Zack Goodrow: The new, improved but very much the same GOP

I think the GOP’s new message was effective. It might not have been enough to justify four days of white dudes talking, but it did bring some new life to the convention. But while that’s true, don’t be fooled. The same old hateful Trump-rhetoric is still there under the surface and it really doesn’t take that much to find it. Hell, half of it comes out of his mouth.

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Dave Cieslewicz: GOP getting smarter

A strategic mistake the GOP has made is to largely cede the blue strongholds of Dane and Milwaukee counties to the Democrats. Their media buys there are relatively small and their organizing has been meager. Now, both things are changing.

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Biohealth workforce project aims to drive interest in the field

A state biohealth workforce project aims to drive interest in the field, provide specialized training, fill job openings with skilled workers and more.  That’s according to Mark Thomas, chief strategy officer for Madison Area Technical College and leader of the Actualizing Biohealth Career Pathways project, one of several key initiatives

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Opportunity Wisconsin:After 13 years of cracking down on corporations, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is still under threat from House Republicans

Republican proposals would cut funding from the CFPB and block rules that would save working families money MADISON, Wis. – As the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB) marks 13 years of combating corporate greed, Republicans in Congress continue to undermine the bureau by attempting to strip funding and block rules

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Zack Goodrow: The new, improved but very much the same GOP

I think the GOP’s new message was effective. It might not have been enough to justify four days of white dudes talking, but it did bring some new life to the convention. But while that’s true, don’t be fooled. The same old hateful Trump-rhetoric is still there under the surface and it really doesn’t take that much to find it. Hell, half of it comes out of his mouth.

Read More »

Dave Cieslewicz: GOP getting smarter

A strategic mistake the GOP has made is to largely cede the blue strongholds of Dane and Milwaukee counties to the Democrats. Their media buys there are relatively small and their organizing has been meager. Now, both things are changing.

Read More »