John W. Vaudreuil: Elon Musk bribed voters. He must be held accountable.
One year later Musk’s involvement in Wisconsin elections still demands accountability.
Bill Kaplan: Van Orden and Trump threaten U.S. security
Van Orden and Trump oppose helping Ukraine and have surrendered to Putin.
Arthur I. Cyr: Trump’s go-it-alone approach to war is an aberration
The current conflict is sometimes referred to as the Third Gulf War, but is distinctive from the earlier two wars in important respects, including the fact that it relies on executive authority alone. Additionally, we have no allies in the fight beyond Israel.
Anne Marsh: Government is choosing which children deserve care
Efforts to restrict gender-affirming care for minors are not grounded in how pediatric medicine works, nor in what children need to thrive.
Joel Brennan: Wisconsin must renew its commitment to public education
We need to modernize the school funding formula to reflect today’s realities and support students fairly across the state. We need to invest in teachers and strengthen the pipeline of educators entering the profession. And we must focus relentlessly on improving student outcomes — especially in reading and math — so every child has a real chance to succeed.
William Andrekopoulos: MPS is now a ‘hostile partner’ to successful public schools
MPS has forced high-performing public schools to seek other authorizers. Recently, there were 12,255 public school students enrolled in schools authorized by the City of Milwaukee or UW-Milwaukee.
David J. Decker: 5 ways Milwaukee can address grocery store closing crisis
Some things to consider: A grocer cannot survive if theft becomes routine ‘cost of doing business.’ And Incentivize smaller-format, lower-overhead grocery models.
Lazar has authored twice as many appeals court rulings as Taylor, been overturned three times
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar has authored twice as many appeals court rulings as liberal rival Chris Taylor.
Since joining the appeals court in 2022, Lazar has also had three rulings overturned by the Supreme Court in cases on the attorney general’s powers, access to voters’ personal information and discipline handed out by the WIAA.
Schimming tells ‘UpFront’ liberal donors bailing out Taylor, Remiker says conservatives ‘not coming back’ after embarrassing ‘25 loss
State GOP Chair Brian Schimming accused liberal donors of “bailing out” Chris Taylor as the Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate and her supporters outspent Maria Lazar roughly 9-to-1 ahead of the spring election. Meanwhile, state Dem Party Chair Devin Remiker said the fundraising disparity is the result of Republicans and Brad Schimel losing last year’s race.
Rep. Arney: Statement on ICE detention of Milwaukee leader Salah Sarsour
MADISON — State Representative Margaret Arney released the following statement regarding the recent detention of Salah Sarsour, the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee (ISM) by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): The arrest and detention of Salah Sarsour
Sen. Hutton: Governor vetoes tax cuts for middle and low-income families
MADISON – In direct contradiction to his own stated goals of lowering taxes for lower- and middle-income families, Governor Evers on Good Friday vetoed a series of bills that would have largely benefitted service employees who rely on tips, hourly employees
Tiffany campaign: Tiffany responds to Evers veto of bill ending 400-year property tax increase
WAUSAU, WI – Congressman Tom Tiffany, candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, released the following statement after Governor Evers vetoed Senate Bill 389, legislation that would have ended his 400-year property tax increase, which extends until the year 2425. “Wisconsin already has some
Sens. Hutton, Cabral-Guevara: Statement on secretive maneuvering against UW System president
MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin (UW) System board of regents appears poised to meet in closed session to remove Jay Rothman as president of the system. Rothman has served as president of UW System since 2022. The timing,
Sen. Feyen: Statement on governor’s vetoes
Madison, WI– State Senator Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac) released the following statement after Governor Evers released 23 vetoes: “No tax on tips. No tax on overtime. Repealing a 400-year tax increase. What do all 3 of these bills have in
Rep. Tusler: Furious at veto of no tax on tips
Madison, WI – Representative Ron Tusler (R-Harrison) issued the following statement after Governor Evers vetoed his bill to address inflations cost on the working class. In Democrat Gov Evers’ 2025 Bienniel Budget address, he said, “I’m providing nearly $2 billion