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Mike Nichols: The real world intrudes for a moment at UW-Madison

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

How about some real diversity instead of the DEI sham that demonstrably does not help Black students?

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Portrait of Tom Still

Tom Still: UW-Legislature standoff over DEI and spending may not be over

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

This fight still isn’t over, given there may be lawsuits challenging parts of the deal or the process itself, and there may be enough disappointed GOP senators to block passage once the 17-part deal comes back to the full Legislature for approval – most likely in January or February.

Read More »

Tammy Baldwin: One year of protecting the right to marry

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

Today, I’m proud to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Respect for Marriage Act, the landmark bipartisan legislation I helped pass that enshrined marriage equality into law nationwide.

Read More »

David Blaska: Wisconsin’s Jim Troupis told Trump he lost

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

That’s what Kenneth Chesebro is telling Michigan prosecutors.

Read More »

Reggie Jackson: My childhood miseducation and the institutional control of negro thinking

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

Being Black in America, each day is a challenge to not lose your mind and think that you are as W.E.B. DuBois talked about … a “problem.” Miseducation can only be reversed by re-education, which will never take place in America’s formal educational system.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Madison economy soaring despite Legislative spite

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

Zach Brandon and his crew at the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce stopped by the office this week to give us a rundown on the business organization’s goals for the year ahead.

Read More »

UW regents reversal satisfies mega-donors to flagship Madison campus

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

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RNC to have 2 security zone levels, logistics for impacted businesses

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

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Fitzgerald says Congress shouldn’t certify elections despite his 2020 objections

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

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Tribal president fires back at Wisconsin legislator in withheld money dispute

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

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Replacing all lead lines in Wisconsin could cost up to $1B, not including private wells

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

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Supreme Court removes interim tag for Skwierawski

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Audrey Skwierawski will serve as director of state courts despite her interim appointment in August causing a rift among the justices.

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FRI AM Update: Feds approve state’s plan to use $140M to expand high-speed internet access

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

From WisPolitics … — Federal officials have approved Wisconsin’s plan to use $140 million in ARPA funding for two grant programs aimed at improving digital connections, state officials announced. In a release yesterday, Gov. Tony Evers said the state’s plan

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Biden to visit Wisconsin Wednesday

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

President Joe Biden will visit Milwaukee on Wednesday to promote his economic policies, the White House said.

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Kooyenga predicts substantial development of Chicago-Milwaukee corridor in coming years

Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

Incoming MMAC President Dale Kooyenga predicts the corridor between Chicago and Milwaukee will see substantial development in the coming years, anchored by Microsoft’s operations in the region.  “There’ll be a point here I think in the next five, six years

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Dan O’Donnell: Ranked choice is the worst possible choice for Wisconsin

Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

Ranked-choice is a disaster and should be rejected the second it is proposed.

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: I’m okay with the end around

Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

This one is not about a football play. It’s about legislative Republicans discovering a novel way of getting around both a Democratic Governor and a liberal Supreme Court.

Read More »

Tiffany Green and Jenny Higgins: Dobbs forced at least 1,500 unintended births, causing harm to Wisconsin communities

Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

Dobbs is just the latest abortion restriction to harm Wisconsinites, especially low-income Wisconsinites.

Read More »
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James Causey: 3 terrifying words: out of network. A medical mystery solved but fear remains.

Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

We have all heard horror stories where a patient with insurance goes to the hospital in their network, and still, weeks later, they end up with bills of $20,000 or more.

Read More »

Jerry Hanson: Wisconsinites: We need to deal with reality

Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

Our GOP, legislating shrinking wages and small business growth through divide and conquer politics, has made us struggle to keep our heads above water. We have found the enemy, it is us, not some national policy issue.

Read More »
Badger Institute logo

Mike Nichols: The real world intrudes for a moment at UW-Madison

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

How about some real diversity instead of the DEI sham that demonstrably does not help Black students?

Read More »
Portrait of Tom Still

Tom Still: UW-Legislature standoff over DEI and spending may not be over

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

This fight still isn’t over, given there may be lawsuits challenging parts of the deal or the process itself, and there may be enough disappointed GOP senators to block passage once the 17-part deal comes back to the full Legislature for approval – most likely in January or February.

Read More »

Tammy Baldwin: One year of protecting the right to marry

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

Today, I’m proud to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Respect for Marriage Act, the landmark bipartisan legislation I helped pass that enshrined marriage equality into law nationwide.

Read More »

David Blaska: Wisconsin’s Jim Troupis told Trump he lost

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

That’s what Kenneth Chesebro is telling Michigan prosecutors.

Read More »

Reggie Jackson: My childhood miseducation and the institutional control of negro thinking

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

Being Black in America, each day is a challenge to not lose your mind and think that you are as W.E.B. DuBois talked about … a “problem.” Miseducation can only be reversed by re-education, which will never take place in America’s formal educational system.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Madison economy soaring despite Legislative spite

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

Zach Brandon and his crew at the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce stopped by the office this week to give us a rundown on the business organization’s goals for the year ahead.

Read More »

UW regents reversal satisfies mega-donors to flagship Madison campus

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

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RNC to have 2 security zone levels, logistics for impacted businesses

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

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Fitzgerald says Congress shouldn’t certify elections despite his 2020 objections

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

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Tribal president fires back at Wisconsin legislator in withheld money dispute

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

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Replacing all lead lines in Wisconsin could cost up to $1B, not including private wells

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

… 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.

Read More »

Supreme Court removes interim tag for Skwierawski

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Audrey Skwierawski will serve as director of state courts despite her interim appointment in August causing a rift among the justices.

Read More »

FRI AM Update: Feds approve state’s plan to use $140M to expand high-speed internet access

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

From WisPolitics … — Federal officials have approved Wisconsin’s plan to use $140 million in ARPA funding for two grant programs aimed at improving digital connections, state officials announced. In a release yesterday, Gov. Tony Evers said the state’s plan for the Capital Projects Fund dollars was greenlit by the

Read More »

Biden to visit Wisconsin Wednesday

Friday, Dec 15, 2023

President Joe Biden will visit Milwaukee on Wednesday to promote his economic policies, the White House said.

Read More »

Kooyenga predicts substantial development of Chicago-Milwaukee corridor in coming years

Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

Incoming MMAC President Dale Kooyenga predicts the corridor between Chicago and Milwaukee will see substantial development in the coming years, anchored by Microsoft’s operations in the region.  “There’ll be a point here I think in the next five, six years where you see no agricultural land; it’s all developed,” the

Read More »

Dan O’Donnell: Ranked choice is the worst possible choice for Wisconsin

Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

Ranked-choice is a disaster and should be rejected the second it is proposed.

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: I’m okay with the end around

Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

This one is not about a football play. It’s about legislative Republicans discovering a novel way of getting around both a Democratic Governor and a liberal Supreme Court.

Read More »

Tiffany Green and Jenny Higgins: Dobbs forced at least 1,500 unintended births, causing harm to Wisconsin communities

Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

Dobbs is just the latest abortion restriction to harm Wisconsinites, especially low-income Wisconsinites.

Read More »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

James Causey: 3 terrifying words: out of network. A medical mystery solved but fear remains.

Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

We have all heard horror stories where a patient with insurance goes to the hospital in their network, and still, weeks later, they end up with bills of $20,000 or more.

Read More »

Jerry Hanson: Wisconsinites: We need to deal with reality

Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

Our GOP, legislating shrinking wages and small business growth through divide and conquer politics, has made us struggle to keep our heads above water. We have found the enemy, it is us, not some national policy issue.

Read More »
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