Stories tagged: "Sen. Ron Johnson"

Economy Dusk falls over the Capitol Monday after Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Economy Every Wisconsin Republican in Congress Voted Against the COVID Relief Bill

For the second time in 2020, every GOP member from the state opposed bipartisan help for farmers, renters, homeowners, small business owners, and families.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski December 22, 2020 10:18 am CST
Politics Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) stands between Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) during a news briefing following a Feb. 14, 2020 meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyivv, Ukraine. (Shutterstock)
Politics Former GOP Official Says Ron Johnson Called It ‘Political Suicide’ to Admit Biden Won

Dec. 2, 2020, headlines from around Wisconsin

UpNorthNews Staff December 2, 2020 4:07 pm CST
Voting An absentee ballot for the upcoming presidential election. (Photo by Pat Kreitlow)
Voting What Happens to Your Ballot if You Die After Voting Absentee in Wisconsin

Some states count dead voters’ ballots, while others discard them.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski October 23, 2020 10:20 am CDT
Commentary Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) stands between Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) during a news briefing following a Feb. 14, 2020 meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyivv, Ukraine. (Shutterstock)
Commentary Outagamie County Exec Compares Johnson’s Misuse of Senate Committee to McCarthy

Tom Nelson says the Twitter age won’t save Ron Johnson.

Tom Nelson Tom Nelson September 8, 2020 6:59 am CDT
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Politics Ron Johnson Calls Postmaster General Before Committee to Praise Cutbacks

Senator showers praise on the Trump mega-donor who says hundreds of sorting machines won’t come back.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow August 21, 2020 12:16 pm CDT

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Workers on internet towers Infrastructure ‘I Don’t Want to Move’: How Wisconsin’s Broadband Gaps Hurt Rural Communities
Downtown Racine (Photo via Facebook/City of Racine) Coronavirus Racine Will Award TVs, Rent Money, iPads, and More to Increase Vaccinations
Goyke Joint Finance Politics Republicans Toss Criminal Justice Reforms From State Budget
Gregory León Business This Wisconsin Restaurateur Was Prioritized for New COVID Relief. Now He’s at the Back of the Line.
Coronavirus Johnson, Walker Push Hydroxychloroquine Despite No Evidence of Its Effectiveness to Treat COVID
Coronavirus Johnson, Walker Push Hydroxychloroquine Despite No Evidence of Its Effectiveness to Treat COVID

In a Cap Times op-ed, the Republican senator and former GOP governor hype a discredited drug.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski July 17, 2020 12:55 pm CDT
Coronavirus Doctors to Ron Jonson: COVID-19 Is More Lethal Than the Flu
Coronavirus Johnson: Masks Are a ‘Courtesy’

On systemic racism in law enforcement: “I doubt it.”

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski June 26, 2020 3:47 pm CDT