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Please, take a moment to practice a little patriotism this Memorial Day and remember those veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
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Please, take a moment to practice a little patriotism this Memorial Day and remember those veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Memorial Day is much more than a three-day weekend or the start of the summer season. The holiday gives people a chance to reflect and show gratitude. Please take a moment to remember the men and women who served their country in the armed forces and gave their life in defending the ideals we cherish.

For Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, the blue wave is both a credible threat and an effective campaign message.

While our state agencies, county services, schools and non-profit organizations become trauma-informed, we need to bring TIC to businesses, neighborhoods, faith communities, and local governments. This will be our work until everyone in Wisconsin has a TIC shift in perspective.

Cops confrontation with Buck’s player gets national headlines, raises troubling questions.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The Ethics Commission is meeting this morning to discuss the extension of Colette Reinke’s appointment as interim administrator. The commission tapped her in February to lead the agency
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Democrats were quick to jump on a report Wednesday that Foxconn was backing away from its promised financial investment in Wisconsin. Too quick, it now appears.

Thanks to increased voter registration efforts, Democrats may be able to oust Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker this fall.

It’s probably not a good idea for Nicholson to go negative. Not only will Nicholson’s campaign face a backlash, but Nicholson runs the risk of hurting the party’s chances of winning the Senate seat and holding on to the governor’s office. Nicholson is probably smart enough to realize that even if the out-of-town talent surrounding him doesn’t.

Ryan is popular within the GOP caucus. No one could defeat him if a vote was held today. The tally wouldn’t even be close.

No wonder Paul Ryan decided to bail. Here he is in his final stretch as House speaker, hoping to go out in a spirit of unity, and the press is filled with stories about whether his party will dump him prematurely.

An educator friend has the best idea of how to turn the tables on Walker. Families should take the $100 per child and give the money to their favorite local Democratic candidate to help turn the state’s education slump around and defeat Walker in the bargain.

In “Two Minutes with Mitch,” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents after last week’s deadly mass shooting at a Texas high school.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** May 29: The Future of Work Please join Millennial Action Project in partnership with WisPolitics.com for a roundtable conversation about the future of the Fox Valley featuring: Wisconsin Future Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Amanda Stuck, D-Appleton,

Please, take a moment to practice a little patriotism this Memorial Day and remember those veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Memorial Day is much more than a three-day weekend or the start of the summer season. The holiday gives people a chance to reflect and show gratitude. Please take a moment to remember the men and women who served their country in the armed forces and gave their life in defending the ideals we cherish.

For Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, the blue wave is both a credible threat and an effective campaign message.

While our state agencies, county services, schools and non-profit organizations become trauma-informed, we need to bring TIC to businesses, neighborhoods, faith communities, and local governments. This will be our work until everyone in Wisconsin has a TIC shift in perspective.

Cops confrontation with Buck’s player gets national headlines, raises troubling questions.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The Ethics Commission is meeting this morning to discuss the extension of Colette Reinke’s appointment as interim administrator. The commission tapped her in February to lead the agency after Senate Republicans rejected the appointment of Brian Bell to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — An attorney for DNR Secretary Dan Meyer will review an administrative law judge’s decision invalidating a frac sand mining permit. DNR attorney Mark Herman will decide whether to honor Administrative Law Judge Eric Defort’s ruling at the beginning of this month that

Democrats were quick to jump on a report Wednesday that Foxconn was backing away from its promised financial investment in Wisconsin. Too quick, it now appears.

Thanks to increased voter registration efforts, Democrats may be able to oust Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker this fall.

It’s probably not a good idea for Nicholson to go negative. Not only will Nicholson’s campaign face a backlash, but Nicholson runs the risk of hurting the party’s chances of winning the Senate seat and holding on to the governor’s office. Nicholson is probably smart enough to realize that even if the out-of-town talent surrounding him doesn’t.

Ryan is popular within the GOP caucus. No one could defeat him if a vote was held today. The tally wouldn’t even be close.

No wonder Paul Ryan decided to bail. Here he is in his final stretch as House speaker, hoping to go out in a spirit of unity, and the press is filled with stories about whether his party will dump him prematurely.

An educator friend has the best idea of how to turn the tables on Walker. Families should take the $100 per child and give the money to their favorite local Democratic candidate to help turn the state’s education slump around and defeat Walker in the bargain.

In “Two Minutes with Mitch,” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents after last week’s deadly mass shooting at a Texas high school.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** May 29: The Future of Work Please join Millennial Action Project in partnership with WisPolitics.com for a roundtable conversation about the future of the Fox Valley featuring: Wisconsin Future Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Amanda Stuck, D-Appleton, an Congressional Future Caucus Vice-Chair Congressman Mike Gallagher, R-Gree… Please