Yearly Archives: 2020
Richard Grenell Roundtable: Top Cops Blast Defund the Police Movement
A roundtable of top law enforcement officials, including the former acting director of National Intelligence, Richard Grenell, slammed what they called the recklessness of...
Officer Mensah Stalked & Confronted at Milwaukee Restaurant [VIDEO]
Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah was stalked and confronted outside a Milwaukee bar and grill by Black Lives Matter activist Vaun Mayes as Mensah...
COVID-19 unemployment recovery in Wisconsin is the 22nd fastest in the nation
The workforce in Wisconsin is experiencing the 22nd fastest recovery from the layoffs due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a WalletHub study of...
Why Milwaukee Aldermen Must Reject the Outrageous Sylville Smith Settlement
The Milwaukee Common Council must soundly reject the new city attorney's proposed $4 million settlement in the case of Sylville Smith, an armed man...
Beloit has worst quality of life among Wisconsin cities, study finds
Beloit was ranked the worst place to live among all the cities in Wisconsin, according to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis examining communities where...
Trio of cities take Trump to court over ‘anarchist jurisdictions’ designation
(The Center Square) — Seattle, Portland, and New York City are suing President Donald Trump and his administration over legal actions that have put...
Republicans want to know whether Amtrak gave any perks to Biden
(The Center Square) – Republicans on the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee want to know whether Amtrak gave Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden...
Wisconsin’s coronavirus stimulus money almost all spent
(The Center Square) – Just about 90% of Wisconsin’s federal coronavirus stimulus money has been allocated.
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Op-Ed: Beware of politicizing antitrust lawsuits
This week, Attorney General Bill Barr joined attorneys general from 11 other states, including Louisiana, in releasing their much-anticipated antitrust lawsuit against Google.
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Robin Vos Announces Task Force on Racial Disparities Members
Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) has announced the members of the newly formed Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities.The task force membership provoked controversy on...
Trump, Biden face off in less chaotic final presidential debate
(The Center Square) – In a far less chaotic encounter than the first debate, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met...
Hunter’s Laptop: The 7 Debate Questions That Weren’t Asked
These are the 7 questions the moderator should have asked Vice President Joe Biden during October 22's presidential debate.The moderator, Kristen Welker, a journalist...
Hundreds gather to demonstrate as Trump, Biden meet for a final debate
(The Center Square) – As President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden prepared to meet Thursday night for the last presidential debate...
Chief & Union Blast Comparison of Milwaukee Police K9 Unit to Nazis
Both the Milwaukee Police Chief and Milwaukee Police Association were quick to blast Alderman Khalif J. Rainey's proposal to prohibit the use of canines...
Wisconsin’s $15 million field hospital treating first patient
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s coronavirus overflow hospital has its first patient.
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Court ruling reverses Trump administration’s SNAP changes
(The Center Square) – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Sunday blocked a Trump administration change to the Supplemental Nutrition...
Op-Ed: America can get back on track with right-sized rail reforms
For the millions of households struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, keeping food on the table while saving for future expenses is no...
Wisconsin food stamp enrollment spiking during coronavirus
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services’ latest report on its FoodShare program shows a jump in enrollment this year, following the...
3rd-degree murder charge for Derek Chauvin dropped, all others charges remain
(The Center Square) – A Hennepin County District Court Judge on Wednesday night chose to sustain eight of the nine total charges against the...
Report of Shots Fired at Mayfair Mall, Wauwatosa Police Say
Wauwatosa police say they responded to a report of shots fired at Mayfair Mall on October 21.At around 6:30 p.m., police "responded for a...
Quinnipiac University poll: Texas is a toss-up
(The Center Square) – Thirteen days before Election Day, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are deadlocked in Texas, according to...
Black Republicans Slam Democrats for Ducking NAACP Debate
The Republican candidates who are squaring off against Milwaukee Democrats who are refusing to appear at the NAACP debate slammed the Democrats for not...
Belmont University, Nashville ready for spotlight in hosting Thursday’s presidential debate
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will meet for the second and final presidential debate at Belmont...
Even with coronavirus, Wisconsin saves $106 million for rainy day
(The Center Square) - The Republicans who control Wisconsin’s legislature are getting praise for managing to save more than $100 million during the coronavirus...
Mayors of most Big Ten towns ask conference to help stop tailgating
(The Center Square) — The latest bid to keep Badger fans from tailgating in Madison this football season is coming from Madison’s mayor.
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Madison‘s mayor presses Big Ten to help stop tailgating
(The Center Square) — The latest bid to keep Badger fans from tailgating in Madison this football season is coming from Madison’s mayor.
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Reports: Biden’s tax plan would increase taxes across the board, estimates vary by how much
(The Center Square) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s proposed tax increases of nearly $4 trillion over the next 10 years, if passed, “would...
Bipartisan group of states lawmakers offer way forward on criminal justice reform
(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of millennial lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled criminal justice reform policy ideas that state representatives are considering introducing...
SCOTUS to hear California case concerning Fourth Amendment
On Oct. 19, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) granted review in the case “Lange v. California” for a total of...
Wisconsin A-G warns against voter fraud, voter intimidation ahead of November election
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says the probability of voter fraud in the state is low.
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