MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican-backed push to fast-track redistricting lawsuits in the Wisconsin Supreme Court has been met with skepticism from justices, with the conservative chief justice asking why it would be necessary and how the thinly staffed court could be expected to draw maps. The state’s highest court is deciding whether to adopt a rule that would require any state lawsuits filed over the maps to start in […]
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Black man who was shot in the back by a white police officer in Wisconsin, triggering several nights of violent protests, says he was prepared to surrender just before the officer opened fire. Jacob Blake said in an interview broadcast Thursday by ABC’s “Good Morning America” that his pocketknife fell from his pants during a struggle with Kenosha police who were trying to arrest him […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Republicans are grilling Wisconsin health officials about why they can't speed up COVID-19 vaccinations. The Assembly's health committee held a hearing Thursday to investigate why vaccinations have been moving slowly. The committee's chairman, Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, says it's unacceptable that the general public has to wait until summer for shots. He demanded to know how Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration can speed up administering doses. […]
The announcement by governor Tony Evers this week concerning the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to the general public illustrates the frustration in the distribution of the vaccine from the federal government. Up until now health officials were hoping to distribute the vaccine to the general public starting in March or early April. This week governor Evers estimated that members of the general public won’t be vaccinated until June. Fond du Lac […]
Republican state senator Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac says a pared-down COVID-19 relief package approved by the state senate this week is a win for Wisconsin. "It has liability protections for our schools, non-profits and businesses. It's something a lot of our schools in the area have been asking for," Feyen told WFDL news. Feyen says he hopes the Assembly can realize there are good things in the bill. […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife advocates are asking a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across most of the nation. Two coalitions of advocacy groups filed lawsuits Thursday in U.S. District Court in Northern California seeking to restore protections for the predators. The Trump administration announced in October that wolves were considered recovered from near-extinction across most of the U.S. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — No Republicans in Wisconsin’s congressional delegation joined with the state’s Democrats in voting to impeach President Donald Trump. The impeachment vote Wednesday came a week after Trump encouraged loyalists at a rally to “fight like hell” against November’s election results before they stormed the U.S. Capitol. All five of Wisconsin’s Republican House members voted against impeachment, while all three Democrats were in favor. Security continues to […]
The chairman of the Republican Party of Fond du Lac County says his counterpart in St. Croix County went "over the top" with a recent Facebook post. The St. Croix County Republican Party’s website includes a message that reads “if you want peace, prepare for war.” The leader of the Fond du Lac County Republican Party, Rohn Bishop, says it’s time to lower the temperature on all of the rhetoric. "I've seen […]
Wisconsin Republicans have rejected Democatic Gov. Tony Evers' call for a special legislative session next week to pass his plan to modernize the state's unemployment claims system. Evers introduced a bill Wednesday morning that calls for the state Department of Workforce Development to conduct all transactions electronically and hands the department $5.3 million to renovate and modernize the claims system. He issued an executive order calling for a special session […]