Wisconsin Rep. Bob Gannon Dies at 58
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - State Rep. Bob Gannon, a West Bend Republican in his second term, has died. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke's aid, Alesha Potter, says Gannon's family informed…
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Fight to Lower College Textbooks Costs on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON D.C. - A push to bring down the cost of textbooks is in the works on Capitol Hill. The Affordable College Textbook Act was introduced in support of the creation and…
Health Secretary Price Resigns Amid Travel Flap
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump’s health secretary has resigned, after his travel on costly charter flights triggered investigations and angered his boss. Tom Price’s partial repayment and public regrets couldn’t save his job. The…
Trump Says Supplies Streaming into Storm-Tossed Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure to do more for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump…
Trump, GOP Tax Plan Would Cut Rates for Many Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are proposing a far-reaching, $5 trillion plan Wednesday that would cut taxes for corporations and potentially for individuals, simplify the tax system and nearly double the standard deduction used by most…
Mayor Larson Puts Duluth's Tourism Tax Revenue Under Microscope
DULUTH, Minn. - With the city of Duluth facing $2.1 million in cuts for 2018, Mayor Emily Larson is looking at every single dollar that flows in and out…
Superior Adds Funding To Police, Fire In 2018 Budget
SUPERIOR, Wis. - While Duluth is facing cuts to police and fire, it's the opposite for the city of Superior. Mayor Jim Paine says the police department is getting an additional $28,000…
Lawmakers Tour Proposed Bonding Project Sites
DULUTH, Minn. - State lawmakers came to Duluth to visit several sites of proposed state bonding projects. The representatives stopped at UMD to learn about recent improvements made to the campus.…
Republican Leaders: Senate Won't Vote on Obama Repeal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing assured defeat, Republican leaders decided Tuesday not to even hold a vote on the GOP’s latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law, surrendering on their last-gasp effort to deliver on the party’s banner campaign…
Duluth Councilors Set 2018 Maximum Levy, Reduce Police/Fire Cuts
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth city councilors have fulfilled their state duty to set the maximum operating levy for 2018 to a number higher than Mayor Emily Larson has proposed. In a…
New Proposal Brought Forward by Duluth Council for Budget Cuts
DULUTH, Minn. - A new plan is emerging from two Duluth city councilors about what do about a $2.1 million budget cut. Last night, councilors Noah Hobbs and Elissa Hansen,…
Walker Signs State Budget Nearly 3 Months Late
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed the $76 billion state budget into law nearly three months after it was due. Walker on Thursday signed the two-year spending plan at an elementary school in Neenah surrounded by…
EPA Rule Tough for Wood Stove Manufacturers
HERMANTOWN, Minn. - Wood stove manufacturers are struggling to comply with a new EPA requirement. The rule was put in place to reduce particles in the atmosphere, but business leaders say it's…
GOP Warns Legislature Could Run Out of Money
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A report filed by attorneys for the Republican-led Legislature says lawmakers will have to start furloughing employees in December and shut down completely by February unless there's a resolution to a legal battle with Gov.…
Mayor Emily Larson Defends 2018 Proposed Budget Cuts
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth Mayor Emily Larson is defending her 2018 budget proposal that includes $2.1 million in cuts spread out throughout all city departments. Mayor Larson…
