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Tom Howatt, who rose up as the son of a Scottish immigrant to become President and CEO of Wausau Paper, a preeminent leader of Wisconsin’s business community and an exceedingly generous philanthropist, has died at the age of 76 after a two-year battle with ALS.
A new special episode of “Talking Trade” features segments from the recent WisPolitics-State Affairs virtual luncheon focused on energy issues amid the Iran conflict. See coverage of the event in a recent story.
Wisconsin households have been feeling the sting of rising electricity bills, driven by colder winters and higher natural gas prices and the explosive growth of cloud computing and artificial intelligence threatens to drive prices higher.
A moratorium on the firing of humans because of artificial intelligence would create valuable space and time for lawmakers confronted with the reality of what’s known as the Collingridge dilemma.
It took fourteen months, a mountain of ignored requests, the retention of a respected public policy legal powerhouse and a formal intervention by the Wisconsin Attorney General to finally see more of the picture. But now that the Department of Public Instruction has been forced to open its books, the picture emerging is one of calculated stonewalling and staggering taxpayer expense.
The most important tip is to not be intimidated by the process: There are no magic words required to trigger your right to get records, and the law must be interpreted broadly in favor of access.
Whether or not the university formally adopts IHRA, the logic is already at work. And that logic is corrosive, because it places students — especially Palestinian, Arab, Muslim and allied students — in a position where their political speech is preemptively shadowed by suspicion.
When young Black boys see leaders, mentors and professionals who look like them, it changes what they believe is possible. Mentorship helps build confidence. It gives young people direction. And it reminds them that they are not alone.
While Wisconsin gas prices remain lower than the national average, they’ve jumped by nearly a third over the past month amid the conflict in Iran. The state Department of Revenue’s latest economic update report shows retail prices of gasoline in
“Look before you leap” never made more sense.
Attorney General Josh Kaul’s hiring of environmental lawyers from outside Wisconsin has spurred a partisan dispute in the State Legislature.
It’s time to do what must be done to protect Wisconsin’s kids from online sexual exploitation. All Wisconsinites should urge Gov. Tony Evers to sign Assembly Bill 105 into law without delay.
Sen. Mark Spreitzer and Rep. Clinton Anderson, both Beloit Democrats, are introducing legislation that would allow local communities to set residency requirements for the highest-ranking appointed individuals.
Local leaders need to create a plan to incorporate a SEED School, which adopt a boarding school model for at-risk youths.
If you can’t name a road after the martyred most influential Christian evangelist and conservative political influencer of this century in the most conservative county in Wisconsin, it’s a fair bet you won’t be able to do it anywhere.
Racist leadership practices return to the military
It is a clear attack on the public’s right to know. We all suffer when truth‑seekers are punished for exposing corruption, documenting conflict, or giving voice to those who would otherwise be unheard. Silencing a reporter is an attempt to blind the world.
April Fool’s is a good day to review Donald Trump’s campaign promises to the American people. Suffice it to say that he took a lot of us for fools.
The war with Iran, which has metastasized into a deadly regional conflict with daunting international economic implications since Trump launched it in late February, became a vital theme of No Kings Day rallies in Minnesota and nationwide.
There was a new dimension to the anti-Trump protest Saturday that drew a record turnout of an estimated 1,600 citizens to the grounds of the Washington County Courthouse. It was opposition to his new war against Iran.
Tom Howatt, who rose up as the son of a Scottish immigrant to become President and CEO of Wausau Paper, a preeminent leader of Wisconsin’s business community and an exceedingly generous philanthropist, has died at the age of 76 after a two-year battle with ALS.
A new special episode of “Talking Trade” features segments from the recent WisPolitics-State Affairs virtual luncheon focused on energy issues amid the Iran conflict. See coverage of the event in a recent story.
Wisconsin households have been feeling the sting of rising electricity bills, driven by colder winters and higher natural gas prices and the explosive growth of cloud computing and artificial intelligence threatens to drive prices higher.
A moratorium on the firing of humans because of artificial intelligence would create valuable space and time for lawmakers confronted with the reality of what’s known as the Collingridge dilemma.
It took fourteen months, a mountain of ignored requests, the retention of a respected public policy legal powerhouse and a formal intervention by the Wisconsin Attorney General to finally see more of the picture. But now that the Department of Public Instruction has been forced to open its books, the picture emerging is one of calculated stonewalling and staggering taxpayer expense.
The most important tip is to not be intimidated by the process: There are no magic words required to trigger your right to get records, and the law must be interpreted broadly in favor of access.
Whether or not the university formally adopts IHRA, the logic is already at work. And that logic is corrosive, because it places students — especially Palestinian, Arab, Muslim and allied students — in a position where their political speech is preemptively shadowed by suspicion.
When young Black boys see leaders, mentors and professionals who look like them, it changes what they believe is possible. Mentorship helps build confidence. It gives young people direction. And it reminds them that they are not alone.
While Wisconsin gas prices remain lower than the national average, they’ve jumped by nearly a third over the past month amid the conflict in Iran. The state Department of Revenue’s latest economic update report shows retail prices of gasoline in Wisconsin averaged $3.62 per gallon on Tuesday, below the national
“Look before you leap” never made more sense.
Attorney General Josh Kaul’s hiring of environmental lawyers from outside Wisconsin has spurred a partisan dispute in the State Legislature.
It’s time to do what must be done to protect Wisconsin’s kids from online sexual exploitation. All Wisconsinites should urge Gov. Tony Evers to sign Assembly Bill 105 into law without delay.
Sen. Mark Spreitzer and Rep. Clinton Anderson, both Beloit Democrats, are introducing legislation that would allow local communities to set residency requirements for the highest-ranking appointed individuals.
Local leaders need to create a plan to incorporate a SEED School, which adopt a boarding school model for at-risk youths.
If you can’t name a road after the martyred most influential Christian evangelist and conservative political influencer of this century in the most conservative county in Wisconsin, it’s a fair bet you won’t be able to do it anywhere.
Racist leadership practices return to the military
It is a clear attack on the public’s right to know. We all suffer when truth‑seekers are punished for exposing corruption, documenting conflict, or giving voice to those who would otherwise be unheard. Silencing a reporter is an attempt to blind the world.
April Fool’s is a good day to review Donald Trump’s campaign promises to the American people. Suffice it to say that he took a lot of us for fools.
The war with Iran, which has metastasized into a deadly regional conflict with daunting international economic implications since Trump launched it in late February, became a vital theme of No Kings Day rallies in Minnesota and nationwide.
There was a new dimension to the anti-Trump protest Saturday that drew a record turnout of an estimated 1,600 citizens to the grounds of the Washington County Courthouse. It was opposition to his new war against Iran.