News 06.26.17
26 June 2017 News
One of the Republican senators who’s opposing his party’s health care bill as written says the Senate shouldn’t vote on the plan this week. The lengthy proposal only came out last week, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to begin voting this week. That’s not sitting well with GOP Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. He says: “I would like to delay the thing. There’s no way we should be voting on this next week. No way.” He tells NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he has “a hard time” believing that his constituents or even he “will have enough time to properly evaluate” the measure. Johnson says he’s made his views clear to the party leadership and the White House.
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Two people are hurt after a car crash in Outagamie County on Saturday. The Outagamie County Sheriff’s Department responded to the crash at STH 96 and Midway Road in the Town of Dale just after 7:30 Saturday night. Officials say a pickup truck crashed into the passenger side of another car that was trying to turn. The driver of the truck was not hurt, but the two passengers in the car were taken to Theda Care in Neenah. One person was flown by Theda Star with life threatening injuries. Authorities don’t believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.
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One person is dead and three others are hurt after a two car crash in Sheboygan. The Sheboygan Police Department says a 19-year-old man died at the scene. According to the Sheboygan Fire Department, crews were called just after midnight to the intersection of 12th Street and Camelot Boulevard. Multiple departments responded to extract a car. Fire officials say two of those hurt were taken to Milwaukee area hospitals by Flight for Life. Authorities have not released the name of the victim as they are still investigating the crash.
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Wisconsin’s craft brewers and wineries are trying to head off a plan they fear legislators will tuck into the state budget that would prevent them from selling their products on-site and force them into contracts with distributors. The Wisconsin Tavern League and the Wisconsin Beer Distributors Association have been trying to convince lawmakers to adopt legislation clearly prohibiting alcohol producers from distributing their products or selling them directly to customers. The proposal would end craft brewers’ tap rooms and selling on-site at wineries. They would instead have to have distributors move their products to retailers. Tavern League lobbyists say bars can’t compete with microbreweries and wineries that are destinations for tourists. Craft brewers and winery owners last week announced they had formed a coalition to oppose the legislation.
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