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Our public schools are not failing. They are being sabotaged.
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Our public schools are not failing. They are being sabotaged.

It takes three M’s to win in Wisconsin: message, manpower and money.

Whatever else it may represent, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election is setting up to provide a great test of democratic resilience.

Will ROFR ensure future reliability, or are opponents correct in asserting that out-of-state transmission line expertise is just as good as what may be found at home? The coming weeks will tell which way the political currents flow.

How one classic “Star Trek” episode reflects our chosen reality.

Rather than labeling clean energy projects “the green new scam,” the Trump administration should embrace them as a key component of achieving “American energy dominance.”

End of federal money makes city scramble to cover operating costs of the Hop.

The Milwaukee County Board and Common Council formed a joint Housing Committee. It is the result of three years of meetings and effort by local leaders and more than 40 area organizations.

Dem lawmakers say keeping hedge funds from buying more single-family homes in the state would help address access and affordability issues in Wisconsin’s housing market. Sens. Sarah Keyeski of Lodi and Brad Pfaff of Onalaska, along with Reps. Kalan Haywood

Happily, within Wisconsin, we are inching back toward being the inclusive, compassionate, and even-handed state we once were.

This election doesn’t mean that voters have turned on Trump. It also isn’t really a referendum on him. It’s a statement that liberal voters are enraged at Trump, and it’s a referendum on how Democrats feel about Trump. It was bad timing.

The most important lesson of the 2025 Supreme Court race is that voters can stand up to the mind-boggling spree of destruction by MAGA nihilists.

We prefer to think of Tuesday, April 1, 2025 as a wake-up call, not a death knell.

Ask yourself if abortion were not an issue in the spring election, if a liberal Dane County judge would have won statewide with a 10% margin of absolute victory? That is the problem Wisconsin Republicans need to address.

Beyond the names on the ballot, who else won or lost in Tuesday’s election?

Reed conveyed the subtle art of de-escalation as a member of the Milwaukee Commandos, navigating tense situations with a calm and composed demeanor.

We cannot make Wisconsin the most restrictive boating state in the country. These patchwork regulations create confusion and confrontation.
The Budget Blog is available to WisPolitics subscribers on the State Affairs Wisconsin platform. To read, visit here and log in with your WisPolitics subscription email address.

The Trump administration’s tariffs have been front-and-center at the Hannover Messe industrial trade show in Germany, where state officials and Wisconsin businesses are visiting this week as part of a WEDC trade mission. That’s according to Missy Hughes, secretary and

Wisconsin has thrown that concept aside. Shameful, and against the public interest.

Our public schools are not failing. They are being sabotaged.

It takes three M’s to win in Wisconsin: message, manpower and money.

Whatever else it may represent, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election is setting up to provide a great test of democratic resilience.

Will ROFR ensure future reliability, or are opponents correct in asserting that out-of-state transmission line expertise is just as good as what may be found at home? The coming weeks will tell which way the political currents flow.

How one classic “Star Trek” episode reflects our chosen reality.

Rather than labeling clean energy projects “the green new scam,” the Trump administration should embrace them as a key component of achieving “American energy dominance.”

End of federal money makes city scramble to cover operating costs of the Hop.

The Milwaukee County Board and Common Council formed a joint Housing Committee. It is the result of three years of meetings and effort by local leaders and more than 40 area organizations.

Dem lawmakers say keeping hedge funds from buying more single-family homes in the state would help address access and affordability issues in Wisconsin’s housing market. Sens. Sarah Keyeski of Lodi and Brad Pfaff of Onalaska, along with Reps. Kalan Haywood of Milwaukee and Karen DeSanto of Baraboo, recently sent a

Happily, within Wisconsin, we are inching back toward being the inclusive, compassionate, and even-handed state we once were.

This election doesn’t mean that voters have turned on Trump. It also isn’t really a referendum on him. It’s a statement that liberal voters are enraged at Trump, and it’s a referendum on how Democrats feel about Trump. It was bad timing.

The most important lesson of the 2025 Supreme Court race is that voters can stand up to the mind-boggling spree of destruction by MAGA nihilists.

We prefer to think of Tuesday, April 1, 2025 as a wake-up call, not a death knell.

Ask yourself if abortion were not an issue in the spring election, if a liberal Dane County judge would have won statewide with a 10% margin of absolute victory? That is the problem Wisconsin Republicans need to address.

Beyond the names on the ballot, who else won or lost in Tuesday’s election?

Reed conveyed the subtle art of de-escalation as a member of the Milwaukee Commandos, navigating tense situations with a calm and composed demeanor.

We cannot make Wisconsin the most restrictive boating state in the country. These patchwork regulations create confusion and confrontation.
The Budget Blog is available to WisPolitics subscribers on the State Affairs Wisconsin platform. To read, visit here and log in with your WisPolitics subscription email address.

The Trump administration’s tariffs have been front-and-center at the Hannover Messe industrial trade show in Germany, where state officials and Wisconsin businesses are visiting this week as part of a WEDC trade mission. That’s according to Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. In an interview

Wisconsin has thrown that concept aside. Shameful, and against the public interest.