UAW Expands Auto Strike to Texas SUV Plant

UAW Expands Auto Strike to Texas SUV Plant

by ​Dan McCaleb   The United Auto Workers expanded its far-reaching strike on Tuesday to include a General Motors SUV plant in Texas. About 5,000 workers at the Arlington Assembly Plant, where the Cadillac Escalade, GMC Yukon, Chevrolet Tahoe and other SUVs are...
Tom Emmer Drops Out of Speaker’s Race

Tom Emmer Drops Out of Speaker’s Race

by Ben Whedon   House Majority Whip Tom Emmer has dropped out of the race to become the Speaker of the House, doing so within hours of the Republican conference backing him for the post. Emmer triumphed over a litany of other candidates in a string of Republican...
Minnesota Rep. Emmer Wins GOP House Speaker Nomination

Minnesota Rep. Emmer Wins GOP House Speaker Nomination

by Nicholas Ballasy   Minnesota GOP Rep. Tom Emmer, the House majority whip, won his party’s nomination for House speaker on Tuesday after five rounds of secret ballot voting. His nomination now moves to the House floor where it needs at least 217 votes to...
Milwaukee Police Funding Increasing after 2020 Cuts

Milwaukee Police Funding Increasing after 2020 Cuts

by Shirleen Guerra   In September of 2020, then-Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett proposed cutting 120 police officers from about 1,800 budgeted positions in the 2021 budget. Barrett proposed the cuts, in part, due to budget constraints amid a national and local clamor...