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Cliff avoided: Congress staves off tax hikes

Published: January 2, 2013
Tags: fiscal cliff, Obama, Ron Johnson

Past its own New Year’s deadline, a weary Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation to avoid a national “fiscal cliff” of middle class tax increases and spending cuts late Tuesday night in the culmination of a struggle that strained America’s divided government to the limit.

St. Croix bridge moves closer to reality

Published: January 24, 2012
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Betty McCollum, Department of Transportation, DOT, Federal Highway Administration, Herb Kohl, Minnesota DOT, National Park Service, Ron Johnson, St. Croix bridge, St. Croix River, Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

A plan to build a bridge over the St. Croix River between Wisconsin and Minnesota took a step forward after the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill clearing the way for the new span.

Industry puts brakes on jobs optimism

Published: September 9, 2011
Tags: Larry Usack, Obama, Payne & Dolan, Peg Schmitt, Ron Johnson, Ron Kind, stimulus, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, WisDOT, WTBA

The transportation industry and elected officials are withholding optimism about President Barack Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan, which includes $60 billion for road projects, until more particulars are revealed.

Sen. Johnson renews call for more US oil drilling

Published: April 29, 2011
Tags: Herb Kohl, natural gas, oil, Ron Johnson

MILWAUKEE (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says one way the U.S. can attack oil prices is by drilling more in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. The Republican freshman told reporters Friday that oil prices were high in part because of monetary policies that contributed to a weak dollar. He said the U.S. should [...]

Wisconsin GOP has golden opportunity

Published: April 29, 2011
Tags: Paul Ryan, Pommer, Ron Johnson, Scott Walker

By Matt Pommer This summer’s recall elections will attract national political attention, providing a splendid opportunity for Wisconsin Republicans to advance GOP ideas. At first blush the recall issues will be the Republican rush to push Gov. Scott Walker‘s plan to curb public-employee unionism and the three-week escape of Democratic state senators. But it offers [...]

Wisconsin faces change after GOP sweep

Published: November 3, 2010
Tags: Doyle, GOP, Herb Kohl, La Follette, Obama, Ron Johnson, Russ Feingold, Scott Walker, Senate, Tom Barrett, vote

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican wave that swept the nation in Tuesday’s midterm election was particularly deep in Wisconsin, bringing into office conservatives who want to make dramatic changes in the state’s style of government. Republicans won the governor’s office, took both houses of the Legislature, captured the U.S. Senate [...]

Johnson topples liberal Sen. Feingold for Senate seat

Published: November 2, 2010
Tags: Ron Johnson, Russ Feingold, Senate
Comments: 1

By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — A businessman who sought support from the tea party toppled one of the Senate’s most prominent liberals Tuesday to become the state’s first Republican senator in 12 years. In his bid to bring down three-term Democrat Russ Feingold, Ron Johnson touted his accounting and business experience, [...]

Wisconsin Senate, governor’s race to be decided

Published: November 2, 2010
Tags: Assembly, high-speed rail, Rail, Ron Johnson, Ron Kind, Russ Feingold, Scott Walker, Senate, Steve Kagen, Tom Barrett, vote

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans were hoping to ride the national tide of discontent to big wins in Tuesday’s election, while Democrats counted on their traditionally strong history of getting voters to the polls to give them the edge. Top on the Republicans’ list was knocking off 18-year incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold and [...]

State’s major races to have an impact on the industry

Published: November 2, 2010
Tags: Doyle, high-speed rail, jobs, Rail, Ron Johnson, Russ Feingold, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, vote

By  SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Scott Walker hoped to return Wisconsin’s governor’s office to Republican control for the first time in eight years with a win in Tuesday’s election, while Tom Barrett struggled to overcome the legacy of the unpopular Democratic incumbent. No Democrat has ever held the office more [...]