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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee today made its first changes to Gov. Scott Walker’s budget, nixing his plans to transfer the Judicial Commission to the state Supreme Court and eliminate the Judicial Council.
Contact: Amanda L. Brink Email: burnsforwisconsin@gmail.com Twitter: @Burns4WI Facebook: facebook.com/Burns4WI Website: www.BurnsForWisconsin.com Madison, WI – on Monday, May 1st, 2017, Madison attorney Tim Burns announced his candidacy for Wisconsin Supreme Court, almost one year out from the 2018 election when Justice Gableman’s term
The hundred days have been a race to the bottom for Trump and Ryan: Their polls at historic lows, a do-nothing president, no substantive congressional legislation, a mutual record of cruelty and incompetence, theatrics and failed leadership.
For the last broadcast of Indivisible, Charlie Sykes was joined by Weekly Standard Editor Stephen Hayes, Washington Post correspondent Karen Tumulty, and Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold to review the 100 days of the Trump Administration.
Trump’s diehard supporters are right. One hundred days is not enough to judge a president. Six months would be better — though, if in that time he provides no greater satisfaction to the base than Neil Gorsuch, their diehardism should die away.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck says debate over taxes should be about revenue, not whether Donald Trump and other rich people get tax cuts.
“Patriotic Millionaires” are oblivious to the business realities of dramatically increasing the minimum wage.
Donald Trump’s war on the environment was prototyped by far-right politicians in state government. We can learn from Indigenous communities who fought back in the name of science and democracy — and won.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. It’s been nearly two years since Republicans in the state Legislature tried to use a secretive, last-minute measure just before the
In Wisconsin, the primary pharmacy benefits manager in the state may be choosing to put profits before patients, favoring its cozy relationship with a controversial drugmaker over what’s best for patients, taxpayers and law enforcement. T
Employees who feel appreciated bolster any workplace. And if we want good young people to aspire to the teaching profession, we had better make up our minds that we need to pay them fairly — Scott Walker notwithstanding.
Our state constitution’s Public Trust Doctrine sets out that Wisconsin’s waters belong to all Wisconsin residents. Senate Bill 76 takes the state in another direction — the one with the biggest straw gets the most water.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has been regularly criticized because of the failure of some of the high court’s justices to recuse themselves from cases where special-interest groups and parties appearing before them have donated substantial sums of money to a particular justice.
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling 1-608-266-5830 Madison – Government red tape can create headaches for taxpayers and business owners, but it can be even worse when outdated rules create confusion and extra expenses. A new bill authored by Senator Alberta Darling,
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Governor Walker thanks dairy processors and DATCP, WHEDA staff for their hard work Madison – Governor Scott Walker today thanked dairy processors, producers, and Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and Wisconsin Housing
Contact: Logan Vidal logan.vidal@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-8570 Fitchburg – On the upcoming vote on regulation of High Capacity Wells, SB 76, Rep. Jimmy Anderson issued the following statement. “On the list of government priorities it is hard to think of a
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— Senator Tammy Baldwin spent the first 100 days of the Trump Administration obstructing reforms and embracing the Washington status quo. While President Trump made 22 nominations over the course of the first
Release Date: May 1, 2017 Media Contact: Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, william2.cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Ben Brancel issued the following statement today: “For weeks we have been working against the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee today made its first changes to Gov. Scott Walker’s budget, nixing his plans to transfer the Judicial Commission to the state Supreme Court and eliminate the Judicial Council. But the committee put off action on his call to
Contact: Amanda L. Brink Email: burnsforwisconsin@gmail.com Twitter: @Burns4WI Facebook: facebook.com/Burns4WI Website: www.BurnsForWisconsin.com Madison, WI – on Monday, May 1st, 2017, Madison attorney Tim Burns announced his candidacy for Wisconsin Supreme Court, almost one year out from the 2018 election when Justice Gableman’s term is set to expire. This announcement comes just two weeks
The hundred days have been a race to the bottom for Trump and Ryan: Their polls at historic lows, a do-nothing president, no substantive congressional legislation, a mutual record of cruelty and incompetence, theatrics and failed leadership.
For the last broadcast of Indivisible, Charlie Sykes was joined by Weekly Standard Editor Stephen Hayes, Washington Post correspondent Karen Tumulty, and Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold to review the 100 days of the Trump Administration.
Trump’s diehard supporters are right. One hundred days is not enough to judge a president. Six months would be better — though, if in that time he provides no greater satisfaction to the base than Neil Gorsuch, their diehardism should die away.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck says debate over taxes should be about revenue, not whether Donald Trump and other rich people get tax cuts.
“Patriotic Millionaires” are oblivious to the business realities of dramatically increasing the minimum wage.
Donald Trump’s war on the environment was prototyped by far-right politicians in state government. We can learn from Indigenous communities who fought back in the name of science and democracy — and won.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. It’s been nearly two years since Republicans in the state Legislature tried to use a secretive, last-minute measure just before the July 4 holiday weekend to gut Wisconsin’s open records law.
In Wisconsin, the primary pharmacy benefits manager in the state may be choosing to put profits before patients, favoring its cozy relationship with a controversial drugmaker over what’s best for patients, taxpayers and law enforcement. T
Employees who feel appreciated bolster any workplace. And if we want good young people to aspire to the teaching profession, we had better make up our minds that we need to pay them fairly — Scott Walker notwithstanding.
Our state constitution’s Public Trust Doctrine sets out that Wisconsin’s waters belong to all Wisconsin residents. Senate Bill 76 takes the state in another direction — the one with the biggest straw gets the most water.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has been regularly criticized because of the failure of some of the high court’s justices to recuse themselves from cases where special-interest groups and parties appearing before them have donated substantial sums of money to a particular justice.
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling 1-608-266-5830 Madison – Government red tape can create headaches for taxpayers and business owners, but it can be even worse when outdated rules create confusion and extra expenses. A new bill authored by Senator Alberta Darling, Senator Steve Nass, and Representative Joan Ballweg aims to eliminate
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Governor Walker thanks dairy processors and DATCP, WHEDA staff for their hard work Madison – Governor Scott Walker today thanked dairy processors, producers, and Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) staff for their tireless work
Contact: Logan Vidal logan.vidal@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-8570 Fitchburg – On the upcoming vote on regulation of High Capacity Wells, SB 76, Rep. Jimmy Anderson issued the following statement. “On the list of government priorities it is hard to think of a clearer or more necessary function than access to clean water.
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— Senator Tammy Baldwin spent the first 100 days of the Trump Administration obstructing reforms and embracing the Washington status quo. While President Trump made 22 nominations over the course of the first 100 days, Senator Baldwin obstructed by voting against 15 of
Release Date: May 1, 2017 Media Contact: Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, william2.cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Ben Brancel issued the following statement today: “For weeks we have been working against the clock, trying to find a home for milk from dozens