Bill Sepic: Electric vehicle mandate goes too far too fast
Our Wisconsin congressional delegation needs to know our state has unique attributes that highlight the fact that a one-step solution does not exist.
Mandela Barnes: Clean energy plan a historic opportunity for schools
Thanks to Biden’s affordable clean energy plan, we have even more ways to invest in our students and our future.
Dave Cieslewicz: In praise of pork
Why Tammy Baldwin will win in November.
Miryam Rosenzweig: Hatred of Jews led to 6 million deaths in Holocaust. Now new antisemitism takes root.
As Jewish students are taunted on campus, as protesters shamelessly call for peace while chanting for intifada, as protesters harass students with visible Jewish clothing and symbols, I can no longer remain silent about what our students have been experiencing on Milwaukee’s campuses, and I can no longer accept the silence of university administrations.
John Shutske: Growing safely: Rethinking Wisconsin’s youth farm safety mandate
Leaders who serve Wisconsin agriculture should spend some time carefully discussing and perhaps rethinking the risk connected to the state’s mandate that requires training and certification for 12- and 13-year-olds who operate tractors and their implements and large self-propelled machines on public roads.
Dave Zweifel: Norway offers a recipe for happiness in Wisconsin
Eric Dregni, an English teacher at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., noted that Norway had been named the “happiest country in the world” and wondered that since Wisconsin’s has a similar population and climate, whether it could somehow become the United States’ happiest state.
Dept. of Workplace Development: Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence sets May 6 meeting in Wausau with hybrid option
MADISON – A May 6 meeting of the Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence will be held in Wausau with a tour of Northcentral Technical College’s Agricultural Center of Excellence, presentations on AI in rural and agricultural settings,
THU News Summary: Trump campaigns in Waukesha; Police remove tents at UW-Madison, but protesters put them back up
TOP STORIES Trump campaigns in Waukesha, Hundreds flock to Waukesha County Expo Center for rally … his remarks didn’t begin until 1:30 p.m., but attendees were lined up hours in advance and maxed out the venue. He spoke for an
DC Wrap: Baldwin says she supports peaceful protests, but ‘no one is above the law’
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, says while she supports the right to peacefully protest, “no one is above the law and protests cannot threaten the safety of others or accept those who spew horrific antisemitism.” Police removed tents from an encampment at UW-Madison on Wednesday, but protesters quickly replaced them with new ones.
3rd CD Dem candidates take questions at forum
The three Dems seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, took questions from 3rd CD Democratic Party Chair William Garcia during a forum held at UW-La Crosse yesterday evening. The talked about gun legislation, LGBTQ rights and the Israel-Hamas war.
THU AM Update: 3rd CD Dems take questions at forum; UW-Madison observing encampment ‘in interest of public safety’
From WisPolitics … — 3rd CD Dem candidates Rebecca Cooke and Eric Wilson at a candidate forum in La Crosse both said they support a federal assault weapons ban. Meanwhile, state Rep. Katrina Shankland didn’t directly say whether she supported
WED PM Update: Trump defends his approach to abortion issue in Waukesha stop
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump today went on an extended defense of his approach to abortion during a rally in Waukesha today, telling supporters you have to “do what’s right,” but “as a politician, you also have to get
Trump defends his approach to abortion issue in Waukesha stop
“You have to go with your heart. You have to do what’s right, but you also have to get elected because if you don’t get elected, a lot of bad things will happen beyond the abortion issue,” Trump said during a stop in Waukesha.
Biden campaign: Lt. Gov. Rodriguez, Biden-Harris campaign hold Donald Trump accountable for extreme anti-abortion agenda ahead of Trump’s visit to Wisconsin
Just hours before Donald Trump touched down in Waukesha, the Biden-Harris campaign was joined by Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez and local leaders at a press conference slamming Donald Trump for his anti-abortion agenda and highlighting the stakes of the November
Capitol Chats: Wisconsin Young Republicans chair says youth GOP ready to rally behind Trump
In this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, Wisconsin Young Republicans Chair Kyle Schroeder says young GOP voters are enthused and ready to get behind former President Donald Trump. He also says their biggest issues right now are abortion, the economy and