Users' Choice
Author : Louis Weisberg
- Environment, Featured News, News, WisconsinDecember 19,2016
2016 Rewind: Another challenging environmental year for Wisconsin
Wisconsin Republicans began the year pushing bills to roll back protections for air, land and water, while at the same time curtailing the authority of local governments to protect their own natural resources.“From developing on lake beds to filling in wetlands to taking away local governments’ authority to protect the health of their communities, the Legislature is starting 2016 off with .... Read More - Featured News, News, WisconsinDecember 19,2016
2016 Rewind: U.S. court overturns Wisconsin legislative maps
Amid all the disappointment suffered by Democrats during the 2016 election season, a potentially significant glimmer of hope arose in late November.A federal three-judge panel on Nov. 21 ruled that Wisconsin’s legislative maps are unconstitutional. It was the first time such a map had been overturned due to being gerrymandered for purely political reasons.Originally filed in July 2015, the l.... Read More - Featured News, Milwaukee, NewsDecember 19,2016
2016 Rewind: Another deadly year for Milwaukee
Sylville K. Smith’s shooting helped to deepen tensions between Milwaukee residents and law enforcement at a time when homicides in the city were breaking records. August was the deadliest month the city has seen in 25 years. Milwaukee even beat Chicago for homicides this summer — and Chicago was also experiencing one of its worst periods. There were four homicides per 100,000 people here over .... Read More - Featured News, Milwaukee, News, Social JusticeDecember 16,2016
2016 Rewind: Riots explode in Sherman Park
In 2015, police shootings of unarmed black men prompted fiery clashes and riots in several cities. But, despite similar high-profile killings in Wisconsin, the state managed to avoid the kind of violent riots that erupted elsewhere.That changed in 2016. In mid-August, about 800 protesters clashed with police in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood over the shooting of 23-year-old Sylville K.... Read More - Entertainment, Featured, Featured Entertainment, NewsDecember 11,2016
There’s ‘a very good chance’ for ‘Will & Grace’ reboot
The landmark TV series Will & Grace might return to the small screen.A one-off election edition episode of the show might have sparked interest in a revival of the NBC program. The original cast reunited for a 10-minute episode released online in September that urged voters to back Hillary Clinton in the presidential election. The piece has been viewed more than 6.5 million times.Meg.... Read More - Environment, Featured, Featured News, NewsDecember 04,2016
Army halts work on Dakota Access Pipeline, calls for re-routing it
The Army Corp of Engineers announced this afternoon that it will not grant an easement for the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline to cross the Missouri River next to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, according to the National Congress of American Indians.Instead, the Army Corp of Engineers will study the environmental impact of rerouting the 1,172-mile pipeline, which is 87 percent com.... Read More - Featured, Featured News, News, PoliticalDecember 03,2016
Pennsylvania recount halted, Trump aggressively seeks to stop others too
Voters backed by the Green Party have dropped their court case seeking to force a statewide recount of votes cast in Pennsylvania's Nov. 8 presidential election.The state, which has voted Democratic in the last six elections, gave Republican Donald Trump a one percent margin of victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton. About 49,000 more voters chose Trump out of the more than six million ballots .... Read More - Featured, Featured News, News, Political, Social JusticeNovember 30,2016
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke could head Homeland Security
Donald Trump met with Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke at Trump Tower Monday afternoon, presumably to discuss tapping Clarke for a position in his administration. Insiders say the bizarre head of Milwaukee County law enforcement is under consideration to lead the Department of Homeland Security.Like Trump, Clarke is a lightning rod of the radical right who is known nationally for his hi.... Read More - Featured, Featured News, News, PoliticalNovember 26,2016
Clinton campaign joins recount efforts, starting in Wisconsin
Hillary Cinton's campaign on Saturday announced that it would participate in a Wisconsin recount initiated by Green Party nominee Jill Stein in Wisconsin.The campaign also said it would participate in recounts initiated by Green in Michigan and Pennsylvania.But Clinton campaign counsel Marc Elias said the campaign's own investigation has not uncovered any evidence of hacking of voting syst.... Read More - Environment, Featured, Featured News, NewsNovember 25,2016
After four years, Wisconsin GOP forced to adopt air pollution standards
After four years of Republican defiance and a lawsuit, the state Department of Natural Resources is finally ready to adopt federal air pollution standards.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published new limits on fine particulate matter in January 2013. Wisconsin law requires the DNR to adopt rules matching EPA standards to ensure state permits meet federal requirements but the Republic.... Read More
Mobile Betting Apps
Vbet App
1xBet App
Betway Mobile App
Bet365 App
William Hill App
Bet9ja App
Sportsbet.io App
22Bet Mobile App
Registration
Registration
Enter
The website you are trying to access is not one of our trusted partners.
You will be forwarded to the website
Visit site