Tag: Wisconsin
A lame-duck ‘legislative coup:’ Wisconsin GOP stages last-minute power grab before...
Republican legislators worked throughout Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning to pass a sweeping package of lame-duck bills to give power to the Republican-controlled Legislature before Republican Governor Scott Walker leaves office in January.
‘Democracy dies…in the early morning light’ as Wisconsin GOP rams through...
"This is outrageous abuse of power and should be huge national scandal."
Emergency protests planned to stop Scott Walker and Wisconsin GOP’s ‘shocking...
"Warning to our friends across the country: what happens in Wisconsin doesn't stay in Wisconsin. The GOP (and Kochs) use the state as a petri dish for terrible hard-right ideas. If this works, it'll spread elsewhere."
The key to Tammy Baldwin’s landslide re-election? Exposing her opponent’s shady...
Targeted with $14 million in outside spending, the Wisconsin senator fought back by tagging her opponent as a servant of special interests.
How Tammy Baldwin, target of $14 million in outside spending, sent...
Her campaign made few stumbles, concentrated on the concerns of working families, defined the candidate and her opponent early, and spoke to voters in rural and urban Wisconsin, providing a blueprint for 2020 candidates.
Wisconsin oil refinery explosion injures at least 15 people
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has sent a four-person team to investigate the incident.
Wisconsin’s Foxconn deal enriches billionaires with taxpayer cash
“Growth, thy name is suffering.”
Scott Walker set to sign Koch anti-regulations bill in Wisconsin
“The so-called REINS Act will undoubtedly move Wisconsin towards a rule-making process that will become marred by industry lobbyists with political agendas."
BREAKING: Wisconsin may bring the Koch brothers one state closer to...
Legislators are debating whether to call for a constitutional convention, a prize of corporate interest groups.
Wisconsin Senate passes Koch-backed REINS bill that would benefit Koch, other...
There are concerns about the bill's ability to potentially “grind the regulatory process to a halt.”
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.
The ultimate corporate corruption: Trump appoints Musk to oversee US regulations
Examining the implications of Musk’s appointment to lead Trump’s new department of Government Efficiency and what It means for American democracy.