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Joe Biden told Wisconsin Dem activists on Friday the nation needs to confront systemic racism and can’t allow the wound of recent events to scab over without addressing the root cause. Biden, addressing a virtual state convention through a recorded

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who won Wisconsin’s 2016 presidential primary but pulled just 31.7 percent of the vote against Biden in April, addressed the state Dem convention digitally with a call to unity. Sanders dismissed Trump as someone who appears

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin held its first virtual convention. Below are images of key speakers from the event. [slide-anything id=”96261″] See more from the convention at the WisPoltics.com Dem Convention Blog…. Please log in to

Quotes of the Week I appreciate the strong support from the search committee at Wisconsin, and for all those who supported my candidacy, but it’s clear they have important process issues to work out. – Jim Johnsen, president of the

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters interview state Dem Chair Ben Wikler and discuss the fallout from the guv’s staff taping a phone call with GOP legislative leaders.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – Dnc – George floyd protests – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Law and

After days of protest in Wisconsin following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, suggest big changes as a result.
Should Wisconsin cities and counties divert budget money from traditional law enforcement efforts to social and mental health workers and programs?

The Joint Finance Committee will meet Tuesday with an agenda that includes four settlements the Department of Justice has asked lawmakers to approve. The committee also will review a plan from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority to use

Wisconsin Dems hold their virtual state convention tonight starting at 7 p.m. Presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will both deliver addresses at the event. Others slated to make a virtual appearance include: Gov. Tony Evers,

We have seen decades and centuries of this violence because racism is a part of the institutions, structures, policies and processes of our society.

Far too many black lives, including the life of George Floyd, have been lost and harmed at the hands of bias, prejudice, and systemic racism.

Whether it’s fake news about coronavirus causes and cures, “deep fakes” or inflammatory social media surrounding Floyd’s death and related protests, many people are wondering what major tech companies can and should do to monitor social platforms for posts that are akin to crying fire in a crowded theater.

Despite President Donald Trump’s absurd and insulting suggestion that Gugino may have been a wily Antifa provocateur “who fell harder than he was pushed,” he is anything but.

If Team Evers’ excuses for making secret recordings of a meeting with Republican leadership sound familiar, it’s because they are. Think Nixon.

High rate of COVID-19 in Racine caused by “immigrant culture”, Assembly Speaker says.

Joe Biden told Wisconsin Dem activists on Friday the nation needs to confront systemic racism and can’t allow the wound of recent events to scab over without addressing the root cause. Biden, addressing a virtual state convention through a recorded message, told Dems “Nothing about this is going to be

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who won Wisconsin’s 2016 presidential primary but pulled just 31.7 percent of the vote against Biden in April, addressed the state Dem convention digitally with a call to unity. Sanders dismissed Trump as someone who appears to have never read the U.S. Constitution and said there

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin held its first virtual convention. Below are images of key speakers from the event. [slide-anything id=”96261″] See more from the convention at the WisPoltics.com Dem Convention Blog…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please

Quotes of the Week I appreciate the strong support from the search committee at Wisconsin, and for all those who supported my candidacy, but it’s clear they have important process issues to work out. – Jim Johnsen, president of the University of Alaska system, withdrawing his name from consideration as

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters interview state Dem Chair Ben Wikler and discuss the fallout from the guv’s staff taping a phone call with GOP legislative leaders.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – Dnc – George floyd protests – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Law and order – Public health and safety – Small business –

After days of protest in Wisconsin following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, suggest big changes as a result.
Should Wisconsin cities and counties divert budget money from traditional law enforcement efforts to social and mental health workers and programs?

The Joint Finance Committee will meet Tuesday with an agenda that includes four settlements the Department of Justice has asked lawmakers to approve. The committee also will review a plan from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority to use its unencumbered general reserve funds in fiscal year 2019-20 and

Wisconsin Dems hold their virtual state convention tonight starting at 7 p.m. Presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will both deliver addresses at the event. Others slated to make a virtual appearance include: Gov. Tony Evers, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, AG Josh

We have seen decades and centuries of this violence because racism is a part of the institutions, structures, policies and processes of our society.

Far too many black lives, including the life of George Floyd, have been lost and harmed at the hands of bias, prejudice, and systemic racism.

Whether it’s fake news about coronavirus causes and cures, “deep fakes” or inflammatory social media surrounding Floyd’s death and related protests, many people are wondering what major tech companies can and should do to monitor social platforms for posts that are akin to crying fire in a crowded theater.

Despite President Donald Trump’s absurd and insulting suggestion that Gugino may have been a wily Antifa provocateur “who fell harder than he was pushed,” he is anything but.

If Team Evers’ excuses for making secret recordings of a meeting with Republican leadership sound familiar, it’s because they are. Think Nixon.

High rate of COVID-19 in Racine caused by “immigrant culture”, Assembly Speaker says.