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Wisconsin dairy groups cheer farm bill progress

Wisconsin’s dairymen are happy to see the latest farm bill move forward at the Capitol. The U.S. Senate’s Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry recently approved the new bill on 12-11 vote. Wisconsin's largest dairy group, the Edge Dairy Cooperative, said the vote is a crucial step toward getting wins for dairy and cattle farmers in the state. “Dairy farmers have operated under an outdated farm bill for years while facing rising costs and market uncertainty. We encourage Congress to continue working toward a final bipartisan bill that strengthens farm safety ...

Absentee voting opens in Wisconsin for midterms

Voting in Wisconsin’s midterm elections has officially begun. Local clerks across the state were required to send absentee ballots to voters with valid requests already on file by Thursday. Data from the Wisconsin Elections Commission shows that 299,849 absentee ballots have already ...

Canada PM Carney embraces EU associate membership proposal

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday embraced the prospect of his country becoming the European Union’s first associate member, saying closer ties with the continent would ensure no country could control Canada’s markets or undermine its ...

Wisconsin justices hear arguments on congressional district gerrymandering

Members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court seemed open to redrawing the state’s U.S. House districts during oral arguments for two lawsuits claiming the current congressional map is gerrymandered. The court’s liberal majority is considering whether to allow the cases seeking a new map before ...

Calls for state action after Line 5 gas leak in Wisconsin

Tribal nations and environmental groups are urging state officials to take stronger action against Enbridge after the largest oil and gas pipeline spill ever reported in Wisconsin. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Earthjustice and other Midwest environmental advocates expressed ...

Line 5 restarts in Wisconsin with bypass around leak site

Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline in Wisconsin has returned to service through the use of a temporary bypass around the site of a major gas leak last month in Iron County, the company announced Monday. Enbridge said it worked closely with federal regulators and local officials to protect ...