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73 percent of businesses in WMC survey say public high school grads unprepared for workforce

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

About three-fourths of businesses tapped in a recent WMC survey say public high school graduates in the state aren’t prepared to join the workforce.  Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce yesterday rolled out education-related findings from its latest Wisconsin Employer Survey, which

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Paul Fanlund: Why having Adam Kinzinger at Cap Times Idea Fest is a big deal

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

It is Kinzinger’s experience inside the Republican Party, I think, that makes him an especially important speaker for an audience in Madison, where the sharpest political divide is often between the far left and the center left.

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Gregory Humphrey: Donald Trump needs to be warned by GOP to not further harm our democracy

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

Trump’s desire to thwart the faith of the citizenry in the very foundations of our government is exactly what authoritarians do when they wish to take power and undo democratic processes.

Read More »

Owen Robinson: A long stride on the path of racial equality

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

In the majority opinion of the court, Chief Justice John Roberts definitively stated that, “Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it.”

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Portrait of Bruce Murphy

Bruce Murphy: Evers keeps rising in stature

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

Becoming a national figure with ever more effective leadership. Just ask the Republicans.

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Lena Taylor: When do we admit Biden’s doing a great job?

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

At some point, we have to give POTUS and the V.P. the credit they deserve. We need to search out the facts, be willing to challenge what we are being told, and in the words of rap icons, Public Enemy, “Don’t believe the hype!”

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David Blaska: Milwaukee pushes business to Waukesha

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

At some point, the law of diminishing returns kicks in.

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Michael R. Ford & Michael Stanley: We can’t bank on having fire departments respond to emergency calls in Wisconsin

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

Special purpose fire districts are innovation that could enhance public safety.

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Portrait of John Nichols

John Nichols: Madisonians should be troubled over treatment of CUNA workers

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

The National Labor Relations Board has found merit in the charge that CUNA Mutual Group engaged in unfair labor practices.

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County sales tax hike gets first approval

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023
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Educators say more money for student mental health needed after most funding was cut from state budget

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023
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Tiffany boosts fundraising considering US Senate run, but lags far behind Baldwin

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023
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AD 24 summer special election offers ‘tea leaves’ about voting in coveted WOW counties

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023
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Madison election clerk interviewed by FBI about 2020 election

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023
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Removing I-794 receives lots of backing at event, but two groups remain cautious

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023
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Johnson repaid self $400k in old campaign loans after pledging he wouldn’t

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, in early May repaid himself $400,000 of what he gave his campaigns in 2010 and 2016, despite insisting earlier this year he had no intentions of recouping money from old loans.

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TUE AM Update: Evers reports $750K raised in first half of ‘23; polls open in 24th AD special election

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers raised $749,811 over the first six months of the year — a little ahead of what he pulled in during the same period four years

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Opportunity Wisconsin ad targets Steil over Social Security and Medicare

Monday, Jul 17, 2023

Opportunity Wisconsin in a new digital ad is knocking U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil for being “part of a group that wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.” It’s part of a seven-figure buy across the state that includes a 30-second

Read More »

Jeff Smith: Bring back government accountability

Monday, Jul 17, 2023

New fair district maps would bring accountability back to government and help people sleep at night knowing compromise can happen no matter what political party controls the levers of power in Wisconsin.

Read More »
Portrait of Mike McCabe

Mike McCabe: Headlines and fine print

Monday, Jul 17, 2023

The news out of Wisconsin made national headlines. Our governor managed to creatively edit the state budget to lock in school funding increases for the next four centuries.

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73 percent of businesses in WMC survey say public high school grads unprepared for workforce

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

About three-fourths of businesses tapped in a recent WMC survey say public high school graduates in the state aren’t prepared to join the workforce.  Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce yesterday rolled out education-related findings from its latest Wisconsin Employer Survey, which found 56 percent of respondents employ people who struggle with

Read More »

Paul Fanlund: Why having Adam Kinzinger at Cap Times Idea Fest is a big deal

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

It is Kinzinger’s experience inside the Republican Party, I think, that makes him an especially important speaker for an audience in Madison, where the sharpest political divide is often between the far left and the center left.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Donald Trump needs to be warned by GOP to not further harm our democracy

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

Trump’s desire to thwart the faith of the citizenry in the very foundations of our government is exactly what authoritarians do when they wish to take power and undo democratic processes.

Read More »

Owen Robinson: A long stride on the path of racial equality

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

In the majority opinion of the court, Chief Justice John Roberts definitively stated that, “Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it.”

Read More »
Portrait of Bruce Murphy

Bruce Murphy: Evers keeps rising in stature

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

Becoming a national figure with ever more effective leadership. Just ask the Republicans.

Read More »

Lena Taylor: When do we admit Biden’s doing a great job?

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

At some point, we have to give POTUS and the V.P. the credit they deserve. We need to search out the facts, be willing to challenge what we are being told, and in the words of rap icons, Public Enemy, “Don’t believe the hype!”

Read More »

David Blaska: Milwaukee pushes business to Waukesha

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

At some point, the law of diminishing returns kicks in.

Read More »

Michael R. Ford & Michael Stanley: We can’t bank on having fire departments respond to emergency calls in Wisconsin

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

Special purpose fire districts are innovation that could enhance public safety.

Read More »
Portrait of John Nichols

John Nichols: Madisonians should be troubled over treatment of CUNA workers

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

The National Labor Relations Board has found merit in the charge that CUNA Mutual Group engaged in unfair labor practices.

Read More »

County sales tax hike gets first approval

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023
Read More »

Educators say more money for student mental health needed after most funding was cut from state budget

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023
Read More »

Tiffany boosts fundraising considering US Senate run, but lags far behind Baldwin

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023
Read More »

AD 24 summer special election offers ‘tea leaves’ about voting in coveted WOW counties

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023
Read More »

Madison election clerk interviewed by FBI about 2020 election

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023
Read More »

Removing I-794 receives lots of backing at event, but two groups remain cautious

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023
Read More »

Johnson repaid self $400k in old campaign loans after pledging he wouldn’t

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, in early May repaid himself $400,000 of what he gave his campaigns in 2010 and 2016, despite insisting earlier this year he had no intentions of recouping money from old loans.

Read More »

TUE AM Update: Evers reports $750K raised in first half of ‘23; polls open in 24th AD special election

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers raised $749,811 over the first six months of the year — a little ahead of what he pulled in during the same period four years ago. The $442,917 he reported for cash on hand, though,

Read More »

Opportunity Wisconsin ad targets Steil over Social Security and Medicare

Monday, Jul 17, 2023

Opportunity Wisconsin in a new digital ad is knocking U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil for being “part of a group that wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.” It’s part of a seven-figure buy across the state that includes a 30-second broadcast TV ad airing in Milwaukee this week knocking Steil

Read More »

Jeff Smith: Bring back government accountability

Monday, Jul 17, 2023

New fair district maps would bring accountability back to government and help people sleep at night knowing compromise can happen no matter what political party controls the levers of power in Wisconsin.

Read More »
Portrait of Mike McCabe

Mike McCabe: Headlines and fine print

Monday, Jul 17, 2023

The news out of Wisconsin made national headlines. Our governor managed to creatively edit the state budget to lock in school funding increases for the next four centuries.

Read More »
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