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Thirty projects aimed at boosting Wisconsin’s food production industry are getting $23.2 million through a USDA infrastructure program, state and federal officials announced. Funding for the projects comes from the agency’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program, which aims to strengthen
Too many vital services are starved for cash.
Effective government begins with districts that reflect real communities, yet Wisconsin’s maps still fall short of this basic standard.
Carter secured the nomination and the presidency — with just enough votes from the farmers and smalltown people of Grant, Richland, Vernon and other Wisconsin counties that gave a last-minute Democratic primary assist to the peanut farmer from Georgia.
Carter was the first president to stress having a Cabinet, judges, and other government nominees that “looked like America.”
If Donald Trump pardons the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who heeded his call to “fight like hell or we won’t have a country any more” he will be ripping the bandage off a wound still suppurating.
But why pay the bills when his only purpose for seeking another term in the White House is to fleece the taxpayers.
Madison mayor’s tongue-lashing of the press in a time of trauma was ill-advised.
Banks and credit unions across the country are more optimistic about growth in 2025 despite growing concerns about fraud and cybersecurity, according to surveys from Milwaukee-based accounting firm Wipfli. The company recently released survey results for the U.S. banking and
The first major test to determine who might be the 48th president of the United States will take place on April 1, 2025, with an election for a vacant position on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
When I met President Carter at the airport on his second visit to Oslo in May 1996, I gave him credit for my political career. I was elected in 1976 partly on the Carter coattails. We fell into a friendship that seemed like we had gone to high school together.
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This is a naked, undemocratic power grab. Instead of focusing on an unneeded constitutional amendment, Wisconsin lawmakers should focus on accountability from those officials who administer our elections.
The horror in New Orleans had absolutely nothing to do with our supposedly “open border’s policy.”
It all changes in just two weeks, when another four years of negativity and orchestrated chaos begins.
We can’t plan for every contingency with the incoming administration, but we can prepare ourselves. Whether the price of gas, health care, student loan debt, or any other basic, every facet of our lives could be impacted. We should resolve now to prepare our financial house to weather the coming storm.
Electronic health information breaches exploded under the Biden Administration, and the person front and center throughout this meltdown was HHS Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm, formerly Wisconsin’s Health Services secretary-designee.
Milwaukee Water Works is a member of AWWA, which is suing the EPA to reverse lead pipe replacement requirements. It is disgraceful that our city’s public water utility is a member of an organization that is, once again, compromising public health.
Ozone designation will bring harsh anti-growth regulations to those living downwind of Chicago.
Oh what a year it was. Here are the top 10 news stories, plus honorable mentions.
Thirty projects aimed at boosting Wisconsin’s food production industry are getting $23.2 million through a USDA infrastructure program, state and federal officials announced. Funding for the projects comes from the agency’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program, which aims to strengthen the “middle of the food supply chain,” expanding markets for
Too many vital services are starved for cash.
Effective government begins with districts that reflect real communities, yet Wisconsin’s maps still fall short of this basic standard.
Carter secured the nomination and the presidency — with just enough votes from the farmers and smalltown people of Grant, Richland, Vernon and other Wisconsin counties that gave a last-minute Democratic primary assist to the peanut farmer from Georgia.
Carter was the first president to stress having a Cabinet, judges, and other government nominees that “looked like America.”
If Donald Trump pardons the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who heeded his call to “fight like hell or we won’t have a country any more” he will be ripping the bandage off a wound still suppurating.
But why pay the bills when his only purpose for seeking another term in the White House is to fleece the taxpayers.
Madison mayor’s tongue-lashing of the press in a time of trauma was ill-advised.
Banks and credit unions across the country are more optimistic about growth in 2025 despite growing concerns about fraud and cybersecurity, according to surveys from Milwaukee-based accounting firm Wipfli. The company recently released survey results for the U.S. banking and credit union industries, exploring top challenges for financial institutions as
The first major test to determine who might be the 48th president of the United States will take place on April 1, 2025, with an election for a vacant position on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
When I met President Carter at the airport on his second visit to Oslo in May 1996, I gave him credit for my political career. I was elected in 1976 partly on the Carter coattails. We fell into a friendship that seemed like we had gone to high school together.
… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
This is a naked, undemocratic power grab. Instead of focusing on an unneeded constitutional amendment, Wisconsin lawmakers should focus on accountability from those officials who administer our elections.
The horror in New Orleans had absolutely nothing to do with our supposedly “open border’s policy.”
It all changes in just two weeks, when another four years of negativity and orchestrated chaos begins.
We can’t plan for every contingency with the incoming administration, but we can prepare ourselves. Whether the price of gas, health care, student loan debt, or any other basic, every facet of our lives could be impacted. We should resolve now to prepare our financial house to weather the coming storm.
Electronic health information breaches exploded under the Biden Administration, and the person front and center throughout this meltdown was HHS Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm, formerly Wisconsin’s Health Services secretary-designee.
Milwaukee Water Works is a member of AWWA, which is suing the EPA to reverse lead pipe replacement requirements. It is disgraceful that our city’s public water utility is a member of an organization that is, once again, compromising public health.
Ozone designation will bring harsh anti-growth regulations to those living downwind of Chicago.
Oh what a year it was. Here are the top 10 news stories, plus honorable mentions.