Patrick Baird: Drug test the real welfare queens

As a libertarian, I favor the eventual elimination of publicly funded welfare. But the handful of people that drug testing would ensnare and remove from the rolls is a microscopic drop in the bucket compared to the trillions of dollars of corporate welfare doled out by both the Democrats and Republicans every year – at every level of government.

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Senate rejects Pfaff nomination along party lines

With Tony Evers watching from the wings, the state Senate today voted along party lines Tuesday to reject the nomination of Brad Pfaff as DATCP secretary. It is the first time in at least three decades that the chamber has shot down a guv’s pick to serve in his cabinet,

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Patrick Baird: Drug test the real welfare queens

As a libertarian, I favor the eventual elimination of publicly funded welfare. But the handful of people that drug testing would ensnare and remove from the rolls is a microscopic drop in the bucket compared to the trillions of dollars of corporate welfare doled out by both the Democrats and Republicans every year – at every level of government.

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MON News Summary: Fitzgerald asks Evers to withdraw Pfaff nomination; PSC signs off on settlement for WPS, We Energies

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** TUESDAY: WisPolitics.com Luncheon on the 2020 DNC with Pocan, Lasry and Gilbert Join WisPolitics.com and three major players in next year’s Democratic National Convention for lunch at The Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday Nov. 5. These three leaders will discuss how

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