Support for Washington D.C. statehood grew during the pandemic according to a life-long resident and statehood advocate who is cautiously opti…
"The Wisconsin state Legislature has such a rule. It keeps legislation clean and relational to the intent of the original bill."
The Dane County Board of Supervisors begins budget deliberations Nov. 9.
Committee members ultimately adopted 20 amendments to the 2021 executive budget that would reduce spending in proposal by $76,207.
The 25th Amendment was never invoked after President Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981. Reagan did temporarily transfer power to Vice President George H. W. Bush while undergoing surgery to remove a polyp from his colon in 1985, but he said at the time he wasn't formally invoking the 25th Amendment. While he said he was "mindful" of it, he didn't believe "that the drafters of this Amendment intended its application to situations such as the instant one." Bush was acting president for eight hours according to a book on the amendment by John D. Feerick.
Yes, presidents have temporarily relinquished power but not all invoked the 25th Amendment. Previous transfers of power have generally been brief and happened when the president was undergoing a medical procedure.
Break your garden plan into several easy-to-accomplish steps. You’ll be less likely to spend impulsively on cool-but-unnecessary equipment or kill the plants you bought because you didn’t have time to plant them. Be realistic about your space and goals; do you really have time this weekend to prep your garden bed and plant 60 seedlings (that’s 10 six-packs of flowers and vegetables)? Do you have room for 60 seedlings? Spreading out the work will make things easier on your wallet too.
Not only is this drastic amendment unwise, but it is completely unnecessary in Wisconsin.
Marsy's Law, a proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution, would grant additional rights and protections to victims of crime. It will be…
“Students are not asking for violations of free expression to go unchecked,” said one. “We are asking for a policy that truly protects students’ rights to (hear) a speaker without infringing on our rights to protest that same speaker.”
The Second Amendment to the Constitution reads: "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the p…
The proposed constitutional amendment comes after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers used his veto power to increase K-12 spending in the current state budget.
Several of Wisconsin's GOP legislators recently introduced a state constitutional amendment that would limit the governor's partial veto power.
The final budget vote will be in October.
On the morning of June 10, 1919, the state of Wisconsin made history by becoming the first state to officially ratify the 19th Amendment. The …
The mayor supports an amendment to deliver $5.7 million for flood mitigation but opposes other proposed budget changes.
The Dane County Board of Supervisors will deliberate on the capital and operating budgets Monday.
The committee on Wednesday passed the boost to the housing fund as well as a several other amendments centered around health services, criminal justice and flood control, all of which will go before the full County Board Monday.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to end a constitutional right that automatically grants citizenship to any baby born in the United States. Trump, in an interview with "Axios on HBO," said his goal is halting guaranteed citizenship for babies of noncitizens and unauthorized immigrants.
The committee accepted 15 amendments, including $104,000 for the pilot program, to the proposed capital budget, increasing it to $341.6 million.
Police body cameras have been a years-long debate for council members, and contracted firm OIR Group didn't make firm recommendations on the cameras in its assessment of the Madison Police Department.
All of the arguments I hear about the Second Amendment focus on "the right of the people to keep and bear arms." That this right shall not be …
Wisconsin will continue to employ a state treasurer after voters rejected a call to eliminate the position Tuesday.
Author of bill that would extend hours for wineries backs off after learning about concern related to barn party licenses.
YORKVILLE — With big changes ahead due to the planned construction of the Foxconn manufacturing campus in Mount Pleasant, the Town of Yorkville is looking to be ready for the spread of related developments.
