Thousands of federal workers have been fired since late last week, including probationary employees with the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service in Wisconsin.
Tag: Donald Trump
Posted inEconomy
Tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico could affect Midwestern agriculture
The ongoing tariff battle between the U.S. and its three largest agricultural trading partners is worrying Midwestern farmers.
Posted inEconomy, Government
Wisconsin has 18,000 federal workers. Trump’s plans for cuts could erode services.
Federal workers say they’re being demonized and fear delivery of services may suffer.
Posted inForward, Government
Trump policies come to Wisconsin in first weeks of new session
The first few weeks of the Legislature’s new session have been dominated by ideas inspired, at least in part, by President Donald Trump, as Wisconsin Republicans bring ideas pushed in Washington to Madison.
Posted inHealth & Welfare, Justice & Safety
Boxed up: a portrait of an immigrant community living under threat of deportation
The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare
Children’s Wisconsin hospital reinstates gender-affirming care for trans teen after canceling in wake of Trump’s executive order
The order is being challenged in court as illegal and unconstitutional.
Posted inGovernment
Elon Musk accesses sensitive data, shutters aid agency in consolidating vast federal power
Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump ’s blessing, sidelining career officials, gaining access to sensitive databases and dismantling a leading source of humanitarian assistance. The speed and scope of his work has been nothing short of stunning. In a little more than two weeks since Trump took office, […]
Posted inFact briefs
Did most federal prison inmates in Wisconsin and the U.S. enter the country illegally?
No. As of Jan. 25, 59% of Oxford inmates, and 85% of federal inmates nationally, were U.S. citizens.
Posted inForward, Government
Wisconsin Democrats pledge support to immigrants as new administration takes office
Some leaders in Democratic Wisconsin communities say they won’t play ball with the federal government when it comes to residents living in the United States without legal status.
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety
A new Trump presidency raises questions for immigrants. Here’s what we know.
Members of Milwaukee’s immigrant community are bracing for the next four years. Here are answers to five key immigration-related questions.
Posted inGovernment
Wisconsin Legislature’s tight Republican majority sparks hope for bipartisan cooperation
When the Wisconsin Legislature returns in January, Republicans will have their narrowest majorities since taking control in 2011. That’s giving Democrats optimism.
Posted inForward, Government
UPDATE: Parties agree on date Trump’s electors are supposed to cast their votes
A lawsuit asked a judge to strike Wisconsin’s required date for casting electoral votes.