Milwaukee Press Club: Milwaukee County DA Kent Lovern to headline Newsmaker Luncheon
MILWAUKEE – Kent Lovern, Milwaukee County’s newly-elected district attorney, will be the featured guest at a Newsmaker Luncheon set for noon on Wednesday, February 12, hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com. Lovern, who began his career as a criminal defense attorney in
Crawford campaign: BOMBSHELL: Begging Brad caught groveling for extreme donor cash
SCHIMEL: “I have to invest in knee pads. You know, I gotta go to Menards, invest in knee pads, to crawl around begging people, ‘please, please, please, consider getting involved and consider supporting my race.’” SCHIMEL: “She got in the race three weeks
Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group: 20 years of high electric rates in Wisconsin; Consumers urge legislators to reject yet another ROFR bill
Madison –The Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group, Inc. (WIEG) the non-profit association representing 25 of Wisconsin’s largest energy consumers and 35,000 jobs today urged lawmakers to reject renewed efforts to revive the transmission Right of First Refusal (ROFR) legislation. It has been defeated
Paul Fanlund: Calling Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford ‘liberal’ is a trap
In wire-service shorthand, she is the “Dane County liberal” with all the baggage that Republicans hope that connotes. Geography aside, the term “liberal” has long been more a pejorative in politics than has “conservative.”
Susan Crawford: I’ll protect the rights of all Wisconsinites
As a former prosecutor, private practice attorney, and now as a Dane County Circuit Court judge, I have dedicated my entire life to upholding the law, protecting our communities and delivering justice.
Rodney Pasch: If Wisconsin Supreme Court nullifies Act 10 Students will suffer.
Reinstatement of the Wisconsin collective bargaining law as it was prior to Act 10 would be the greatest injustice we could do to the hundreds of thousands of students in 421 school districts that depend on Wisconsin public schools to be their path to the future.
Angela Rachidi: Legislators want to give tens of millions of free lunches to students who don’t need them
This measure is yet another push by advocates of expansive government to fund assistance programs for households that likely do not need them.
James Causey: Wisconsin needs to change its marijuana laws. Racial disparities are one reason why.
Wisconsin should follow the lead of Maryland and pardon individuals with minor cannabis-related convictions. The pardon would help thousands of people start over with a clean slate.
Underly campaign: Launches digital ad blitz in advance of February 18th primary
Madison, WI – Today, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly launched a digital ad campaign prior to the February 18th primary. This ad, titled “Future,” demonstrates Jill’s clear record of getting things done for our kids and the tangible
Nick Ramos: Our modern day fight for civil rights
Our democracy demands continuous engagement. The future—ours and that of generations to come—depends on staying informed, involved, and inspiring others in our communities to do the same.
Bill Kaplan: Trump’s studied chaos, cruelty and incompetence
Wisconsin GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and other GOP members of Congress endorsed this madness. They and Trump are not on the side of regular folks, just billionaires.
Gregory Humphrey: Trump tariffs: unhinged and irresponsible
What is set to happen is not some creeping, slow, stodgy incremental policy shift on tariffs. Donald Trump has imposed a swift strike that will swing at the nations he talks about but will ultimately land with a painful jolt to the American consumers.
Dave Zweifel: Two weeks of numbing chaos; four years to go
We’re just two weeks into the Trump administration’s next four years and very few people are sure exactly where the country is going.
WisDems: GOP tariffs will hurt Wisconsin families, farmers & manufacturers
MADISON, Wis. — The new Republican blanket tariff plan is a massive tax hike on Wisconsin families, farmers and manufacturers. From raising the cost of fuel and electricity, to hiking the prices folks pay at the grocery store for fruits and vegetables,
Richard Moore: Ain’t petty: Supreme Court case against petty-offense exception is a big deal
Is a five-month prison sentence too inconsequential for a jury trial?