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The bill negotiated between Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leadership focused on issues that matter to families across our state. Sadly, we watched nearly every Democrat in the Legislature reject this deal simply because election-year politics and extreme ideologies don’t allow for bipartisan cooperation.
Why are many Americans so scared or even angry about AI, even when people in China, India, Brazil, Singapore, Malaysia and many other countries outside Europe are not?
For nearly four centuries, Wisconsin has shaped the American story. Not quietly or from the sidelines, but from the center of the action.
The attempt to marginalize Muslims or portray them as less American betrays the very ideals upon which this nation was built. Muslims are not a burden on America. Muslims are part of America’s strength. They have helped make this nation more compassionate, more innovative, more resilient and more prosperous.
America’s immigration debate often gets framed as a choice between security and compassion. It doesn’t have to be. We can secure our border while also recognizing a simple economic reality: The United States needs workers, and most of those workers are immigrants.
How America abandoned cities like Milwaukee that built the working middle class
While Microsoft recently reversed course on requiring non-disclosure agreements for data centers, a Great Lakes water policy advocate says there’s more transparency issues to address for these controversial projects. The company in March announced its new approach after realizing the
They think the front-running candidate for governor is too radical to win the general election.
While “Toxic Tom” may have milked a few cows in his youth, he sure hasn’t been much of a champion for Wisconsin’s farmers during his six years in Congress representing the state’s 7th Congressional District.
For the educational establishment and their advocates, there is never enough money. For the rest of Wisconsin, we expect better results with the money spent.
Wisconsin leaders are debating who in prison should qualify for clemency. A one-size-fits-all approach risks ignoring rehabilitation and growth with age.
The racial wealth and education gaps created during slavery and segregation still exist today. That is the part of America many people still refuse to confront.
Attacks on packinghouse workers’ unions and the increased economic concentration of meatpacking firms are bad for workers, ranchers and consumers.
Too many Democrats still refuse to acknowledge how gravely the party was harmed by a failure to actively oppose genocide.
The DNC’s report is useless because it doesn’t even begin to address what’s fundamentally wrong with the party.
Milwaukee has the highest housing price-to-income ratio among major metropolitan areas in the Midwest, as well as one of the lowest rates of new housing development. That’s according to Moody’s Analytics data used in a recent New York Times analysis,
The Wisconsin Early Childhood Association warns the state’s childcare industry will face widespread shutdowns and pared-back services without sustained government support. The group on Friday released a report analyzing the impact of pandemic-era stabilization funding running dry this summer, following
Top officials outlined their game plan; it’s about key issues and striking first.
Democratic voters enjoy an embarrassment of riches because there are seven serious Democratic candidates for governor, all of whom are well qualified to lead our state.
The unusual exodus of Republican legislators from the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly undoubtedly stems from differing personal factors by each office holder. But the dark pall over the Republican Party cast by President Donald Trump surely also figured heavily into their departures.
The bill negotiated between Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leadership focused on issues that matter to families across our state. Sadly, we watched nearly every Democrat in the Legislature reject this deal simply because election-year politics and extreme ideologies don’t allow for bipartisan cooperation.
Why are many Americans so scared or even angry about AI, even when people in China, India, Brazil, Singapore, Malaysia and many other countries outside Europe are not?
For nearly four centuries, Wisconsin has shaped the American story. Not quietly or from the sidelines, but from the center of the action.
The attempt to marginalize Muslims or portray them as less American betrays the very ideals upon which this nation was built. Muslims are not a burden on America. Muslims are part of America’s strength. They have helped make this nation more compassionate, more innovative, more resilient and more prosperous.
America’s immigration debate often gets framed as a choice between security and compassion. It doesn’t have to be. We can secure our border while also recognizing a simple economic reality: The United States needs workers, and most of those workers are immigrants.
How America abandoned cities like Milwaukee that built the working middle class
While Microsoft recently reversed course on requiring non-disclosure agreements for data centers, a Great Lakes water policy advocate says there’s more transparency issues to address for these controversial projects. The company in March announced its new approach after realizing the NDAs were “working counter to” its community relations efforts around
They think the front-running candidate for governor is too radical to win the general election.
While “Toxic Tom” may have milked a few cows in his youth, he sure hasn’t been much of a champion for Wisconsin’s farmers during his six years in Congress representing the state’s 7th Congressional District.
For the educational establishment and their advocates, there is never enough money. For the rest of Wisconsin, we expect better results with the money spent.
Wisconsin leaders are debating who in prison should qualify for clemency. A one-size-fits-all approach risks ignoring rehabilitation and growth with age.
The racial wealth and education gaps created during slavery and segregation still exist today. That is the part of America many people still refuse to confront.
Attacks on packinghouse workers’ unions and the increased economic concentration of meatpacking firms are bad for workers, ranchers and consumers.
Too many Democrats still refuse to acknowledge how gravely the party was harmed by a failure to actively oppose genocide.
The DNC’s report is useless because it doesn’t even begin to address what’s fundamentally wrong with the party.
Milwaukee has the highest housing price-to-income ratio among major metropolitan areas in the Midwest, as well as one of the lowest rates of new housing development. That’s according to Moody’s Analytics data used in a recent New York Times analysis, which illustrates housing affordability challenges across the United States. The
The Wisconsin Early Childhood Association warns the state’s childcare industry will face widespread shutdowns and pared-back services without sustained government support. The group on Friday released a report analyzing the impact of pandemic-era stabilization funding running dry this summer, following several years of federal help for the struggling industry. That
Top officials outlined their game plan; it’s about key issues and striking first.
Democratic voters enjoy an embarrassment of riches because there are seven serious Democratic candidates for governor, all of whom are well qualified to lead our state.
The unusual exodus of Republican legislators from the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly undoubtedly stems from differing personal factors by each office holder. But the dark pall over the Republican Party cast by President Donald Trump surely also figured heavily into their departures.