Bill Kaplan: The first week, delusions and lies

By Bill Kaplan The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Last October, 30 former GOP lawmakers, including retired Wisconsin Representative Tom Petri, jointly denounced Trump, saying: he lacked “the

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Bill Kaplan: The first week, delusions and lies

By Bill Kaplan The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Last October, 30 former GOP lawmakers, including retired Wisconsin Representative Tom Petri, jointly denounced Trump, saying: he lacked “the competence, intelligence, knowledge, understanding, empathy, judgment and temperament necessary to

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Panel: Hints of Act 10 battle in first week of Trump’s presidency

If some of the immediate counter-reaction to President Trump looked familiar, it’s because Wisconsin has “seen this movie before,” says Dem pollster Paul Maslin. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered around the Capitol last weekend to protest Trump, at levels Wisconsin hadn’t seen since the 2011 fight over Gov. Scott

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Humphries aims for conservatives’ support as he targets Evers

State superintendent candidate John Humphries says his turn-around on Act 10 could help him with conservatives as he heads into a primary next month. Humphries, a former Dodgeville School District official who lives in Mt. Horeb, signed the recall petition against Gov. Scott Walker and also gave $35 to his

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