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Judge decides not to shut down Line 5 over shoreline erosion concerns
A federal judge ruled against conducting an emergency shutdown of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline Thursday, sections of which operate on Bad River tribal lands. The Bad River Band argued in U.S. District Court in Madison that Line 5 has become an imminent danger due to recent post-storm erosion, which has carved away large sections […] The post Judge decides not to shut down Line 5 over shoreline erosion concerns appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Republicans approve $125 million for PFAS mitigation without specifying how to use it
Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee approved $125 million to create a fund that will be used to combat PFAS in Wisconsin, but refrained from establishing a plan or regulations for how the funds should be used. Republicans announced the proposal Thursday night, following a seven-hour delay. Lawmakers passed the proposal, which was included alongside […] The post Republicans approve $125 million for PFAS mitigation without specifying how to use it appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Republicans play chicken with the economy at both the state and national levels
As Erik Gunn reports this week, Congressional Republicans’ threat to force the federal government into a first-ever debt default unless they get agreement on a package of draconian last-minute spending cuts could have dire consequences for Wisconsin veterans and for clean energy companies — along with many other citizens. The new Republican majority in the […] The post Republicans play chicken with the economy at both the state and national levels appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Lawmakers debate violence against abortion clinics, anti-abortion pregnancy centers
WASHINGTON — Republicans at a U.S. House hearing aired frustration with the Department of Justice this week for what they contended is a lack of enforcement of a Clinton-era law that protects access to reproductive health care at anti-abortion pregnancy centers and abortion clinics. GOP lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee expressed anger the Federal […] The post Lawmakers debate violence against abortion clinics, anti-abortion pregnancy centers appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Bipartisan housing bills aim to close Wisconsin’s massive affordable housing gap
To address its growing shortage of affordable housing, Wisconsin needs to build 120,000 additional rental units, Elmer Moore Jr., CEO of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), told an Assembly committee at a public hearing Thursday. In an effort to encourage the massive increase in construction of affordable and workforce housing that is […] The post Bipartisan housing bills aim to close Wisconsin’s massive affordable housing gap appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Assembly passes revised shared revenue bill after hours of delay and debate
Assembly Republicans announced several last-minute changes to their local government funding plans Wednesday afternoon, including a bump in the payments that local governments would receive and some slight changes to other requirements they would need to meet. Just hours later, Assembly Republicans passed the amended bill, AB-245, despite the governor’s statement earlier in the day […] The post Assembly passes revised shared revenue bill after hours of delay and debate appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Divide over hunting at Wisconsin Conservation Congress spills into annual convention
A monthslong dispute at the Wisconsin Conservation Congress bubbled up at the end of its annual convention last weekend as the pro-hunting voices largely in control of the body moved to quiet dissent. The incident created a dramatic finish to the annual convention in Oshkosh in which one delegate successfully had a vote negated over […] The post Divide over hunting at Wisconsin Conservation Congress spills into annual convention appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Advocates push back on debt bill’s potential impact on veterans’ health, clean energy
As Republican congressional leaders and the White House try to hammer out a deal to raise the federal debt ceiling, advocates are marshaling their own campaigns to blunt the GOP’s proposal. This week, clean energy executives across the U.S. — including two from Wisconsin — sent a letter to the White House and the Republican […] The post Advocates push back on debt bill’s potential impact on veterans’ health, clean energy appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Three-judge panel in U.S. appeals court hears arguments in abortion pill case
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court panel quizzed lawyers during oral arguments Wednesday over a Texas judge’s decision that could end access to the abortion pill nationwide. Observers see the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals as a legal way station for the case, in which anti-abortion groups sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, […] The post Three-judge panel in U.S. appeals court hears arguments in abortion pill case appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Democratic attempt to expel Santos from U.S. House handed over to ethics panel
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Wednesday agreed on a motion to refer to the Ethics Committee a Democratic-sponsored resolution to expel New York Republican Rep. George Santos from Congress. The motion led by Republicans was approved 221-204, with seven Democrats voting present. The expulsion resolution introduced by freshman California Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia was […] The post Democratic attempt to expel Santos from U.S. House handed over to ethics panel appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Joint Finance Committee unanimously approves Republicans’ proposal to increase state lawyer pay
Wisconsin’s assistant district attorneys and public defenders would make a starting wage of $36 per hour under a plan proposed by Republican lawmakers on Tuesday. The proposal is $1 more than what Gov. Tony Evers included in his executive budget. The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously to approve the plan, which is meant to alleviate […] The post Joint Finance Committee unanimously approves Republicans’ proposal to increase state lawyer pay appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
At WEDC, focus expands to communities and small businesses — not just big ones
Economic development is about much more than attracting big businesses to Wisconsin communities, the state’s chief economic development official said Tuesday during a public Q & A session in Madison. In the three and a half years since she was appointed, said Missy Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., her work […] The post At WEDC, focus expands to communities and small businesses — not just big ones appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
At Milwaukee County Reintegration Center new vision collides with mass incarceration
Milwaukee County has big plans for its Community Reintegration Center (CRC), an incarceration facility formerly known as the House of Corrections. By creating a diversified network of programs and services and avoiding overcrowding, officials hope to repurpose the facility to better reintegrate its residents back into the community. It’s an ambitious goal, though one which […] The post At Milwaukee County Reintegration Center new vision collides with mass incarceration appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
U.S. House GOP questions education secretary on transgender athletes, student loans
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday grilled the secretary of education about student debt cancellation and protections for transgender student athletes during a lengthy hearing on the president’s proposed budget request for the Department of Education. While the subject of the five-hour House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing was the fiscal 2024 budget […] The post U.S. House GOP questions education secretary on transgender athletes, student loans appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Arguments on landmark abortion pill case to be heard Wednesday in appeals court
WASHINGTON — The lawsuit over access to the abortion pill goes before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Wednesday, the next step on a path that will likely end at the U.S. Supreme Court. The three-judge panel will decide whether to keep, overturn, or alter a ruling from U.S. District Court […] The post Arguments on landmark abortion pill case to be heard Wednesday in appeals court appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Some movement reported in debt limit talks as Biden cuts short overseas trip
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and congressional leaders struggled to find common ground on the debt ceiling during a Tuesday meeting, though lawmakers said afterward there was some progress toward a deal. Biden and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will become the two primary negotiators on a bipartisan debt limit bill that could include other […] The post Some movement reported in debt limit talks as Biden cuts short overseas trip appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Business campaign raises its profile for child care aid in state budget
Close to 100 business organizations, chambers of commerce, economic development agencies and nonprofits have signed on to a campaign to provide continued supplemental child care funding in the next state budget, child care advocates said Monday. “The bottom line is without accessible, high-quality, and affordable child care, attracting and retaining employees will remain a pressing […] The post Business campaign raises its profile for child care aid in state budget appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
The U.S. is undergoing its worst bird flu outbreak ever. Is a poultry vaccine the answer?
WASHINGTON — The deadliest outbreak of bird flu in U.S. history is prompting growing concern in Congress, and Department of Agriculture researchers are awaiting the preliminary results of four trials of vaccines for poultry. Some lawmakers are warming to the idea of a vaccination campaign, long considered a fringe idea due to the cost and […] The post The U.S. is undergoing its worst bird flu outbreak ever. Is a poultry vaccine the answer? appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Lawyer fees draw scrutiny as Camp Lejeune claims stack up
David and Adair Keller started their married life together in 1977 at Camp Lejeune, a military training base on the Atlantic Coast in Jacksonville, North Carolina. David was a Marine Corps field artillery officer then, and they lived together on the base for about six months. But that sojourn had an outsize impact on their […] The post Lawyer fees draw scrutiny as Camp Lejeune claims stack up appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Rural electric co-ops to get $10.7B in USDA funds for clean energy grants, loans
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin to administer two loan and grant programs worth nearly $11 billion to boost clean energy systems in rural areas, administration officials said Tuesday. Congress approved the federal spending — $9.7 billion for a grant and loan program the department is calling the New Empowering Rural America program, or […] The post Rural electric co-ops to get $10.7B in USDA funds for clean energy grants, loans appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
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