By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin said Monday it’s “time to vote” on a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, dashing hopes for swift resolution as he wavered over President Joe Biden’s ...

Tagged with: infrastructure Joe Biden Joe Manchin

Wisconsin residents affected by PFAS contamination say the Biden administration's recently announced strategy to combat harmful forever chemicals doesn't go far enough and highlights the need for state standards. But industry officials argue state regulators should wait for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set federal drinking water regulations.

Tagged with: Gov. Tony Evers Joe Biden PFAS U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

President Joe Biden said he and Democrats in Congress reached a "historic" framework for his sweeping domestic policy package. But he still needs to lock down votes from key colleagues for what's now a dramatically scaled-back bill.

Tagged with: infrastructure Joe Biden

The University of Wisconsin System said Wednesday that it will comply with an executive order issued by President Joe Biden that requires federal contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Tagged with: Joe Biden Tommy Thompson

To help pay for his big economic and social agenda, President Joe Biden is looking to go where the big money is: billionaires.

Tagged with: Joe Biden Nancy Pelosi

The Democrats' idea for a new billionaires' tax to help pay for President Joe Biden's social services and climate change plan quickly ran into criticism as too cumbersome with some lawmakers preferring the original plan of simply raising the top tax rates on corporations and the wealthy.

Tagged with: infrastructure Joe Biden Public Construction

Pivotal Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be on board with White House proposals for new taxes on billionaires and certain corporations to help pay for President Joe Biden's scaled-back social services and climate change package.

Tagged with: Joe Biden Joe Manchin Public Construction

The Biden administration dealt a serious blow Wednesday to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, ordering a study that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Tagged with: Joe Biden mining

The Biden administration said Monday it is moving forward with a broad plan to regulate toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions that are used in products ranging from cookware to carpets and firefighting foams.

Tagged with: Joe Biden PFAS

President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats' push for a 10-year, $3.5 trillion package of social and environmental initiatives has reached a turning point, with the president repeatedly conceding that the measure will be considerably smaller and pivotal lawmakers flashing potential signs of being open to compromise.

Tagged with: infrastructure Joe Biden Public Construction