by Cristobella Durrette | Feb 8, 2022 | Politics
Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week. House LGBTQ+ RIGHTS and SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Voting 219 for and 203 against, the House on Wednesday expressed approval for considering (H RES 900) three bills: the Global Respect...
by Catherine Buchaniec | Feb 8, 2022 | Featured, Politics
A Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program to provide tuition and housing assistance to eligible veterans lacks measurable objectives, according to a preliminary report from the Government Accountability Office released Wednesday. The program, Veterans Employment...
by Hannah Schoenbaum | Feb 4, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Facing pressure from President Joe Biden to counter China’s stronghold over the computer chip industry, House Democrats on Friday pushed through their long-awaited companion bill to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer’s $250 billion...
by Zoya Mirza | Feb 3, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — More needs to be done to return ancestral remains and artifacts to Native communities, and tribal leaders should have a bigger say in the federal government’s efforts, experts and members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs said Wednesday. The...
by Julia Mueller | Feb 1, 2022 | Featured, Politics
An appellate court is expected to rule soon on the constitutionality of New York’s mask mandates WASHINGTON — Even as the COVID-19 omicron variant surges, many school districts around the country — as well as some states like Virginia — are relaxing mask...
by Julia Mueller | Feb 1, 2022 | Featured, Politics
Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s question: How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution? In the aftermath of the Revolutionary War, representatives...
