Stories tagged: "Biden administration"

Elections Kilah Engelke, a Milwaukee area cement mason, appears in a new ad from the Biden-Harris campaign that promotes the jobs created through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Elections ‘Look at All the People That Are Working’: New Biden-Harris Ad Centers on Wisconsin Jobs

Kilah Engelke, a Milwaukee mom and cement mason, highlights the jobs being created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the rest of President Biden’s legislative agenda.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow September 14, 2023 8:00 am CDT
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Infrastructure White House Infrastructure Coordinator Visits Wisconsin, Touting Infrastructure Upgrades

The Biden administration likes to use the Badger State to highlight how the bipartisan law is upgrading bridges, water lines, internet speeds, and electric vehicle charging stations.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow April 17, 2023 12:05 pm CDT
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Commentary Nearly 60,000 Wisconsin Seniors on Medicare Need Insulin. So Why Did Republicans Oppose Biden’s $35-a-Month Insulin Cap?

An Appleton man who attended President Biden's address says the 'state of the union' depends on the state of working Americans.

David Hovde David Hovde February 15, 2023 3:48 pm CST
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Milwaukee, Madison, & Minneapolis By Train: What We Know, What We Don’t, & What’s Next

Could an old form of transportation be the key to new growth? Answers to all your questions about what it will take to expand Amtrak in Wisconsin.

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey January 20, 2023 3:41 pm CST
Food & Drink
Food & Drink From Wisconsin to the White House: How a Badger State Dairy Got Its Cheese Served at Biden’s First State Dinner

Like Wisconsin, cheese is an integral part of French culture, so the White House knew which state to call upon when hosting the French president for dinner.

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey December 21, 2022 2:00 am CST

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Auto workers on the picket line at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne County. (The 'Gander Newsroom/Kyle Kaminski) News Auto Workers Fight Back After ‘Getting Screwed’ by Detroit Three
(Photo by Matt Marton/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Editorial Anti-Milwaukee Bias Rears Its Head in Funding Fight Over Brewers Ballpark
Climate activists rally in front of the White House at Lafayette Square to demand that President Joe Biden declare a climate emergency and move the country rapidly away from fossil fuels, July 4, 2023, in Washington. After being thwarted by Congress, Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas, File) Climate Biden Launches ‘American Climate Corps’ Program to Create 20,000 Jobs
Our Wisconsin The Life of a Road ‘Dog’: Hop Aboard the Wienermobile with a Wisconsin Hotdogger
Politics A light dusting of snow is seen on and around the state Capitol in Madison as the Wisconsin Legislature begins its new session on Jan. 4, 2021. (Photo by Jessica VanEgeren)
Politics Republicans May Have a Majority in the Legislature, but Democrats Have a Record of Getting Things Done 

GOP lawmakers want to use the state’s $6.6 billion surplus on tax cuts for the wealthy, but Gov. Tony Evers and Biden’s targeted investments saved the economy during the pandemic and are opening new opportunities in the future.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow December 13, 2022 2:30 pm CST
Best Of
Best Of The Best Of: Wisconsin Health & Wellness in 2022

To borrow a line from Disney's Frozen, "for the first time in forever" every moment of 2022 was not defined by COVID. Instead, a large chunk of the year's health headlines was devoted to the overturning of reproductive options and its impact on Wisconsin women. But not all headlines were bad. Here are several "good news" standouts.

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey November 28, 2022 3:18 pm CST