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A democracy gave us the ACA. A tinpot dictator wants to take affordable quality health care coverage away.
We’ve resisted political violence for generations, and still can. The truth is most Americans don’t fit one side or the other.
Voters in Virginia and New Jersey will send a clear message next month when they elect a new governor in each state. The results will provide a preview of what to expect in the 2026 midterm elections.
Continuing a record dating to the late 2010s, private choice students scored higher, on average, on state tests than comparable groups of public school students. Furthermore, choice students outscored all public students on the college-readiness ACT exam.
Silence after attack on the soul of universities puts too much at risk.
On Sept. 25, Donald Trump issued a memorandum entitled “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence.” It’s concerning.
Get disruptive, get arrested, get creative, but don’t play along with fascism.
United States senators might note that Julius Caesar did not seize power as much as the Roman Senate ceded power to him.
No Dane County government shutdown but how about a slow down?
Wisconsin businesses have already started raising their prices in anticipation of tariffs driving import costs, experts told an audience in Ripon. The comments came during a Ripon College Center for Politics and the People panel discussion. Ken Wasylik, managing director
Allowing absentee ballots to be counted earlier and reported in a more timely manner should be helpful and increase trust in outcomes.
How Democrats lost the working class
Debate over whether tariffs will bring back the hallowed days of American “factory towns” or unleash a new set of economic troubles continues, especially in states such as Wisconsin, where manufacturing traditions run deep.
The future isn’t about competing models; it’s about complementary missions that support all learners, at every stage, and help them turn their education into a lifelong advantage.
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The idea of a child suffering from a disease that is 100% preventable is unacceptable.
We call for GHC to voluntarily recognize its workers’ chosen bargaining unit, and to observe neutrality in respect to all future unionization activities, as well as to increase transparency and democracy.
A series of bills aimed at addressing what lawmakers called a “crisis” in the lack of workforce housing would redirect tens of millions of dollars from past workforce housing initiatives. Wisconsin in 2023 set aside $525 million for affordable housing
Party leaders are working on narrowing choices for the handful of races that will decide which party gets control of the Wisconsin Senate in 2027.
The 7th District congressman does not project as a uniquely strong statewide candidate, but he could easily run away with the Republican primary, especially if he lands a Trump endorsement.
A democracy gave us the ACA. A tinpot dictator wants to take affordable quality health care coverage away.
We’ve resisted political violence for generations, and still can. The truth is most Americans don’t fit one side or the other.
Voters in Virginia and New Jersey will send a clear message next month when they elect a new governor in each state. The results will provide a preview of what to expect in the 2026 midterm elections.
Continuing a record dating to the late 2010s, private choice students scored higher, on average, on state tests than comparable groups of public school students. Furthermore, choice students outscored all public students on the college-readiness ACT exam.
Silence after attack on the soul of universities puts too much at risk.
On Sept. 25, Donald Trump issued a memorandum entitled “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence.” It’s concerning.
Get disruptive, get arrested, get creative, but don’t play along with fascism.
United States senators might note that Julius Caesar did not seize power as much as the Roman Senate ceded power to him.
No Dane County government shutdown but how about a slow down?
Wisconsin businesses have already started raising their prices in anticipation of tariffs driving import costs, experts told an audience in Ripon. The comments came during a Ripon College Center for Politics and the People panel discussion. Ken Wasylik, managing director of E.M. Wasylik Associates and co-host of the “Talking Trade” podcast,
Allowing absentee ballots to be counted earlier and reported in a more timely manner should be helpful and increase trust in outcomes.
How Democrats lost the working class
Debate over whether tariffs will bring back the hallowed days of American “factory towns” or unleash a new set of economic troubles continues, especially in states such as Wisconsin, where manufacturing traditions run deep.
The future isn’t about competing models; it’s about complementary missions that support all learners, at every stage, and help them turn their education into a lifelong advantage.
… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
The idea of a child suffering from a disease that is 100% preventable is unacceptable.
We call for GHC to voluntarily recognize its workers’ chosen bargaining unit, and to observe neutrality in respect to all future unionization activities, as well as to increase transparency and democracy.
A series of bills aimed at addressing what lawmakers called a “crisis” in the lack of workforce housing would redirect tens of millions of dollars from past workforce housing initiatives. Wisconsin in 2023 set aside $525 million for affordable housing development loans aimed at growing the state’s housing stock and
Party leaders are working on narrowing choices for the handful of races that will decide which party gets control of the Wisconsin Senate in 2027.
The 7th District congressman does not project as a uniquely strong statewide candidate, but he could easily run away with the Republican primary, especially if he lands a Trump endorsement.