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The welcome John McAdams victory is not a David v. Goliath story. It is instead a reminder of the pivotal role of public interest law firms in fighting for key principles — in this case the rights of an individual who otherwise would have been smothered by the full legal and political clout of Marquette University.
Harley Davidson bosses say that Trump tariffs are forcing them to make their iconic American product overseas. Union workers are not so sure.
As parties flip-flop on free trade, can Wisconsin’s export economy be protected?
Baldwin’s only consistent philosophy on trade appears to be whatever helps her earn the votes of Trump voters in northern Wisconsin. Her flirtation with Trump’s damaging protectionism invokes the same jingoistic, primitive impulses Democrats now accuse Republicans of fomenting.
In Wisconsin, we spend more taxpayer money to lock people up than we do to educate them at universities. That should be a problem worth addressing for any politician.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. When politicians suddenly discover political positions and beliefs they never held before, we tend to be skeptical. Is their Damascene conversion
To polluted water, clear-cut land, dirty air, add diseased wildlife to Gov. Scott Walker’s environmentally-ruinous tenure.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** July 26: WisPolitics Luncheon with Mike McCabe Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday, July 26 with Mike McCabe to discuss his bid for the Democratic nomination
The Department of Revenue’s administrative rule to allow the state to begin collecting the sales tax on some online transactions will include an exemption for smaller retailers. The DOR’s announcement yesterday is consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, and U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Menomonee Falls, will attend a fundraiser for GOP U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir this afternoon. The event includes
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Department of Revenue announced today its administrative rule to allow the state to begin collecting the sales tax on some online transactions will include an exemption for smaller retailers. That is
On Tuesday, Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post released an “analysis” that purports to show the harm that Governor Scott Walker has caused to public schools throughout his tenure as governor. The claims made by Straus vary in their legitimacy, but some are so far afield from what serious research has found that they need to be soundly refuted
The welcome John McAdams victory is not a David v. Goliath story. It is instead a reminder of the pivotal role of public interest law firms in fighting for key principles — in this case the rights of an individual who otherwise would have been smothered by the full legal and political clout of Marquette University.
Harley Davidson bosses say that Trump tariffs are forcing them to make their iconic American product overseas. Union workers are not so sure.
As parties flip-flop on free trade, can Wisconsin’s export economy be protected?
Baldwin’s only consistent philosophy on trade appears to be whatever helps her earn the votes of Trump voters in northern Wisconsin. Her flirtation with Trump’s damaging protectionism invokes the same jingoistic, primitive impulses Democrats now accuse Republicans of fomenting.
In Wisconsin, we spend more taxpayer money to lock people up than we do to educate them at universities. That should be a problem worth addressing for any politician.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. When politicians suddenly discover political positions and beliefs they never held before, we tend to be skeptical. Is their Damascene conversion legitimate, or just the result of ambition? In the case
To polluted water, clear-cut land, dirty air, add diseased wildlife to Gov. Scott Walker’s environmentally-ruinous tenure.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** July 26: WisPolitics Luncheon with Mike McCabe Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday, July 26 with Mike McCabe to discuss his bid for the Democratic nomination to run against GOP Gov. Scott Walker. Check-in and lunch
The Department of Revenue’s administrative rule to allow the state to begin collecting the sales tax on some online transactions will include an exemption for smaller retailers. The DOR’s announcement yesterday is consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for states to begin collecting the sales
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, and U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Menomonee Falls, will attend a fundraiser for GOP U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir this afternoon. The event includes tickets starting at $250 person up to $5,400 per couple
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Department of Revenue announced today its administrative rule to allow the state to begin collecting the sales tax on some online transactions will include an exemption for smaller retailers. That is consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that cleared the
On Tuesday, Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post released an “analysis” that purports to show the harm that Governor Scott Walker has caused to public schools throughout his tenure as governor. The claims made by Straus vary in their legitimacy, but some are so far afield from what serious research has found that they need to be soundly refuted