by Julia Mueller | Feb 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Two days after the 2020 presidential election, an anonymous online message alleged the U.S. Postal Service in Wisconsin had backdated ballot postmarks to mess with election results — a claim that was quickly debunked by fact-checkers and the USPS...
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by Katherine Huggins | Feb 15, 2022 | Featured, Politics
Easing the national shortage of health care workers will require relief for student loans, more money for research and training, and eliminating COVID vaccine mandates, experts recently told a U.S. Senate subcommittee. “There is no doubt that during the pandemic,...
by Cristobella Durrette | Feb 14, 2022 | Politics
Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week. HOUSE ENDING FORCED ARBITRATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACT OF 2021: Voting 335 for and 97 against, the House on Monday approved (H.R. 4445)...
by Andrew Marquardt and Hannah Schoenbaum | Feb 10, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday will unveil the members of a new commission to combat decades of discrimination by the department that Black farmers say has contributed to a sharp decrease in their ranks across the country. But some Black...
by Zoya Mirza | Feb 10, 2022 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The rabbi who led hostages to safety during an attack on his Texas synagogue last month said federally funded security training “gave [him] the courage to act.” Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker urged Congress to increase federal funding for a program that...
by Jordan Anderson | Feb 10, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — A new watchdog report has uncovered potential conflicts of interest in dozens of sheriffs’ offices nationwide, including Pinellas County. The research shows Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri has received campaign donations from a group connected to...
