Bruce Edward Walker @BruceEdWalker

Freelance writer on culture, pop culture and public policy. Joined October 2012

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Whitmer signs sweeping bill stripping gun rights for non-violent offenders themidwesterner.news/2023/11/whitme… via @Th_Midwesterner

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6 months ago

In a stunning rebuke of the CCP Gotion battery plant project, ALL Green Charter Twp. leaders have been recalled today. Supervisor James Chapman, Trustee Dale Jernstadt, all of them.

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11 months ago

Minnesota is the latest of Wisconsin's neighbors to legalize pot. Marijuana supporters in Wisconsin say the state should be next.

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11 months ago

Wisconsin’s members of Congress are pretty much exactly where you’d expect them to be on the debt ceiling proposal on Capitol Hill. Republicans support the agreement, while Democrats have concerns.

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11 months ago

The state of Wisconsin could soon be expected to return as much as $447 million in federal funds to the government as part of the debt ceiling agreement brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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11 months ago

Increased nickel demand for electric vehicle batteries hasn’t decreased environmental concerns over the potential dangers of mining the critical mineral.

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11 months ago

Standing in the checkout lines or in virtual lines at Sam’s Clubs in metro Detroit, criminals are spending government benefits stolen from people more than 2,000 miles away in California.

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11 months ago

At the 2023 Mackinac Policy Conference, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced the growth of the Road to Restoration program, a public-private partnership that helps Michiganders regain their driver’s licenses.

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11 months ago

From 2018 to 2022, Michigan reduced by 95% the number of untested sexual assault evidence collection kits held by law enforcement,

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11 months ago

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously declared a Minnesota county in violation for its actions after a 94-year-old's condominium was sold at auction. Following the 2016 sale for $40,000, Hennepin County kept all that was left over after the $15,000 in taxes, penalties and costs.

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11 months ago

Iowa will spend $150,000 to pilot a program aimed at decreasing emergency response times in rural areas. Calhoun County Public Health, Cass County Board of Health and Van Buren County Hospital will each receive a $50,000 grant through the Empower Rural Iowa initiative.

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11 months ago

Congressman Derrick Van Orden says he may get a T-shirt made to celebrate his being banned from Russia. Van Orden, the Republican congressman from western Wisconsin, is among 500 Americans on the latest list of people banned from Russia.

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11 months ago

At least a half-million dollars in coronavirus grants went out the door in Wisconsin without any proof that the money was needed. A new report from the Legislative Audit Bureau blames Wisconsin’s DHS for mismanaging COVID grants and the state’s ventilator program.

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11 months ago

The latest snapshot of Wisconsin’s housing market isn’t all that great, although realtors say there are signs things are improving.

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11 months ago

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive that instructs Michigan departments to assess the costs and benefits of the state re-entering the market as a student loan originator, determine enhancements to protect borrowers, improve educational materials.

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11 months ago

Flint, Detroit and Warren are among the top 10 most affordable cities for home buyers in the nation, according to a WalletHub report. Detroit ranked highest in the report among 68 cities that have populations that exceed 300,000. Flint won the small cities category.

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11 months ago

Unemployment in Michigan’s 17 labor markets decreased by a median rate reduction of 0.8 percentage points in April compared to April 2022, according to data released Thursday morning by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget.

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11 months ago

The budget-writing Joint Finance Committee on Thursday agreed to create a trust fund to help local communities deal with PFAS in their local water supplies.