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Healthy skepticism is part of a strong democracy, but so is a willingness to engage directly with the facts. The more we learn about those who run our elections and the systems they oversee, the more our confidence in election integrity can grow.
At a point when polls show substantial numbers of Democratic voters and progressive independents remain undecided about who the party nominee should be, the WEAC recommendation is a major boost for Kelda Roys.
Process and uncertainty likely to scare off developers
It’s time for the political and legal games to stop. Wisconsin’s farmers, our workers, our businesses and our families need Line 5 and want to see the relocation built.
One citizen’s blueprint for saving Milwaukee’s water future
U.S. inflation is surging. Gas is near $4 per gallon in Wisconsin and above nationally. Mortgage rates are up as are groceries and airfares. Farmers losing markets because of Trump’s tariff wars, now face soaring diesel fuel and fertilizer costs imposed by the Iran War. Moreover, the International Monetary Fund warned that the Iran War and its disruption of oil supply could lead to global inflation and recession.
The promise of America has always rested on a simple, radical idea: that power belongs to the people. Anything less than that really is janky.
I remember Fitz when he was strutting around the state Capitol insisting that Wisconsin’s state budget needed to be cut while he voted against school aids and destroyed teachers’ unions seeking better pay for their members. Now he’s gladly voting to pass legislation that adds trillions to an already dangerously bloated national debt.
Hungary is suffering severely economically, with nil growth, high inflation and low investment. New Prime Minister Magyar and associates have both challenge and opportunity to improve the situation.
The proposed Hiawatha West extension of Amtrak service from Milwaukee to Madison would result in more than $20 million in projected visitor spending based on ridership forecasts. That’s according to Arun Rao, senior director of network development for Amtrak, who
As the mainstream media focuses on a handful of wedge issues designed to divide Wisconsinites, I penned this column to talk about two bills that united Democrats and Republicans.
What are the odds the soon-to-retire Republican leaders of the state Legislature are seriously considering Gov. Tony Evers’ call to end partisan gerrymandering?
In a single sentence, Chris Taylor named three issues tabbed by Democrats for the congressional and gubernatorial November elections: the federal government’s assault on individual rights and freedoms; sexual and physical violence against women and its consequences; and extreme income inequality and the struggles of those not among the wealthy.
By measuring family structure alongside academic and discipline outcomes, Wisconsin would gain clearer insight into which disparities are primarily school-based, context-based, or amenable to coordinated intervention.
The grassroots effort to free the beagles at Ridglan Farms goes back 10 years.
As Americans, we feel the impact of taxes at the federal, state and local levels this week, as well as throughout the year.
In the history of most communities, examples can be found of unlikely groups coming together to solve common problems. Some are small, and some are very significant.
The co-chair of the Wisconsin Defense Industry Council is calling for a unified long-term approach to growing the state’s defense sector, arguing “we’ve got to prove ourselves” to improve Wisconsin’s standing. Maj. Gen. Ernie Litynski, who’s also president of RBP
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Healthy skepticism is part of a strong democracy, but so is a willingness to engage directly with the facts. The more we learn about those who run our elections and the systems they oversee, the more our confidence in election integrity can grow.
At a point when polls show substantial numbers of Democratic voters and progressive independents remain undecided about who the party nominee should be, the WEAC recommendation is a major boost for Kelda Roys.
Process and uncertainty likely to scare off developers
It’s time for the political and legal games to stop. Wisconsin’s farmers, our workers, our businesses and our families need Line 5 and want to see the relocation built.
One citizen’s blueprint for saving Milwaukee’s water future
U.S. inflation is surging. Gas is near $4 per gallon in Wisconsin and above nationally. Mortgage rates are up as are groceries and airfares. Farmers losing markets because of Trump’s tariff wars, now face soaring diesel fuel and fertilizer costs imposed by the Iran War. Moreover, the International Monetary Fund warned that the Iran War and its disruption of oil supply could lead to global inflation and recession.
The promise of America has always rested on a simple, radical idea: that power belongs to the people. Anything less than that really is janky.
I remember Fitz when he was strutting around the state Capitol insisting that Wisconsin’s state budget needed to be cut while he voted against school aids and destroyed teachers’ unions seeking better pay for their members. Now he’s gladly voting to pass legislation that adds trillions to an already dangerously bloated national debt.
Hungary is suffering severely economically, with nil growth, high inflation and low investment. New Prime Minister Magyar and associates have both challenge and opportunity to improve the situation.
The proposed Hiawatha West extension of Amtrak service from Milwaukee to Madison would result in more than $20 million in projected visitor spending based on ridership forecasts. That’s according to Arun Rao, senior director of network development for Amtrak, who discussed the proposed project’s status during a recent public webinar.
As the mainstream media focuses on a handful of wedge issues designed to divide Wisconsinites, I penned this column to talk about two bills that united Democrats and Republicans.
What are the odds the soon-to-retire Republican leaders of the state Legislature are seriously considering Gov. Tony Evers’ call to end partisan gerrymandering?
In a single sentence, Chris Taylor named three issues tabbed by Democrats for the congressional and gubernatorial November elections: the federal government’s assault on individual rights and freedoms; sexual and physical violence against women and its consequences; and extreme income inequality and the struggles of those not among the wealthy.
By measuring family structure alongside academic and discipline outcomes, Wisconsin would gain clearer insight into which disparities are primarily school-based, context-based, or amenable to coordinated intervention.
The grassroots effort to free the beagles at Ridglan Farms goes back 10 years.
As Americans, we feel the impact of taxes at the federal, state and local levels this week, as well as throughout the year.
In the history of most communities, examples can be found of unlikely groups coming together to solve common problems. Some are small, and some are very significant.
The co-chair of the Wisconsin Defense Industry Council is calling for a unified long-term approach to growing the state’s defense sector, arguing “we’ve got to prove ourselves” to improve Wisconsin’s standing. Maj. Gen. Ernie Litynski, who’s also president of RBP Chemical Technology, spoke yesterday during a WisPolitics-State Affairs-UW-Milwaukee event in