Western Wisconsin Health: Donates land to St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity to support local affordable housing efforts
Western Wisconsin Health (WWH) and St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity (SCVHFH) are proud to announce a meaningful partnership aimed at improving community health by expanding access to safe, stable, and affordable housing. WWH has donated a parcel of land
Bruce Murphy: 9 winning issues for Democrats
Trump and Republicans seek 80/20 issues to run on. Should Wisconsin Democrats do the same?
Richard Moore: What a beautiful sunset
Under the Neylon/Nass proposed legislation, every chapter of Wisconsin’s administrative code would automatically expire every seven years unless deliberately re-adopted through a transparent process.
Ryan Clancy: My bill helps fix abysmal conditions in Wisconsin prisons
To effectuate change, elected officials need meaningful access to jails and prisons. How can we do our jobs as legislators when we can’t see the results of our actions?
Jim Bender & Patrick McIlheran: Wisconsin DPI mired in one scandal after another
Botched report cards, lowered standards, licensing and finance scandals erode faith in DPI.
Mike Pochowski: It’s time to bring transparency to long-term care referral agencies
The system, as it currently exists, lacks the transparency families deserve.
Adam Chern and Rebecca Kemble: Is Group Health still a cooperative?
Instead of union-busting, the Board should see union organizing as a gift of collective problem-solving.
Scott Walker: End racial discrimination in the federal government
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and the Center for Individual Rights are filing a lawsuit against the federal government to ensure that all Americans are treated equally.
Jamie Stiehm: Trump’s anthem mandate a sour note at Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump’s new regime at the beloved center decreed the National Symphony Orchestra must stand and play the national anthem before every concert.
Dave Zweifel: Obama reminds us of what presidential decorum looks like
On Veterans Day last week, former President Barack Obama showed how presidents of the United States once acted.
Gregory Humphrey: Trump’s angry white male rage vs. American democracy
Even in eras of bitter division, such as the Civil War, the dangerousness of McCarthyism, or during violent Vietnam protests, leaders did not weaponize the language of treason against Congress itself. Trump’s rhetoric today is not politics as usual. Far from it.
Dan Shafer: The highway and the streetcar (and what we’re missing)
As highway widening gets unceremoniously underway and the latest streetcar debate goes in another circle, the bus system and looming cuts to key routes seems left behind.
Quentin Klabon: It’s a mistake for MPS to expel Carmen Northwest
Its performance against its statewide peers is far too low, but the bitter circumstances of Milwaukee schooling mean it is many children’s best available option.
Opportunity Wisconsin: Eau Claire chili cook-off raises funds to support the community table ahead of holiday season
As cuts to SNAP and skyrocketing grocery costs increase demand for assistance, Opportunity Wisconsin hosts chili cook-off to support local nonprofit helping western Wisconsin families EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – This Saturday, Eau Claire residents can support their neighbors in need
Democracy Defense Project: Applauds clerks for rooting out Wisconsin election fraud
WISCONSIN – Today, 46 instances of suspected election fraud were referred to prosecutors for further investigation and prosecution. Wisconsin’s decentralized structure ensures that voter rolls and and records are reviewed multiple times on Election Day before results are certified, and their