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Wisconsin’s once-low electric rates now the highest in Midwest. That’s a big problem for all of us.

A proposed Wisconsin bill has ignited a fierce debate about how to compassionately alleviate homelessness. The ongoing crisis has pushed state and local lawmakers to consider novel solutions, and this proposal has become a flashpoint.

City planners are advancing the west area plan as the first wave in its comprehensive, multi-year planning for the city’s 12 geographic areas. Areas on the west and north sides are the first this year.

Many — if not most — kids counted as enrolled in the Milwaukee Public Schools miss at least three weeks of class throughout the year. In some schools, nearly all kids are chronically absent — that is, absent on more than 10% of possible attendance days.

The Agricultural Road Improvement Program is a milestone in our collective efforts to modernize Wisconsin’s agricultural infrastructure.

The climate changes over long periods of time, and it always will. Folks will blame cows and every modern innovation for every wobble in the weather. Climate alarmists want to control the narrative. What is often needed is discernment, context and research to see what’s happening to our world. Be informed.
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Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said the $50 million federal security grants provided for cities that host the Republican National Convention or Democratic National Convention have stayed at that level for the last 20 years, even as costs have increased.

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, was one of several Republicans to heckle Joe Biden during the State of the Union, yelling “lies” while the president criticized his predecessor.
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, was one of several Republicans to heckle Joe Biden during the State of the Union, yelling “lies” while the president criticized his predecessor. Van Orden confirmed to reporters

Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman says undergraduate student researchers are preparing to fill jobs and address challenges that don’t yet exist, giving them an edge in the future workforce. Speaking yesterday during the UW’s 20th annual 2024 Research in

Wisconsinites are starving for tax relief. In response, Gov. Tony Evers served up a three-course veto meal, leaving taxpayers with a bitter aftertaste. Each veto represents a broken campaign promise of tax relief for the middle class.

All the mothers who have been to your office about this issue are desperate. We are now fighting for the lives of other children in honor of our children’s memories because it’s the only way we might find the tiniest bit of peace. Pass KOSA now.

Whatever voters do in April, come November we’ll almost certainly be facing a Trump v. Biden rematch. That’s a coin toss in our state.

Wisconsin’s once-low electric rates now the highest in Midwest. That’s a big problem for all of us.

A proposed Wisconsin bill has ignited a fierce debate about how to compassionately alleviate homelessness. The ongoing crisis has pushed state and local lawmakers to consider novel solutions, and this proposal has become a flashpoint.

City planners are advancing the west area plan as the first wave in its comprehensive, multi-year planning for the city’s 12 geographic areas. Areas on the west and north sides are the first this year.

Many — if not most — kids counted as enrolled in the Milwaukee Public Schools miss at least three weeks of class throughout the year. In some schools, nearly all kids are chronically absent — that is, absent on more than 10% of possible attendance days.

The Agricultural Road Improvement Program is a milestone in our collective efforts to modernize Wisconsin’s agricultural infrastructure.

The climate changes over long periods of time, and it always will. Folks will blame cows and every modern innovation for every wobble in the weather. Climate alarmists want to control the narrative. What is often needed is discernment, context and research to see what’s happening to our world. Be informed.
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Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said the $50 million federal security grants provided for cities that host the Republican National Convention or Democratic National Convention have stayed at that level for the last 20 years, even as costs have increased.

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, was one of several Republicans to heckle Joe Biden during the State of the Union, yelling “lies” while the president criticized his predecessor.
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, was one of several Republicans to heckle Joe Biden during the State of the Union, yelling “lies” while the president criticized his predecessor. Van Orden confirmed to reporters after the speech that he was the one who yelled

Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman says undergraduate student researchers are preparing to fill jobs and address challenges that don’t yet exist, giving them an edge in the future workforce. Speaking yesterday during the UW’s 20th annual 2024 Research in the Rotunda event, Rothman said research projects like the ones

Wisconsinites are starving for tax relief. In response, Gov. Tony Evers served up a three-course veto meal, leaving taxpayers with a bitter aftertaste. Each veto represents a broken campaign promise of tax relief for the middle class.

All the mothers who have been to your office about this issue are desperate. We are now fighting for the lives of other children in honor of our children’s memories because it’s the only way we might find the tiniest bit of peace. Pass KOSA now.

Whatever voters do in April, come November we’ll almost certainly be facing a Trump v. Biden rematch. That’s a coin toss in our state.