues like weather and budget,» the mayor’s office said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
«She and her staff made no changes to the drafts. The Mayor has been clear about her concerns regarding pre-deployment and the LAFD’s response to the fire, which is why there is new leadership at LAFD and why she called for an independent review of the Lachman Fire mop-up. There is absolutely no reason why she would request those details be altered or erased when she herself has been critical of the response to the fire — full stop. She has said this for months. This is muckraking journalism at its lowest form. It is dangerous and irresponsible for Los Angeles Times reporters to rely on third hand unsourced information to make unsubstantiated character attacks to advance a narrative that is false.»
Fox News Digital’s Amanda Macias contributed to this report.
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