skip to main content
skip to newscasts

Friday, April 26, 2024

Public News Service Logo
facebook instagram linkedin reddit youtube twitter
view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Louisiana teachers' union concerned about educators' future; Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump immunity case; court issues restraining order against fracking waste-storage facility; landmark NE agreement takes a proactive approach to CO2 pipeline risks.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Speaker Johnson accuses demonstrating students of getting support from Hamas. TikTok says it'll challenge the ban. And the Supreme Court dives into the gray area between abortion and pregnancy healthcare, and into former President Trump's broad immunity claims.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

The urban-rural death divide is widening for working-age Americans, many home internet connections established for rural students during COVID have been broken, and a new federal rule aims to put the "public" back in public lands.

Wisconsin U.S. Senators Split on Gorsuch Supreme Court Nomination

play audio
Play

Wednesday, February 22, 2017   

MADISON, Wis. – With confirmation hearings set to begin next month for President Trump's Supreme Court Justice nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch, Wisconsin's two U.S. Senators are split on their opinion regarding Gorsuch. Democrat Tammy Baldwin opposes the nomination, and Republican Ron Johnson supports it.

State Sen. Chris Larson, a Madison Democrat, believes Judge Gorsuch is part of the problem, not the solution.

"On a range of fundamental issues from sex discrimination to worker safety he's refused to let ordinary people have their day in court," he said. "Neil Gorsuch has sided with big insurance companies, he has sided with employers who denied wages and retirement benefits to employees, and has generally protected big companies from accountability."

Senator Johnson praises the nomination of Gorsuch, saying he believes he is the perfect choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, because, Johnson says, both strongly believe in the rule of law, and in not acting as legislators on the bench. Senator Baldwin says Gorsuch would create more division in the nation, and believes he will have a difficult time getting bipartisan support.

While Republicans praise Gorsuch's loyalty to the Constitution and what they call his strong commitment to life, Democrats say Gorsuch too often sides with corporations, rather than people. Dane County Supervisor Jenni Dye, a practicing attorney, says everyone's rights matter.

"We know in Wisconsin that this is particularly crucial on issues around women's health, as over the course of the past few years we've seen several pieces of legislation surrounding women's health and abortion rights challenged in the federal courts," she said.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican from Janesville, calls Gorsuch a phenomenal nominee to replace the late Justice Scalia. But others who oppose the nomination of Gorsuch say he'll support whatever President Trump puts forward.


get more stories like this via email

more stories
The United Nations experts also expressed concern over a Chemours application to expand PFAS production in North Carolina. (Adobe Stock)

play sound

United Nations experts are raising concerns about chemical giants DuPont and Chemours, saying they've violated human rights in North Carolina…


Social Issues

play sound

The long-delayed Farm Bill could benefit Virginia farmers by renewing funding for climate-smart investments, but it's been held up for months in …

Environment

play sound

Conservation groups say the Hawaiian Islands are on the leading edge of the fight to preserve endangered birds, since climate change and habitat loss …


Jane Kleeb is director and founder of Bold Alliance, an umbrella organization of Bold Nebraska, which was instrumental in stopping the Keystone Pipeline. Kleeb is also one of two 2023 Climate Breakthrough Awardees. (Bold Alliance)

Environment

play sound

CO2 pipelines are on the increase in the United States, and like all pipelines, they come with risks. Preparing for those risks is a major focus of …

Environment

play sound

April has been "Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month," but the pests don't know that. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it's the …

Legislation to curtail the union membership rights of about 50,000 public school educators in Lousiana has the backing of some business and national conservative groups. (wavebreak3/Adobe Stock)

Social Issues

play sound

Leaders of a teachers' union in Louisiana are voicing concerns about a package of bills they say would have the effect of dissolving labor unions in t…

Health and Wellness

play sound

The 2024 Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium Public Conference kicks off Saturday, where industry experts and researchers will share the latest scientific …

Environment

play sound

Environmental groups say more should be done to protect people's health from what they call toxic, radioactive sludge. A court granted a temporary …

 

Phone: 303.448.9105 Toll Free: 888.891.9416 Fax: 208.247.1830 Your trusted member- and audience-supported news source since 1996 Copyright © 2021