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Trump sentencing in New York hush money case postponed until after presidential election
Published: September 6, 2024 19:39
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump will not face criminal sentencing in New York for his state felony convictions ahead of the November election, according to a decision released Friday by New York Judge Juan Merchan. The New York judge said Friday…
Father of Georgia shooting suspect arrested, charged; Biden calls on lawmakers to act
Published: September 6, 2024 19:10
The father of the suspect in Wednesday’s shooting at a Georgia high school has been arrested and is being held at a county detention center, authorities announced Thursday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that Colin Gray is now detained at the…
President’s announcement Thursday is just one piece of a big clean energy picture
Published: September 6, 2024 10:45
On Thursday afternoon, President Joe Biden stood in front of a solar panel array on the grounds of Vernon Electric Cooperative in Vernon County to announce $7.3 billion that will go to expand clean power sources for rural electric co-ops across the…
Wisconsin communities are digging deeper than ever to fund schools
Published: September 6, 2024 10:15
High school principals on the east and west sides of Madison beamed as they showed off gleaming technology centers, renovated classrooms, new theater spaces and music studios filled with instruments — all part of extensive renovations that were recently…
Emergency Missing and Endangered Person Alert launches
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/09/06/emergency-missing-and-endangered-person-alert-launches/
Published: September 6, 2024 10:00
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has announced a new alert code meant “to help save missing and endangered persons by delivering critical alert messages to the public over television, radio and wireless phone.” The new emergency alert code for…
5 things to know about the Harris-Trump presidential debate
Published: September 6, 2024 09:30
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will take the stage next week in the only planned debate between the respective Democratic and GOP presidential candidates between now and November. It’s the first presidential debate since…
Trump promotes raising tariffs, corporate tax cut in battle over economy with Harris
Published: September 6, 2024 09:00
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he would protect American industries if he is reelected by increasing tariffs on imports while cutting other taxes and regulations, in a speech to the Economic Club of New York. The GOP presidential candidate’s…
Suspect in death at Green Bay prison charged with homicide, hate crime
Published: September 5, 2024 22:20
Jackson Vogel allegedly told a corrections officer that he killed his cellmate “because [the cellmate] is Black and gay,” according to a statement in a criminal complaint filed Thursday. Vogel, 24, has been charged with homicide with hate crime and repeat…
Judge in Trump’s Jan. 6 case says it won’t be delayed by upcoming presidential election
Published: September 5, 2024 17:32
WASHINGTON — Exactly two months out from the presidential election, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan plans to move ahead with the case accusing former President Donald Trump of subverting the 2020 presidential election results, telling Trump’s attorneys…
Georgia, national Democratic leaders call for gun safety legislation after Apalachee High shooting
Published: September 5, 2024 16:55
Americans watched in horror on TV and social media Wednesday as students from Apalachee High School in Winder evacuated the building following a shooting that left four dead and nine injured, according to law enforcement and news reports. The names of the…
In a ‘town hall’ with no questions, Trump grouses about polls, attacks debate host
Published: September 5, 2024 16:12
Former President Donald Trump questioned polls showing a close race against Vice President Kamala Harris and complained about the conditions of an upcoming debate during a Fox News interview Wednesday in Pennsylvania. Under questioning from a friendly…
Biden to announce almost $600M for Dairyland Power Cooperative clean energy projects
Published: September 5, 2024 09:01
A Wisconsin utility will be among 16 rural electric power cooperatives sharing in $7.3 billion from the federal government for clean energy projects that President Joe Biden will announce when he visits western Wisconsin Thursday. The funds come from the…
Legislative study committee considers how to protect crops from sandhill cranes
Published: September 4, 2024 22:11
Rick Gehrke operates a farm outside of Omro where he mainly grows corn, soybeans and alfalfa. On Wednesday, he laid out how catastrophic damage from sandhill cranes can be to a farmer if the birds force farmers to re-plant their crops. Corn is most…
RFK Jr. sues to get off Wisconsin presidential ballot
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/rfk-jr-sues-to-get-off-wisconsin-presidential-ballot/
Published: September 4, 2024 22:10
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission in the hopes of forcing his name off of presidential ballots in the state in November. The WEC voted last week to keep Kennedy on the ballot after he had filed the paperwork to be included…
DOJ agreement with Dane Co. sheriff improves services for people who don’t speak English
Published: September 4, 2024 18:48
This article is republished from ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom, as part of a series titled America’s Dairyland: Risking Worker’s Lives for the Milk We Drink. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin has agreed to make a…
Most Wisconsinites oppose criminalizing abortion, according to recent survey
Published: September 4, 2024 10:45
A majority of Wisconsinites are opposed to criminalizing abortion before fetal viability, according to a recent poll conducted by University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation. The survey, which polled groups of voters in six swing states with…
Indigenous-led campaign launches to support medicinal cannabis
Published: September 4, 2024 10:30
“Right now, there is no bill up for legalizing cannabis in our state,” said Rob Pero, founder of the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association and the owner of Canndigenous, which focuses on providing high quality hemp-derived CBD products to Native…
Harris to roll out new plan on tax relief for small businesses
Published: September 3, 2024 21:35
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce economic policy proposals aimed at helping small businesses during a campaign speech Wednesday in New Hampshire. The Democratic presidential candidate will stump in Portsmouth for expanding…
Swing states prepare for a showdown over certifying votes in November
Published: September 3, 2024 16:30
GRAYLING, Mich. — Clairene Jorella was furious. In the northern stretches of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, the Crawford County Board of Canvassers had just opened its meeting to certify the August primary when Jorella, 83 years old and one of two Democrats…
The man behind Project 2025’s most radical plans
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/09/03/the-man-behind-project-2025s-most-radical-plans/
Published: September 3, 2024 10:30
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In January 2023, a group of about 15 people gathered for three days at…
Trump taps into culture war issues, seeks to energize base at Moms for Liberty event
Published: September 3, 2024 10:00
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump late Friday rarely touched on education issues during the third conference of Moms for Liberty, a conservative parental rights group that has ties to Project 2025, the far-right playbook Trump has tried to…
Governments often struggle with massive new IT projects
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/09/03/governments-often-struggle-with-massive-new-it-projects/
Published: September 3, 2024 09:50
Idaho’s state government was facing a problem. In 2018, its 86 state agencies were operating with a mix of outdated, mismatched business systems that ran internal processes like payroll and human resources. Some of the programs dated back to the 1980s, and…
Walz rouses a Milwaukee union crowd with a Labor Day message to get out the vote for Harris
Published: September 3, 2024 00:20
MILWAUKEE — In a high-energy campaign speech at this city’s annual Labor Fest, Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota vowed Monday that he and Vice President Kamala Harris would lead an administration that puts workers first, contrasting their policies with…
Report shows improvements for Wisconsin workers while shortcomings persist
Published: September 2, 2024 10:30
Wisconsin workers’ wages are up and the racial and gender gaps they face are smaller, says a new Labor Day report. But the gaps haven’t been eliminated and challenges such as the scarcity and cost of child care continue to keep some in the state who want…
Labor Day: It’s better in a union
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/09/02/labor-day-its-better-in-a-union/
Published: September 2, 2024 10:00
Each year as Wisconsinites move through the age-old cycle in which summer gives way to fall, the transition is marked on the calendar by Labor Day. For many people, it’s a day off for picnics and barbeques, a last chance to enjoy the Midwestern summer…