William Osmulski: Republican primary voters helped defeat constitutional amendment resolutions
Tens of thousands of Republican voters rejected two proposed constitutional amendments that were approved by the Republican-led Wisconsin legislature and supported by every conservative group in the state.
Michael Dunst and Sidney Kuesters: Milwaukee leaders can pave the way for regional rail
Local governments can support private commuter rail project without breaking the bank.
Bill Kaplan: Van Orden must go
The 3rd CD needs change and results, not invective. It’s time for first-term U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden to go.
Michelle Bryant: Unfunded and unwanted
As a part of a bill to increase shared revenue to municipalities and an allowance to institute increased sales taxes, Republicans threw in a caveat that will cost Milwaukee residents an extra 2 million dollars a year. The expense is to return police officers to Milwaukee Public Schools.
Alan Borsuk: Are Wisconsin students really doing better? Or does it just look that way?
Wisconsin’s measuring stick for student performance has been changed. And the categories for student performance have been renamed in, shall we say, kinder, gentler ways.
Miguel Cardona: Tax dollars that flow to choice schools take away critical funds for public education
I will be kicking off back-to-school bus tour in Green Bay to highlight the importance of public schools
TUE News Summary: Walz highlights unions in Milwaukee stop; Trump to rally in Mosinee Saturday
TOP STORIES Tim Walz Champions Unions in Milwaukee Labor Day Appearance … [after brief speeches by Evers, US Rep. Moore, US Sen. Baldwin, Labor Council’s Fendt, Mayor Johnson, Exec. Crowley, CD1 Dem Barca] addressed more than 4,000 supporters at [Laborfest],
Walz touts union credentials during Labor Day stop in Milwaukee
Speaking to Laborfest, the Minnesota guv noted he was a dues-paying member of his union while a teacher and recounted how GOP opponents once accused him in a campaign of being in the pocket of organized labor. “I said that’s a damned lie. I am the pocket. I am the pocket,” Walz said.
TUE AM Update: Walz touts union credentials during Labor Day stop in Milwaukee
From WisPolitics … — Dem VP nominee Tim Walz in a Milwaukee Labor Day stop noted his organized labor credentials while touting Kamala Harris for being part of the most pro-union U.S. administration in history In comparison, he charged that
Lyerly campaign: Movement Mondays with Dr. Lyerly
Hi Friends! Happy Labor Day! Welcome back to another Movement Monday, our weekly update email sharing the important work Dr. Lyerly is doing for the people of northeast Wisconsin. As a 6th-generation Wisconsinite who was born and raised in the
Warren on ‘UpFront’ says presidential campaign ‘literally a race’ ahead of November
“We talk about a race, this one is literally a race,” Warren said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “She has not been a candidate for a year, or even four years, like Donald Trump has. She has been our presidential candidate for something that can be counted in just a handful of weeks. And what she’s doing, everything she can to reach people all across the country.”
WisGOP: Statement on Tim Walz’s Visit to Milwaukee
MADISON, Wis. – If you are covering Governor Tim Walz’s appearance at Milwaukee Laborfest, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming: “Tim Walz and Kamala Harris have nothing to offer workers but another term of higher costs and
A Better Wisconsin Together: On Labor Day, A Better Wisconsin Together Calls for Lawmakers to Support Workers’ Rights
MADISON, Wis. — In commemoration of Labor Day, A Better Wisconsin Together is calling on Wisconsin lawmakers to protect and expand workers’ rights across the state. “When Wisconsin workers are supported, we all benefit,” said Mike Browne, deputy director of A
Baldwin campaign: BlueGreen Alliance Endorses Tammy Baldwin for U.S. Senate, Highlighting Wins for Wisconsin Workers
MADISON, Wis. — Today, the BlueGreen Alliance, a national partnership of labor unions and environmental organizations, announced their endorsement for Tammy Baldwin’s U.S. Senate reelection campaign. This endorsement highlights Tammy’s strong legislative record of supporting workers and a clean environment, which
WisDems: Welcome Gov. Tim Walz on Labor Day
MADISON, Wis. — Ahead of Gov. Tim Walz’s visit to Wisconsin for Labor Day, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Vice Chair Felesia Martin issued the following statement: “There’s no better way to celebrate Labor Day in Wisconsin than with Gov. Tim Walz, a champion of