by Bob Hague | Dec 22, 2020
All six Republicans representing Wisconsin in Washington D.C. voted no, on the massive coronavirus relief and government funding legislation passed Monday night. Combining a $900 billion coronavirus relief plan with $1.4 trillion to fund the federal government through...
by Bob Hague | Jul 13, 2018
Wisconsin’s U.S. Senators reacted Friday to the indictments of Russian intelligence officers, for interfering in the 2016 election. Analysis | Who has been charged in Russia probe and why https://t.co/rAOeGZCr5J — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 13, 2018...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 1, 2017
Reaction from Wisconsin’s Senate delegation to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court is falling along party lines. Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) called it a “daunting task” to replace the...
by Bob Hague | Dec 7, 2016
The United States Air Force has announced that the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing has been selected as one of five candidate bases for further evaluation to receive the Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II. “Earlier this year the...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 22, 2016
A retired high school history teacher is mounting a Democratic primary challenge against Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind. Myron Buchholz of Eau Claire says he’s worried about growing poverty rates in the Third Congressional District and statewide, which are...
by Bob Hague | Jan 26, 2016
The decision by a Wisconsin-based company to move its headquarters to Europe in order to save on taxes is drawing responses from politicians, including Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. In an email Monday to Bloomberg News, the Vermont senator said a...
by Bob Hague | Jan 22, 2016
Wisconsin’s gray wolves would return to state control, under a bill endorsed by a U.S. Senate committee. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Wednesday approved an amendment to a bill that orders wolves to be removed from federal Endangered...
by Bob Hague | Oct 22, 2015
Democrats in the U.S. Senate this week blocked Republican efforts to restrict federal funding to sanctuary cities. Wisconsin Republican, Senator Ron Johnson, was a cosponsor of the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act. “Republicans voted for the...
by Bob Hague | Apr 14, 2015
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s rejection of U.S. Senator Ron Johnson’s Obamacare challenge. Tuesday’s unanimous opinion from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago agreed with last July’s ruling by a U.S. District...
by Andrew Beckett | Jan 30, 2015
Wisconsin’s two US Senators remain divided on whether to allow the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline to move forward. The two lawmakers were on opposite sides of Thursday 62-36 vote in the Senate. Republican Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), who voted with the...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 19, 2014
Wisconsin’s two US Senators cast a split vote Tuesday night, as the chamber narrowly failed to approve the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. The vote was 59 to 41 in favor, one vote short of the 60 needed to send the House-approved bill to President...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 13, 2014
Wisconsin’s two US Senators are taking opposing views on President Obama’s recent call for new Internet regulations to protect net neutrality. The President wants the Federal Communications Commission to protect open access to Internet content with rules...
by Andrew Beckett | Jul 22, 2014
A federal judge in Green Bay is throwing out a lawsuit against provisions of the Affordable Care Act, which was filed by U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI). Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, argued that an ObamaCare rule forced him to treat his staff differently. Judge...
by Andrew Beckett | Dec 16, 2013
As the U.S. Senate nears a vote on a federal budget deal, one member of Wisconsin’s delegation is indicating he will support the proposal. In a statement, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson said he will vote for the agreement passed by the U.S. House of Representatives...
by Jackie Johnson | Oct 2, 2013
Walker touts Wisconsin’s growing economy at a meeting of statewide group of business leaders. Governor Scott Walker tells members of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce in Madison that, since he took office 11,590 net new businesses were created. That exceeds...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 4, 2013
Although he says he’s keeping an open mind on U.S. military action in Syria, Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) was one of several lawmakers to vote against resolution Wednesday that would have authorized the use of force. The vote in the Senate Foreign Relations...
by Jackie Johnson | Apr 16, 2013
Wisconsin ginseng groups sign a deal with a Chinese medicine company. Governor Scott Walker is in China, where officials sign a ten-year trade agreement between the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin and Tong Ren Tang (TRT) Health Pharmaceutical totaling more than $200...
by Jackie Johnson | Aug 29, 2012
Parents are being encouraged to take their children to the eye doctor before heading back to school. It’s crucial that kids entering kindergarten receive a comprehensive eye exam from a licensed eye doctor. “It’s as important as everything that comes...
by Bob Hague | Sep 27, 2011
Five Wisconsin school districts will share $30 million, as part of a settlement of federal charges over their purchase of risky investments. The Securities and Exchange Commission had accused the Royal Bank of Canada of misconduct in selling collateralized debt...
by Brian Moon | Sep 16, 2011
Fighting Bob Fest has been going every year since 2002 but as organizer Ed Garvey says this year is different. “This will be the first time we’ve had a Fighting Bob Fest after having an explosion of interest in what the governor and legislature were...
