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Portrait of Scott Walker

Scott Walker: California’s high-speed rail boondoggle

Friday, Apr 25, 2025

High-speed rail, with rare exceptions, is a boondoggle. The massive cost overruns, project delays and incompetence with the proposed line in California further prove that my logic was correct.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Want to cut fraud and waste? Look to Medicare Advantage

Friday, Apr 25, 2025

If co-presidents Donald Trump and Elon Musk really want to find some savings in the administration of Medicare they’d do away with the wasteful program we know as Medicare Advantage.

Read More »

Scott Gordon: Wisconsin’s leaders need to stop being doormats

Friday, Apr 25, 2025

Lawsuits and stern statements won’t cut it—and nothing short of escalated resistance will.

Read More »

Ruth Conniff: Martin O’Malley comes to Wisconsin to sound the alarm about Social Security

Friday, Apr 25, 2025

‘Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to break Social Security so they can rob it,’ says the former agency head.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Pope Francis’ morality vs. Donald Trump’s nihilism

Friday, Apr 25, 2025

This week, much of the world can witness the differences between a man known to be honorable and caring and one known to be a blowhard and the epitome of malodorous.

Read More »

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at Courthouse

Friday, Apr 25, 2025

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WEDC ‘watching very closely’ for federal funding cuts that could impact WI programs

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

WEDC is “watching very closely” for cuts to federal dollars that could impact Wisconsin programs, including the possible elimination of funding for the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity.  That’s according to Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin

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Portrait of Bruce Murphy

Bruce Murphy: Wisconsin Battles Over ICE

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

Gov. Evers, county officials call for due process and are condemned for this.

Read More »

Stephen Gutschick: Wisconsin has a moral duty to protect wolves

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

Wolves deserve to live where they once thrived, and we have a moral obligation to right a past wrong.

Read More »
Portrait of Tom Still

Tom Still: Higher ed in all forms plays big role in western Wisconsin economy

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

Meeting in Chippewa Valley Tech’s Energy Education Center, chancellors or presidents from UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls, UW-Stout, Northwood Technical College and CVTC talked about how they cooperate among themselves to produce students who contribute to western Wisconsin’s economy – often working with business and industry along the way.

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Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: NFL should’ve paid for its own party

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

The NFL is a billion dollar industry. So, why is the state kicking in $2 million in taxpayer money to help pay for their party?

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Bill Berry: COVID gave us the chance to prepare; we blew it

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

March has come and gone, as has the hope that our national leaders would actually reflect on COVID, including what we did right and wrong. And America, once considered an international leader on public health, has slipped down a few more notches.

Read More »

Michael H. Bloom: We’re being lied to

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

The SCOTUS order in Noem v. Abrego Garcia

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

Michael Rosen: My aunts survived the Holocaust. Now, we must do more than say ‘never again.’

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

I was taught to never be silent in the face of injustice. That remains the lesson of the Holocaust.

Read More »

Handelsman calls federal cuts to science funding ‘appalling’ and damaging to economy

Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025

A life sciences coalition chaired by Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Director Jo Handelsman is rallying against “unprecedented disruptions” caused by cuts to federal science funding.  Handelsman spoke yesterday during a Wisconsin Technology Council meeting in Madison, where she said the

Read More »
Wisconsin State Journal logo

Cory Brewer and Dan Lennington: Underly risking hundreds of millions for Wisconsin schools

Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025

Underly’s game of chicken with President Trump may earn applause from progressive activists, but it’s reckless.

Read More »

Phoebe Petrovic: Wisconsin’s name-change law raises safety risks for transgender people

Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025

A 167-year-old statute requires trans people to publish their old and new names in a newspaper, worrying families and advocates as President Donald Trump attacks transgender rights.

Read More »

Sara Rodriguez: On Earth Day, let’s focus on the work we have to do

Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025

Earth Day offers us a chance to celebrate the planet we call home and recommit to leaving a better world for generations to come.

Read More »

Craig Dickman: From NFL draft to TitletownTech, Green Bay turns big dreams into amazing realities

Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025

With the NFL draft coming to Green Bay for the first time, we have an opportunity to share everything we have to offer.

Read More »

Ryan Pattee and Shar Borg: Milwaukee needs commitment to workforce housing

Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025

City needs policies to address shortage of ‘middle housing’ for working people.

Read More »
Portrait of Scott Walker

Scott Walker: California’s high-speed rail boondoggle

Friday, Apr 25, 2025

High-speed rail, with rare exceptions, is a boondoggle. The massive cost overruns, project delays and incompetence with the proposed line in California further prove that my logic was correct.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Want to cut fraud and waste? Look to Medicare Advantage

Friday, Apr 25, 2025

If co-presidents Donald Trump and Elon Musk really want to find some savings in the administration of Medicare they’d do away with the wasteful program we know as Medicare Advantage.

Read More »

Scott Gordon: Wisconsin’s leaders need to stop being doormats

Friday, Apr 25, 2025

Lawsuits and stern statements won’t cut it—and nothing short of escalated resistance will.

Read More »

Ruth Conniff: Martin O’Malley comes to Wisconsin to sound the alarm about Social Security

Friday, Apr 25, 2025

‘Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to break Social Security so they can rob it,’ says the former agency head.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Pope Francis’ morality vs. Donald Trump’s nihilism

Friday, Apr 25, 2025

This week, much of the world can witness the differences between a man known to be honorable and caring and one known to be a blowhard and the epitome of malodorous.

Read More »

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at Courthouse

Friday, Apr 25, 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. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

Read More »

WEDC ‘watching very closely’ for federal funding cuts that could impact WI programs

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

WEDC is “watching very closely” for cuts to federal dollars that could impact Wisconsin programs, including the possible elimination of funding for the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity.  That’s according to Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Speaking during this week’s WEDC Board of

Read More »
Portrait of Bruce Murphy

Bruce Murphy: Wisconsin Battles Over ICE

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

Gov. Evers, county officials call for due process and are condemned for this.

Read More »

Stephen Gutschick: Wisconsin has a moral duty to protect wolves

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

Wolves deserve to live where they once thrived, and we have a moral obligation to right a past wrong.

Read More »
Portrait of Tom Still

Tom Still: Higher ed in all forms plays big role in western Wisconsin economy

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

Meeting in Chippewa Valley Tech’s Energy Education Center, chancellors or presidents from UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls, UW-Stout, Northwood Technical College and CVTC talked about how they cooperate among themselves to produce students who contribute to western Wisconsin’s economy – often working with business and industry along the way.

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: NFL should’ve paid for its own party

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

The NFL is a billion dollar industry. So, why is the state kicking in $2 million in taxpayer money to help pay for their party?

Read More »

Bill Berry: COVID gave us the chance to prepare; we blew it

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

March has come and gone, as has the hope that our national leaders would actually reflect on COVID, including what we did right and wrong. And America, once considered an international leader on public health, has slipped down a few more notches.

Read More »

Michael H. Bloom: We’re being lied to

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

The SCOTUS order in Noem v. Abrego Garcia

Read More »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

Michael Rosen: My aunts survived the Holocaust. Now, we must do more than say ‘never again.’

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

I was taught to never be silent in the face of injustice. That remains the lesson of the Holocaust.

Read More »

Handelsman calls federal cuts to science funding ‘appalling’ and damaging to economy

Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025

A life sciences coalition chaired by Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Director Jo Handelsman is rallying against “unprecedented disruptions” caused by cuts to federal science funding.  Handelsman spoke yesterday during a Wisconsin Technology Council meeting in Madison, where she said the Trump administration’s moves to withhold and cancel funding for health

Read More »
Wisconsin State Journal logo

Cory Brewer and Dan Lennington: Underly risking hundreds of millions for Wisconsin schools

Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025

Underly’s game of chicken with President Trump may earn applause from progressive activists, but it’s reckless.

Read More »

Phoebe Petrovic: Wisconsin’s name-change law raises safety risks for transgender people

Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025

A 167-year-old statute requires trans people to publish their old and new names in a newspaper, worrying families and advocates as President Donald Trump attacks transgender rights.

Read More »

Sara Rodriguez: On Earth Day, let’s focus on the work we have to do

Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025

Earth Day offers us a chance to celebrate the planet we call home and recommit to leaving a better world for generations to come.

Read More »

Craig Dickman: From NFL draft to TitletownTech, Green Bay turns big dreams into amazing realities

Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025

With the NFL draft coming to Green Bay for the first time, we have an opportunity to share everything we have to offer.

Read More »

Ryan Pattee and Shar Borg: Milwaukee needs commitment to workforce housing

Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025

City needs policies to address shortage of ‘middle housing’ for working people.

Read More »
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