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Madison Starbucks workers walk out of work on the busiest day of the year
Dozens of Madison Starbucks employees at two Madison Starbucks locations walked out of work Thursday and gathered outside stores to protest what they described as unfair treatment. They joined workers at over 200 Starbucks outlets across the country in the walkout, according to Evan McKenzie, a Starbucks barista and intern with the union Starbucks Workers […] The post Madison Starbucks workers walk out of work on the busiest day of the year appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Assembly Democrats take aim at climate change in large package of bills
Proposals that cover agriculture, schools, electric utilities and workforce training are among 20 pieces of draft legislation to address climate change that Wisconsin Assembly Democrats began circulating Thursday. “The climate crisis is real, and there is no time to waste in taking action,” said Rep. Greta Neubauer (D-Racine), the Assembly’s Democratic leader, at a Capitol […] The post Assembly Democrats take aim at climate change in large package of bills appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Democrats urge feds to update banking ‘red flags’ on legal marijuana businesses
The federal government unfairly penalizes state-legal marijuana businesses whose owners have been convicted of marijuana-related crimes, restricting them from loans and other banking tools, a group of U.S. Senate and House Democrats wrote to the Treasury Department asking for a change in policy. The group of 20 lawmakers, who mostly represent states where recreational marijuana […] The post Democrats urge feds to update banking ‘red flags’ on legal marijuana businesses appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Wee hours U.S. Senate drama: GOP colleagues on the floor battle Tuberville blockade
WASHINGTON — After a marathon day and late-night vote to avert a Thanksgiving government shutdown, four U.S. Senate Republicans held the floor until the wee hours Thursday, urging their Alabama colleague to lift his months-long objections to hundreds of U.S. military nominations. Sens. Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Todd Young of Indiana, Joni Ernst of Iowa […] The post Wee hours U.S. Senate drama: GOP colleagues on the floor battle Tuberville blockade appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Congress sends stopgap spending bill to Biden’s desk, averting shutdown for now
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators voted 87-11 to approve legislation Wednesday that would fund the government into next year, clearing the measure for President Joe Biden’s signature. The stopgap spending bill, sometimes called a continuing resolution or CR, would fund part of the government until mid-January and the rest of the programs within the annual appropriations […] The post Congress sends stopgap spending bill to Biden’s desk, averting shutdown for now appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Attempt to kill Biden student debt relief plan tied to income fails in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday night failed to garner enough votes to block a new Biden administration rule on an income-driven repayment plan for federal student loans. The resolution did not pass, 49-50. Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia was the sole Democrat who joined Republicans in backing the resolution. Sen. Tim […] The post Attempt to kill Biden student debt relief plan tied to income fails in U.S. Senate appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Activists protest prison lockdowns, arguing Evers, Carr actions aren’t enough
A few dozen people gathered outside the Wisconsin Department of Corrections offices in Madison on Wednesday to protest ongoing lockdowns at state prisons in Green Bay and Waupun. The group, made up of activists, formerly incarcerated people and family members of people who have been incarcerated, argued that proposed solutions announced the day before by […] The post Activists protest prison lockdowns, arguing Evers, Carr actions aren’t enough appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Being ‘welcoming’ versus being ‘safe’ — soul searching in a Madison suburb
In the context of recent events in the statehouse, the U.S. Capitol and the escalating war in the Middle East, the decision by the Village of Maple Bluff to move Halloween trick-or-treating from Tuesday, Oct. 31, to Sunday, Oct. 29, was not exactly headline news. Still, residents of the Madison suburb packed a village board […] The post Being ‘welcoming’ versus being ‘safe’ — soul searching in a Madison suburb appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
‘Out of control’: Advocates rally in D.C. calling for action on housing crisis
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Washington state Democrat, joined about 100 tenant advocates at a press event outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to demand action on the housing crisis. Jayapal, who chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus, called on the Federal Housing Finance Agency to bolster tenant protections and rent regulations. The People’s […] The post ‘Out of control’: Advocates rally in D.C. calling for action on housing crisis appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
VA secretary says agency will cooperate with investigation into veterans crisis line
WASHINGTON — Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough sought to defend the veterans crisis line Wednesday in a letter to the Kansas senator who has raised concerns with how some veterans are treated after calling it. McDonough wrote in the three-page letter to Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran that the VA “takes any allegations […] The post VA secretary says agency will cooperate with investigation into veterans crisis line appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Wisconsin Legislature approves final version of Brewers stadium deal
Wisconsin lawmakers approved a controversial deal to spend about $500 million in public money on renovations and maintenance of American Family Field on Tuesday, despite objections from some lawmakers that the package has a lopsided impact on taxpayers. The Wisconsin Senate concurred in both Brewers bills — AB 438 and AB 439 — in a […] The post Wisconsin Legislature approves final version of Brewers stadium deal appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
U.S. House passes stopgap spending bill in bipartisan vote, in crucial test for new speaker
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House took a broadly bipartisan vote Tuesday to fund the government into the new year, though the measure must pass the Senate by the end of the week if Congress is going to avoid a partial government shutdown. The 336-95 House vote was the first major legislative test for Speaker Mike […] The post U.S. House passes stopgap spending bill in bipartisan vote, in crucial test for new speaker appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Assembly Republicans pass rewrite of Evers’ special session bill, sending it to likely demise
The ambitious special session that Gov. Tony Evers ordered in August drew to a close in the Assembly Tuesday, his $1 billion agenda torpedoed and replaced with a $2 billion tax cut that he is expected to veto for the second time. And while some Republican lawmakers defended their decision to replace the governor’s priorities […] The post Assembly Republicans pass rewrite of Evers’ special session bill, sending it to likely demise appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Advocates want a stronger role for family caregivers when patients leave the hospital
Advocacy groups are trying to mobilize lawmakers to write and pass a bill requiring hospitals to systematically inform and train family members or others who care for patients after they’re discharged from the hospital. Family caregivers account for 80% of the care that patients receive at home when they are released from the hospital or […] The post Advocates want a stronger role for family caregivers when patients leave the hospital appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Oklahoma senator challenges Teamsters president to fight at U.S. Senate hearing
WASHINGTON — Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican, challenged the head of the Teamsters union to a physical fight at a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday intended to showcase how labor unions are making families’ lives better. The tense confrontation at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing stemmed from acrimonious posts on social […] The post Oklahoma senator challenges Teamsters president to fight at U.S. Senate hearing appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
As ‘March for Israel’ draws crowds to D.C., congressional leaders vow continued support
Members of both parties from both chambers of Congress spoke to tens of thousands of supporters of Israel in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, pledging to continue support for the U.S. ally’s war against Hamas even as concerns about the destruction in Gaza rise. Many speakers, including family members of Israeli and Israeli American victims, at […] The post As ‘March for Israel’ draws crowds to D.C., congressional leaders vow continued support appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Wisconsin Senate votes on party lines to advance PFAS bill
Wisconsin Republican Senators voted to advance a bill to address PFAS contamination across the state despite objections from Democrats and conservation groups that it gives a pass to polluters while preventing the state from responding to contamination. The bill has been subject to months of negotiations and attempts at compromise between both parties, conservation groups, […] The post Wisconsin Senate votes on party lines to advance PFAS bill appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
New SEC rule aims to put a leash on predatory investors
The shutdown of a Marathon County paper mill a decade ago ended 450 jobs and forced the village of Brokaw, where the plant was located, to close up shop a few years later. “It was kind of a double whammy there,” says Randy Radtke, vice president of the Central Wisconsin Labor Council and former president […] The post New SEC rule aims to put a leash on predatory investors appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
‘Nationwide gun emergency’ discussed by U.S. House Democrats at roundtable meeting
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats held a Monday roundtable forum on changing U.S. gun laws following a recent mass shooting in Maine, where 18 people were killed. The top Democrat on the committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, invited witnesses to discuss gun violence solutions, and said that the gun industry lobby, the National Rifle […] The post ‘Nationwide gun emergency’ discussed by U.S. House Democrats at roundtable meeting appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
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