Portrait of Richard Moore

Richard Moore: Why progressives believe democracy is undemocratic

Expect progressives to launch a major assault on an “imperial” presidency when Trump takes office, the goal being to neuter the presidency and cement the power of the unelected administrative state as the true realization of democracy. The thinking traces back to Herbert Marcuse, the Guru of the 1960s New Left.

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Pam Akers: Citizens need additional protection from opioid epidemic

The FDA has approved several overdose reversal innovations over the last several years; however, access to these reversal agents is not currently permitted by the state’s 2023 standing orders, which allow nurses and physicians to provide communities products like naloxone without a prescription or patient order.

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Agriculture contributing $116B to state economy, report shows

Agriculture and food processing in Wisconsin had $116.3 billion in industrial revenues in 2022, with the food and beverage industry dominating the sector.  That’s according to UW-Madison’s Contributions of Agriculture to the Wisconsin Economy report, authored by economists economists and

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Don Leake: Maps matter, mostly

Although incumbency, coattails, or personalities seem to have had some minor effects, political geography was the predominate force in determining the Wisconsin Assembly election outcomes.  Map makers of the future most assuredly need to take this into consideration.

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Portrait of John Nichols

John Nichols: Fred Kessler renewed democracy

Kessler, who was an expert in redistricting, led the charge for fair maps. That long and frustrating multiyear struggle culminated, only this year, with the drawing of district lines that restored competition in legislative races.

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Portrait of Richard Moore

Richard Moore: Why progressives believe democracy is undemocratic

Expect progressives to launch a major assault on an “imperial” presidency when Trump takes office, the goal being to neuter the presidency and cement the power of the unelected administrative state as the true realization of democracy. The thinking traces back to Herbert Marcuse, the Guru of the 1960s New Left.

Read More »

Pam Akers: Citizens need additional protection from opioid epidemic

The FDA has approved several overdose reversal innovations over the last several years; however, access to these reversal agents is not currently permitted by the state’s 2023 standing orders, which allow nurses and physicians to provide communities products like naloxone without a prescription or patient order.

Read More »

Agriculture contributing $116B to state economy, report shows

Agriculture and food processing in Wisconsin had $116.3 billion in industrial revenues in 2022, with the food and beverage industry dominating the sector.  That’s according to UW-Madison’s Contributions of Agriculture to the Wisconsin Economy report, authored by economists economists and Profs. Steven Deller and Jeff Hadachek. It was produced by

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Don Leake: Maps matter, mostly

Although incumbency, coattails, or personalities seem to have had some minor effects, political geography was the predominate force in determining the Wisconsin Assembly election outcomes.  Map makers of the future most assuredly need to take this into consideration.

Read More »
Portrait of John Nichols

John Nichols: Fred Kessler renewed democracy

Kessler, who was an expert in redistricting, led the charge for fair maps. That long and frustrating multiyear struggle culminated, only this year, with the drawing of district lines that restored competition in legislative races.

Read More »