Private railroad companies receive directive from Federal Railroad Administration on bridge safety
MILWAUKEE -- Private railroad companies have received a directive from the feds: Be transparent about the safety of their railroads.
Canadian Pacific spokesman: Improvements to be made to S. 1st Street bridge later this fall
MILWAUKEE -- A Canadian Pacific spokesman tells FOX6 News the railroad company will make improvements to the S. 1st Street railroad bridge later this fall.
"This is unacceptable:" After shootings in TN, Sen. Baldwin introduces Military Facilities Force Protection Act
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin on Wednesday, July 22nd introduced the Military Facilities Force Protection Act to better protect our men and women in uniform from the types of attacks that occurred at a military recruiting office and a Navy Operational Support Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee last week.
Sen. Baldwin, Rep. Moore issue letter over "lack of expedience" in federal review of Dontre Hamilton case
MILWAUKEE -- Last week, the attorney for the family of 31-year-old Dontre Hamilton, who was shot and killed by a former Milwaukee police officer in April 2014 in Red Arrow Park said Hamilton's family is frustrated a federal review of the case by the United States Department of Justice is taking so long.
FOX6 investigation gets results: Federal government orders Canadian Pacific to turn over bridge inspection reports
MILWAUKEE -- Canadian Pacific Railroad officials refused to show FOX6 News inspection records on the S. 1st Street railroad bridge in Milwaukee's Fifth Ward -- but now, Canadian Pacific has no choice.
Tammy Baldwin urges Federal Railroad Administration to inspect S. 1st Street railroad bridge
MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin has sent a letter to Sarah Feinberg, the acting administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration regarding the S. 1st Street railroad bridge -- a bridge FOX6 News first spotlighted this past spring.
President Obama speaks to hundreds at UW-La Crosse, focuses on middle class economy
LA CROSSE — President Barack Obama says that despite unemployment falling to a seven-year low, there is more work to do to increase Americans' wages.President Obama visited UW-La Crosse on Thursday, July 2nd touting a proposed Labor Department rule that would make more workers eligible for overtime.
Senator Baldwin introduces bill that would reduce VA narcotic prescriptions, deaths
TOMAH -- Democratic U.S. Sen.
Sen. Baldwin, Sen. Cantwell tour Prolitec in Milwaukee, call for reauthorization of Export-Import Bank
MILWAUKEE -- U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) toured Prolitec, Inc.
"We need to take action now:" Tammy Baldwin's bill would take ALL train cars carrying crude off tracks
MILWAUKEE -- Concern over the risk on the rails is rolling on to Capitol Hill.
"Danger has materialized quickly:" Sen. Baldwin in Milwaukee Wednesday to highlight oil train dangers here
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- On Wednesday, May 27th, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin will talk with local first responders and concerned citizens to highlight the dangers facing Milwaukee and surrounding communities as volatile oil train traffic increases.
Fifth serious crude-by-rail accident since February has senators urging U.S. DOT to take immediate action
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WITI) – On Wednesday, May 6th -- U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Robert P.
Baldwin joins others pressing for strong response to bird flu outbreak having "severe economic consequences"
WASHINGTON (WITI) – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has joined a Senate effort to ensure strong support to test for and help limit the spread of avian flu.According to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Wisconsin now has 10 total cases of H5 avian flu.
New federal rules regarding Bakken oil trains aim to make them safer
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A big development in an issue FOX6 News first brought to your attention in November 2014 -- those Bakken oil trains.
Former state director for Senator Tammy Baldwin files ethics complaint against her
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WITI) -- A spokesman for Sen.
"It is critical:" Tammy Baldwin joins three others to introduce oil train safety legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WITI)– U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced legislation that would set strong new safety standards for trains hauling volatile crude oil, to better protect American communities along the tracks.The Crude-By-Rail Safety Act of 2015 requires the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to draft new regulations to mitigate the volatility of gases in crude oil shipped via tank car and immediately halt the use of older-model tank cars that have been shown to be at high risk for puncturing and catching fire in derailments.
Hearing on reports of overmedication at Tomah VA Medical Center to be held in Tomah
MADISON (AP) — A congressional hearing into reports of overmedication at the Tomah VA Medical Center in Tomah will be held locally.The chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Rep.
Senator Tammy Baldwin tells VA to interview whistleblowers
MADISON (AP) — U.S. Sen.
Whistleblowers shining harsh light on Tomah VA Hospital; Senator Tammy Baldwin under fire
TOMAH (WITI) -- Proper medication, or proof of malpractice?
Senator Tammy Baldwin accepts responsibility for mistakes in VA probe
MADISON (AP) — Sen.