Stories tagged: "Barack Obama"
Pick a metric, any metric. Economic growth. Job creation. Reducing the deficit. Raising incomes. By nearly every objective measure, Democrats manage the economy better than Republicans.
Former President Barack Obama visited Milwaukee recently for a get out the vote rally on behalf of Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. With both top of the ticket races true toss-ups in 50-50 Wisconsin Obama had a lot of ground to cover – from the...
"Mandela's mom was a teacher, his dad worked third shift. Now he's focused on solutions that will make a difference, like making more things here in Wisconsin, cutting taxes for the middle-class, and protecting a woman's right to choose,” Obama said in a video posted to Twitter.
We caught up with the relatively-new Madisonian ahead of the release of his latest book to learn more about what life was really like inside the White House and what he's loving most about living in the Badger State. Spoiler alert: We also found out which White House dog was his favorite.
A rule written under the Obama administration would have been a boon to small organic farms, but the Trump administration killed it. Now Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack might bring the rule back.
Milwaukee’s new bus rapid transit line will use all-electric buses and provide quicker access to work, education, and health care for disadvantaged city residents.
How the least-populous county near Milwaukee is making incremental changes.