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New bipartisan immigration legislation proposed in U.S. House
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of six U.S. House lawmakers on Tuesday described details of proposed legislation that would create a legal pathway for citizenship for undocumented people through work requirements, and would also fund border security measures. The two Latinas who spearheaded the bill, Reps. Veronica Escobar, a Texas Democrat, and María Elvira Salazar, […] The post New bipartisan immigration legislation proposed in U.S. House appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Progressives try to persuade Biden to use the 14th Amendment to resolve debt crisis
WASHINGTON — Progressives are pushing hard for President Joe Biden to take the unprecedented step of invoking the 14th Amendment as a way to avoid financial calamity if the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy do not strike a deal on the debt ceiling in the coming days. The lawmakers and legal scholars argue […] The post Progressives try to persuade Biden to use the 14th Amendment to resolve debt crisis appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Biden and McCarthy strike positive tone after debt limit talks, but no deal yet
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy left their closely watched meeting Monday without an agreement on government spending or the debt limit, prolonging a stalemate that could soon disrupt Americans’ everyday lives as well as the global economy. Both struck a positive tone Monday, though neither divulged details about what remains unresolved […] The post Biden and McCarthy strike positive tone after debt limit talks, but no deal yet appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Activists blast Milwaukee FPC for suspending video policy during RNC
Activist groups in Milwaukee are decrying a decision by the city’s Fire and Police Commission (FPC) to suspend a newly adopted video release policy during the Republican National Convention (RNC) next year. The policy, which was passed in April, requires that video of critical incidents such as officer-involved shootings and in-custody deaths to be released […] The post Activists blast Milwaukee FPC for suspending video policy during RNC appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Happy Mental Health Awareness Month from your gun-crazy Legislature
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. By order of a joint resolution passed by the Wisconsin Legislature last week, it’s also Law Enforcement Appreciation Month. But don’t think for a minute that now is the time to bring those two topics together and try to do something to stop people in the grip of a […] The post Happy Mental Health Awareness Month from your gun-crazy Legislature appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
GOP’s desired work requirements for federal aid would kick roughly 21M from anti-poverty programs
Congressional Republicans’ efforts to slash federal spending by tying work requirements to Medicaid and SNAP would have far-reaching consequences for people with mental health issues, chronic health problems, and some people with disabilities if enacted, policy experts on anti-poverty programs say. They say the work requirements as laid out by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s “Limit, […] The post GOP’s desired work requirements for federal aid would kick roughly 21M from anti-poverty programs appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Biden says he’s offered $1 trillion in spending cuts but GOP won’t budge on debt limit
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Sunday his administration has offered $1 trillion in spending cuts as part of the ongoing talks with Republicans around a budget agreement, but he said no deal has yet been reached. Biden, speaking from Japan during a press conference following the G7 summit, said his administration wants House Speaker […] The post Biden says he’s offered $1 trillion in spending cuts but GOP won’t budge on debt limit appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Advocates seek significant pay boost in state budget for workers who provide in-home care
Advocates for the elderly and people with disabilities are looking to the state budget now taking shape in the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee to boost pay for personal care workers in Wisconsin in hopes of alleviating a chronic shortage that has stranded many people and families needing care. “This is the time for an investment, […] The post Advocates seek significant pay boost in state budget for workers who provide in-home care appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
A default on the U.S. debt would be far worse than a government shutdown. Here’s how.
WASHINGTON — A U.S. default on its debt would have a significantly broader impact on federal operations, financial markets and the global economy than recent government shutdowns that have left ordinary Americans largely untouched. While the two have been confused frequently during debate over the debt limit, the federal government has had considerable practice with […] The post A default on the U.S. debt would be far worse than a government shutdown. Here’s how. appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Overhaul federal permitting as part of the debt limit deal? Not as easy as it sounds.
Congressional leaders negotiating a deal to avoid a catastrophic default on the nation’s debt are talking about including an overhaul of how the federal government reviews projects for their environmental impact. There is bipartisan support for changes to the lengthy environmental approval process among climate-minded Democrats eager to speed construction of renewable energy projects, as […] The post Overhaul federal permitting as part of the debt limit deal? Not as easy as it sounds. appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Appeals court judges embrace anti-abortion speculation
America’s major medical institutions and drug policy scholars have roundly denounced as “pseudoscience” many of the claims brought by anti-abortion groups in a high-profile federal lawsuit asking the Food and Drug Administration to revoke its 23-year-old approval of mifepristone, one half of a two-drug regimen that has become the most common form of pregnancy termination […] The post Appeals court judges embrace anti-abortion speculation appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
CUNA Mutual workers go on strike as contract negotiations stall
Nearly 500 workers employed by CUNA Mutual Group struck at midnight Thursday and began walking a picket line at 7 a.m. Friday in front of the Madison financial services firm’s office on the city’s west side. The walkout was publicly announced on Monday, three weeks after the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 39 […] The post CUNA Mutual workers go on strike as contract negotiations stall appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
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.
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