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The passenger rail skeptics weren’t saying much this week when Amtrak announced ridership numbers from the first month of its new state-sponsored train service between Chicago and St. Paul, Minnesota.
Huge declines in the percent of earned income are a very worrisome sign.
Vos told WisPolitics he’s been a delegate, alternate or guest for every national convention since 1996, and he’s looking forward to attending next week to be a part of showing the country “how great Wisconsin is.”
In the 15-second ad, Shankland uses clippers to badly cut her husband’s hair as she asks, “Would you hire a barber who’s never cut hair before? So why send someone to Congress who’s never held public office and never passed a single bill?”
Rebecca Cooke launched her first TV ad in a bid for the 3rd CD, arguing the country needs “real working people in Washington.”
Milwaukee’s local economy “took a step back” in May after positive momentum was seen in April, according to the latest Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce report. Just seven of the 23 economic factors MMAC tracks saw year-over-year improvement in May,
Hosting the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee will have a host of negative impacts on our Black communities. First, the city will center its attention on the RNC and its agenda which seeks to disempower, silence, and harm us. Second, increased police presence and surveillance from the event will impact Black communities the most.
Despite screeching for months about the destruction of stare decisis when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Wisconsin Justice Janet Protasiewicz joined with her fellow three liberals in rejecting what in any other circumstance they all might have termed “settled law.”
It’s clear that there are significant doubts about election integrity among the U.S. population, largely because of the false narratives relentlessly pushed by former president Donald Trump and his followers.
6-1 decision by Wisconsin Supreme Court a surprise. What does it tell us about the court?
Voting yes stops wasteful spending.
The Founders’ intent could not be more obvious. Presidential immunity from prosecution is a total fabrication by a partisan majority of today’s United States Supreme Court.
After the recent string of high court rulings, don’t assume that this court wouldn’t overturn centuries of keeping government and religion separate if it gets the chance.
Wisconsinites should be alarmed about how these decisions to close its two-year campuses are being made.
There needs to be some people asking hard questions of the school district.
Both are well ahead of where other candidates have been at this point in a Supreme Court race, pointing to another expensive campaign with the majority up for grabs against in 2025.
Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski agreed to tweaks in how her office handles open records requests after a lawsuit by a conservative group found records showing her predecessor used his personal email account to seek advice on the office budget.
3rd CD Dem Katrina Shankland today released a new ad saying she has the experience to defend democracy from attacks by “right-wing extremism.”
The Speak Free or Die PAC, which is backing Roger Roth in the 8th CD, is out with a new ad knocking the former state senator’s GOP primary opponents André Jacque and Tony Wied on the gas tax.
Scientists at UW-Madison this summer are testing a device that senses soil nutrients, which could help farmers make better decisions when fertilizing. The sensor technology created by engineers at the university can be used for real-time monitoring of nitrates in
The passenger rail skeptics weren’t saying much this week when Amtrak announced ridership numbers from the first month of its new state-sponsored train service between Chicago and St. Paul, Minnesota.
Huge declines in the percent of earned income are a very worrisome sign.
Vos told WisPolitics he’s been a delegate, alternate or guest for every national convention since 1996, and he’s looking forward to attending next week to be a part of showing the country “how great Wisconsin is.”
In the 15-second ad, Shankland uses clippers to badly cut her husband’s hair as she asks, “Would you hire a barber who’s never cut hair before? So why send someone to Congress who’s never held public office and never passed a single bill?”
Rebecca Cooke launched her first TV ad in a bid for the 3rd CD, arguing the country needs “real working people in Washington.”
Milwaukee’s local economy “took a step back” in May after positive momentum was seen in April, according to the latest Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce report. Just seven of the 23 economic factors MMAC tracks saw year-over-year improvement in May, compared to 10 positive indicators in April. And only three
Hosting the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee will have a host of negative impacts on our Black communities. First, the city will center its attention on the RNC and its agenda which seeks to disempower, silence, and harm us. Second, increased police presence and surveillance from the event will impact Black communities the most.
Despite screeching for months about the destruction of stare decisis when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Wisconsin Justice Janet Protasiewicz joined with her fellow three liberals in rejecting what in any other circumstance they all might have termed “settled law.”
It’s clear that there are significant doubts about election integrity among the U.S. population, largely because of the false narratives relentlessly pushed by former president Donald Trump and his followers.
6-1 decision by Wisconsin Supreme Court a surprise. What does it tell us about the court?
Voting yes stops wasteful spending.
The Founders’ intent could not be more obvious. Presidential immunity from prosecution is a total fabrication by a partisan majority of today’s United States Supreme Court.
After the recent string of high court rulings, don’t assume that this court wouldn’t overturn centuries of keeping government and religion separate if it gets the chance.
Wisconsinites should be alarmed about how these decisions to close its two-year campuses are being made.
There needs to be some people asking hard questions of the school district.
Both are well ahead of where other candidates have been at this point in a Supreme Court race, pointing to another expensive campaign with the majority up for grabs against in 2025.
Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski agreed to tweaks in how her office handles open records requests after a lawsuit by a conservative group found records showing her predecessor used his personal email account to seek advice on the office budget.
3rd CD Dem Katrina Shankland today released a new ad saying she has the experience to defend democracy from attacks by “right-wing extremism.”
The Speak Free or Die PAC, which is backing Roger Roth in the 8th CD, is out with a new ad knocking the former state senator’s GOP primary opponents André Jacque and Tony Wied on the gas tax.
Scientists at UW-Madison this summer are testing a device that senses soil nutrients, which could help farmers make better decisions when fertilizing. The sensor technology created by engineers at the university can be used for real-time monitoring of nitrates in soil, which are essential for growing crops. But excess nitrate