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Tenure limits, appointment limits and a national referendum.
The governor’s power is not and cannot be unchecked, even when he pretends there is a new public health emergency to deal with.
Gov. Tony Evers pushed the bounds of the constitution and state statute again Tuesday, in issuing yet another emergency health order and extending his controversial mask mandate.
The obdurate and impenitent attitudes we see on display when we try to talk about racism and tell the truth of America’s ugly past and present assures me that racism will be a permanent fixture in America regardless of how hard we fight against it.
If our policing problems are going to be solved, the police and their unions need to take part.
When it comes to defunding police, the county sheriffs are an obvious place to start.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court almost botched this November’s presidential election. It came close.
Forget the Russians. Our Democrat(ic) acquaintances are doing all they can to destabilize American governance.
It has been 10 years since the law that created the “Jeannetta Simpson-Robinson Memorial Highway” was signed. This week we watched the signs go up.
Wisconsinites might be wondering why America’s top diplomat is addressing their state legislators today instead of dealing with foreign crises and enemies working against us around the clock.
DOA Secretary Joel Brennan announced the Evers administration has upped to $301.5 million how much it expects agencies to lapse back to the state at the end of fiscal year 2020-21. The Department of Health Services is expected to account
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The state GOP topped the Democratic Party of Wisconsin for state fundraising in the latest reporting period, thanks largely to the donations of Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks. But
President Donald Trump has indicated he will soon announce his U.S. Supreme Court nominee following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Four years ago, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, called Supreme Court nominations in an election year “problematic.” But
There’s only one set of parameters binding lawmakers: the United States Constitution. And, to paraphrase, there are two players when it comes to appointments to the judiciary: the president nominates and the U.S. Senate decides to confirm or not (with “advice and consent”).
Russ Feingold knows his way around politics, as a former Wisconsin legislator who served three terms in the United States Senate. But even he was taken aback by the haste with which President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, began talking about naming and confirming a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the hours after the death of the pioneering jurist.
Mandating a full, public release will give those on all sides of education issues in the state a fair shot to let their voice be heard.
Republicans running the State Legislature are failing the test of leadership in a time of crisis. Now, it’s time to vote. A closer look at what’s at stake and a breakdown of every race on the ballot.
Collect paycheck for nine months of not working and blame governor for any problems.
At least compared to other states. Compared to other developed nations, horribly high.
Tenure limits, appointment limits and a national referendum.
The governor’s power is not and cannot be unchecked, even when he pretends there is a new public health emergency to deal with.
Gov. Tony Evers pushed the bounds of the constitution and state statute again Tuesday, in issuing yet another emergency health order and extending his controversial mask mandate.
The obdurate and impenitent attitudes we see on display when we try to talk about racism and tell the truth of America’s ugly past and present assures me that racism will be a permanent fixture in America regardless of how hard we fight against it.
If our policing problems are going to be solved, the police and their unions need to take part.
When it comes to defunding police, the county sheriffs are an obvious place to start.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court almost botched this November’s presidential election. It came close.
Forget the Russians. Our Democrat(ic) acquaintances are doing all they can to destabilize American governance.
It has been 10 years since the law that created the “Jeannetta Simpson-Robinson Memorial Highway” was signed. This week we watched the signs go up.
Wisconsinites might be wondering why America’s top diplomat is addressing their state legislators today instead of dealing with foreign crises and enemies working against us around the clock.
DOA Secretary Joel Brennan announced the Evers administration has upped to $301.5 million how much it expects agencies to lapse back to the state at the end of fiscal year 2020-21. The Department of Health Services is expected to account for more than half of the savings. In July, the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The state GOP topped the Democratic Party of Wisconsin for state fundraising in the latest reporting period, thanks largely to the donations of Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks. But the Dem Party outspent the GOP more than 16-to-1 during
President Donald Trump has indicated he will soon announce his U.S. Supreme Court nominee following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Four years ago, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, called Supreme Court nominations in an election year “problematic.” But he told WisPolitics.com in a phone interview he favors filling
There’s only one set of parameters binding lawmakers: the United States Constitution. And, to paraphrase, there are two players when it comes to appointments to the judiciary: the president nominates and the U.S. Senate decides to confirm or not (with “advice and consent”).
Russ Feingold knows his way around politics, as a former Wisconsin legislator who served three terms in the United States Senate. But even he was taken aback by the haste with which President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, began talking about naming and confirming a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the hours after the death of the pioneering jurist.
Mandating a full, public release will give those on all sides of education issues in the state a fair shot to let their voice be heard.
Republicans running the State Legislature are failing the test of leadership in a time of crisis. Now, it’s time to vote. A closer look at what’s at stake and a breakdown of every race on the ballot.
Collect paycheck for nine months of not working and blame governor for any problems.
At least compared to other states. Compared to other developed nations, horribly high.