Bill Barth: Respect teachers, and protect kids
Maybe there’s a correlation between disrespect and teacher shortages.
Scott Walker: Trump must stay on message to win in November
For Donald Trump to win in November, he needs to remind voters that their lives were better when he was president and that they will be better again if he is reelected.
Shale Horowitz: UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mone greenlights harassment and intimidation on campus
Another semester, another leadership failure. UWM Chancellor Mark Mone continues to speak with a forked tongue, carefully parsing statements to please all sides, while in practice aiding and abetting anti-Israel activists in breaking university rules.
Miriam Hasan et al.: Stop the bloodshed in Gaza; divest now
Boycott and divestment campaigns helped end apartheid in South Africa. In the U.S., they’ve helped secure better pay for farmworkers and defeat Jim Crow laws. Moving our money collectively can be a powerful lever.
Christina Lieffring: There will be no ‘climate haven’
Unpredictable rain and extreme heat will impact all of us.
E.G. Nadeau: There are ways to address sub-Saharan drought
As the climate crisis impacts more and more people, it is becoming increasingly difficult — and increasingly perilous — to ignore. A shift in the way we think about community is necessary. We can no longer afford to consider our sheltered enclaves as separate from the plight of others.
MPS late filing financial information with DPI; agency says more than 80 others tardy, too
Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, says there should be consequences for Milwaukee Public Schools after the district failed to turn in its district aid certification two weeks ago amid ongoing financial issues.
Troupis seeks to quash subpoena related to false electors effort
Former Trump attorney Jim Troupis is seeking to quash a subpoena Dem AG Josh Kaul filed for “everything under the sun” related to the effort to provide a false slate of 2020 presidential electors, saying what he did was legal and public before he went through with it.
FRI AM Update: WPF report says lack of recovery in Wisconsin manufacturing sector post-COVID could be cause for concern
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Policy Forum says a lack of employment recovery in the state’s manufacturing sector following the COVID-19 pandemic “may be cause for concern” given its outsized contribution to Wisconsin’s economy. The group’s latest report, being
State DOJ argues Kennedy too late in filing suit to be removed from Wisconsin’s ballot
The state DOJ argued in a new filing with the 2nd District Court of Appeals that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waited too long to file his suit seeking to be removed from Wisconsin ballots with printing already underway. What’s more, the filing argues Kennedy’s suggestion to affix stickers to ballots to block out his name isn’t allowed under state law and would be a “logistical nightmare.”
Amy Hemmer: The Project 2025 lie vs. Rules for Radicals
If the left can frighten people with lies about Project 2025, the right should be able to frighten people with the truth about Rules for Radicals. Both books clearly represent good versus evil. Project 2025 is not the evil one.
Private Citizen: Secret filings expose Wisconsin Attorney General Kaul’s failures
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THU PM Update: MPS late filing financial information with DPI; agency says more than 80 others tardy, too
From WisPolitics … — Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, today said there should be consequences for Milwaukee Public Schools after the district failed to turn in its district aid certification two weeks ago amid ongoing financial issues. MPS has been working
Weekly GOP radio address: Suicide Prevention Month
Hello, Sen. Jesse James here. September is Suicide Prevention Month. I know suicide can be a difficult topic to discuss, but this month is dedicated to bringing awareness to an issue that touches thousands of Americans. In 2022, over 49,000
UW-Stout: Surging esports program scores new arena for2025, thanks to $1M gift from Foundation
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