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State task force outlines plans for $1B in federally funded broadband internet expansion
Wisconsin is getting ready to deploy more than $1 billion in federal funds over the next five years to expand broadband internet service where it’s not yet available around the state. A state task force has spent the last year drawing up its plans for the project and this fall will begin allocating the money […]
Republican candidates for 8th CD discuss federal regulations, border and taxation during debate
The candidates competing for the Republican nomination in the open race for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District seat discussed federal regulation, U.S.-Mexico border and taxation during a debate Thursday. The seat, which includes Appleton, Green Bay, Door County and other areas of northeast Wisconsin, was represented by U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher since 2017 until he resigned […]
Wisconsin Democrats are suddenly energized by a presidential reset
If you want a measure of how the sudden change-up at the top of the 2024 presidential ballot is affecting Wisconsin voters, compare the crowd of about 3,000 that turned out for Vice President Kamala Harris in Milwaukee Tuesday to the group less than one-third that size that showed up to see President Joe Biden […]
VP Harris meets with Netanyahu to discuss Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic nominee for president, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday afternoon, a day after he vowed to Congress that he wants “total victory” in the deadly Gaza war. Harris said she and Netanyahu had a “constructive” meeting and that she expressed to the prime minister […]
Citizens United, GOP state parties file FEC complaint over Biden-Harris campaign funds
WASHINGTON — A conservative group and a group of Republican state parties Thursday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of improperly assuming control of Biden campaign funds after he withdrew from the race. The complaint is asking the FEC’s six-person commission — split evenly between Democrats and Republicans […]
Pertussis outbreak hints at possible spread of more preventable illnesses
Add yet another respiratory illness to those cropping up in the last year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: whooping cough. On Tuesday, Public Health Madison & Dane County reported an outbreak of pertussis — whooping cough — in the county. The outbreak has affected 43 people over the last eight weeks, most of […]
Rhetoric versus reality: Addressing common misconceptions about abortion
Reproductive rights has taken center stage in the first post-Roe presidential election that features a longtime advocate for reproductive rights in possible Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, opposite former Republican President Donald Trump, whose three appointed U.S. Supreme Court justices helped overturn federal abortion rights. Although Trump’s former health staffers have co-authored the Heritage […]
DOJ reviewing 2023 death investigation concerning Eau Claire County Jail
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) is reviewing the death investigation prepared by the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office concerning the demise of Silver O. Jenkins, 29, who was found unresponsive in the Eau Claire County Jail on March 12, 2023. In response to a July 15 Wisconsin Examiner open records request to St. Croix […]
In Milwaukee, Vice President Harris lays out choice between ‘compassion’ and ‘chaos’
Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her case for the presidency to an energetic crowd in the gym of West Allis Central High School in Milwaukee on Tuesday — two days after President Joe Biden decided to step out of the 2024 presidential race. The rally in the battleground state of Wisconsin, which was planned […]
Former state toxicologist says nitrate drinking water standards are too lax
A former Wisconsin state toxicologist who was involved in creating the state’s nitrate standards for drinking water in the 1980s alleges the science that has informed those standards for decades is deeply flawed and the standards should be stricter. Dave Belluck, who worked as a toxicologist for multiple states and the federal government, says that […] The post Former state toxicologist says nitrate drinking water standards are too lax appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Wisconsin Democrats endorse Kamala Harris after Biden drops out
Shortly after President Joe Biden announced that he will no longer seek the nomination for president, Wisconsin Democratic leaders who will serve as delegates to the Democratic National Convention released statements praising Biden and joining him in endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to be his successor. All of the Democrats representing Wisconsin in the U.S. […] The post Wisconsin Democrats endorse Kamala Harris after Biden drops out appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
IT glitch causing delays in flights, business operations globally
Air travel, banking, media and hospital systems were just some of the industries affected by a bug in a software update that scrambled business operations for many globally on Friday. Many of those who use Microsoft Windows are likely experiencing a “blue screen of death” or an error page. The issue is due to a […] The post IT glitch causing delays in flights, business operations globally appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
After the Republican convention, Milwaukee wonders if it was worth it
The Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee brought 50,000 visitors to the city, but a variety of factors led to lower-than-expected business activity in the city’s downtown area. Many local residents in the largely Democratic city stayed away. Security fences surrounding the convention center made it difficult for delegates to get to bars and restaurants […] The post After the Republican convention, Milwaukee wonders if it was worth it appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Republicans at national convention reach out to Black voters on social and economic issues
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, speaking to other Black delegates at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week, wanted to reassure them of one thing — they are not alone. “As African-American conservatives, sometimes it’s easy to feel like you’re the only one here,” Scott said at a Wednesday event dedicated to […] The post Republicans at national convention reach out to Black voters on social and economic issues appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Trump describes assassination attempt in speech accepting GOP presidential nomination
MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump in an unusual speech accepting the GOP presidential nomination Thursday at the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention gave a detailed account about the attempt on his life last weekend when a gunman shot at him during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. “I will tell you exactly what […] The post Trump describes assassination attempt in speech accepting GOP presidential nomination appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Anti-Trump conservatives ponder what to do in November — and beyond
MILWAUKEE — While 2,500 Republican delegates were gathering to nominate Donald Trump at the party convention in Milwaukee this week, a group of Trump opponents gathered four blocks away to talk about the existential threat the GOP candidate poses to the country. The event was organized by Principles First, which calls itself “a nationwide grassroots […] The post Anti-Trump conservatives ponder what to do in November — and beyond appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Sen. Tester calls on Biden not to seek another term
Montana’s senior U.S. senator and only Democratic member of the Congressional delegation is calling on President Joe Biden, also a Democrat, to not seek re-election in November. Tester is only the second Democrat in the Senate to make the call on the Biden candidacy, but other media report that former President Barack Obama, U.S. House […] The post Sen. Tester calls on Biden not to seek another term appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Families of Sam Sharpe and Dvontaye Mitchell rally in Red Arrow Park
Local activists gathered in Milwaukee’s Red Arrow Park Thursday evening, as they did at the start of the Republican National Convention (RNC), to rally and march. But this time instead of protesting they were mourning. Holding signs and accompanying grieving families, the group chanted the names of Dvontaye Mitchell and Sam Sharpe. Mitchell died after […] The post Families of Sam Sharpe and Dvontaye Mitchell rally in Red Arrow Park appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
J.D. Vance and the ‘forgotten’ men and women of Wisconsin
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson got emotional Wednesday night at the conclusion of J.D. Vance’s speech accepting the nomination to be Donald Trump’s running mate. “I was absolutely moved,” Thompson said as he stood with the Wisconsin delegation near the main stage at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. “I got a tear in my […] The post J.D. Vance and the ‘forgotten’ men and women of Wisconsin appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
On the trail of J.D. Vance’s Kentucky mountain roots
JACKSON — In the 24 hours after J.D. Vance became Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s running mate, Stephen Bowling, director of the Breathitt County Public Library, fielded more than a dozen calls from news media outlets large and small. The place that Vance in his best-selling memoir wrote “would always have my heart” is back […] The post On the trail of J.D. Vance’s Kentucky mountain roots appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
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