Elections

Republican billionaire businessman Donald J. Trump stunned the nation and the world with a historic victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton Tuesday, winning Wisconsin and other traditionally Democratic states in a historic triumph. Wednesday, November 9, 2016 All three seats on the Lac du Flambeau Town Board are up for reelection come April 4. The League of Women Voters of the Northwoods and Citizens for Education in Town Governance sponsored a public forum Tuesday, allowing citizens to meet the candidates running and ask questions relevant to town governance.

Elections

Republican billionaire businessman Donald J. Trump stunned the nation and the world with a historic victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton Tuesday, winning Wisconsin and other traditionally Democratic states in a historic triumph. Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Green Party candidate Jill Stein wants a recount of the presidential vote in Wisconsin, and she’s going to get one – though not the one she wanted – after paying almost $3.5 million to the state.

Congress ushers in new era of all-Republican rule

Congress ushers in a new era of all-Republican rule. On Tuesday at noon, with plenty of pomp and pageantry, members of the 115th Congress will be sworn in, with an emboldened GOP intent on unraveling eight years of President Barack Obama’s Democratic agenda and targeting massive legacy programs from Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson such as Social Security and Medicare.