John Nichols: Harris’ fearlessness nurtured in Madison

arris was born in 1964 in California, where her parents had met and married as graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley. Eventually, however, Harris would spend his a portion of her childhood in the city that was once known as “the Berkeley of the Midwest.”

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O. Ricardo Pimentel: No toughness on immigration without fairness

My fear is that our current moment in immigration will flavor the kind of immigration reform we get. In the interest of compromise to get something – anything – done, reform will not be enough about the changes that make our policies humane and practical for the economy and immigrants, but about a show of strength that is better politics than policy.

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Primaries set the stage for fall legislative battles

In the Assembly, it’s about control. In the Senate, it’s about setting the stage for 2026. Insiders are watching more than a dozen fall races under new maps to see if: Republicans can keep legislative control for another two years; or if Dems can beat the odds and seize control

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Wisconsin Grocers Association slams Harris’ proposed price gouging policy

The Wisconsin Grocers Association is slamming Vice President Kamala Harris’ policy proposals on price gouging as “misguided,” arguing they “run counter to economic history.”  Harris, who last week accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination as presidential candidate, has pledged to address the high cost of food through a federal ban on

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John Nichols: Harris’ fearlessness nurtured in Madison

arris was born in 1964 in California, where her parents had met and married as graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley. Eventually, however, Harris would spend his a portion of her childhood in the city that was once known as “the Berkeley of the Midwest.”

Read More »

O. Ricardo Pimentel: No toughness on immigration without fairness

My fear is that our current moment in immigration will flavor the kind of immigration reform we get. In the interest of compromise to get something – anything – done, reform will not be enough about the changes that make our policies humane and practical for the economy and immigrants, but about a show of strength that is better politics than policy.

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