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US Sen. Ron Johnson: Liberals feel America isn't good enough

By Todd Richmond Jun. 26, 2021 08:10 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Saturday that America is making progress on racism but liberals feel it's not good enough and they want to...

Doctor blasts Wisconsin senator's COVID vaccine skepticism

By Scott Bauer Jun. 25, 2021 11:15 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a vocal critic of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, announced plans Friday to hold a news conference bringing...

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2020, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks during a news conference in Kenosha, Wis., as Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, left, accompanies him. Gov. Evers made it official Saturday, June 5, 2021, announcing his bid for a second term in the battleground state where he stands as a Democratic block to the Republican-controlled state Legislature. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Wisconsin Democrats focus on beating Johnson, helping Evers

By Scott Bauer Jun. 05, 2021 09:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 27, 2021 file photo, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Johnson said Thursday, June 3, 2021, he remains undecided about seeking a third term in 2022 and feels no pressure to make up his mind any time soon. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times via AP, Pool File)
Wisconsin Sen. Johnson says he hasn't decided on 2022 run

By Scott Bauer Jun. 03, 2021 01:35 PM EDT

Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos describes a GOP-authored bill that would end a $300 unemployment supplemental payment as the measure's co-sponsor, Sen. Howard Marklein, listens during a Capitol news conference on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Madison, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
Wisconsin Republicans want to end $300 unemployment bonus

By Scott Bauer May. 18, 2021 02:37 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press May. 05, 2021 12:46 AM EDT
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. May 2, 2021. Editorial: Officials should show their work Everyone remembers those math...

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2019, file photo, Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., speaks on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington. With vaccination rates lagging in red states, Republican leaders have begun stepping up efforts to persuade their supporters to get the shot, at times combating misinformation spread by some of their own. (House Television via AP)
GOP seeks to convince vaccine skeptics within its own ranks

By Will Weissert May. 01, 2021 12:13 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press Apr. 27, 2021 10:54 AM EDT
Kansas City Star. April 23, 2021. Editorial: Missouri health director Randall Williams is gone, and he won’t be missed ...

Relatives mourn near a coffin containing the body of a person who died of COVID-19 in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, April 25, 2021. India’s crematoriums and burial grounds are being overwhelmed by the devastating new surge of infections tearing through the populous country with terrifying speed, depleting the supply of life-saving oxygen to critical levels and leaving patients to die while waiting in line to see doctors. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
The Latest: Biden says US set on helping India with pandemic

By The Associated Press Apr. 25, 2021 12:25 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 3, 2021 file photo, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Johnson, questioned the need for widespread COVID-19 vaccinations, saying in a radio interview "what do you care if your neighbor has one or not?" Johnson, who has no medical expertise or background, made the comments Thursday, April 22, during an interview with conservative talk radio host Vicki McKenna. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP, File)
Sen. Johnson on others getting shots: 'What do you care?'

By Scott Bauer Apr. 23, 2021 11:35 AM EDT

U.S. Senate seats up for election in 2022. (AP Graphic)
GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri won't seek reelection in 2022

By Summer Ballentine And Jim Salter Mar. 08, 2021 05:07 PM EST

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., left, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and others head to the chamber as the Senate holds a voting marathon on the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that's expected to end with the chamber's approval of the measure, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Fighting Biden virus aid, GOP rekindles Obama-era strategy

By Lisa Mascaro Mar. 05, 2021 09:01 PM EST

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., left, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, head to the chamber as the Senate steers toward a voting marathon on the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that's expected to end with the chamber's approval of the measure, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight

By Alan Fram Mar. 05, 2021 07:20 AM EST

President Joe Biden, fourth from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, top left, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, center right, meet with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Peter DeFazio Ore., second from left, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., second from right, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., bottom left, and other members of the House of Representatives in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2021, on infrastructure. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Vice Chair Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., is at right. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T relief bill

By Alan Fram Mar. 04, 2021 12:31 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2020 file photo, Milwaukee Bucks senior vice president Alex Lasry, left, and then-Bucks guard George Hill walk through a Milwaukee neighborhood during a voter canvassing effort. Democrat Alex Lasry, a Bucks executive and son of a billionaire, announced Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, that he's running for the U.S. Senate in 2022 for the seat currently held by Republican Ron Johnson. (AP Photo/Steve Megargee File)
Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry announces Senate run

By Scott Bauer Feb. 17, 2021 07:16 AM EST

President Joe Biden waves before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Camp David, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden White House seeks to turn page on Trump

By Alexandra Jaffe And Jonathan Lemire Feb. 14, 2021 12:43 AM EST

President Joe Biden waves before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Camp David, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden White House seeks to turn page on Trump

By Alexandra Jaffe And Jonathan Lemire Feb. 13, 2021 07:35 PM EST

In evenly split Wisconsin, partisan divides may only grow

By Nora Eckert And Anya Van Wagtendonk Of Wisconsin Watch Jan. 30, 2021 01:01 AM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — This summer, amid the country’s roiling pandemic and racial unrest, Sage Conrad hung signs outside of the café her parents own. The simple...

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Jan. 27, 2021 10:00 AM EST
The Capital Times. January 20, 2021. Editorial: The Wisconsin Legislature has its own ‘sedition caucus’ After...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Lisa Mascaro Jan. 22, 2021 10:36 AM EST