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Republicans reject seven Evers appointees including elections commissioner and DNR board members
Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to fire seven of Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to state boards and commissions, including a member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission and four members of the state Natural Resources Board. The Republicans denied the appointments over the repeated objections of Democrats who said the votes would set a […] The post Republicans reject seven Evers appointees including elections commissioner and DNR board members appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Ohio’s Jim Jordan fails in bid for U.S. House speaker, leaving chamber paralyzed again
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House rejected Ohio’s Jim Jordan as a candidate for speaker on Tuesday in the first round of voting, though the chamber was expected to potentially conduct additional votes on Jordan’s bid later in the day. Jordan, co-founder of the far-right Freedom Caucus and one of the lawmakers who bolstered former President […] The post Ohio’s Jim Jordan fails in bid for U.S. House speaker, leaving chamber paralyzed again appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Advocates from PFAS-affected communities say GOP bill gives polluters a pass
Clean water advocates in some of Wisconsin’s communities hit hardest by PFAS contamination say Republican-authored legislation to aid in the cleanup of the harmful “forever chemicals” contains too many poison pills to support. The legislation was initially introduced in May. After months of inaction, last week the bill’s authors, Green Bay Republican Sens. Robert Cowles […] The post Advocates from PFAS-affected communities say GOP bill gives polluters a pass appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Denouncing ‘barbarians’ perpetuates the slaughter of innocents in Israel and Gaza
Ever since my first of many trips to Israel, in 1976, just three years after the Yom Kippur war, and only nine years after the Six Day War in which Israel gained the territory known as the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, filled with millions of Palestinians, as well as the Golan Heights and […] The post Denouncing ‘barbarians’ perpetuates the slaughter of innocents in Israel and Gaza appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Jim Jordan gains support as vote nears for U.S. House speaker, but outcome still in doubt
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan swayed several Republican opponents to his side Monday, moving the Ohio Republican closer to the speaker’s gavel ahead of a crucial Tuesday afternoon vote. Jordan, who has been a polarizing figure in American politics for much of his time in Congress, will need the backing of nearly all the […] The post Jim Jordan gains support as vote nears for U.S. House speaker, but outcome still in doubt appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Biden will visit Israel to demonstrate U.S. support following Hamas attack
President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday in a show of solidarity with the Middle East ally, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday. Biden will “reaffirm the United States’ solidarity with Israel and our ironclad commitment to its security,” send a message to other groups and powers in the region not to […] The post Biden will visit Israel to demonstrate U.S. support following Hamas attack appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Evers moves $170M to extend child care support into 2025
Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday his administration would shift $170 million toward Wisconsin child care providers as stopgap funding to stave off a potential fiscal cliff early next year and extend state support for providers into 2025. Evers made the announcement as a state Senate committee voted to eliminate more than twice that amount in […] The post Evers moves $170M to extend child care support into 2025 appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Assembly to vote Tuesday on modified Brewers stadium deal
The Wisconsin Assembly will vote this week on a slightly modified plan for funding renovations of American Family Field and keeping the Milwaukee Brewers in the city through 2050. The changes to the bills — including a reduction in required contributions from Milwaukee and Milwaukee County — were adopted last week during an Assembly State […] The post Assembly to vote Tuesday on modified Brewers stadium deal appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Voucher lawsuit takes on privatization of Wisconsin schools
A lawsuit filed last week with the Wisconsin Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of taxpayer-funded private schools does not mince words. Wisconsin’s parental choice programs are “affirmatively designed to undermine Wisconsin’s public education system by robbing it blind, forcing local districts into financial death spirals,” the petition for original action by the Supreme Court states. […] The post Voucher lawsuit takes on privatization of Wisconsin schools appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Biden’s go-ahead for added border wall draws criticism from Democrats in Congress
WASHINGTON — U.S. congressional Democrats are frustrated with the White House’s decision to allow for the construction of additional border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. “Walls don’t work. It’s that simple,” Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal of Washington state wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “If we really want to take steps to solve the […] The post Biden’s go-ahead for added border wall draws criticism from Democrats in Congress appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
U.S. stresses support for Israel as 1 million residents of North Gaza ordered to evacuate
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel, the New York Democrat’s office said Friday as Israel ordered around 1 million people to leave the northern half of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip amid war with the militant group. The visit by Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the […] The post U.S. stresses support for Israel as 1 million residents of North Gaza ordered to evacuate appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Republicans swap out Evers’ child care proposals with a tax cut he’s already vetoed
The Wisconsin Senate’s Republican leader put out a top-to-bottom rewrite Friday afternoon of the workforce bill Gov. Tony Evers proposed in August that replaces every item in the original $1 billion package with a $2.5 billion tax cut that Evers has already vetoed once. The Senate committee that was assigned the legislation is scheduled to […] The post Republicans swap out Evers’ child care proposals with a tax cut he’s already vetoed appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Transgender restrictions pass Assembly with GOP votes, get hearing in Senate
Wisconsin Republican lawmakers pushed forward bills on Thursday that would affect the lives of transgender youth, despite opposition from Gov. Tony Evers, Democratic lawmakers and members of the public, including transgender Wisconsinites. Assembly Republicans passed three bills that would ban transgender women and girls from participating in women’s sports and ban gender-affirming medical care for […] The post Transgender restrictions pass Assembly with GOP votes, get hearing in Senate appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Senate committee to vote on eliminating work permits for younger teens
A Senate committee will vote Friday on legislation that would end required work permits for younger teenagers — a measure favored by some business groups as well as a right-wing think tank and opposed by worker safety advocates. SB-436, introduced Sept. 20 by Sen. Cory Tomczyk (R-Mosinee), would abolish work permits currently required for 14- […] The post Senate committee to vote on eliminating work permits for younger teens appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Scalise drops out of race for U.S. House speaker
WASHINGTON — Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise withdrew from the race for U.S. House speaker on Thursday evening, just one day after his colleagues nominated him for the role. “Our conference still has to come together and it’s not there,” Scalise told reporters. “I was very clear we have to have everybody put their agendas […] The post Scalise drops out of race for U.S. House speaker appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
There’s still no speaker of the U.S. House. Could Patrick McHenry be the solution?
WASHINGTON — Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise stepped into a closed-door meeting at the U.S. Capitol Thursday to negotiate with more than a dozen holdout Republicans in his quest to become the next speaker of the House, though dissent only seemed to grow following the three-hour session. On Thursday night, Scalise announced he was dropping […] The post There’s still no speaker of the U.S. House. Could Patrick McHenry be the solution? appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
With violence raging, U.S. citizens in Israel to be flown out on charters
As the death toll in Israel rises, the Biden administration will provide charter flights to help U.S. citizens leave the country and continued Thursday to pledge unconditional support for the Middle East ally in the aftermath of an attack by the militant group Hamas. The number of Americans killed in Hamas’ attack that began Saturday […] The post With violence raging, U.S. citizens in Israel to be flown out on charters appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Republicans maintain skepticism for most of Evers’ workforce agenda at Senate hearing
A parade of witnesses urged state senators Wednesday to preserve child care support that began during the COVID-19 pandemic but was cut from Wisconsin’s two-year budget enacted in July. Restoring the Child Care Counts program dominated the three-and-a-half hour hearing before the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, held to consider legislation that […] The post Republicans maintain skepticism for most of Evers’ workforce agenda at Senate hearing appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Wisconsin Republicans advance Senate PFAS bill over objections of Democrats, environmental groups
Republicans on the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy voted to advance a new version of a bill addressing PFAS contamination across the state despite the objections of Democrats and environmental groups worried about its effect on the state Department of Natural Resource’s ability to hold polluters accountable. The committee vote was held […] The post Wisconsin Republicans advance Senate PFAS bill over objections of Democrats, environmental groups appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Biden administration working to recover U.S. hostages held by Hamas
U.S. officials are working to recover American hostages from the Middle East and provide aid to Israel as violence continues in the region following last weekend’s attack by Hamas, administration and congressional leaders said Wednesday. Speaking to Jewish community leaders at the White House late Wednesday afternoon, President Joe Biden said the administration was working […] The post Biden administration working to recover U.S. hostages held by Hamas appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
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