Dave Zweifel: New health bill makes me shudder

Once decision-making is in the hands of the states, there will be 50 health care debates around the country. Some states will work to insure as many people as possible, even if it requires providing more funds themselves to supplement the reduced federal dollars under Graham-Cassidy. Others will decide that it’s too costly and will opt instead to allow insurance companies to charge higher premiums for the elderly, disabled and those with pre-existing conditions in order to save their states money.

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Christian Schneider: Courts should protect our right to swear

The issue of whether profanity itself is speech protected under the First Amendment has found its way to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The court must decide whether a mother can be criminally prosecuted for “disorderly conduct” for using profanity toward her own son in the privacy of their own home.

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Callen Harty: Open letter to Donald Trump on the flag and anthem

I defend the right of football and other sports’ players (or their fans, or anyone else) to kneel, sit, or raise their fists in solidarity during the anthem as a way to draw attention to the injustices prevalent in this country. It is not an affront to the flag. It is an affirmation of what the flag represents, which includes freedom of speech, equality for all, and so much more.

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MON News Summary: Walker’s partial vetoes; Walker praises Senate health care bill; Vinehout joins guv race

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/mon-news-summary-walkers-partial-vetoes-walker-praises-senate-health-care-bill-vinehout-joins-guv-race/ **************************************** REGISTER NOW: Sept. 26 luncheon, ‘The Future of NAFTA and Trade’ Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Tuesday, Sept. 26 f… Please log

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Dave Zweifel: New health bill makes me shudder

Once decision-making is in the hands of the states, there will be 50 health care debates around the country. Some states will work to insure as many people as possible, even if it requires providing more funds themselves to supplement the reduced federal dollars under Graham-Cassidy. Others will decide that it’s too costly and will opt instead to allow insurance companies to charge higher premiums for the elderly, disabled and those with pre-existing conditions in order to save their states money.

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Christian Schneider: Courts should protect our right to swear

The issue of whether profanity itself is speech protected under the First Amendment has found its way to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The court must decide whether a mother can be criminally prosecuted for “disorderly conduct” for using profanity toward her own son in the privacy of their own home.

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Callen Harty: Open letter to Donald Trump on the flag and anthem

I defend the right of football and other sports’ players (or their fans, or anyone else) to kneel, sit, or raise their fists in solidarity during the anthem as a way to draw attention to the injustices prevalent in this country. It is not an affront to the flag. It is an affirmation of what the flag represents, which includes freedom of speech, equality for all, and so much more.

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MON News Summary: Walker’s partial vetoes; Walker praises Senate health care bill; Vinehout joins guv race

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/mon-news-summary-walkers-partial-vetoes-walker-praises-senate-health-care-bill-vinehout-joins-guv-race/ **************************************** REGISTER NOW: Sept. 26 luncheon, ‘The Future of NAFTA and Trade’ Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Tuesday, Sept. 26 f… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a

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