The ruling could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year. Industry groups warned it could lead to loss of manufacturing jobs and even shut down power plants or refineries
The rejection of the conservation groups’ petitions allows state-sanctioned wolf hunts to continue in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
The president used his stop to announce nearly $5 billion in federal money for the bridge and dozens of infrastructure projects nationwide
‘I’m honored to have your back and you have mine,’ U.S. President said at the powerful union’s political convention. ‘That’s the deal’
Harris will host a series of events to defend women rights. She will join President Joe Biden tomorrow in a campaign event focused on abortion in Virginia
Conspiracy theories have a long history in the United States, going back at least to 1800, when secret forces were said to be backing Thomas Jefferson’s presidential bid
The programs have taken off after a series of key interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve made virtually all loans more expensive
Republicans have built large majorities in the Legislature under maps they drew over a decade ago
Just 50% of Black adults said they approve of Biden in a December poll. That is compared with 86% in July 2021, with the gap fueling concerns about his reelection prospects
As a deadline to allocate federal Covid-19 cash approaches next year, states must decide how much to invest in maintaining warehouses and supply stockpiles
Francis punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates
There have still been 8.1 million birds killed this year to help control the spread of the disease and 5.8 million of those have come just this month
The pigs are crossbreeds that combine the survival skills of wild Eurasian boar with the size and high fertility of domestic swine and are spreading out of control
The old fashioned cocktail is traditionally made with a whiskey, like bourbon, sugar and bitters. But in Wisconsin is replaced with brandy
In addition to not approving the University of Wisconsin pay raises, Gov. Tony Evers argues that the Legislature is blocking state conservation programs
New maps favoring Democrats would weaken Republicans’ grip on legislative power, which they have also used in the Senate to fire Democratic Gov. Tony Evers appointees and to threaten impeachment of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz and the state’s elections leader
Wisconsin legislators passed a law in 1849 that conservatives argue bans abortion. Ozanne and Chisholm said last year they wouldn’t prosecute abortion-seekers under that law
The resumption of services on Monday is the first time abortions have been available in the state since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022
While both parties engage in gerrymandering, the dynamics in North Carolina and Wisconsin go beyond mere redistricting fights and offer a vivid illustration of how Republicans are attempting to maintain power regardless of their level of support among voters
Democrats say the vote on Thursday to oust nonpartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe was held improperly, and will go to court
The unprecedented attempt to impeach and remove Justice Janet Protasiewicz from office comes as the court is being asked to throw out legislative electoral maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature
Republicans worry that the legislative districts they drew 12 years ago will be undone in one of the court’s first actions under liberal control
Chief Justice Annette Ziegler said that firing and hiring a new state court director was illegal
Protasiewicz, who was backed by Democrats in her winning election in April, never said how she would rule on a redistricting lawsuit
Republicans chose Milwaukee for the first debate and for the national convention in just 11 months largely because of Wisconsin’s well-earned status as a swing state
Highs of 109 degrees Fahrenheit forecast for Saturday and 110 F (43.3 C) on Sunday in Dallas would break the current record of 107 F each day
The Wisconsin lawsuit also alleges partisan gerrymandering is illegal under the state constitution’s guarantee of equal protection and free speech
