Today 230 national, state, and local groups released a letter in opposition to calls to convene a new Constitutional Convention.The letter comes as wealthy special interests groups are increasing their efforts to call a convention for the first time since 1787, and are now just six states away from reaching their goal.The letter focuses on the threat of a “runaway convention,”.... Read More
President Donald Trump will travel to Wisconsin this week to speak at a local factory.The White House confirms the president will pay a visit to Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan's home state on Tuesday.State Rep. Tod Ohnstad told The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Trump will visit the Kenosha headquarters of a tool manufacturer named Snap-on.It will be the president's first visit to the s.... Read More
More than 100 Wisconsin prisoners in 2016 were kept in administrative confinement — a little-known category of solitary confinement that the state Department of Corrections describes as “an involuntary non-punitive status” for inmates who pose “a serious threat to life, property, self, staff or other inmates, or to the security of the facility.”The agency says these inmates are so da.... Read More
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes has taken on the role of promoting a Charles Darwin Day in the House of Representatives, saying he believes it’s the type of legislation his southwestern Connecticut constituents want him to pursue at a time when skepticism surrounds science.“I represent one of the most educated districts in the country. And so, I think my constituents expect this of me,” said Hime.... Read More
Judge Neil Gorsuch played a masterful game of hide-the-ball during his confirmation hearings, deftly dodging scores of questions from senators to reveal as little as possible about his judicial leanings and positions on any of the critical legal issues facing the nation.“If I indicate my agreement or disagreement with a past precedent of the United States Supreme Court, I’m signaling to fu.... Read More
In an effort to prevent faux news from influencing the presidential election in France, as it did in the United States, Facebook has purged 30,000 fake accounts tied to that country.The purges were part of a Facebook resource to help stop the spread of fake news, hoaxes, and spam through fake accounts in 14 countries, including the U.S. and Germany.European authorities have also pressured .... Read More
When Jessie Ryan drove from Portland to Oregon’s mid-valley region to participate in a session of goat yoga, she didn’t know what to expect.But as she prepared to move out of her Warrior II pose, she felt a nudge on the back of her leg. Turning around, she couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of Quincy, a 1-year-old mini-goat, staring back up at her.That was the moment she .... Read More
Promising to “expose the Republican Party for what it is,” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders predicted that President Donald Trump would be a one-term president as the liberal icon prepared to launch a nationwide tour to rally Democrats.“In terms of the first three months in office, Donald Trump is the least popular president in the history of polling,” Sanders told The Associated Press. He .... Read More
Arkansas must halt the execution of eight death row prisoners, seven of whom are due to be killed in an 11-day period this month.Arkansas has not put anyone to death for more than a decade, but plans to execute two men per day on 17, 20 and 24 April, and one man on 27 April, because its supply of the controversial execution drug midazolam will expire at the end of the month.“The cl.... Read More
