WASHINGTON — Last week the FBI arrested a Wisconsin state judge as she was walking into the courthouse where she works. The feds had alerted the media -- but not the judge -- to this event, and they arrived and recorded the arrest. The standard and preferred practice when arresting a ...
WASHINGTON — Government makes most things worse. Lyndon Johnson launched a War on Poverty; Richard Nixon a War on Drugs. Both had good intentions, but their “wars” do more harm than good. I believed the War on Poverty would lift people out of poverty. At the time I was a naive ...
By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, May 3, the 123rd day of 2025. There are 242 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 3, 1979, Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher was chosen to become Britain’s first female prime minister as the Tories ousted the ...
EDITOR: So we are losing a local transportation company due to rising insurance costs. The logic escapes me. It’s far better to raise rates and let a business close? Who wins in this situation? Nobody. I use public transportation. Trust me when I say this was a stupid decision by the ...
WASHINGTON — When Donald Trump reentered office in 2025, he inherited a strong economy partly fueled by the possibility of lower taxes on capital, fewer overbearing regulations, energy abundance and the rise of AI. Instead of stewarding that prosperity and optimism, Trump quickly upended it ...
The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration, part of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, is celebrating 50 years of service to Michigan’s workforce. Since its creation in 1975, MIOSHA has remained committed to protecting the safety and health of ...