Gov. Evers will sign offensive language bill removing the phrase 'mental retardation'
MADISON — Democratic Gov.
MADISON — Democratic Gov.
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5 governors, including Gov. Evers, opposed Pres. Trump's plan to cut Great Lakes spending
LANSING, Mich. — Governors of five states oppose President Donald Trump's call for a 90 percent spending cut for a Great Lakes cleanup program.The president's 2020 budget offers $30 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which gets $300 million most years.
LANSING, Mich. — Governors of five states oppose President Donald Trump's call for a 90 percent spending cut for a Great Lakes cleanup program.The president's 2020 budget offers $30 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which gets $300 million most years.
'Reckless and unconstitutional:' Wisconsin joins lawsuit over Pres. Trump's border emergency
MADISON -- Governor Tony Evers on Wednesday, March 13 announced that he authorized Attorney General Josh Kaul to join the State of Wisconsin as a plaintiff in California, et al.
MADISON -- Governor Tony Evers on Wednesday, March 13 announced that he authorized Attorney General Josh Kaul to join the State of Wisconsin as a plaintiff in California, et al.
President Trump issues 'emergency order' to ground all Boeing 737 Max 8, Max 9 jets
WASHINGTON -- As country after country grounded Boeing's 737 Max jets after a deadly crash Sunday in Ethiopia, U.S. air safety regulators remained resolute in their refusal to do so — until Wednesday.That's when the Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency order keeping the planes on the tarmac.
WASHINGTON -- As country after country grounded Boeing's 737 Max jets after a deadly crash Sunday in Ethiopia, U.S. air safety regulators remained resolute in their refusal to do so — until Wednesday.That's when the Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency order keeping the planes on the tarmac.
2020 DNC to have 'very limited guest passes,' but loads of volunteer opportunities
MILWAUKEE -- One day after the announcement, work was already underway Tuesday, March 12 to get Milwaukee ready to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
MILWAUKEE -- One day after the announcement, work was already underway Tuesday, March 12 to get Milwaukee ready to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Gov. Evers' health agency leaders dedicated to Medicaid expansion: 'There is no plan B'
MADISON — Expanding Medicaid to cover more low-income people in Wisconsin is a fundamental part of Democratic Gov.
MADISON — Expanding Medicaid to cover more low-income people in Wisconsin is a fundamental part of Democratic Gov.
Steven Avery’s attorney requests new trial and judge
MANITOWOC -- Kathleen Zellner, Steven Avery’s attorney, has again asked for a new trial on his conviction for the murder of Teresa Halbach.
MANITOWOC -- Kathleen Zellner, Steven Avery’s attorney, has again asked for a new trial on his conviction for the murder of Teresa Halbach.
Pres. Trump's budget calls for cuts to cleanup funding for waterways, including Lake Michigan
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — President Donald Trump is trying again to slash federal cleanup funding for major U.S. waterways, including the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay.The president's 2020 budget released Monday, March 11 calls for spending $30 million on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a program intended to remove toxic pollution, fight invasive species and deal with other longstanding environmental problems in the eight-state region.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — President Donald Trump is trying again to slash federal cleanup funding for major U.S. waterways, including the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay.The president's 2020 budget released Monday, March 11 calls for spending $30 million on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a program intended to remove toxic pollution, fight invasive species and deal with other longstanding environmental problems in the eight-state region.
President Trump: Permanent Daylight Saving Time 'OK with me!'
WASHINGTON -- It appears President Donald Trump would be fine with a permanent Daylight Saving Time.He tweeted about it Monday morning.
WASHINGTON -- It appears President Donald Trump would be fine with a permanent Daylight Saving Time.He tweeted about it Monday morning.
Republican Scott Walker praises Milwaukee choice for DNC 2020
MILWAUKEE -- Former Republican Wisconsin Gov.
MILWAUKEE -- Former Republican Wisconsin Gov.
President Trump expected to seek $8.6 billion for border wall in new budget
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will seek $8.6 billion in his new budget to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall, two administration officials said Sunday, March 10, setting up another showdown with Congress, which has resisted giving him more money for his signature campaign promise.The request would more than double the $8.1 billion already available to the president after he declared a national emergency at the border in order to circumvent Congress once lawmakers refused his funding demands.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will seek $8.6 billion in his new budget to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall, two administration officials said Sunday, March 10, setting up another showdown with Congress, which has resisted giving him more money for his signature campaign promise.The request would more than double the $8.1 billion already available to the president after he declared a national emergency at the border in order to circumvent Congress once lawmakers refused his funding demands.
Pres. Trump signed Bibles in Alabama church. Heresy? Many religious leaders say no
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — President Donald Trump was just doing what he could to raise spirits when he signed Bibles at an Alabama church for survivors of a tornado outbreak, many religious leaders say, though some are offended and others say he could have handled it differently.Hershael York, dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary School of Theology in Louisville, Kentucky, said he didn't have a problem with Pres.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — President Donald Trump was just doing what he could to raise spirits when he signed Bibles at an Alabama church for survivors of a tornado outbreak, many religious leaders say, though some are offended and others say he could have handled it differently.Hershael York, dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary School of Theology in Louisville, Kentucky, said he didn't have a problem with Pres.
President Trump to request budget with funds for border wall, Space Force
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being released next week, an administration official said.For the first time, President Trump plans to stick with the strict spending caps imposed years ago, even though lawmakers have largely avoided them with new budget deals.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being released next week, an administration official said.For the first time, President Trump plans to stick with the strict spending caps imposed years ago, even though lawmakers have largely avoided them with new budget deals.
President Trump pays his respects to 23 killed by Alabama tornado
BEAUREGARD, Ala. — Head bowed, President Donald Trump paid respects Friday to the 23 people killed when a powerful tornado roared through a rural Alabama town, observing a moment of silence before white wooden crosses that stood in remembrance of each victim.President Trump and his wife, Melania, held hands as they paused in front of each of the markers erected near a church serving as a makeshift disaster relief center for survivors of Sunday's twister.Earlier, the president stood on a hill overlooking a debris field and surveyed mangled trees and other wreckage.President Trump flew by airplane to a military base on the Georgia-Alabama border and boarded a helicopter that provided him with an aerial tour of the region before he arrived in Beauregard, which bore the brunt of the storm.
BEAUREGARD, Ala. — Head bowed, President Donald Trump paid respects Friday to the 23 people killed when a powerful tornado roared through a rural Alabama town, observing a moment of silence before white wooden crosses that stood in remembrance of each victim.President Trump and his wife, Melania, held hands as they paused in front of each of the markers erected near a church serving as a makeshift disaster relief center for survivors of Sunday's twister.Earlier, the president stood on a hill overlooking a debris field and surveyed mangled trees and other wreckage.President Trump flew by airplane to a military base on the Georgia-Alabama border and boarded a helicopter that provided him with an aerial tour of the region before he arrived in Beauregard, which bore the brunt of the storm.
President Trump watched Super Bowl with ex-owner of spa linked to Kraft arrest
WASHINGTON -- A Florida woman who once owned the day spa where Patriots owner Robert Kraft allegedly solicited sexual acts watched the Super Bowl with President Donald Trump days before Kraft was arrested, according to a report in the Miami Herald.Li Yang, who goes by Cindy, no longer owns the Orchids of Asia Day Spa where Kraft is alleged to have paid for oral sex, but her family still owns several South Florida spas, according to the Miami Herald.
WASHINGTON -- A Florida woman who once owned the day spa where Patriots owner Robert Kraft allegedly solicited sexual acts watched the Super Bowl with President Donald Trump days before Kraft was arrested, according to a report in the Miami Herald.Li Yang, who goes by Cindy, no longer owns the Orchids of Asia Day Spa where Kraft is alleged to have paid for oral sex, but her family still owns several South Florida spas, according to the Miami Herald.
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