Community Shares of Wisconsin: The Big Share is March 3
An online day of giving focused on social and environmental justice Madison, WI – At a time when our values and democracy are under attack, bold action is required. Donations during The Big Share® are an investment in local nonprofits
Wisconsin State Senate Democratic Committee: In The News: Senate Democrats’ advantages becoming more clear
MADISON, WI – New reporting from the Wisconsin Examiner has Senate Democrats in a position to reclaim the chamber for the first time in over a decade. Democratic challengers Representative Robyn Vining (SD-5), Representative Jenna Jacobson (SD-17), and Racine Transit Director Trevor Jung (SD-21) have emerged as candidates likely
Michael White: Putting patients over paperwork: Why Wisconsin needs Senate Bill 434
When prior authorizations are transparent and medically grounded, everyone benefits. Patients receive treatment without harmful delays, health plans maintain oversight, and physicians can focus on what we were trained to do: care for people.
Steven Walters: Madison election suit could affect 1,900 election clerks
Are absentee ballots a right? Can voters sue for monetary damages if there’s a mistake?
Jessica McBride & Jim Piwowarczyk: 17 reasons why Tom Tiffany can win the Wisconsin governor’s race
Republicans now have a certain nominee without the headache of a bloody primary: U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a congressman, former campground manager, and once-legislator from northwestern Wisconsin. Meanwhile, the Democrats are fighting inside their crowded clown car.
Brennan campaign: Former Milwaukee mayor and U.S. ambassador Tom Barrett endorses Joel Brennan for governor
Barrett: “I’ve seen how deeply Joel cares for this state, the ideas he brings to solving challenges and his readiness to lead on day one” Brennan: “It’s another way to demonstrate that we are ready to hold ICE accountable for
Jim Crist: How affordability relates to income inequality and money in politics
A formula for saving America
Elisabeth Lambert: A FOIA fight over immigration records
The Department of Homeland Security has changed how it responds to federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from immigrants facing deportation in a way that deprives many immigrants of their only tool for obtaining information they need to prove they deserve to remain in the country.
Dave Cieslewicz: Retention bonus did not retain Jennifer Mnookin
Last June UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin received a retention bonus of $150,000. She would have gotten $250,000 had she stayed into June of this year, but instead she’s leaving for Columbia University.
Courtney Graves: A free-market oasis in a heavily regulated health care system
How physician-owned hospitals and cash-only providers offer a path to lower health care costs.
Gregg Hoffmann: What do declining acres say about organic status?
Organic farmland is declining. That should be of some concern whether your diet is organic or not.
Mansi Peters: Tech giants must protect vulnerable youth from predators
Tech giants must be pressured to implement a series of protections against fraudulent user accounts and address young people’s vulnerability to sextortionists and predators at large.
Gregory Humphrey: Children pay no fee to enter classroom, why pay a fee for lunch?
Some argue that universal school meals are too expensive. But the truth is, we’re already paying for the consequences of not feeding kids properly.
Christine Schindler: We are experts on children. ICE is failing them.
Our national response to immigrant children reveals a society in moral decay.
O. Ricardo Pimentel: As the ICE crackdown continues, empathy lives and hope stays alive
While Minnesota is where much of the resistance has been happening, my gratitude spills beyond its borders because the resistance has been virtually everywhere ICE brutality occurs.