
Dan Shafer: Wisconsin’s fork in the road
After 16 years of GOP control, Democrats have a shot at winning a majority in the Wisconsin State Legislature. This would be a monumental shift, but it’s far from a given — especially in the Assembly.
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After 16 years of GOP control, Democrats have a shot at winning a majority in the Wisconsin State Legislature. This would be a monumental shift, but it’s far from a given — especially in the Assembly.

When land usage and cost factors are considered, I speculate that rather than the BECI line having a 99% chance of approval by the WI PSC, its chance of being approved is somewhere between 80 and 90%. The deciding factor in the PSC’s decision of whether to approve the BECI line will rest on the quality of the cost-benefit analyses provided by the applicant and intervenors.

The State of Wisconsin has a projected $3 billion surplus. Here’s the YSDA plan for it.

The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program has existed for decades. If Wisconsin taxpayers are going to be asked to support it for decades more, they deserve more than assurances that the program is working. We should be able to show them.

Consider donating to community health centers, free clinics, and food pantries which are our community’s safety net.

The argument that Americans should not have to suffer economically because Trump launched a war of whim has become increasingly common among Democrats on the campaign trail — and even some Republicans.

The press is not there to soothe. It is there to verify. To challenge. To publish what is true, not what is comfortable. Leaders may not enjoy that. They are not required to. But before they get to elected office, we should require that they be mature enough to accept the facts.
TOP STORIES Crowley farm visit in Kewaunee targets Tiffany on gas diesel prices… Crowley started a statewide tour Sept. 21 to paint Republican opponent Tom Tiffany as responsible for high fuel prices, a framing Tiffany has challenged. … [at Riemer’s
West Bend, WI – Nolan Jensen announced that he has received the endorsement of the Kettle Moraine Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 10 in his race for Washington County Circuit Court Branch 4. Representing 220 active and retired law
RAYMOND, Wis. – Today, Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Union endorsed Mitchell Berman, the union member and ER nurse running in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. MASH represents 1,200 workers across Southeastern Wisconsin from its home base in Milwaukee. “Our union

A group that registered with the state just last week reported nearly $13 million in independent expenditures targeting Dem candidates, including a $9.3 million campaign going after Dem gubernatorial candidate David Crowley.

After 16 years of GOP control, Democrats have a shot at winning a majority in the Wisconsin State Legislature. This would be a monumental shift, but it’s far from a given — especially in the Assembly.

When land usage and cost factors are considered, I speculate that rather than the BECI line having a 99% chance of approval by the WI PSC, its chance of being approved is somewhere between 80 and 90%. The deciding factor in the PSC’s decision of whether to approve the BECI line will rest on the quality of the cost-benefit analyses provided by the applicant and intervenors.

The State of Wisconsin has a projected $3 billion surplus. Here’s the YSDA plan for it.

The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program has existed for decades. If Wisconsin taxpayers are going to be asked to support it for decades more, they deserve more than assurances that the program is working. We should be able to show them.

Consider donating to community health centers, free clinics, and food pantries which are our community’s safety net.

The argument that Americans should not have to suffer economically because Trump launched a war of whim has become increasingly common among Democrats on the campaign trail — and even some Republicans.

The press is not there to soothe. It is there to verify. To challenge. To publish what is true, not what is comfortable. Leaders may not enjoy that. They are not required to. But before they get to elected office, we should require that they be mature enough to accept the facts.
TOP STORIES Crowley farm visit in Kewaunee targets Tiffany on gas diesel prices… Crowley started a statewide tour Sept. 21 to paint Republican opponent Tom Tiffany as responsible for high fuel prices, a framing Tiffany has challenged. … [at Riemer’s farm with US Sen. Baldwin,] Crowley criticized Tiffany’s votes in
West Bend, WI – Nolan Jensen announced that he has received the endorsement of the Kettle Moraine Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 10 in his race for Washington County Circuit Court Branch 4. Representing 220 active and retired law enforcement officers from every agency across Washington County and surrounding
RAYMOND, Wis. – Today, Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Union endorsed Mitchell Berman, the union member and ER nurse running in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. MASH represents 1,200 workers across Southeastern Wisconsin from its home base in Milwaukee. “Our union proudly endorses Mitchell Berman in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District because

A group that registered with the state just last week reported nearly $13 million in independent expenditures targeting Dem candidates, including a $9.3 million campaign going after Dem gubernatorial candidate David Crowley.