by Julia Mueller | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case brought by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who is challenging a federal campaign finance law that limits how much candidates can be repaid for loans they make to their political campaigns. Cruz...
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by Catherine Buchaniec | Jan 19, 2022 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Police arrested 11 people who were protesting the death penalty outside the Hart Senate Office Building on Monday. The Abolitionist Action Committee was marking the 45th anniversary of the first execution in the modern era: Gary Gilmore was executed...
by Catherine Buchaniec | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The fate of a Pissarro painting estimated at $40 million rests in the hands of the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the justices heard oral arguments in a long-running case concerning ownership of the painting, which was seized by the Nazis from a Jewish family...
by Jordan Anderson and Allison Novelo | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Science + Technology
Frederick, Montgomery and Washington county residents Thursday evening questioned Rep. David Trone (D-Dist. 6) about how the area’s health care systems are handling the recent spike of COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant, the availability of higher-protection...
by Cristobella Durrette | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics
Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week. HOUSE GUARD AND RESERVE GI BILL PARITY ACT OF 2021: Voting 287 for and 135 against, the House on Wednesday expanded (HR 1836) eligibility for Post-9/11 GI...
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by Jonathan Lehrfeld | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics
Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 17 honored the historic Baptist minister who revolutionized the American civil rights movement by advocating for Black Americans through nonviolent protest.King was famous for, among other things, his powerful Aug. 28, 1963 “I Have a...
