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Senators introduce bill to amend rule over third-party internet content

The Center Square - October 15, 2020

(The Center Square) – In the wake of allegations of big tech companies suppressing political speech and news stories on their platforms, Republican senators...

Wisconsin National Guard may not be needed for November election

The Center Square - October 15, 2020

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s nearly 2,000 local election managers should be able to handle the November election without outside help. ...

Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate blocking of NY Post stories by Twitter

The Center Square - October 15, 2020

(The Center Square) – Three Republican U.S. senators said the Senate Judiciary Committee would vote next Tuesday to subpoena Jack Dorsey, the CEO of...

Pittsburgh postal workers charged with trashing mail

The Center Square - October 15, 2020

(The Center Square) – Federal authorities charged a pair of post office employees with discarding mail, including political mailers and applications for mail-in ballots,...

State Sen. questions top DHS administrator’s qualifications

The Center Square - October 15, 2020

(The Center Square) – One Wisconsin state senator wants to know what a woman who went to college to be an art teacher knows...

Nearly 900,000 U.S. workers file new unemployment claims

The Center Square - October 15, 2020

(The Center Square) – Nearly 900,000 American workers filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, an increase of 53,000 new claims from the...

Senate Committee to investigate Biden emails obtained by New York Post

The Center Square - October 14, 2020

(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said the committee will now be...

Wisconsin’s State Retiree Health Insurance costs jumped $142 million

The Center Square - October 14, 2020

(The Center Square) – The cost for insurance for former state of Wisconsin workers jumped by almost $143 million in the past year, and...

Judge halts Evers’ crowd limit order in Tavern League lawsuit

The Center Square - October 14, 2020

(The Center Square) – A judge in northwestern Wisconsin has pressed pause on Gov. Tony Evers’ order to limit crowds in bars, restaurants, shops...

Felony Referred Against Wauwatosa Bicyclist ‘Comrade Brandon’ After Officers Injured

Jim Piwowarczyk - October 14, 2020

The arrest of bicyclist Brandon Scharles - called "Comrade Brandon" by a socialist group that says he's a member - came after the bicyclist...

WHO leader urges world leaders to stop using lockdowns as primary control method for coronavirus

The Center Square - October 14, 2020

(The Center Square) – After previously suggesting that governments should be careful about reopening too quickly, the World Health Organization is now urging leaders...

Pew: At least 17 states have drawn from their rainy day funds this year to cover fiscal shortfalls

The Center Square - October 14, 2020

(The Center Square) – At least 17 states have authorized and or made withdrawals from their rainy day funds this year in order to...

Tavern League latest to sue over Wisconsin crowd limit order

The Center Square - October 14, 2020

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s attempt to control the coronavirus has the state’s Tavern League heading to court. ...

Joshua Ziminski: Charged For Firing Gun Just Before Rittenhouse Shooting

Jim Piwowarczyk - October 14, 2020

Joshua Ziminski, the man who allegedly fired the first shot behind Kyle Rittenhouse just prior to the fatal shooting in Kenosha last August, has...

Wauwatosa Chief Weber Says Mensah Should Remain on Force

Jim Piwowarczyk - October 13, 2020

Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber said in a news conference on Oct. 12 that he believes Joseph Mensah should remain a Wauwatosa police officer. The...

U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Trump administration, halts Census count

The Center Square - October 13, 2020

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped the 2020 Census head count in response to a request from the Trump...

Op-Ed: The civil rights legend who opposed critical race theory

The Center Square - October 13, 2020

Critical race theory, or CRT, is in the news these days but many people still may not know what it really means. They think...

Op-Ed: Biden’s call for a minimum corporate tax is hazardous in COVID-era

The Center Square - October 13, 2020

In response to the much-ballyhooed news reports about large corporations paying little to no taxes in a given year, Democratic nominee and former Vice...

Gov. Evers: Republican lawmakers should vote on crowd limits before election day

The Center Square - October 13, 2020

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s governor is daring Republican lawmakers to put-up or shut-up about his order that limits crowds at bars, restaurants and...

Farmers to families $4 billion food program delivers more than 100 million food boxes nationwide

The Center Square - October 13, 2020

(The Center Square) – More than 100 million food boxes have been distributed to support American farmers and families with food insecurity because of...

Wisconsin EDC says Foxconn cannot get tax credits without new contract

The Center Square - October 12, 2020

(The Center Square) – The state of Wisconsin is continuing to take a hard line on Foxconn and the billions of dollars in state...

Wisconsin Democrats, Republicans exchange barbs during hearing on Gov. Evers’ crowd limits

The Center Square - October 12, 2020

(The Center Square) – A hearing Monday on Gov. Tony Evers’ order to limit attendance at bars, restaurants and stores across Wisconsin broke down...

Citing data, president’s top advisers push to reopen schools, workplaces

The Center Square - October 12, 2020

(The Center Square) – Focus on the high risk communities, and get schools and workplaces back open. That’s the message from senior White House...

Judge: Wisconsin law doesn’t limit governor’s emergency orders

The Center Square - October 12, 2020

(The Center Square) – It looks like people in Wisconsin will be required to continue to wear face masks. ...

Wauwatosa Protest Update: Two Consecutive Nights Without Injuries or Property Damage

Jim Piwowarczyk - October 12, 2020

According to the Oct 12 Wauwatosa Police press release, there has now been two consecutive nights of protesting that did not result in injuries or...

Senate Judiciary Committee begins confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett

The Center Square - October 12, 2020

(The Center Square) – The Senate Judiciary committee on Monday kicked off what is certain to be a contentious fight to confirm Judge Amy...

The Sunday Read: Whitmer timeline questionable when blaming Trump for Michigan plot

The Center Square - October 11, 2020

(The Center Square) – If you are starting to believe or have committed certainty to the notion that anything and everything is open to...

Veterans Raise American Flag Back Up Outside Longfellow Middle School

Jessica McBride - October 10, 2020

A group of area military veterans and others raised the American flag back up at Longfellow Middle School in Wauwatosa, after Wisconsin Right Now...

Hurricane Delta strikes southwest Louisiana; no deaths reported

The Center Square - October 10, 2020

(The Center Square) – Hurricane Delta struck southwest Louisiana on Friday evening about 12 miles east of where Hurricane Laura landed six weeks before. ...

Wauwatosa Update: 28 Arrested, Pursuit, Gun & Recovered Stolen Car

Jim Piwowarczyk & Jessica McBride - October 10, 2020

Wauwatosa police Oct. 9 update for events related to protesting/rioting include: 28 arrests A pursuit of a vehicle that almost struck a police detective ...

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