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Today in History: May 29, Reagan and Gorbachev meet
Today in History Today is Monday, May 29, the 149th day of 2023. There are 216 days left in the year. This is Memorial Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 29, 1988, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened their...
Protester involved in pulling down abolitionist's statue in Wisconsin gets 6 months in jail
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who drove the car that helped pull down the statue of a Civil War hero and abolitionist outside of the Wisconsin state Capitol during a night of protests in 2020 has been sentenced to six months in jail. The statue of Hans Christian Heg was toppled and...
Wisconsin lawmaker says his bar where overdose victims bought drugs isn't 'bad establishment'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police in Wisconsin say the fentanyl-laced drugs that killed one person and caused three more to overdose in a village north of Milwaukee were bought at a state lawmaker's tavern that has been the subject of multiple calls to police in recent years. Republican...
Kids could fill labor shortages, even in bars, if these lawmakers succeed
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, for more hours on school nights and in expanded roles, including serving alcohol in bars and restaurants as young as 14. The efforts to significantly roll...
Finance committee hands WisconsinEye network $10 million endowment
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature's finance committee inserted language into the state budget Thursday that creates a $10 million endowment for the state's C-SPAN-style public affairs network. The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously to place the money in a fund...
Wisconsin budget committee rejects Evers' plan to make tax agents permanent
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature's budget-writing committee rejected Gov. Tony Evers' plan Thursday to make permanent nearly 40 revenue agent positions that are devoted to collecting delinquent taxes. The 2017 to 2019 state budget established 38 agent positions within...
Green Bay-area legislators ask finance committee for $2m to support NFL draft
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two lawmakers have asked the Wisconsin Legislature's budget-writing committee to give tourism officials $2 million to help stage the 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay. The league announced Monday that the draft will take place in and around Lambeau Field, home to the...
Wisconsin trial over fake electors set to start just before 2024 presidential election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A jury trial in a lawsuit seeking $2.4 million in damages from Republicans who attempted to cast Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes for Donald Trump in 2020 even though he lost is scheduled to begin just two months before the 2024 presidential election. Dane County...
Wisconsin bill creates felony for sexual misconduct in schools
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bipartisan group of legislators wants teachers who sexually harass students go to prison and lose their licenses. Democratic state Reps. Tip McGuire and Tod Ohnstad along with Republican Sens. Jesse James and John Spiros released a bill Wednesday that would...
Audit faults grant, ventilator distribution in Wisconsin during height of COVID-19
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state audit released Wednesday faults the Wisconsin Department of Health Services for how it awarded grants and ventilators to health care providers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency's leader, in her response, defended the awards,...
