R. Alan Bates Jr.: Is Trump eligible to run?

Hopefully the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the issue of eligibility of Mr. Trump before our Wisconsin primary ballots are prepared. … The question for each voter is: Does racist speech, lies about the 2020 election, and calling for violence against our own government make Donald Trump, in our own opinions, eligible to serve as our president?

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Kenosha County approves Hard Rock Casino plans

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R. Alan Bates Jr.: Is Trump eligible to run?

Hopefully the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the issue of eligibility of Mr. Trump before our Wisconsin primary ballots are prepared. … The question for each voter is: Does racist speech, lies about the 2020 election, and calling for violence against our own government make Donald Trump, in our own opinions, eligible to serve as our president?

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WMC survey finds business leaders less confident in state economy

Confidence in the state economy has dropped sharply among Wisconsin business leaders over the past six months, according to the latest Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce survey.  WMC’s Wisconsin Employer Survey found 22% of responding business leaders rank the state economy as strong — well below the 39% seen in a

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Kenosha County approves Hard Rock Casino plans

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Rep. Green, Sen. Quinn: Introduce legislation to regulate deer hunting

Madison – Representative Chanz Green (R-Grand View) and Senator Romaine Robert Quinn (R-Cameron) introduced legislation earlier today to regulate deer hunting in Northern Wisconsin. “Deer hunting has been a tradition for generations in Northern Wisconsin. But those traditions have been thrown by the wayside because the population of deer has been

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Rep. Rettinger: Scouts in Schools Bill passes Assembly Education Committee

Madison – Freshman Representative Nik Rettinger (R-Mukwonago) applauded his Assembly colleagues for passing his “Scouts in Schools” legislation, Assembly Bill 592, out of the Assembly Committee on Education today. “Scouts in Schools” would require schools to allow some federally recognized groups, including the Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of

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Sen. Howard: Marklein’s EV Bill passes nearly unanimously

Madison, WI – Sen. Howard Marklein’s (R-Spring Green) bill to enable gas stations, retailers and other private businesses to begin participating in the electric vehicle charging industry passed with nearly unanimous support in the State Senate on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.  The vote was 30-2. “In a great show of

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U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Biden imposing “minimum-pressure” campaign on Houthis, Iran

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement after the Biden administration re-listed the Houthis as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) but failed to designate the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. “The Biden administration’s decision to re-list the Houthis as Specially Designated Global Terrorists may seem

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