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The economy, public safety, and the border are major issues with voters.
Why are Republicans surging in the polls less than three weeks before the midterm election? Because, as Dan O’Donnell writes, America is rejecting unserious Democrats in deadly serious times.
Wisconsin comes out looking bad in yet another recent environmental report. On a “toxicity-weighted scale” of chemicals, Wisconsin saw the most releases of any state, according to the Environment America Research and Policy Center.
In a close election, emphasizing the vast difference on climate could propel U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes to victory.
Think your electric bills are expensive now? They would explode under Gov. Tony Evers’ carbon-free by 2050 plan, according to a new report from a Minnesota think tank.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today, Fond du Lac County District Attorney and law enforcement’s choice for Attorney General, Eric Toney, held a press conference back where he started his campaign in April 2021 – at the Jewels Caribbean Restaurant in Milwaukee. Toney addressed the backlog on Kaul’s internet child sex predator referrals and said that the people of Wisconsin will hold Kaul accountable at the ballot box in November for his failures. Eric Toney released the following statement: “If Josh Kaul truly cared about families, he wouldn’t have allowed a backlog of over 1,000 internet child sex predator referrals – endangering Wisconsin’s children. The
Conservative Republicans in the United States should take note of what the Tories have done for their future needs.
It’s too early to declare an irreversible trend, but it’s clear that promising startups can be found in places beyond Madison and Milwaukee. Wisconsin needs them all to prosper.
Mt. Pleasant Village Administrator Maureen Murphy was elected President of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities by her peers from cities and villages across the state at the League’s 124th Annual Conference in La Crosse. The League is comprised of more than 600 members: large and small cities and villages representing both urban and rural Wisconsin. “Being elected President of this preeminent government service organization is the pinnacle of my career,” Murphy said. Her focus as League President over the next year will be promoting a culture of civility while the League strides towards reforming critical local services funding. “I have
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Mark Rhoda-Reis of DATCP discusses a “strong year” for agricultural exports coming out of the state. Rhoda-Reis, the director of the agency’s International Agribusiness Center, said the state set a new record with $3.94 billion in ag exports in 2021, marking an 18 percent increase over the prior year. “And we’d had some challenging years, so that was good news to see,” he said. “And then year-to-date June, so our second quarter, we are already up 10 percent over that record amount. So it’s shaping up to be a strong year.” He gives
While the state’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.2 percent in September, Wisconsin continues to make progress in regaining the jobs lost during the pandemic. That’s according to Department of Workforce Development Chief Economist Dennis Winters, who discussed the latest state employment figures Thursday during a web briefing. Wisconsin has now regained 99 percent of the jobs lost during the pandemic economic slowdown after adding 7,000 total nonfarm jobs in September, but remains about 43,400 jobs short of the pre-pandemic peak, Winters said. Meanwhile, the state added 14,400 private sector jobs over the month, driven in part by increases in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement La Follette School of Public Affairs From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, is slated to be the keynote speaker this evening at the Milwaukee County GOP’s autumn election dinner. GOP guv and AG candidates Tim Michels and Eric Toney were invited to speak as well. See more: https://www.e… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me Forgot Password
Activists on Thursday slammed GOP guv candidate Tim Michels for what they called racist hiring practices at his construction company. Members of Voces de la Frontera Action, SEIU, Power to the Polls and Wisdom Action Network gathered in front of a Michels Corp. building at the company’s R1VER development in Milwaukee. The criticism comes following a report earlier this month from The Madison Times that found the amount of white employees at Michels Corp. was never less than 88 percent between 2011 and 2022. According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data, as of July 21, 2021, the state’s population
The economy, public safety, and the border are major issues with voters.
Why are Republicans surging in the polls less than three weeks before the midterm election? Because, as Dan O’Donnell writes, America is rejecting unserious Democrats in deadly serious times.
Wisconsin comes out looking bad in yet another recent environmental report. On a “toxicity-weighted scale” of chemicals, Wisconsin saw the most releases of any state, according to the Environment America Research and Policy Center.
In a close election, emphasizing the vast difference on climate could propel U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes to victory.
Think your electric bills are expensive now? They would explode under Gov. Tony Evers’ carbon-free by 2050 plan, according to a new report from a Minnesota think tank.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today, Fond du Lac County District Attorney and law enforcement’s choice for Attorney General, Eric Toney, held a press conference back where he started his campaign in April 2021 – at the Jewels Caribbean Restaurant in Milwaukee. Toney addressed the backlog on Kaul’s internet child sex predator referrals and said
Conservative Republicans in the United States should take note of what the Tories have done for their future needs.
It’s too early to declare an irreversible trend, but it’s clear that promising startups can be found in places beyond Madison and Milwaukee. Wisconsin needs them all to prosper.
Mt. Pleasant Village Administrator Maureen Murphy was elected President of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities by her peers from cities and villages across the state at the League’s 124th Annual Conference in La Crosse. The League is comprised of more than 600 members: large and small cities and villages representing
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Mark Rhoda-Reis of DATCP discusses a “strong year” for agricultural exports coming out of the state. Rhoda-Reis, the director of the agency’s International Agribusiness Center, said the state set a new record with $3.94 billion in ag exports in 2021, marking an 18
While the state’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.2 percent in September, Wisconsin continues to make progress in regaining the jobs lost during the pandemic. That’s according to Department of Workforce Development Chief Economist Dennis Winters, who discussed the latest state employment figures Thursday during a web briefing. Wisconsin has
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement La Follette School of Public Affairs From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, is slated to be the keynote speaker this evening at the Milwaukee County GOP’s autumn election dinner. GOP guv and AG candidates Tim Michels and Eric Toney were invited to
Activists on Thursday slammed GOP guv candidate Tim Michels for what they called racist hiring practices at his construction company. Members of Voces de la Frontera Action, SEIU, Power to the Polls and Wisdom Action Network gathered in front of a Michels Corp. building at the company’s R1VER development in