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By Adam WiseThe transportation industry and elected officials are withholding optimism about President Barack Obama's $447 billion jobs plan, which includes $60 billion for road projects, until...

WITI-TV, Milwaukee— The country's top education official made a special stop in Milwaukee Friday. The United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited the Milwaukee School of...

By Larry BivinsAs the economy continues to sputter and Americans become increasingly disaffected with Washington, job creation has emerged as the top priority for members of Congress and...

MANITOWOC — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson used Friday's bleak jobs report from the Labor Department as ammunition to fire away at President Barack Obama."The president doesn't have a clue when it comes to...

U.S. employers stopped adding jobs last month - and Senate Republican Ron Johnson of Wisconsin blames a "lack of leadership" from President Obama. The Labor Department said the national unemployment...

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - U.S. employers stopped adding jobs last month - and Senate Republican Ron Johnson of Wisconsin blames a "lack of leadership" from President Obama.The Labor Department said...

By James PolitiBarack Obama's efforts to extend a cut in payroll taxes for American workers - likely to be one of the largest measures in the jobs package the president will present next week to...

By Lisa LererAfter months of bitter negotiations, Democratic and Republican leaders have finally reached an agreement to raise the nation's debt ceiling. Now, they must sell it to their parties...

By Trent ArtusThe economy is the focus of a visit from a Wisconsin lawmaker. Senator Ron Johnson was in Chippewa County for a luncheon with Chamber of Commerce members.  With legislators...

By Sophie QuintonPresident Obama's "job-killing" policies have "taken America 180 degrees in the wrong direction," Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., opined in the Washington Times on Tuesday. Johnson, a...

By Eric LindquistU.S. Sen. Ron Johnson apologized up front Monday for not bringing a very cheerful message to his audience at a joint meeting of the Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls and Menomonie chambers...

By Eric LindquistEditor's note: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Oshkosh, met Monday with the Leader-Telegram Editorial Board and fielded questions on several topics. Following are edited...

By Josiah RyanIn order to revive the economy Congress ought to repeal everything President Obama has done, freshman Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) recommended, according to a story published in the...

By Josiah Ryan Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) on Thursday promoted his plan to shrink the federal government by putting a hold on new hiring. "I think we need to do a federal hiring freeze,...

Sen. Johnson says President Obama is legislating through regulation Mike LowWisconsin Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson has been on the job for less than a year and has emerged as one of the...

They are imposing huge burdens on business. By Andrew StilesOn Tuesday, the Obama administration announced the results of an eight-month government-wide review designed to reduce the regulatory...

By Thomas Belesis Since Barack Obama took office, $38 billion in new major regulations have been introduced, imposing an unprecedented burden on businesses, according to last month's...

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told WisPolitics.com that Social Security should be the easiest of the entitlement programs to fix, saying things like means testing and raising the retirement age should be on...

By Steve ContornoGannett Wisconsin Media GREEN BAY — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson campaigned as a staunch, fiscal conservative, but when he had the chance to vote on spending cuts he promised voters, he...