Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin: Calls out Baldwin’s out of touch, progressive agenda
Madison, WI – As the Democratic National Convention is underway, Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin State Director Megan Novak (AFP-WI) released the following statement: “Tammy Baldwin’s support of the radical Biden-Harris agenda is directly responsible for making life more expensive for Wisconsinites. “While she
WisDems: Look forward on DNC’s final night
MADISON, Wis. — On the last night of the DNC following a speech by Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “In Wisconsin our motto is Forward—and as we heard from Tammy Baldwin on stage tonight, that’s
WisGOP: Statement on Kamala Harris’s remarks to DNC
MADISON, Wis. – If you are covering Vice President Kamala Harris’s acceptance speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming: “For four days, Democrats peddled nothing but recycled platitudes devoid of substance
Hovde campaign: Responds to Sen. Baldwin’s speech at the DNC
MADISON — Wisconsin entrepreneur Eric Hovde today released the following statement after Sen. Baldwin’s speech at the DNC:“Sen. Baldwin’s record doesn’t match her rhetoric. From record high inflation to the border crisis and a broken healthcare system, everyday Wisconsinites are struggling because
WisGOP: Statement on Tammy Baldwin’s remarks to DNC
MADISON, Wis. – If you are covering Tammy Baldwin’s address to the 2024 Democratic National Convention, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming: “After more than two decades in Washington, career politician Tammy Baldwin has little to say
WisDems: Sen. Tammy Baldwin stands up for Social Security, Medicare at Democratic National Convention
MADISON, Wis. — This evening, Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin took the stage at the Democratic National Convention to call out Donald Trump for his plans to cut Social Security and Medicare, and to laud Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for their support
Peter Pitts: Drug price controls lead to higher costs, fewer choices
Democrats are declaring the Biden administration’s first round of price caps on prescription drugs a victory for patients. But neither the price controls nor other drug provisions under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act are anything to celebrate.
Dave Cieslewicz: How the Dems did
Both parties had successful conventions. Only 80 miles apart on the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee and Chicago, both even enjoyed the cool breezes and clear, blue skies of a Great Lakes summer.
Ruth Conniff: The Democrats’ Midwestern charm offensive
In the critical contest to appeal to swing-state voters in the Upper Midwest, the Kamala Harris campaign could not have come up with a better running mate than Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz if they made one in a lab.
Scott Walker: Democratic Party looking more and more like a Marxist regime
The radicals assembled in Chicago this week under the banner of joy and hope, but their rhetoric was filled with anger and hatred. Their actions and proposals, however, are far worse for the future of America.
Tom Still: At Epic, AI isn’t just the next big thing: It’s already improving care
Epic’s User Group Meeting annually offers a themed surprise for thousands of visitors, so it was no shock when founder Judy Faulkner appeared on stage Aug. 20 in the company’s Deep Space Auditorium dressed as “Lady Swan,” a variation on Mother Goose and in keeping with a larger story-telling motif.
Michael Lucas: Econ 101: Understanding inflation
Inflation is a very simple concept and yet almost everyone gets its wrong. This misunderstanding is the result of a concerted effort to confuse the public and prevent blame from being assigned to those responsible for its creation.
Amelia Robinson: Gus Walz loves his dad, Tim. Anyone who doesn’t see the beauty of this is weird.
Gus Walz loves his dad. That should have been clear to anyone — Republican, Democrat, or independent — who saw him sob as his dad, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, accepted the Democratic Party’s vice presidential nomination Wednesday night.
Dave Zweifel: Make it so politicians can gerrymander no more
Tim Cullen, the longtime Democrat from Janesville who in between his terms in the state Legislature agreed to serve as Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson’s health and social services secretary, has a new book out that makes it clear why gerrymandering is so repugnant to good government.
Rohn Bishop: Keep Waupun prison open, move Department of Corrections headquarters here
The Wisconsin State Journal editorial board is wrong to call for the closure of Waupun and Green Bay correctional institutions because the buildings are old and that’s causing staffing issues and problems.