Mark Born: $15 million for fixing Wisconsin prisons isn’t blank check
We will not rubber-stamp another vague, headline-driven initiative that risks public safety and wastes taxpayer money.
Bruce Thompson: The imperial Legislature loses again
Yet another Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling slaps down legislative overreach.
Mark Lisheron: UW students turning away from gender and ethnic studies degrees
Students want ROI and jobs.
Doug Mell: Boo U gave me the opportunity I needed; now it’s gone
It is not hyperbole to claim that without what is now known as the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County, or Boo U, I never would have graduated from college and had a career in newspapers and public relations.
Holly Clendenen and Josh Wyner: Here is why Southwest Wisconsin Tech is a prize-winning community college
We believe every college can learn something important from top community colleges: how to stay laser-focused on post-graduation success.
Bill Kaplan: Voters rejected Trump’s economy and shutdown
On Election Day Democratic candidates won big everywhere.
Scott Fitzgerald: Democrats created the ‘Obamacare cliff’ and now they’re crying foul
The end of Obamacare’s temporary subsidies accounts for only 3-4% of projected premium increases.
Jerry Hanson: Going hungry in America
President Trump’s true colors were on display when he appealed to the Supreme Court to deny SNAP food benefits to Americans at serious risk of going hungry.
David Blaska: Democrats won’t pay federal workers unless Republicans pay their $60B ransom
Democrats are still holding out for renewing the supposedly one-time, emergency subsidies to Obamacare, occasioned by the Covid pandemic.
Gregg Hoffmann: Climate change conference better off without Trump
Trump has been making the U.S. irrelevant in the climate change discussion worldwide since his first term. He also has more or less given other countries the advantages on development of green energy.
Michelle Bryant: Trump officials are moving into residences on military bases
Historically, even under intense security threats, senior White House officials have not sought refuge on military bases. By placing senior White House officials in military housing, the Trump administration is blurring the line between military and civilian roles.
John Nichols: Mamdani recalls Milwaukee’s sewer socialism
Mamdani’s quoting of Eugene Debs and referencing of the sewer socialists offers a reminder that the United States has a rich history of visionary, humane and highly successful socialist governance — in Milwaukee and dozens of other cities. And that it can have a vibrant future in Zohran Mamdani’s New York.
Nedweski on ‘UpFront’ says grooming bill could be ready for vote early next year
State Rep. Amanda Nedweski, R-Pleasant Prairie, says the new legislation that would define “grooming” in Wisconsin is receiving bipartisan support and could likely be ready for a floor vote by early next year.
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Opposes government funding bill that fails to address skyrocketing health care costs
Legislation does not stop Wisconsinites’ health care costs from rising as much as $30,000 next year 78% of Americans – including majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents – support extending health care tax breaks WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy
International Ship Masters’ Association, Wisconsin Marine Historical Society: Edmund Fitzgerald, 29 Bells event sold out
(Milwaukee, WI) — A sold-out crowd of over 250 people is expected to attend The International Ship Masters’ Association (ISMA) – Milwaukee Lodge 6, and Wisconsin Marine Historical Society event, “29 Bells: A 50th Commemoration of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald and her Crew”,