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Bill Berry: Humanities Council head calls cuts a ‘crisis for democracy’

Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025

Humanities councils across the country were slammed last week when millions of dollars in previously awarded federal grants intended for arts and cultural groups were canceled by the Trump administration.

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Arthur I. Cyr: Russia-Ukraine war remains a global threat

Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025

President Trump is to be commended for seeking peace in Ukraine, but success will depend on adopting disciplined, nonpublic traditional diplomacy that, so far, he has rejected.

Read More »

Seven startups go head-to-head in Green Bay pitch contest with $1M on the line

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Seven entrepreneurs went head-to-head during a recent Green Bay pitch competition in hopes of landing a $1 million investment from TitletownTech.  The venture capital firm, an effort of the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, last week held its Startup Draft

Read More »

Thousands in Milwaukee join nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ protests against Trump, Musk

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

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Gregory Humphrey: Excessive money in court race demands public-spirited response

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Other states have different models of doing what we just spent many months and piles of money slogging our way to achieve. If it works in a wide swath of states, why not here?

Read More »

Bill Kaplan: Vote and protest

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Voting is important. However, protest is needed to push politicians to act.

Read More »

Miranda Spindt: No, Medicaid’s most vulnerable aren’t at risk—but Senator Baldwin wants you to think so 

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Not a single currently eligible Wisconsin Medicaid enrollee is at risk of losing coverage under the current budget proposal. And nationwide, no children, elderly, or disabled enrollees are at risk either.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Trump ushers in new age of McCarthyism

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Today, it’s the fear of institutional or personal financial ruin at the hands of a vengeful government that uses federal funds like a lawbreaker uses blackmail.

Read More »
Portrait of Michelle Bryant

Michelle Bryant: DEI’s toll on HBCUs

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Balancing the impact of Trump’s DEI policies on Black college campuses.

Read More »
Capital Times logo

David McGrath: 40 years of racial progress lost on Trump

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Trump’s executive order eliminating DEI jeopardizes those social and educational gains made in the past four decades.

Read More »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

Nela Kalpic: Here’s how Marsy’s Law has been ‘game changer’ for Wisconsin crime victims

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

On April 7, 2020, Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly approved a crime victims’ rights amendment to our state Constitution, known as Marsy’s Law.

Read More »
Badger Institute logo

Patrick McIlheran: AEI: Building more homes in Wisconsin would drive down cost

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Policy playbook shows how it could be done without taxpayer subsidies or taking up more land.

Read More »

Lisa Lucas: Lead is not the only thing poisoning Milwaukee Public Schools

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Our public schools are not failing. They are being sabotaged.

Read More »
Portrait of Scott Walker

Scott Walker: A win for voter integrity, a disappointing Supreme Court loss in Wisconsin

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

It takes three M’s to win in Wisconsin: message, manpower and money.

Read More »
Portrait of Richard Moore

Richard Moore: Democracy dies … in the courts?

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

Whatever else it may represent, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election is setting up to provide a great test of democratic resilience.

Read More »
Portrait of Tom Still

Tom Still: There’s a four-letter acronym dividing the Wisconsin Legislature

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

Will ROFR ensure future reliability, or are opponents correct in asserting that out-of-state transmission line expertise is just as good as what may be found at home? The coming weeks will tell which way the political currents flow.

Read More »

Mitchell Sobieski : America’s ‘Mirror, Mirror’ moment

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

How one classic “Star Trek” episode reflects our chosen reality.

Read More »

John Skoug: The Inflation Reduction Act has benefited rural communities in Wisconsin. It must be kept intact.

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

Rather than labeling clean energy projects “the green new scam,” the Trump administration should embrace them as a key component of achieving “American energy dominance.”

Read More »
Badger Institute logo

Mark Lisheron: Troubled Milwaukee streetcar remains 30% under pre-pandemic peak despite new tracks

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

End of federal money makes city scramble to cover operating costs of the Hop.

Read More »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

Dynasty Ceasar: Housing is big problem in Milwaukee. We’re finally working together to fix it.

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

The Milwaukee County Board and Common Council formed a joint Housing Committee. It is the result of three years of meetings and effort by local leaders and more than 40 area organizations.

Read More »

Bill Berry: Humanities Council head calls cuts a ‘crisis for democracy’

Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025

Humanities councils across the country were slammed last week when millions of dollars in previously awarded federal grants intended for arts and cultural groups were canceled by the Trump administration.

Read More »

Arthur I. Cyr: Russia-Ukraine war remains a global threat

Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025

President Trump is to be commended for seeking peace in Ukraine, but success will depend on adopting disciplined, nonpublic traditional diplomacy that, so far, he has rejected.

Read More »

Seven startups go head-to-head in Green Bay pitch contest with $1M on the line

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Seven entrepreneurs went head-to-head during a recent Green Bay pitch competition in hopes of landing a $1 million investment from TitletownTech.  The venture capital firm, an effort of the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, last week held its Startup Draft Combine to showcase the startups hand-picked to participate in the

Read More »

Thousands in Milwaukee join nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ protests against Trump, Musk

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

… 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.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Excessive money in court race demands public-spirited response

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Other states have different models of doing what we just spent many months and piles of money slogging our way to achieve. If it works in a wide swath of states, why not here?

Read More »

Bill Kaplan: Vote and protest

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Voting is important. However, protest is needed to push politicians to act.

Read More »

Miranda Spindt: No, Medicaid’s most vulnerable aren’t at risk—but Senator Baldwin wants you to think so 

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Not a single currently eligible Wisconsin Medicaid enrollee is at risk of losing coverage under the current budget proposal. And nationwide, no children, elderly, or disabled enrollees are at risk either.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Trump ushers in new age of McCarthyism

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Today, it’s the fear of institutional or personal financial ruin at the hands of a vengeful government that uses federal funds like a lawbreaker uses blackmail.

Read More »
Portrait of Michelle Bryant

Michelle Bryant: DEI’s toll on HBCUs

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Balancing the impact of Trump’s DEI policies on Black college campuses.

Read More »
Capital Times logo

David McGrath: 40 years of racial progress lost on Trump

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Trump’s executive order eliminating DEI jeopardizes those social and educational gains made in the past four decades.

Read More »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

Nela Kalpic: Here’s how Marsy’s Law has been ‘game changer’ for Wisconsin crime victims

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

On April 7, 2020, Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly approved a crime victims’ rights amendment to our state Constitution, known as Marsy’s Law.

Read More »
Badger Institute logo

Patrick McIlheran: AEI: Building more homes in Wisconsin would drive down cost

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Policy playbook shows how it could be done without taxpayer subsidies or taking up more land.

Read More »

Lisa Lucas: Lead is not the only thing poisoning Milwaukee Public Schools

Monday, Apr 7, 2025

Our public schools are not failing. They are being sabotaged.

Read More »
Portrait of Scott Walker

Scott Walker: A win for voter integrity, a disappointing Supreme Court loss in Wisconsin

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

It takes three M’s to win in Wisconsin: message, manpower and money.

Read More »
Portrait of Richard Moore

Richard Moore: Democracy dies … in the courts?

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

Whatever else it may represent, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election is setting up to provide a great test of democratic resilience.

Read More »
Portrait of Tom Still

Tom Still: There’s a four-letter acronym dividing the Wisconsin Legislature

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

Will ROFR ensure future reliability, or are opponents correct in asserting that out-of-state transmission line expertise is just as good as what may be found at home? The coming weeks will tell which way the political currents flow.

Read More »

Mitchell Sobieski : America’s ‘Mirror, Mirror’ moment

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

How one classic “Star Trek” episode reflects our chosen reality.

Read More »

John Skoug: The Inflation Reduction Act has benefited rural communities in Wisconsin. It must be kept intact.

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

Rather than labeling clean energy projects “the green new scam,” the Trump administration should embrace them as a key component of achieving “American energy dominance.”

Read More »
Badger Institute logo

Mark Lisheron: Troubled Milwaukee streetcar remains 30% under pre-pandemic peak despite new tracks

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

End of federal money makes city scramble to cover operating costs of the Hop.

Read More »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

Dynasty Ceasar: Housing is big problem in Milwaukee. We’re finally working together to fix it.

Friday, Apr 4, 2025

The Milwaukee County Board and Common Council formed a joint Housing Committee. It is the result of three years of meetings and effort by local leaders and more than 40 area organizations.

Read More »
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