On November 6,1956, Americans re-elected Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower over Democratic challenger Adlai Stevenson, Wisconsin voters elected Republican Vernon Wallace Thompson Governor over Democrat William Proxmire, and voters in the Wisconsin 26th Assembly District elected 29-year old World War II Navy veteran Fred Risser as their representative. Six years later, Risser won a special […]
State Lawmakers Kill Madison's New Uber Ordinance
MADISON (WORT) — A bill regulating transportation networking companies has passed the Wisconsin Senate. What’s been dubbed the “Uber bill” now only needs Governor Scott Walker’s signature to become law. Dylan Brogan has the story.
Senator Fred Risser on the Budget
Senator Fred Risser weighs in on the latest in the Wisconsin state budget: the good, the bad, and the ugly.