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Clerk suspended in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The mayor of Wisconsin's capital city said Wednesday that she has placed the municipal clerk on leave as investigators work to determine how she failed to count almost 200 absentee ballots in the November election. Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said in a statement ...

Ontario slaps 25% tax increase on electricity exports to US

TORONTO (AP) — Ontario’s premier, the leader of Canada’s most populous province, announced that effective Monday it is charging 25% more for electricity to 1.5 million American homes and businesses in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. Ontario provides electricity to ...

States sue Trump administration over mass firings

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland and 19 other states — including Michigan and Wisconsin — are suing multiple federal agencies, contending President Donald Trump’s administration has illegally fired thousands of federal probationary workers. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is leading the coalition of attorneys general in the federal lawsuit that was filed late Thursday in Maryland, where the state estimates about 10% of households receive wages from the federal government. “The draconian actions of the Trump-Vance Administration could lead to tens of thousands of jobs ...

Wisconsin wolf regulations debated amid effort to delist

The state Senate’s sporting heritage committee is weighing whether to approve, deny or request changes to wolf harvest regulations developed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The Natural Resources Board approved a rule on wolf harvest regulations when it signed off on a new ...

Wisconsin DNR board OKs deer management changes

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board unanimously passed regulations to allow deer management to be based on habitat rather than county lines in the forests of central and northern Wisconsin. After about two hours of discussion Wednesday, the policymaking board for the Wisconsin Department of ...