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New federal water pollution rule draws mixed reaction
A federal rule limiting agencies’ power to regulate water pollution will severely restrict protections for waters and wetlands throughout the country, but could also be subject to challenges from conservative groups that maintain the new rule exerts more federal jurisdiction than the U.S. Supreme Court intended in a May decision. With the rule published Tuesday […] The post New federal water pollution rule draws mixed reaction appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Assembly elections committee considers bills on ballot signatures, campaign finance rules
The Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections held a public hearing Wednesday for two bipartisan bills. One measure aims to simplify the process for potential political candidates to get on the ballot. The other closes a loophole that allows officials convicted of campaign finance violations to remain in control of that money. The hearing […] The post Assembly elections committee considers bills on ballot signatures, campaign finance rules appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
GOP lawmakers roll out tax cut package, spurn governor’s special session priorities
Republican lawmakers are taking another run at cutting Wisconsin’s second-highest tax bracket after Gov. Tony Evers vetoed their first attempt in July. The proposed tax cut on incomes ranging from under $28,000 to more than $400,000 is one of three items in the $2.9 billion package that GOP legislative leaders rolled out Tuesday. In addition, […] The post GOP lawmakers roll out tax cut package, spurn governor’s special session priorities appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Lawless MAGA Republicans are trying to overthrow democracy
These are not normal times. Still, as Will Bunch observed in a powerful column for the Philadelphia Inquirer, out of force of habit, laziness or just plain denial, a lot of journalists continue to treat the Republican presidential contest as if it were a regular political event instead of the lawless authoritarian movement it really […] The post Lawless MAGA Republicans are trying to overthrow democracy appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Biden administration chooses first 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiations
WASHINGTON — Medicare can now negotiate lower prices for 10 common high-price drugs, cutting out-of-pocket costs for an estimated 9 million seniors and saving taxpayers billions, the Biden administration said Tuesday. Medicare will begin this year to negotiate with the manufacturers of popular medications used to treat blood clots, diabetes, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic […] The post Biden administration chooses first 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiations appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
An anthropologist comes to terms with a child born different
When his second child was born, Thomas Pearson was taken aback by an unexpected outcome. He and his partner, Tiffani Taggart, had a newborn daughter with physical traits associated with Down syndrome, leading their doctor to recommend a blood test that a week later confirmed the genetic abnormality responsible for the condition. For Pearson, an […] The post An anthropologist comes to terms with a child born different appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
‘Hate will not prevail in America’: Biden marks 60 years since March on Washington
The U.S. still hasn’t met the goals of the Civil Rights Movement, President Joe Biden said Monday, the 60th anniversary of one of the movement’s most iconic events. Six decades to the day after the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, Biden urged Americans not […] The post ‘Hate will not prevail in America’: Biden marks 60 years since March on Washington appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Updated COVID-19 vaccines expected to be available in September, federal officials say
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is gearing up for a fall vaccination campaign that not only includes updated COVID-19 boosters, but the annual flu shot and the newly approved RSV vaccine. “We’re going to be encouraging Americans to get their COVID-19 vaccine in addition to their annual flu shot, as well as the immunizations for […] The post Updated COVID-19 vaccines expected to be available in September, federal officials say appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
WEC Administrator won’t attend Senate reappointment hearing
Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Administrator Meagan Wolfe said Wednesday she won’t appear at a Senate committee hearing next week in which her reappointment to her position will be considered after Attorney General Josh Kaul weighed in to say the committee has no authority to do so. Wolfe’s four-year term as administrator expired earlier this summer, […] The post WEC Administrator won’t attend Senate reappointment hearing appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Debate does little to dissuade voters from Trump at one Republican watch party
At the Red Mouse Bar and Grill in Cross Plains, about 95 miles from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee where eight candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination took part in the first primary debate, the members of the Dane County Republican Party met to get their first real look at the challengers attempting to […] The post Debate does little to dissuade voters from Trump at one Republican watch party appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Trump absent but still dominates as GOP presidential rivals clash at first debate
Eight Republican presidential candidates gathered onstage Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for a heated first primary debate heavily influenced by former President Donald Trump, though the party’s front runner refused to attend the two-hour event. Trump instead recorded a competing 46-minute interview with former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson that aired on X, formerly known […] The post Trump absent but still dominates as GOP presidential rivals clash at first debate appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
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