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Democracy can be messy and unsatisfying, but it’s still the best.

The world belongs to the optimists and idealists. Always has, always will. Nothing has ever been accomplished by those convinced it can’t be done.

Milwaukee Common Council members vowed to take legal action on state-imposed restrictions on the use of city funds before a vote approving a new 2 percent sales tax to address ongoing pension obligations.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The state Dem Party raised $13.6 million over the first six months of the year, more than five times the $2.7 million the state GOP has pulled in.

Hiring expectations among Wisconsin employers have fallen dramatically in the latest Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce survey. WMC yesterday announced results from the organization’s latest Wisconsin Employer Survey, conducted online and through the mail in late June. Forty-nine percent of respondents

Federal lawmakers from Wisconsin are raising concerns about a potential regulatory change with implications for engine-driven portable welders. In a recent letter to the head of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, Dem U.S. Sen.

Following Gov. Tony Evers’ signing of the state budget, $125 million to combat PFAS contamination remains in limbo as lawmakers discuss potential changes to GOP legislation to tackle the forever chemicals.

Were I a leftist, I would be applauding Evers’ success in the face of a Legislature controlled by the oppositions. As a conservative, however, I lament that Evers has pushed Wisconsin into what will be at least a decade of decline.

Looking beyond rhetoric on both sides.

Democracy can be messy and unsatisfying, but it’s still the best.

The world belongs to the optimists and idealists. Always has, always will. Nothing has ever been accomplished by those convinced it can’t be done.

Milwaukee Common Council members vowed to take legal action on state-imposed restrictions on the use of city funds before a vote approving a new 2 percent sales tax to address ongoing pension obligations.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The state Dem Party raised $13.6 million over the first six months of the year, more than five times the $2.7 million the state GOP has pulled in. The parties’ latest reports cover activity between April 27 and

Hiring expectations among Wisconsin employers have fallen dramatically in the latest Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce survey. WMC yesterday announced results from the organization’s latest Wisconsin Employer Survey, conducted online and through the mail in late June. Forty-nine percent of respondents expect to add employees over the next six months, compared

Federal lawmakers from Wisconsin are raising concerns about a potential regulatory change with implications for engine-driven portable welders. In a recent letter to the head of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and GOP U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio

Following Gov. Tony Evers’ signing of the state budget, $125 million to combat PFAS contamination remains in limbo as lawmakers discuss potential changes to GOP legislation to tackle the forever chemicals.

Were I a leftist, I would be applauding Evers’ success in the face of a Legislature controlled by the oppositions. As a conservative, however, I lament that Evers has pushed Wisconsin into what will be at least a decade of decline.

Looking beyond rhetoric on both sides.