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Former Lt. Gov. and Democratic governor candidate Mandela Barnes, in an entertaining Part Time Opinions podcast appearance, unleashed some serious truth telling.
Voters are upset. Even though median household income is up and poverty levels are down, consumer confidence fell in September to the lowest level since 2014.
Schools are struggling because, for the third year in a row, the state budget put no new money into general school aid, the Department of Public Instruction pointed out in an Oct. 15 press release. That’s after more than 15 years during which per-pupil spending in Wisconsin schools has failed to keep pace with inflation.
MPS has 36 schools that are less than half full, by its own counts. Another 48 are between 50% and 90% full.
When children keep dying in schools, the answer cannot be that every gun control proposal is unacceptable and every reform is a bridge too far. Leadership demands more than saying ‘no.’ It demands offering solutions.
Governments start taking steps to allow more construction, but policies at many levels add up to make land scarce and costly.
Putin gets sanctions relief. Americans get the illusion of cheaper fuel.
Every time I see a story about the latest anti-vax action by Health Secretary Kennedy, who despite all the evidence to the contrary still claims children’s shots cause autism, I recall the late 1950s when millions of parents rushed their children to get the Salk vaccine to prevent them from getting polio.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today, David Crowley’s campaign announced that Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) will join David Crowley on the campaign trail on Friday, October 23rd. Crowley and Warnock will meet with voters across the state to discuss getting out the vote,
Former Lt. Gov. and Democratic governor candidate Mandela Barnes, in an entertaining Part Time Opinions podcast appearance, unleashed some serious truth telling.
Voters are upset. Even though median household income is up and poverty levels are down, consumer confidence fell in September to the lowest level since 2014.
Schools are struggling because, for the third year in a row, the state budget put no new money into general school aid, the Department of Public Instruction pointed out in an Oct. 15 press release. That’s after more than 15 years during which per-pupil spending in Wisconsin schools has failed to keep pace with inflation.
MPS has 36 schools that are less than half full, by its own counts. Another 48 are between 50% and 90% full.
When children keep dying in schools, the answer cannot be that every gun control proposal is unacceptable and every reform is a bridge too far. Leadership demands more than saying ‘no.’ It demands offering solutions.
Governments start taking steps to allow more construction, but policies at many levels add up to make land scarce and costly.
Putin gets sanctions relief. Americans get the illusion of cheaper fuel.
Every time I see a story about the latest anti-vax action by Health Secretary Kennedy, who despite all the evidence to the contrary still claims children’s shots cause autism, I recall the late 1950s when millions of parents rushed their children to get the Salk vaccine to prevent them from getting polio.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today, David Crowley’s campaign announced that Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) will join David Crowley on the campaign trail on Friday, October 23rd. Crowley and Warnock will meet with voters across the state to discuss getting out the vote, Crowley’s affordability agenda, and Congressman Tom Tiffany’s attempts to sell