George Will
In 49 states, when you order breakfast in a restaurant you might be asked if you would like pancakes or an omelet. In Wisconsin, you are asked if you would like pancakes with your omelet.
Category Archives: Tammy Baldwin
Navy launches new littoral combat ship in Wisconsin
The future USS Wichita was christened Saturday at the shipyard in Marinette, where it was built. The ship's sponsor, novelist Kate Lehrer, wife of former "PBS NewsHour" anchor Jim Leher, broke a champagne bottle across the ship's bow just before launch.
EPA finalizing plans to relieve tainted wells in Kewaunee County
The Environmental Protection Agency says it's finalizing a plan to supply water to some residents of Kewaunee County of northeastern Wisconsin, where manure from large dairy farms is being blamed for contaminated wells. Robert Kaplan, acting regional administrator for the EPA, told residents at a meeting organized by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin this past week that his agency will announce a plan within the next month to supply residents who have tainted wells.
Hillary Clinton to give much-anticipated acceptance speech Thursday night
The final day of the Democratic National Convention is underway inside the Wells Fargo Center and party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech is the main feature Thursday night. Clinton is not seen as warm or trustworthy by a large percentage of American voters, and while other speakers have tried to help her image in those regards this week, the former Secretary of State is expected to focus on her qualifications to be president and her plans for the next four years.
Baldwin Waterfront Bill Passes Senate
A Senate bill aimed at helping to restore and revitalize endangered waterfronts across the county is moving through to the House. Senator Tammy Baldwin has been working on getting the Waterfront Community Revitalization and Resiliency Act passed for the past year, and says she's happy to finally see it get a vote.
Wisconsin’s Truax Field among bases being considered for F-35As
An F-35A takes off from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in March 2014. The Air National Guard's Truax Field in Wisconsin is in the running for the new generation of fighter jet.
Elections
An incumbent school board member on both the Arbor Vitae-Woodruff and Minocqua, Hazelhurst and Lake Tomahawk boards of education failed to file declaration of non-candidacy or nomination papers by the state's Jan. 2 deadline so both school districts decided to extend the deadline for accepting completed nomination papers until 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7. Tuesday, January 8, 2013 Wisconsin set a voter turnout record in the Fall 2012 General Election, according to official results certified today by the Government Accountability Board. President Barack Obama sprinted easily to re-election Tuesday, largely by holding his firewall in the Midwest and securing the majority of late-deciding voters over the last weekend of the campaign.