Former Madison Mayor Paul Soglin says there is insufficeint data to suggest there will be enough ridership to support bus rapid transit, so city leaders have “turned to abusive land use policies” to make it work.
As centrists fall for the fantasy, who will end up living in the flight path?
Policymakers on both sides of the aisle spend a lot of time talking about ways to strengthen rural communities — and rightly so. They must remember that unless our local hospitals are kept secure and strong, our rural communities cannot be secure or strong either.
LA POINTE, Wis. – Madeline Island Museum, a site managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society and located in the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior, is open for the season. The museum features a variety of engaging events, including a new two-year exhibition entitled “Passages:
It will be seven years ago next month that McCain, suffering from terminal cancer, walked to the front of the Senate floor and dramatically signaled thumbs down to the bill that would have meant the death knell for the ACA.
It was a sad joke when the Supreme Court took up a case from conservatives who wanted to con people into thinking that a proven abortion medication with a decades-long safety record is dangerous.
For now, at least, one party in our two-party system remains fully captured by what was — at the time when “culture war” entered our lexicon — still an emerging trend. The rift has widened, and now threatens to swallow whatever is left of our common civic life.
TOP STORIES Trump refers to Milwaukee as ‘horrible’ just before the city hosts RNC convention … The comment, first reported by Punchbowl News while the meeting was in progress, immediately drew disagreements from those there about what Trump meant. Several
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), co-chair of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, released the following statement after voting against House passage of the $886.3 billion FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill he has never voted in
She hasn’t announced a change of heart on most positions she had as a Democrat.
Why does Biden keep touting this thing when his efforts aren’t even appreciated by the people he’s trying to help?
As Jon Stewart says in his own inimitable way, juries consider all the facts and carefully weigh the evidence but don’t stop there and neither should journalists.
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul is recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, June 15, 2024, by reminding Wisconsin residents to be aware of the signs of abuse, neglect and exploitation of older adults and report any instances of
MADISON – Wisconsin Family Council (WFC) expressed disappointment with yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine for lack of standing. WFC joined Advancing American Freedom’s amicus brief, along with 28 other state Family Policy Councils and the national
MADISON, Wis. — Last Friday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that for the first time in 20 years, Wisconsin Democrats are running for every Senate seat and 97 Assembly seats in the Legislature. Thanks to new, fair maps, Wisconsin Democrats have the opportunity
KENOSHA, Wis. – Opportunity Wisconsin’s latest television ad highlights Congressman Bryan Steil’s vote in favor of keeping credit card fees high and asks him to start fighting for working families instead of protecting the credit card industry. In April, Steil joined Republicans on
The Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin is again hitting GOP U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil on the airwaves, this time with a spot that knocks him for voting to allow credit card companies to charge higher fees.
Americans for Contraception announced a digital ad campaign praising U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, for backing access to birth control.
Climate Power and Future Forward USA Action announced a nearly $2.3 million buy in Wisconsin touting actions by the Biden administration the groups say are saving Americans money by cracking down on oil companies and capping the costs of medicine.
Warmer temperatures forecast throughout Wisconsin over the next several days could create conditions for pavement buckling. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is advising motorists to be alert and take extra caution. Pavement can buckle when the weather quickly goes from
Former Madison Mayor Paul Soglin says there is insufficeint data to suggest there will be enough ridership to support bus rapid transit, so city leaders have “turned to abusive land use policies” to make it work.
As centrists fall for the fantasy, who will end up living in the flight path?
Policymakers on both sides of the aisle spend a lot of time talking about ways to strengthen rural communities — and rightly so. They must remember that unless our local hospitals are kept secure and strong, our rural communities cannot be secure or strong either.
LA POINTE, Wis. – Madeline Island Museum, a site managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society and located in the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior, is open for the season. The museum features a variety of engaging events, including a new two-year exhibition entitled “Passages: Ojibwe Migration to the Place Where the Food Grows on
It will be seven years ago next month that McCain, suffering from terminal cancer, walked to the front of the Senate floor and dramatically signaled thumbs down to the bill that would have meant the death knell for the ACA.
It was a sad joke when the Supreme Court took up a case from conservatives who wanted to con people into thinking that a proven abortion medication with a decades-long safety record is dangerous.
For now, at least, one party in our two-party system remains fully captured by what was — at the time when “culture war” entered our lexicon — still an emerging trend. The rift has widened, and now threatens to swallow whatever is left of our common civic life.
TOP STORIES Trump refers to Milwaukee as ‘horrible’ just before the city hosts RNC convention … The comment, first reported by Punchbowl News while the meeting was in progress, immediately drew disagreements from those there about what Trump meant. Several congressmen who support Trump and attended the meeting argued he
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), co-chair of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, released the following statement after voting against House passage of the $886.3 billion FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill he has never voted in favor of since being elected to Congress: “It’s time to
She hasn’t announced a change of heart on most positions she had as a Democrat.
Why does Biden keep touting this thing when his efforts aren’t even appreciated by the people he’s trying to help?
As Jon Stewart says in his own inimitable way, juries consider all the facts and carefully weigh the evidence but don’t stop there and neither should journalists.
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul is recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, June 15, 2024, by reminding Wisconsin residents to be aware of the signs of abuse, neglect and exploitation of older adults and report any instances of mistreatment to Wisconsin’s Elder Abuse Hotline https://reportelderabusewi.org/report-elder-abuse/ and 1-833-586-0107. “We must
MADISON – Wisconsin Family Council (WFC) expressed disappointment with yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine for lack of standing. WFC joined Advancing American Freedom’s amicus brief, along with 28 other state Family Policy Councils and the national group Family Policy Alliance, in February. “The Court’s unanimous decisio…
MADISON, Wis. — Last Friday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that for the first time in 20 years, Wisconsin Democrats are running for every Senate seat and 97 Assembly seats in the Legislature. Thanks to new, fair maps, Wisconsin Democrats have the opportunity to run this fall in competitive districts that were previously
KENOSHA, Wis. – Opportunity Wisconsin’s latest television ad highlights Congressman Bryan Steil’s vote in favor of keeping credit card fees high and asks him to start fighting for working families instead of protecting the credit card industry. In April, Steil joined Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee in voting to approve H. J.
The Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin is again hitting GOP U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil on the airwaves, this time with a spot that knocks him for voting to allow credit card companies to charge higher fees.
Americans for Contraception announced a digital ad campaign praising U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, for backing access to birth control.
Climate Power and Future Forward USA Action announced a nearly $2.3 million buy in Wisconsin touting actions by the Biden administration the groups say are saving Americans money by cracking down on oil companies and capping the costs of medicine.
Warmer temperatures forecast throughout Wisconsin over the next several days could create conditions for pavement buckling. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is advising motorists to be alert and take extra caution. Pavement can buckle when the weather quickly goes from cool to very hot. This causes slabs of pavement to