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The erasure of history has been used to do harm, maintain power, and silence painful reckoning.
America cannot keep spending more than it takes in year after year.
Los Angeles is burning again — this time over President Trump’s enforcement of immigration law.
I never imagined waking up in a country where this would happen. But today, we are living through a moment where the foundations of our democracy are being tested like never before.
Wisconsin citizens once again have a U.S. senator who has become a national embarrassment.
WMC’s latest survey finds fewer business leaders are struggling to find workers, though this is likely being driven by economic uncertainty putting a damper on hiring and other decisions. That’s according to Kurt Bauer, president and CEO of Wisconsin Manufacturers
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee approving boosting the amount of state money going into youth apprenticeship programs and meat inspections, though it was significantly less than what Dem Gov. Tony Evers proposed.
Gov. Tony Evers had backed the state Supreme Court’s call for an Office of Marshals to add 8.4 full-time equivalent staff in addition to the 1.6 positions now working for the court. His budget included nearly $2.3 million to cover the costs.
Leaders of the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub say three of the effort’s main initiatives are “advancing swiftly” as partners leverage state and federal dollars to boost the sector. Lead partner BioForward yesterday announced projects are underway to drive workforce development
Budget cuts and Wisconsin’s massive school choice program could undo public education.
Wisconsin Democrats, at least, are sticking to the old-time religion: racial grievance, welfare statism, class warfare, open borders, redistributionism (aka “socialism”), Greta Thunberg, and pronouns.
According to the National Association of State Parks Directors, funding for the Wisconsin state park system is the lowest in the country.
Rural America, and specifically rural Wisconsin, can play important roles in the move to the next generation of energy.
The story of African American travel is one of resilience carved from necessity.
If Johnson is able to apply pressure to improve a bill that ultimately passes, he will be a hero. But if that pressure does the reverse and torpedoes everything, he will have his fingerprints on a disaster.
When the leader is so disrespectful toward the laws, we have a higher duty to stand up and let values and democratic principles flow.
While Trump will mount a monarchical display in Washington on Saturday with a military parade on what happens to be his birthday, the No Kings! movement says that: “On June 14th, we’re showing up everywhere he isn’t — to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings.”
The adversaries that President Trump unnecessarily keeps making won’t be there to help us with breakthrough thinking. Conversely, we need to develop as many allies as we can, so collaborative thinking can help us remain the leading military power in the world.
Adding non-union businesses to Deer District after making promises to get state subsidy.
The latest edition of the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest underscored that entrepreneurs can be found in all business sectors, from agriculture to artificial intelligence, and from recharging tired batteries to repurposing old clothing.
The erasure of history has been used to do harm, maintain power, and silence painful reckoning.
America cannot keep spending more than it takes in year after year.
Los Angeles is burning again — this time over President Trump’s enforcement of immigration law.
I never imagined waking up in a country where this would happen. But today, we are living through a moment where the foundations of our democracy are being tested like never before.
Wisconsin citizens once again have a U.S. senator who has become a national embarrassment.
WMC’s latest survey finds fewer business leaders are struggling to find workers, though this is likely being driven by economic uncertainty putting a damper on hiring and other decisions. That’s according to Kurt Bauer, president and CEO of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. In a statement on the findings, he said
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee approving boosting the amount of state money going into youth apprenticeship programs and meat inspections, though it was significantly less than what Dem Gov. Tony Evers proposed.
Gov. Tony Evers had backed the state Supreme Court’s call for an Office of Marshals to add 8.4 full-time equivalent staff in addition to the 1.6 positions now working for the court. His budget included nearly $2.3 million to cover the costs.
Leaders of the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub say three of the effort’s main initiatives are “advancing swiftly” as partners leverage state and federal dollars to boost the sector. Lead partner BioForward yesterday announced projects are underway to drive workforce development in Madison and Milwaukee, bolster statewide networks for biotech startups,
Budget cuts and Wisconsin’s massive school choice program could undo public education.
Wisconsin Democrats, at least, are sticking to the old-time religion: racial grievance, welfare statism, class warfare, open borders, redistributionism (aka “socialism”), Greta Thunberg, and pronouns.
According to the National Association of State Parks Directors, funding for the Wisconsin state park system is the lowest in the country.
Rural America, and specifically rural Wisconsin, can play important roles in the move to the next generation of energy.
The story of African American travel is one of resilience carved from necessity.
If Johnson is able to apply pressure to improve a bill that ultimately passes, he will be a hero. But if that pressure does the reverse and torpedoes everything, he will have his fingerprints on a disaster.
When the leader is so disrespectful toward the laws, we have a higher duty to stand up and let values and democratic principles flow.
While Trump will mount a monarchical display in Washington on Saturday with a military parade on what happens to be his birthday, the No Kings! movement says that: “On June 14th, we’re showing up everywhere he isn’t — to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings.”
The adversaries that President Trump unnecessarily keeps making won’t be there to help us with breakthrough thinking. Conversely, we need to develop as many allies as we can, so collaborative thinking can help us remain the leading military power in the world.
Adding non-union businesses to Deer District after making promises to get state subsidy.
The latest edition of the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest underscored that entrepreneurs can be found in all business sectors, from agriculture to artificial intelligence, and from recharging tired batteries to repurposing old clothing.