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.
MADISON — Gov.
Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization for $1.9M to cover cost of his defense
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming the Trump Organization broke a promise to pay his legal bills and owes at least $1.9 million to cover the cost of his defense.The lawsuit, filed Thursday in New York state court, claims the Trump Organization stopped paying Cohen's mounting legal fees after he began cooperating with federal prosecutors in their investigations related to President Trump's business dealings in Russia and attempts to silence women with embarrassing stories about his personal life.
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming the Trump Organization broke a promise to pay his legal bills and owes at least $1.9 million to cover the cost of his defense.The lawsuit, filed Thursday in New York state court, claims the Trump Organization stopped paying Cohen's mounting legal fees after he began cooperating with federal prosecutors in their investigations related to President Trump's business dealings in Russia and attempts to silence women with embarrassing stories about his personal life.
MADISON — Gov.
'This is a national emergency:' Pres. Trump meets with Illinois congressman who deployed to border
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met Wednesday, March 6 with an Illinois congressman who was deployed last month to the U.S.-Mexico border with his Air National Guard unit.Republican Rep.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met Wednesday, March 6 with an Illinois congressman who was deployed last month to the U.S.-Mexico border with his Air National Guard unit.Republican Rep.
Wisconsin Guard: No problem with Illinois rep's criticism of Evers' troop withdrawal at border
MADISON — The Wisconsin National Guard has decided an Illinois congressman who serves as a Guard member did nothing wrong when he criticized Gov.
MADISON — The Wisconsin National Guard has decided an Illinois congressman who serves as a Guard member did nothing wrong when he criticized Gov.
Milwaukee Co. supervisor introduces resolution supporting licenses for illegal immigrants
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee County Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez has introduced a resolution calling for Milwaukee County to endorse Governor Tony Evers' budget proposal that would allow people in the country illegally to obtain driver's licenses and identification cards.The resolution supports "provisions in the 2019-2021 Biennial Wisconsin State Budget or a standalone bill for full driver license access to all Wisconsin residents regardless of fines imposed or immigration status."The resolution calls for the "restoration of access to driver's licenses for all Wisconsin residents regardless of immigration status" and the "cessation of suspending driver's licenses for those unable to pay fines or minor non-driving offenses."It will be considered by the Milwaukee County Board's Judiciary, Safety and General Services Committee Thursday, March 7 at 1 p.m.A news release said prominent community and government leaders were expected to attend the hearing, including Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas, and Christine Neuman-Ortiz, executive director of Voces de la Frontera, an immigrant advocacy organization.The release noted the public is always welcome at County Board committee meetings to provide public comment.The meeting takes place at the Milwaukee County Courthouse.Governor Evers said the move would make Wisconsin roads and communities safer and strengthen the state's economy and families.
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee County Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez has introduced a resolution calling for Milwaukee County to endorse Governor Tony Evers' budget proposal that would allow people in the country illegally to obtain driver's licenses and identification cards.The resolution supports "provisions in the 2019-2021 Biennial Wisconsin State Budget or a standalone bill for full driver license access to all Wisconsin residents regardless of fines imposed or immigration status."The resolution calls for the "restoration of access to driver's licenses for all Wisconsin residents regardless of immigration status" and the "cessation of suspending driver's licenses for those unable to pay fines or minor non-driving offenses."It will be considered by the Milwaukee County Board's Judiciary, Safety and General Services Committee Thursday, March 7 at 1 p.m.A news release said prominent community and government leaders were expected to attend the hearing, including Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas, and Christine Neuman-Ortiz, executive director of Voces de la Frontera, an immigrant advocacy organization.The release noted the public is always welcome at County Board committee meetings to provide public comment.The meeting takes place at the Milwaukee County Courthouse.Governor Evers said the move would make Wisconsin roads and communities safer and strengthen the state's economy and families.