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
FRI News Summary: Judge rules Milwaukee Public Schools must have police in schools by Feb. 17
TOP STORIES Judge rules Milwaukee Public Schools must have police in schools by Feb. 17Act 12 required MPS to have 25 SRO’s on duty by Jan. 1, 2024. MPS said SRO’s would be hired when City paid, but City said
Judge stays Act 10 ruling while GOP lawmakers appeal
A Dane County judge has granted GOP lawmakers’ request to stay his decision overturning large swaths of Act 10 while it’s being appealed after the unions who challenged the 2011 law expressed no opposition to the move.
Consolidated Construction Company: Awarded ABC WI Project of the year
APPLETON, WI (01/24/2025) – On Thursday, January 16th, Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin awarded the 2024 Project of the Year to Consolidated Construction Company for their innovative project that takes the next step into the future of retail. In
Opportunity Wisconsin: Bryan Steil’s “listening sessions” are disconnected from his record and Republican priorities in Congress
Steil’s promises to lower costs and help seniors don’t hold up as Congress pushes measures that will raise costs and cut programs that support Wisconsinites to fund tax breaks for the rich MADISON, Wis. – Earlier this month Congressman Bryan Steil
FRI AM Update: Jefferson County orders backup ballots as judge considers whether to remove candidate from Feb. 18 primary
From WisPolitics … — The Jefferson County Clerk’s office has ordered 4,500 backup absentee ballots in case a judicial candidate is blocked from running in the Feb. 18 primary. A Dane County judge has a telephone hearing planned today in