Dave Cieslewicz: Save the planet, support Line 5
Replacing 12 miles of pipeline with 41 miles of pipeline is three and a half times riskier. The new, longer route will cross no less than 186 streams and water bodies. It will displace wetlands. From an environmental perspective, it’s obvious that the pipeline should remain right where it is.
Scott Niederjohn: Five surprising facts about the Wisconsin economy
Experiencing the benefits of free market reforms
Bill Kaplan: GOP-led House finally approves Ukraine aid
Wisconsin Democratic Representatives Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan voted yes. But retiring Wisconsin GOP Representative Mike Gallagher was the only Wisconsin Republican to vote yes, leaving the House on a high note. His fellow Wisconsin Republicans shamefully abandoned supporting Ukraine.
Gregory Humphrey: Voter approval for Evers, calm midwestern demeanor stands out
While watching and listening to the bombast in the House Saturday on funding for Ukraine I compared what was playing out in DC to how Gov. Tony Evers conducts himself in Wisconsin.
Tommy Thompson and Jim Langdon: UW-La Crosse has benefitted from strong leaders in Hetzel, Morgan
As one era of UW-La Crosse leadership ends and a new one begins, we thank two people who have been at the forefront of the university’s rise to prominence.
Ty Babinski: Legislature gets an incomplete
Four more changes needed for online schools
Patsy Neal: Why I wouldn’t want to compete against transgender women
Changing sex identity after birth could be looked at as a form of enhancement, especially when done after puberty, since the average man has larger hands, is taller, has more strength and is faster than the average woman. This difference between men and women after puberty is one reason sports was separated into men’s and women’s teams, and why many sports make accommodations for these differences.
David Blaska: Only NOW our school board races are political?
Elections are so unfair when your side loses. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is indignant about how “partisan” school board races have become. Because conservatives won a whole bunch of them in the liberal newspaper’s backyard this April.
LaKeshia Myers: Time is money: Exploring the 21st Century poll tax levied by the Georgia GOP
The “Georgia Election Integrity Act of 2021” imposes new voter identification requirements for absentee ballots, empowers state officials to take over local election’s boards, limits the use of ballot drop boxes and makes it a crime to approach voters in line to give them food and water.
John Nichols: It just might be that Democrats know how to win Michigan
A pair of special-election landslides proves that the party is doing something right.
MON News Summary: VP Harris to discuss new nursing home care rules in La Crosse visit today
TOP STORIES VP Harris to discuss new nursing home care rules in La Crosse visit today … Harris’ third visit to Wisconsin in 2024. … will visit the Hmong Cultural and Community Center to join [CMS Admin.] Brooks-LaSure and [SEIU]
Ezra Klein on politics, media and the failures of liberal-led government
In February, New York Times columnist and podcaster Ezra Klein said President Joe Biden should step aside and let someone else be the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee. That hasn’t happened. And now Klein says the odds of a real live nominating convention
Former DNC Chair Perez says Biden administration is reinforcing abortion position
“The president has said very clearly that we need to codify Roe v. Wade, and we see that when you allow states to do whatever they want, I mean look at what’s happening in Arizona,” Tom Perez said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
MON AM Update: Harris to tout new nursing home rules in La Crosse; Perez talks about Harris visit on ‘UpFront’
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today in La Crosse will tout a new federal rule requiring minimum staffing at nursing homes that receive federal funding and another seeking to boost the pay of those who care for
White House: Fact Sheet: Vice President Harris announces historic advancements in long-term care to support the care economy
Actions are the latest in a series of steps the Biden-Harris Administration has taken to improve safety, provide support for care workers and family caregivers, and to expand access to affordable, high-quality care Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity