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A year after Jan. 6, Congress more deeply divided than ever
A deeply divided Congress is about to show the world a very unsettled view from the U.S. Capitol: Rather than a national crisis that pulls the country together, the deadly riot on Jan. 6, 2021, only seems to have pushed lawmakers further apart.
With evictions resuming, tenants scramble for assistance
The eviction system, which saw a dramatic drop in cases before a federal moratorium expired over the weekend, rumbled back into action Monday, with activists girding for the first of what could be millions of affected tenants to be tossed onto the streets as the delta variant of the coronavirus surges.
Biden releases $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy
President-elect Joe Biden has introduced a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to end "a crisis of deep human suffering" by speeding up vaccination and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic's prolonged economic fallout.
Congress seals agreement on $900 billion COVID relief bill
After months of Washington gridlock, Congress is moving to act on a $900 billion pandemic-relief legislation, finally delivering long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths.
Congressional election on today in Wisconsin
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A special Congressional election in a rural Wisconsin district President Donald Trump carried by 20 points is pitting a Trump-aligned state senator against a school board president hoping to become the first American Indian elected to Congress from the state. The election on Tuesday will help […]
BEV BUTULA: New website Congress.gov to replace THOMAS
An exciting new beta website was launched by Congress on Wednesday. The site, Congress.gov, will become a one-stop resource for federal legislative materials. Congress.gov is slated it eventually replace THOMAS.
Congress’ weakness is Supreme Court’s strength
The worse the Congressional logjam grows, the stronger the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in being the interpreter of laws, according to a new study.
Patent reform changes landscape for lawyers
Intellectual property lawyers could get a lot more work if President Barack Obama follows through on his promise to create entrepreneurial jobs by overhauling the U.S. patent system.
Former DA Duffy to face challenge for congressional seat
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Former state Sen. Pat Kreitlow says he plans to run for Congress, challenging Republican first-year incumbent U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy. Kreitlow is a Democrat from Chippewa Falls. The 46-year-old worked as a news anchor at WEAU-TV before being elected to the state Senate in 2006. He’ll be challenging Duffy, a […]
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- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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