by [email protected] | Jul 6, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan says tax and regulatory reform remain priorities for him. Ryan toured an industrial facility in Oak Creek and took some questions from workers there, during an “employee town hall” on Thursday. With more jobs tied to manufacturing...
by [email protected] | May 30, 2017
Governor Scott Walker warns that budget inaction risks costly delays to major highway projects now under construction. That was the message Walker made to lawmakers working on the state budget, during a press conference on Tuesday at an interstate rest stop in Beloit....
by [email protected] | Mar 21, 2017
The owner of a property raided by animal-rescue teams last Friday in Crandon was charged with conspiracy to help smuggle some drugs into the Forest County Jail just days beforehand. According to Newsline 9, Patricia Kirker was charged with five felonies after giving...
by [email protected] | Mar 2, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence is in Wisconsin on Friday. The White House has released details of Pence’s visit. He’ll participate in listening sessions with business leaders and employees, at the Janesville Blain’s Farm & Fleet Distribution Center....
by [email protected] | Jan 19, 2017
A new service can provide legal help to older Wisconsin residents. The Elder Rights Project will provide statewide civil legal aid to elder abuse victims, age 60 and over, regardless of income. Director Nicole Zimmer said elder abuse covers a range of things....
by [email protected] | Nov 22, 2016
A Manitowoc man accused of climbing a downtown communications tower and staying up there for nine hours appeared in court on Tuesday. Forty-three-year-old Thomas Lee Elliot was ordered held on a $500 cash bond. Police said Elliot climbed the tower at the Manitowoc...
by [email protected] | Oct 18, 2016
Harley Davidson’s newest engine is the “coolest thing” made in Wisconsin. Harley’s Randy Christianson accepted as Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce announced the award during a luncheon in Madison. “The Milwaukee Eight is great...
by [email protected] | Aug 26, 2016
The state is providing money for struggling Milwaukee neighborhoods. Governor Scott Walker announces his administration is directing $4.5 additional state money to Milwaukee, “to help build the workforce in the city of Milwaukee, and help rebuild neighborhoods...
by [email protected] | Aug 18, 2016
The University of Wisconsin system’s Board of Regents has approved a budget request for $42.5 million in new funding. Regent Tony Evers voted no. “This budget in my estimation falls short of what the university system needs,” Evers said. “I...
by [email protected] | Jun 15, 2016
State lawmakers will continue to address Alzheimer’s and Dementia in Wisconsin. The Speaker’s Task Force on Alzheimer’s and Dementia released its findings and recommendations on Tuesday. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos launched the task force last August....
by [email protected] | Jun 7, 2016
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson’s first reelection campaign ad has a familiar look – taking aim at the same career Washington politicians he ran against 6 years ago. The Republican U.S. Senator faces Democrat Russ Feingold, a rematch of the 2010 race in which the...
by [email protected] | Jun 3, 2016
Wisconsin Democrats are meeting in Green Bay for their annual convention. And while they’ll be highlighting their own candidates, they’ll also definitely be talking about Donald Trump. “Donald Trump is an entertainer and a con, and not someone who...
by [email protected] | May 25, 2016
Governor Scott Walker says interested parties will meet to address confusion about how county services for Wisconsin veterans are to be paid for. During a stop in Stevens Point on Tuesday, Walker was asked to respond to a report by the Madison Capital Times, that a...
by [email protected] | Mar 26, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders referred to Wisconsin’s Republican governor more than his opponent for the party’s presidential nomination, during hour long remarks Saturday in Wisconsin. At a rally in the Exhibition Hall of...
