Illinois Democrats ask Governor Evers to review Foxconn impact
MADISON — Illinois Democrats are asking Wisconsin Gov.
MADISON — Illinois Democrats are asking Wisconsin Gov.
President Trump says he's declaring emergency to build border wall
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will declare a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.President Trump said he will use executive powers to bypass Congress, which approved far less money for his proposed wall than he had sought.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will declare a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.President Trump said he will use executive powers to bypass Congress, which approved far less money for his proposed wall than he had sought.
Congress OKs border deal; Pres. Trump will sign, declare emergency
WASHINGTON -- Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise Thursday that would avert a second painful government shutdown, but a new confrontation was ignited — this time over President Donald Trump's plan to bypass lawmakers and declare a national emergency to siphon billions from other federal coffers for his wall on the Mexican boundary.Money in the bill for border barriers, about $1.4 billion, is far below the $5.7 billion President Trump insisted he needed and would finance just a quarter of the 200-plus miles he wanted.
WASHINGTON -- Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise Thursday that would avert a second painful government shutdown, but a new confrontation was ignited — this time over President Donald Trump's plan to bypass lawmakers and declare a national emergency to siphon billions from other federal coffers for his wall on the Mexican boundary.Money in the bill for border barriers, about $1.4 billion, is far below the $5.7 billion President Trump insisted he needed and would finance just a quarter of the 200-plus miles he wanted.
MADISON — Gov.
Republican tax cut bill heads to Governor Evers for likely veto
MADISON — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate sent a middle-class tax cut bill to Democratic Gov.
MADISON — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate sent a middle-class tax cut bill to Democratic Gov.
Watch: Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo shows airline safety tips in new Aegean Airlines video
MILWAUKEE -- From NBA star to airline safety check star.
MILWAUKEE -- From NBA star to airline safety check star.
Governor Evers says gas tax increase recommendation likely
MADISON — Gov.
MADISON — Gov.
Governor Evers taking a 'detour' with 'open for business' highway signs
MADISON — Wisconsin's new Democratic governor is having road signs that declared the state "open for business" turned into detour signs, drawing criticism from Republicans who say it's an apt metaphor for where his policies will take the state.Republican former Gov.
MADISON — Wisconsin's new Democratic governor is having road signs that declared the state "open for business" turned into detour signs, drawing criticism from Republicans who say it's an apt metaphor for where his policies will take the state.Republican former Gov.
MADISON — Gov.
As President Trump makes case for border wall in Texas, lawmakers reach deal to avoid shutdown
EL PASO, Texas — President Donald Trump headed to the Texas border on Monday to argue his case that walls work as Democrats and Republicans back home in Washington announced a deal had been reached to avoid another government shutdown.President Trump was bound for El Paso, aiming to reshape the debate around the wall following a damaging shutdown fight and with his signature 2016 campaign promise hanging in limbo.
EL PASO, Texas — President Donald Trump headed to the Texas border on Monday to argue his case that walls work as Democrats and Republicans back home in Washington announced a deal had been reached to avoid another government shutdown.President Trump was bound for El Paso, aiming to reshape the debate around the wall following a damaging shutdown fight and with his signature 2016 campaign promise hanging in limbo.
MADISON — Gov.
MADISON -- Gov.
Elizabeth Warren takes on President Trump, says he may not be 'a free person' in 2020
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Back in Iowa as a full-fledged presidential candidate, Democrat Elizabeth Warren took aim at President Donald Trump on Sunday, saying he "may not even be a free person" by next year's election.The Massachusetts senator's comments came a day after President Trump renewed his criticism of her past claims of Native American heritage.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Back in Iowa as a full-fledged presidential candidate, Democrat Elizabeth Warren took aim at President Donald Trump on Sunday, saying he "may not even be a free person" by next year's election.The Massachusetts senator's comments came a day after President Trump renewed his criticism of her past claims of Native American heritage.
'The loss is difficult:' DPW worker dies after hit-and-run crash near 17th and Vine
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police have a subject in custody after a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a city DPW worker near 17th and Vine on Friday morning, Feb. 8.Officials say around 8:15 a.m., 54-year-old Bryan Rodriguez was filling potholes in the neighborhood.
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police have a subject in custody after a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a city DPW worker near 17th and Vine on Friday morning, Feb. 8.Officials say around 8:15 a.m., 54-year-old Bryan Rodriguez was filling potholes in the neighborhood.
Former Gov. Scott Walker to charge at least $15,000 on speaking circuit
MADISON — Former Wisconsin Gov.
MADISON — Former Wisconsin Gov.
Governor Evers orders flags at half-staff in honor of fallen MPD officer
MADISON -- Governor Tony Evers ordered flags to half-staff on Thursday, Feb. 7 in honor of fallen Milwaukee Police Officer Matthew Rittner.Rittner was shot near 12th and Manitoba on the city’s south side on Wednesday morning, Feb. 6.
MADISON -- Governor Tony Evers ordered flags to half-staff on Thursday, Feb. 7 in honor of fallen Milwaukee Police Officer Matthew Rittner.Rittner was shot near 12th and Manitoba on the city’s south side on Wednesday morning, Feb. 6.
Attack on Obama mannequin at NYC sex shop leaves workers in shock, suspect under arrest
NEW YORK – A man angered by a Barack Obama mannequin in a New York City storefront shattered the shop's window and physically attacked the former president's likeness, witnesses said.Now that man faces prosecution, and the store - an adult novelty shop - has to decide if it will replace the presidential display, which had also included a mannequin of President Donald Trump."It just broke him," said Corine Lew, manager of the Manhattan Romantic Depot, about what happened to the Obama mannequin in the attack that happened around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 26. "He'd taken a hard fall."The entire incident was captured on surveillance video.
NEW YORK – A man angered by a Barack Obama mannequin in a New York City storefront shattered the shop's window and physically attacked the former president's likeness, witnesses said.Now that man faces prosecution, and the store - an adult novelty shop - has to decide if it will replace the presidential display, which had also included a mannequin of President Donald Trump."It just broke him," said Corine Lew, manager of the Manhattan Romantic Depot, about what happened to the Obama mannequin in the attack that happened around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 26. "He'd taken a hard fall."The entire incident was captured on surveillance video.
Wisconsin Legislature's top Republicans push for tolling to fund roads
MADISON — The Wisconsin Legislature's top Republicans promised Wednesday they wouldn't quarrel among themselves again over transportation funding during state budget deliberations and advocated for toll roads as a means of generating enough money to fix deteriorating roads.Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald appeared at a Wisconsin Counties Association roundtable discussion in Madison along with Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz and Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling.Vos pledged that Assembly and Senate Republicans wouldn't fight about transportation funding as lawmakers craft the 2019-21 state budget.
MADISON — The Wisconsin Legislature's top Republicans promised Wednesday they wouldn't quarrel among themselves again over transportation funding during state budget deliberations and advocated for toll roads as a means of generating enough money to fix deteriorating roads.Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald appeared at a Wisconsin Counties Association roundtable discussion in Madison along with Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz and Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling.Vos pledged that Assembly and Senate Republicans wouldn't fight about transportation funding as lawmakers craft the 2019-21 state budget.
President Trump calls for end of resistance politics in State of Union
WASHINGTON — Facing a divided Congress for the first time, President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Washington to reject "the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution." He warned emboldened Democrats that "ridiculous partisan investigations" into his administration and businesses could hamper a surging American economy.President Trump's appeals for bipartisanship in his State of the Union address clashed with the rancorous atmosphere he has helped cultivate in the nation's capital — as well as the desire of most Democrats to block his agenda during his next two years in office.
WASHINGTON — Facing a divided Congress for the first time, President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Washington to reject "the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution." He warned emboldened Democrats that "ridiculous partisan investigations" into his administration and businesses could hamper a surging American economy.President Trump's appeals for bipartisanship in his State of the Union address clashed with the rancorous atmosphere he has helped cultivate in the nation's capital — as well as the desire of most Democrats to block his agenda during his next two years in office.