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Biden and Trump rack up Super Tuesday wins as expected while down-ballot races take shape
From staff reports Hundreds of delegates were at stake in the Super Tuesday presidential primaries bonanza that included 15 states and the U.S. territory of American Samoa. While former President Donald Trump netted the lion’s share of delegates, Republican challenger Nikki Haley pulled her second upset in recent days in Vermont. President Joe Biden extended […] The post Biden and Trump rack up Super Tuesday wins as expected while down-ballot races take shape appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Health care navigators, insurance regulators see increase in questionable sales pitches
With a growing number of people signing up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, regulators and health insurance navigators are seeing a troublesome counter-trend: an uptick in people enticed to sign up for coverage that isn’t right for them. “Every day I hear from people who are grateful to have their health insurance […] The post Health care navigators, insurance regulators see increase in questionable sales pitches appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Biden to push for return of expanded child tax credit in State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON — Top White House economic officials said Tuesday that President Joe Biden will announce how his administration is tackling economic issues — from the housing crisis to restoring the expansion of the child tax credit — during this week’s State of the Union address to Congress and the nation. “Providing more breathing room to […] The post Biden to push for return of expanded child tax credit in State of the Union speech appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Biden, Trump projected to win Colorado presidential primaries
Colorado’s presidential primary election on Tuesday appeared to offer few surprises, with both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump easing to victory in their respective races. Both Biden and Trump were projected by the AP to have won Colorado shortly after polls closed at 7 p.m., mirroring results in more than a dozen […] The post Biden, Trump projected to win Colorado presidential primaries appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Kyrsten Sinema, acknowledging she’s ‘not what America wants,’ will not seek reelection
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced Tuesday that she will not be seeking a second term after months of speculation about her political future following her decision in late 2022 to leave the Democratic Party. Sinema, who built a reputation as a deal-maker who sought to bridge the partisan divide in the Senate to foster compromise, […] The post Kyrsten Sinema, acknowledging she’s ‘not what America wants,’ will not seek reelection appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Does anyone still believe Sinema will run for reelection? Because she won’t (UPDATE: She isn’t)
UPDATE: About 5 hours after this column was published, Sinema announced that she would not run for reelection. In a video posted on X, formerly Twitter, the state’s senior senator said her first term would be her only term. She touted her accomplishments, including boosting semiconductor manufacturing in Arizona, and her dedication to fostering compromise […] The post Does anyone still believe Sinema will run for reelection? Because she won’t (UPDATE: She isn’t) appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Biden, Trump set for massive delegate hauls in 16 nominating contests
WASHINGTON — Voters in more than a dozen states will cast their choice for U.S. president Tuesday in the largest single day of nominating contests on the 2024 election calendar. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the clear Republican front-runner, are chasing more than one-third of their respective parties’ delegates during the “Super […] The post Biden, Trump set for massive delegate hauls in 16 nominating contests appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Five months late, Congress is poised to pass a huge chunk of federal spending
WASHINGTON — Congress is on track to approve a staggering $468 billion in government spending this week, finishing part of the work it was supposed to complete by Oct. 1 — including a big boost intended to shore up the federal WIC nutrition program for women, infants and children. Other agencies will see cuts, including […] The post Five months late, Congress is poised to pass a huge chunk of federal spending appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Evers signs child care tax credit hike, urges more action on child care support
Gov. Tony Evers signed legislation increasing Wisconsin’s child and dependent care tax credit Monday and at the same time renewed his call for broader state support for child care providers. “We need a long-term solution to our state’s looming child care crisis—including direct support for providers through Child Care Counts—and I will work with anyone […] The post Evers signs child care tax credit hike, urges more action on child care support appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Colorado 14th Amendment ruling, clearing Trump for ballot
Former President Donald Trump must be placed on Colorado’s 2024 ballot, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday, striking down a first-of-its-kind holding by the Colorado Supreme Court that the Republican front-runner is disqualified from office under a Civil War-era insurrection clause. “Because the Constitution makes Congress, rather than the States, responsible for enforcing […] The post U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Colorado 14th Amendment ruling, clearing Trump for ballot appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Chicago is the latest city rethinking disputed technology that listens for gunshots
Chicago has joined a growing list of cities that have cut ties with a controversial company that tries to reduce urban gun violence with 24/7 technology that listens for the crack of gunshots and immediately notifies police. This month, Chicago Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the city would not renew its contract with SoundThinking, the […] The post Chicago is the latest city rethinking disputed technology that listens for gunshots appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
The Alabama Legislature helped Tom Parker realize his medieval dreams
When Alabama Chief Justice Tom Parker wrote a cheerleading concurrence in his colleagues’ decision to effectively end in vitro fertilization in the state, he cited Thomas Aquinas. Aquinas, as I learned in Father Koterski’s philosophy class, was a Dominican theologian who spent most of his life trying to synthesize Catholic Church teachings with the philosophy […] The post The Alabama Legislature helped Tom Parker realize his medieval dreams appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Who wants the U.S. Supreme Court to limit abortion pill access? Here’s the list.
WASHINGTON — Anti-abortion groups, attorneys general from 25 states and more than 140 members of Congress have signed on to dozens of briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court during the past two weeks, encouraging the justices to revert use and prescribing of the medication abortion pill mifepristone to what was in place prior to 2016. […] The post Who wants the U.S. Supreme Court to limit abortion pill access? Here’s the list. appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Evers vetoes GOP income tax cut, retirement tax break and marriage credit increase
Gov. Tony Evers vetoed three of four Republican-backed bills to cut taxes Friday, declaring that they “would set Wisconsin on a path toward insolvency.” The bills the Democratic governor vetoed included AB-1020, raising the top income in the state’s second-lowest tax bracket to just over $112,000; AB-1021, exempting up to $150,000 in retirement income from […] The post Evers vetoes GOP income tax cut, retirement tax break and marriage credit increase appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Waupaca Co. town debates meaning of sustainability at hearing for proposed digester
For more than three hours on Wednesday night, the residents of the town of Lind in Waupaca County debated what the town should do about a proposed anaerobic co-digester on a local dairy farm. Hundreds of people packed into the auditorium at Waupaca High School for the community meeting that had been delayed since December […] The post Waupaca Co. town debates meaning of sustainability at hearing for proposed digester appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
In partial victory for Green Bay, federal judge dismisses Senate from audio surveillance lawsuit
A federal judge dismissed the Wisconsin Senate from a lawsuit against the city of Green Bay over audio recording equipment installed as part of a city hall security system. The Senate’s involvement lawsuit, which alleges that the recording equipment violated the privacy rights of visitors to city hall, has gone on for about a year, […] The post In partial victory for Green Bay, federal judge dismisses Senate from audio surveillance lawsuit appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
A day ahead of shutdown, Congress passes funding extension for spending bills
WASHINGTON — Congress passed a short-term funding extension Thursday intended to give lawmakers a bit more time to wrap up work on the annual spending bills — dodging a shutdown despite election year politics and narrow margins. The stopgap spending bill, sometimes called a continuing resolution, or CR, would keep funding mostly flat for programs […] The post A day ahead of shutdown, Congress passes funding extension for spending bills appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Presidential campaign moves to the border, as Biden urges Trump to back immigration deal
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon paid competing visits to the nation’s southern border, where Biden called on Congress to reconsider a bipartisan border security deal that Republicans tanked at Trump’s direction. Biden traveled to Brownsville, Texas, while Trump journeyed to Eagle Pass, highlighting how immigration policy has […] The post Presidential campaign moves to the border, as Biden urges Trump to back immigration deal appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Budget committee releases $32 million to the UW System for investments in workforce
Lawmakers on the state budget committee unanimously approved the release of about $31.9 million to the University of Wisconsin System that will be used to invest in workforce development. Republicans cut the money — about $15.9 million annually — from the UW budget in June 2023 saying they intended the cut to eliminate funding for […] The post Budget committee releases $32 million to the UW System for investments in workforce appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Former DNR warden under investigation for wolf killing posted online about baiting in his yard
A former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) warden who served on the agency’s committee to create a new wolf management plan for the state is under investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for killing a wolf in his yard in December. He has claimed self-defense, but he posted on Facebook in November […] The post Former DNR warden under investigation for wolf killing posted online about baiting in his yard appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
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