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Several candidates for governor have pledged to bring school choice to a ‘responsible close,’ while others call for restrictions or changes. Before that debate goes further, let’s examine data.
A Milwaukee gun safety instructor believes prevention violence starts long before someone pulls a trigger.
A new book by Ram Charan warns that China means to take over the world economy, not militarily, but by nationalistic policies to dominate the top ten economic sectors in the world.
The Government Accountability Office reported that all those hundreds of billions the flim-flam man and his DOGE stooge, trillionaire Elon Musk, allegedly saved the taxpayers last year was a bunch of malarkey.
UW-Madison researchers have created a technology for sensing vibrations at “much lower cost” than traditional systems, with possible applications in health monitoring, predicting natural disasters and structural testing. WARF included the technology in its latest roundup of top licensing prospects
Crowley has become the great White, Black, Everything Hope. He is the candidate many Democrats suddenly view as the firewall against a Tom Tiffany governorship.
A democratic socialist like state Rep. Francesca Hong could not win in Wisconsin just a few years ago. She would be considered too radical for the ultimate swing state. That, however, could change this year.
There are five Senate races and 17 Assembly races with primaries on the ballot. Many are in the Milwaukee area.
A Trump endorsement may be thwarted.
Here in Wisconsin, which long ago served as the laboratory for New Deal programs and progressive reforms that grew into lasting federal institutions, there is an opportunity to stand up and defend a better vision of society.
Now is the time for the winning Democratic candidate and presumptive Republican nominee Tom Tiffany to debate issues that matter to Wisconsin – especially as they relate to state government’s role in the economy and managing its major institutions. Here are two of many examples.
The tragic fatal shooting of Corey Ruiz is the latest example of the need for reform.
Alder agrees: ‘Burn this F-ing City down’ is “outrageous.”
Wisconsin students learn what markets do for society, which a leading candidate seems not to get.
For at least the next 90 days, expect to hear a lot about communists “taking over the government.” In lieu of an explanation of what that means, expect no more than name-calling and finger pointing. If you identify as a liberal, a progressive or a democratic socialist, you will be accused of being a communist.
It’s a two-person race. Can the county executive make up the gap in one week?
Hong has some in Wisconsin Democratic circles concerned following a round of national media interviews that have drawn negative attention to her and her campaign.
The stakes are too high, the margins too unforgiving, and the electorate too volatile to allow the political path in 2026 to be blown up by someone who simply cannot win in November.
The lessons from a primary win that can be applied to defeat a Republican in November.
Congratulations Democrats, you’ve become addicted to the pure stuff. You don’t want that moderate, play-by-the-rules Democratic politician like Gov. Tony Evers. You want somebody who really upsets the other side, the wackier the better, just to prove you’re pure.
Several candidates for governor have pledged to bring school choice to a ‘responsible close,’ while others call for restrictions or changes. Before that debate goes further, let’s examine data.
A Milwaukee gun safety instructor believes prevention violence starts long before someone pulls a trigger.
A new book by Ram Charan warns that China means to take over the world economy, not militarily, but by nationalistic policies to dominate the top ten economic sectors in the world.
The Government Accountability Office reported that all those hundreds of billions the flim-flam man and his DOGE stooge, trillionaire Elon Musk, allegedly saved the taxpayers last year was a bunch of malarkey.
UW-Madison researchers have created a technology for sensing vibrations at “much lower cost” than traditional systems, with possible applications in health monitoring, predicting natural disasters and structural testing. WARF included the technology in its latest roundup of top licensing prospects among its portfolio of engineering and computer science university research.
Crowley has become the great White, Black, Everything Hope. He is the candidate many Democrats suddenly view as the firewall against a Tom Tiffany governorship.
A democratic socialist like state Rep. Francesca Hong could not win in Wisconsin just a few years ago. She would be considered too radical for the ultimate swing state. That, however, could change this year.
There are five Senate races and 17 Assembly races with primaries on the ballot. Many are in the Milwaukee area.
A Trump endorsement may be thwarted.
Here in Wisconsin, which long ago served as the laboratory for New Deal programs and progressive reforms that grew into lasting federal institutions, there is an opportunity to stand up and defend a better vision of society.
Now is the time for the winning Democratic candidate and presumptive Republican nominee Tom Tiffany to debate issues that matter to Wisconsin – especially as they relate to state government’s role in the economy and managing its major institutions. Here are two of many examples.
The tragic fatal shooting of Corey Ruiz is the latest example of the need for reform.
Alder agrees: ‘Burn this F-ing City down’ is “outrageous.”
Wisconsin students learn what markets do for society, which a leading candidate seems not to get.
For at least the next 90 days, expect to hear a lot about communists “taking over the government.” In lieu of an explanation of what that means, expect no more than name-calling and finger pointing. If you identify as a liberal, a progressive or a democratic socialist, you will be accused of being a communist.
It’s a two-person race. Can the county executive make up the gap in one week?
Hong has some in Wisconsin Democratic circles concerned following a round of national media interviews that have drawn negative attention to her and her campaign.
The stakes are too high, the margins too unforgiving, and the electorate too volatile to allow the political path in 2026 to be blown up by someone who simply cannot win in November.
The lessons from a primary win that can be applied to defeat a Republican in November.
Congratulations Democrats, you’ve become addicted to the pure stuff. You don’t want that moderate, play-by-the-rules Democratic politician like Gov. Tony Evers. You want somebody who really upsets the other side, the wackier the better, just to prove you’re pure.