Legislators approve Evers transition budget
MADISON — The Legislature's finance committee has approved Gov.-elect Tony Evers' transition budget.Evers has asked the state for $94,600 to cover salaries for seven positions, equipment, supplies, travel and legal services.State law requires the Joint Finance Committee to convene within a week of the November general election to approve a transition budget for any non-incumbent incoming governor.
MADISON — The Legislature's finance committee has approved Gov.-elect Tony Evers' transition budget.Evers has asked the state for $94,600 to cover salaries for seven positions, equipment, supplies, travel and legal services.State law requires the Joint Finance Committee to convene within a week of the November general election to approve a transition budget for any non-incumbent incoming governor.
Tony Evers to resign as state superintendent after governor swearing in
MADISON — Tony Evers will hold on to his current position as state schools superintendent until he is sworn in as governor on Jan. 7.Evers' spokeswoman Britt Cudaback said Monday that Evers doesn't plan to resign the post until he becomes governor.
MADISON — Tony Evers will hold on to his current position as state schools superintendent until he is sworn in as governor on Jan. 7.Evers' spokeswoman Britt Cudaback said Monday that Evers doesn't plan to resign the post until he becomes governor.
Robin Vos strikes defiant tone in re-election as Assembly speaker
MADISON — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is striking a defiant tone as he faces working with Democrat Tony Evers as governor.Vos said Monday after being re-elected as speaker that he will work with Evers when he can, but "We are not going to roll over and play dead like they assume we probably should."He says Republicans must protect their legacy and "stand like bedrock to guarantee that Wisconsin does not go back."Republicans will return with a 63-36 majority in the Assembly.
MADISON — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is striking a defiant tone as he faces working with Democrat Tony Evers as governor.Vos said Monday after being re-elected as speaker that he will work with Evers when he can, but "We are not going to roll over and play dead like they assume we probably should."He says Republicans must protect their legacy and "stand like bedrock to guarantee that Wisconsin does not go back."Republicans will return with a 63-36 majority in the Assembly.
Governor-elect Evers names transition team as GOP eyes limiting power
MADISON — Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers named his transition team Monday, as Republicans who control the Legislature continued to privately discuss ways to curtail the new governor's power before he takes office in January.Democrats, who will return in the minority in the Legislature next year, are researching how far Republicans could go to kneecap Evers, including whether they could attempt to remove the governor from the process of redrawing political boundary lines in 2021.Evers has kept a low profile since his 1-point win over Republican Gov.
MADISON — Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers named his transition team Monday, as Republicans who control the Legislature continued to privately discuss ways to curtail the new governor's power before he takes office in January.Democrats, who will return in the minority in the Legislature next year, are researching how far Republicans could go to kneecap Evers, including whether they could attempt to remove the governor from the process of redrawing political boundary lines in 2021.Evers has kept a low profile since his 1-point win over Republican Gov.
'It's been a tough week:' Aaron Rodgers honors firefighters battling wildfires in postgame news conference
GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers wore a hat supporting the Santa Monica Fire Department in his postgame news conference after the Green Bay Packers' win over the Miami Dolphins at Lambeau Field on Sunday, Nov. 11 -- and spoke about the wildfires that have impacted his life."It's been a tough week.
GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers wore a hat supporting the Santa Monica Fire Department in his postgame news conference after the Green Bay Packers' win over the Miami Dolphins at Lambeau Field on Sunday, Nov. 11 -- and spoke about the wildfires that have impacted his life."It's been a tough week.
Brees, Brady closing in on catching Favre on TD passing list
Drew Brees and Tom Brady enter Week 10 of the NFL's schedule neck and neck in closing in on matching Brett Favre for second place on the career regular-season list.Brees has 506 touchdowns passing, two behind Favre, as the New Orleans Saints play at Cincinnati.
Drew Brees and Tom Brady enter Week 10 of the NFL's schedule neck and neck in closing in on matching Brett Favre for second place on the career regular-season list.Brees has 506 touchdowns passing, two behind Favre, as the New Orleans Saints play at Cincinnati.
Wisconsin's Walker ponders life off the government payroll
MADISON, Wis. — When Wisconsin Gov.
MADISON, Wis. — When Wisconsin Gov.
Michelle Obama had miscarriage, used IVF to conceive girls
WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama says she felt alone after a miscarriage 20 years ago and she and Barack Obama underwent fertility treatments to conceive their two daughters, according to her upcoming memoir.In some of her most extensive public comments on her White House years, the former first lady also lets her fury fly over President Donald Trump's "bigotry and xenophobia" — dangerous, deliberate rhetoric, she wrote, that risked her family's safety."For this," she writes, "I'd never forgive him."But it's her deeply personal account of her marriage to the future president that shed new light on the Ivy League-educated couple's early struggle with issues of family, ambition and public life."We were trying to get pregnant and it wasn't going well," Mrs.
WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama says she felt alone after a miscarriage 20 years ago and she and Barack Obama underwent fertility treatments to conceive their two daughters, according to her upcoming memoir.In some of her most extensive public comments on her White House years, the former first lady also lets her fury fly over President Donald Trump's "bigotry and xenophobia" — dangerous, deliberate rhetoric, she wrote, that risked her family's safety."For this," she writes, "I'd never forgive him."But it's her deeply personal account of her marriage to the future president that shed new light on the Ivy League-educated couple's early struggle with issues of family, ambition and public life."We were trying to get pregnant and it wasn't going well," Mrs.
President Trump threatens to withhold federal payments from California
LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal payments to California, claiming its forest management is "so poor."President Trump says Saturday via Twitter that "there is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly fires in California." President Trump says "billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests.
LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal payments to California, claiming its forest management is "so poor."President Trump says Saturday via Twitter that "there is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly fires in California." President Trump says "billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests.
Pres. Trump claims video distributed by White House wasn't altered
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump claimed on Friday that a White House-released video depicting contact between a staffer and a CNN reporter wasn't altered, and he seemingly threatened to revoke the White House press credentials of more reporters.President Trump insisted that the video distributed by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was simply a "close-up" and "was not doctored.""Nobody manipulated it.
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump claimed on Friday that a White House-released video depicting contact between a staffer and a CNN reporter wasn't altered, and he seemingly threatened to revoke the White House press credentials of more reporters.President Trump insisted that the video distributed by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was simply a "close-up" and "was not doctored.""Nobody manipulated it.
Tonette Walker makes 1st public appearance since husband lost re-election bid
MILWAUKEE -- An appearance at the Medical College of Wisconsin was supposed to be about adverse childhood experiences or ACES.
MILWAUKEE -- An appearance at the Medical College of Wisconsin was supposed to be about adverse childhood experiences or ACES.
President Trump opens armistice visit to France with jab at Macron
PARIS — President Donald Trump wasted no time taking a poke at his French host Friday as he arrived in Paris for events marking the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, tweeting as he landed that President Emmanuel Macron had made an "insulting" proposal to build up Europe's military to counter the U.S., China and Russia.It was a clear sign that the "America first" president was ready to chart his own course yet again as world leaders gathered to remember the coalition that brought an end to the first global war.
PARIS — President Donald Trump wasted no time taking a poke at his French host Friday as he arrived in Paris for events marking the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, tweeting as he landed that President Emmanuel Macron had made an "insulting" proposal to build up Europe's military to counter the U.S., China and Russia.It was a clear sign that the "America first" president was ready to chart his own course yet again as world leaders gathered to remember the coalition that brought an end to the first global war.
President Trump limits asylum, says people must 'come in legally'
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday invoked extraordinary national security powers to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally, tightening the border as caravans of Central Americans slowly approach the United States.President Trump is using the same powers he used to push through a version of the travel ban that was upheld by the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday invoked extraordinary national security powers to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally, tightening the border as caravans of Central Americans slowly approach the United States.President Trump is using the same powers he used to push through a version of the travel ban that was upheld by the Supreme Court.
'Slow down and be patient:' Milwaukee DPW prepared for snow, urges drivers to be cautious
MILWAUKEE -- Ready or not, here it comes.
MILWAUKEE -- Ready or not, here it comes.
Tony Evers prepares transition, Republicans look to curb power
MADISON — Wisconsin Republican lawmakers on Thursday, Nov. 8 privately discussed ways they could limit the incoming Democratic governor before he takes office, which the governor-elect described as a "desperate attempt to cling to power."Tony Evers, who narrowly defeated Republican Gov.
MADISON — Wisconsin Republican lawmakers on Thursday, Nov. 8 privately discussed ways they could limit the incoming Democratic governor before he takes office, which the governor-elect described as a "desperate attempt to cling to power."Tony Evers, who narrowly defeated Republican Gov.
White House suspends CNN reporter's 'hard pass' after Pres. Trump post-election news conference
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's combative relationship with the media continues to deteriorate.During his post-midterms news conference on Wednesday, he called some journalists rude, told some to sit down and accused a PBS reporter of posing a racist question when she asked about white nationalists.
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's combative relationship with the media continues to deteriorate.During his post-midterms news conference on Wednesday, he called some journalists rude, told some to sit down and accused a PBS reporter of posing a racist question when she asked about white nationalists.
Man sentenced for smashing Pres. Trump's Hollywood star with ax
LOS ANGELES — A man who smashed Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been sentenced to three years' probation after pleading no contest to a felony count of vandalism.City News Service reports a judge also sentenced Austin Mikel Clay on Wednesday to attend psychological counseling and pay more than $9,400 to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
LOS ANGELES — A man who smashed Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been sentenced to three years' probation after pleading no contest to a felony count of vandalism.City News Service reports a judge also sentenced Austin Mikel Clay on Wednesday to attend psychological counseling and pay more than $9,400 to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
President Trump says midterm elections 'defied history' as he takes credit for GOP gains in Senate
WASHINGTON — Resigned to the loss of one-party control over Washington in Tuesday's elections, President Donald Trump stared down the prospect of endless House investigations, stymied policy efforts and fresh questions about the resilience of his unorthodox political coalition.
WASHINGTON — Resigned to the loss of one-party control over Washington in Tuesday's elections, President Donald Trump stared down the prospect of endless House investigations, stymied policy efforts and fresh questions about the resilience of his unorthodox political coalition.
