Economy and Jobs

 By Jenna Sachs NEW BERLIN (WITI) — A couple Wisconsin lawmakers were home this weekend — and spoke out on the ongoing government shutdown. As of Sunday, October 6th, we were in Day Six of the shutdown, and party gridlock seems tighter than ever. Both Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner and Congresswoman Gwen Moore were back in Wisconsin after the possibility of… Read more »

  By Traci G. Lee  Democratic leaders on Friday stood side-by-side with Americans affected by the government shutdown to send one message to House Speaker John Boehner: Let the House vote. Democratic senators asked Boehner and the House Republicans’ to once again put the Senate’s clean “CR,” bill, or continuing resolution to fund the… Read more »

  By Chris Conley It's Day-Two of the federal government's partial shutdown, with no end in sight as the two parties stand their ground. For Wisconsin, it has meant more limited recreation opportunities with the closings of national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges -- a reduction of in-state troops with the furloughs of 840 National Guard members and 900… Read more »

Despite the futile resistance from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplace opened as planned and the 2014 enrollment period will continue until March 31st. Read more »

  By M.D. Kittle  MADISON — Members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation made the rounds late Monday, political soldiers with their marching orders, as the federal government faced its first shutdown in two decades.Some kept their Twitter and Facebook pages hopping with talking points and a dash of invective while they waited for the next political… Read more »

 WASHINGTON D.C. - A House Republican from northeast Wisconsin calls the federal government shutdown embarrassing and harmful.  Reid Ribble of Sherwood said a shutdown is not the correct strategy to hold up Obamacare.  In his words, "Two wrongs don't make a right."  Still, Ribble refused to stray from the GOP by voting twice since last night to… Read more »

  By Patrick Marley and Jim Myers Washington — Reactions from Wisconsin's congressional delegation to Tuesday's government shutdown ranged from embarrassment and sadness to disgust. As the blame-game at the nation's Capitol continued unabated, concerns about the shutdown's immediate impact began to focus on the state's most vulnerable citizens… Read more »

 MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin's representatives and senators are sounding off on the government shutdown.Everyone seems to agree the shutdown is bad, but that's where the agreement ends. The actual votes by our lawmakers were right down ideological lines.Each side blames the other for refusing to compromise.Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore calls the shutdown a manufactured crisis… Read more »

 By Jon Byman MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin's representatives and senators are sounding off on the government shutdown. Everyone seems to agree the shutdown is bad, but that's where the agreement ends. The actual votes by our lawmakers were right down ideological lines. Each side blames the other for refusing to compromise. Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore calls… Read more »

Tonight the GOP has not only pushed us to the brink of another manufactured crisis, they have forced our country over the edge. Read more »