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Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson says he wants to see more people like him elected to Congress — Americans who have spent their lives in business, not in politics.Johnson, who had never...

Originally printed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 15th, 2011The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction faces a reporting deadline of Nov. 23. However, the United States will reach...

A supercommittee failure would trigger $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts and set up a yearlong fight among lawmakers to protect favored programs.It would also launch a heavy lobbying effort...

Wisconsin's freshman U.S. senator calls it the danger zone — our rising ratio of debt to gross domestic product. And for a guy who calls himself an accountant, Republican Ron Johnson certainly knows...

Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Oshkosh) was in Hudson Saturday morning and took questions from reporters at the Hudson cable access studio on Fourth Street.Johnson addressed several issues,...

A House chairman plans to advance a measure to reduce the executive branch workforce by 10 percent, opening a new front in the majority's fight with Democrats and labor unions over fiscal...

Wisconsin's new "Concealed Carry" law is now in effect.  People who hold a permit will be able to carry a firearm with them in most public places. But there are exceptions to the law that...

During a stop in Hudson, Wis., on Saturday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson dismissed concerns about the environmental impact of a new bridge on the St. Croix River. Johnson said for the sake of commerce a...

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson is the latest to support a new four-lane bridge over the St. Croix River near Stillwater, Minn.Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, said over the weekend that economic activity...

Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Oshkosh) was in Hudson Saturday morning and took questions from reporters at the Hudson cable access studio, 901 Fourth St.He addressed several issues,...