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There is nothing new in Jake Castanza’s recent letter to the editor defending federal Davis Bacon prevailing-wage law. We can look at Wisconsin’s experience with the repeal of its state prevailing-wage law as evidence for this point.
From the homes we own, the healthcare we receive, to our experience at polling locations, systemic disenfranchisement and racism are prevalent.
In the left’s never-ending war on reason and sanity, a Madison high school is now using racially-segregated groups to discuss racism.
In the midst of a national debate on the meaning of statutes and symbols that enshrine systemic racism, La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat has asked the city’s Board of Park Commissioners to remove the Hiawatha statue from Riverside Park.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, county fairs have gone on with online registrations, very strict schedules, enhanced spacing and limited exposure for people and animals.
Improving mental health in Wisconsin’s 76th Assembly District is not an abstract concept for Maresh. It’s about improving access to health care, but it’s also about making sure people’s basic needs are met: stable housing, transportation, education and financial security.
John Weishan, who supported infamous pension plan that gouged taxpayers, is running for Register of Deeds.
It won’t help economy, will waste money and increase pollution.
Gov. Tony Evers has pledged his administration “will not touch” state funds allocated to the Unemployment Insurance program after he called for $250 million in budget cuts to deal with the COVID-19 revenue crunch. Still, quizzed Thursday by reporters on
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement AARP Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — Dem leaders in the state slammed the Trump administration’s decision to deploy federal agents to Milwaukee in a move the president says is aimed at fighting violent crime. The
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development received 795,000 unemployment claims since March 15 or 4.6 million weeks of recurring claims, nearly three times the number of claims in all of 2019. DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman told a Greater Madison Chamber
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today pledged his administration “will not touch” state funds allocated to the Unemployment Insurance program after he called for $250 million in budget cuts to deal with the COVID-19
Data shows state is losing the battle against COVID-19. He must reissue an emergency order.
The Wisconsin GOP is taking its cues from President Trump and his administration, which has shown clear contempt for public health and safety.
State Street, once Madison’s jewel destination shopping district, has become a haven for the homeless and criminals over the years. The riots that have ripped it apart this long, hot summer of civil unrest have retailers seriously thinking about getting out.
In 2013, the GOP-controlled Legislature passed and Gov. Scott Walker signed a law that bars workers who receive SSDI from also collecting unemployment benefits.
Joe Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ campaign theme is a welcome centrist theme that could help him peel away former Trump supporters, but his people need to sharpen their ideas about job creation.
The Republican Party that was founded in Ripon included plenty of people whose familiarity with radical ideas would alarm Mike Pence.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** July 29: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, July 29. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is
UW System President Tommy Thompson and a coalition of shared governance groups are seeking to limit cuts to the state’s university system following Gov. Tony Evers’ call for $250 million in state agency budget cuts for the current fiscal year.
There is nothing new in Jake Castanza’s recent letter to the editor defending federal Davis Bacon prevailing-wage law. We can look at Wisconsin’s experience with the repeal of its state prevailing-wage law as evidence for this point.
From the homes we own, the healthcare we receive, to our experience at polling locations, systemic disenfranchisement and racism are prevalent.
In the left’s never-ending war on reason and sanity, a Madison high school is now using racially-segregated groups to discuss racism.
In the midst of a national debate on the meaning of statutes and symbols that enshrine systemic racism, La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat has asked the city’s Board of Park Commissioners to remove the Hiawatha statue from Riverside Park.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, county fairs have gone on with online registrations, very strict schedules, enhanced spacing and limited exposure for people and animals.
Improving mental health in Wisconsin’s 76th Assembly District is not an abstract concept for Maresh. It’s about improving access to health care, but it’s also about making sure people’s basic needs are met: stable housing, transportation, education and financial security.
John Weishan, who supported infamous pension plan that gouged taxpayers, is running for Register of Deeds.
It won’t help economy, will waste money and increase pollution.
Gov. Tony Evers has pledged his administration “will not touch” state funds allocated to the Unemployment Insurance program after he called for $250 million in budget cuts to deal with the COVID-19 revenue crunch. Still, quizzed Thursday by reporters on whether the cuts would affect the departments of Workforce Development
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement AARP Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — Dem leaders in the state slammed the Trump administration’s decision to deploy federal agents to Milwaukee in a move the president says is aimed at fighting violent crime. The state’s largest city is one of five across the country
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development received 795,000 unemployment claims since March 15 or 4.6 million weeks of recurring claims, nearly three times the number of claims in all of 2019. DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman told a Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce briefing the agency has hired and trained up
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today pledged his administration “will not touch” state funds allocated to the Unemployment Insurance program after he called for $250 million in budget cuts to deal with the COVID-19 revenue crunch. Still, quizzed by reporters on whether the cuts
Data shows state is losing the battle against COVID-19. He must reissue an emergency order.
The Wisconsin GOP is taking its cues from President Trump and his administration, which has shown clear contempt for public health and safety.
State Street, once Madison’s jewel destination shopping district, has become a haven for the homeless and criminals over the years. The riots that have ripped it apart this long, hot summer of civil unrest have retailers seriously thinking about getting out.
In 2013, the GOP-controlled Legislature passed and Gov. Scott Walker signed a law that bars workers who receive SSDI from also collecting unemployment benefits.
Joe Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ campaign theme is a welcome centrist theme that could help him peel away former Trump supporters, but his people need to sharpen their ideas about job creation.
The Republican Party that was founded in Ripon included plenty of people whose familiarity with radical ideas would alarm Mike Pence.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** July 29: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, July 29. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership among the Milwaukee Press Club, WisPolitics.com
UW System President Tommy Thompson and a coalition of shared governance groups are seeking to limit cuts to the state’s university system following Gov. Tony Evers’ call for $250 million in state agency budget cuts for the current fiscal year. Thompson said additional cuts in state spending for the UW