Rewind: Your Week in Review for Jan. 24
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address; GOP bills targeting immigration, student achievement standards and other issues; and UW–Madison removing the leader of its Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement.
U.S. Rep. Fitzgerald: Votes to protect American communities and preserve life during first week of Trump administration
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) voted in favor of two bills that keep our communities safe and preserve life: S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, and H.R. 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Congressman Fitzgerald issued the following statement: “This week,
DCCC: Derrick Van Orden wants to jail doctors for abortion care
Today, Derrick Van Orden and House Republicans are doubling down on their anti-women agenda and voting to jail doctors and nurses who provide reproductive health care. Today’s vote proves that Van Orden and House Republicans – despite attempting to mislead voters –
DCCC: Bryan Steil wants to jail doctors for abortion care
Today, Bryan Steil and House Republicans are doubling down on their anti-women agenda and voting to jail doctors and nurses who provide reproductive health care. Today’s vote proves that Steil and House Republicans – despite attempting to mislead voters – will stop at
Rep. Brill: Responds to the State of the State address
Madison – Last night, Governor Tony Evers delivered his annual State of the State Address in the State Assembly Chamber. Rep. Lindee Brill (R-Sheboygan Falls) attended the speech for the first time as a state legislator. The representative made the
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze the race for state schools superintendent
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, analyze the race for state schools superintendent between incumbent Jill Underly, Sauk Prairie Superintendent Jeff Wright and Wauwatosa education consultant Brittany Kinser. The three are to face off in a Feb. 18 primary, with the general election set for April 1. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Mark Lisheron: Supreme battle shaping up over voter ID
Wisconsin voters will on the same day this April choose a new state Supreme Court justice and also decide whether the state’s voter ID law will become part of the state Constitution — issues yoked by what almost certainly will happen in the months thereafter.
Dan O’Donnell: A question of standards
Evers today seems bothered by Underly’s latest attempt at covering up failures to make the educational bureaucracy look better. If he is sincere in his stated opposition to these changes, then he will sign a Republican bill undoing them.
Ruth Conniff: Ron Johnson’s crusade for simplicity
Trump’s chief enabler is excited to rewrite the tax code.
Fabu: Say yes to resistance and resilience, but no to hate
There were those who felt insulted that the presidential inauguration was on the same day we celebrated King’s birthday. I viewed it as a clear reminder of a King quote: “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Let us be determined not to fear in the next four years and not to hate those responsible for the next four years.
Emily Tseffos: This is not a time to retreat. It’s a time to organize.
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Tom Still: Why tariffs have traction, even if economists and others don’t like them
President-elect Donald Trump has called tariffs “the most beautiful word in the dictionary,” even if many economists and some business leaders find it more akin to a vulgar term to be avoided in polite company.
Gregory Humphrey: Antidote to partisan attacks on LGBTQ found in Verona atop flagpole
Conservatives love their culture wars, and this year’s congressional session will have as their target transgender people who want to have access to health care, serve openly in the military, and participate in school activities.
Paul Fanlund: Tammy Baldwin wins one for women at a sad time in Washington
With Baldwin’s support, a plan to create a monument to women on the National Mall was recently approved and signed into law by Joe Biden just before he left office.
A Better Wisconsin Together: New campaign finance reports revive old concerns about Judge Brad Schimel putting donors before duty in public office
MADISON, Wis. — While in public office Brad Schimel, now a circuit court judge, wrote that politicians using their office and powers to benefit their campaign contributors was, “the essence of representative government,” and Schimel has on multiple occasions embodied that