Jeff Smith: This is no time for legislators to rest

Many assume legislators are on summer break after passing the budget, and I can’t help but wonder why. After all, families are still struggling to make ends meet, thousands of us are still waiting for affordable health care and many public schools continue to lack much needed resources. The list is long, and I can honestly say I’m having trouble relaxing this “summer break” knowing our needs haven’t been met.

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Dominique Paul Noth: Mueller’s expected dryness already kindling sparks

I hope everyone listens to Mueller’s House testimony. Yet don’t expect him to draw a simple road map for the unthinking. He clearly believes his report has outlined his findings and explains his limitations as a dutiful member of the Justice Department, which has opined that a sitting president can’t easily (some say ever) be criminally indicted.

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Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Learn how to grow lavender at field day

Media Contact: Rick Hummell, Senior Communications Specialist 608-224-5041 richard.hummell@wi.gov MADISON – Farmers interested in learning how to grow, harvest and market lavender are invited to a Lavender Field Day hosted by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), Friday, Aug. 9 at the Rowley Creek Lavender Farm near Baraboo.

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Jeff Smith: This is no time for legislators to rest

Many assume legislators are on summer break after passing the budget, and I can’t help but wonder why. After all, families are still struggling to make ends meet, thousands of us are still waiting for affordable health care and many public schools continue to lack much needed resources. The list is long, and I can honestly say I’m having trouble relaxing this “summer break” knowing our needs haven’t been met.

Read More »

Dominique Paul Noth: Mueller’s expected dryness already kindling sparks

I hope everyone listens to Mueller’s House testimony. Yet don’t expect him to draw a simple road map for the unthinking. He clearly believes his report has outlined his findings and explains his limitations as a dutiful member of the Justice Department, which has opined that a sitting president can’t easily (some say ever) be criminally indicted.

Read More »