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20 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration over conditions placed on funds

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general filed two federal lawsuits on Tuesday, claiming that the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in transportation and disaster-relief funds unless states agree to certain immigration enforcement actions. According to the complaints, both Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have threatened to cut off funding to states that refuse to comply with President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. While no federal funding is currently ...

Canadian company wants to mine metals at more sites in Wisconsin

The CEO of a Canadian mining company has outlined goals to expand drilling for metals such as copper, gold and zinc at multiple sites in Wisconsin either this fall or early next year. GreenLight Metals, which does business as Green Light Wisconsin, announced plans in April to drill for ...

Wisconsin Republicans kill over 600 items from Evers budget

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature voted Thursday to kill most of the top spending priorities of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, including legalizing marijuana, even as both sides negotiate a tax cut. The Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget ...

Mother’s Day apartment building fire kills 4 and critically injures 4 others

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee apartment building fire that began in a common area and spread to multiple floors Sunday killed four people and critically injured four others. Several more were treated for lesser injuries in the fire that began sometime before 8 a.m. on Mother’s Day. The blaze rendered the 85-unit building uninhabitable, displacing an estimated 200 people, Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said at a news conference. Calls came in that people were trapped and jumping from the four-story building’s second floor to escape. The first firefighters to arrive were ...

States sue over Trump’s move to fast-track oil, gas projects

A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources. Trump issued an executive order declaring a “national energy emergency “ on the first day of his presidency. The order urges oil and gas expansion through federal use of eminent domain and the Defense Production Act, which allows the government to use private land and resources to produce goods deemed to be a national ...

Bail for school shooter’s father set at $20,000

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The father of a 15-year-old girl who killed a fellow student and a teacher at a private school in Wisconsin had his bail set at $20,000 on Friday at his first court appearance on charges that he allowed her access to guns. Prosecutors charged Jeffrey Rupnow, 42, on ...