Portrait of John Nichols

John Nichols: GOP stooges for the NRA are grotesque

If Gov. Tony Evers and the Democratic candidates for the Wisconsin Legislature want to know how to take on the grotesque subservience of Republican legislative leaders to the dictates of the gun lobby, they should take a lesson from Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke.

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Joint Finance approves DOJ settlements

The Joint Finance Committee unanimously signed off on nine settlements reached by the Department of Justice on various environmental violations. But it added a provision before yesterday’s vote stating the committee expects Dem AG Josh Kaul to deposit attorneys fees

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Schmaling featured in Kleefisch spot

GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch released a new spot featuring Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling, who says politicians like Evers and Joe Biden are undermining law enforcement. Kleefisch’s campaign said the ads will run on TV and digital statewide but

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Report details cost burden of housing

The share of Wisconsin renters and homeowners who are “cost-burdened” by housing is lower than the national rate, a UW-Madison report shows.  The report is from the university’s Division of Extension. It notes cost-burdened households are defined as those spending

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TUE AM Update: New ads in guv’s race, JFC meets today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Tony Evers’ campaign today released five new ads that feature business owners touting federal COVID-19 aid the guv has delivered, saying the money ensured their businesses could

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Judith Landsman: It’s the guns, stupid

I have very little hope that those who take huge sums of money from the NRA will change their tunes, but we can at least vote to replace them. If we don’t act responsibly this time, we will all have blood on our hands.

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Bill Wineke: People kill people – with guns

It is true what they say: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. It is also true that people kill people with guns, and it is also true that those people who choose to kill children seem often to favor variations of the AR-15 assault rifle.

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Portrait of John Nichols

John Nichols: GOP stooges for the NRA are grotesque

If Gov. Tony Evers and the Democratic candidates for the Wisconsin Legislature want to know how to take on the grotesque subservience of Republican legislative leaders to the dictates of the gun lobby, they should take a lesson from Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke.

Read More »

Joint Finance approves DOJ settlements

The Joint Finance Committee unanimously signed off on nine settlements reached by the Department of Justice on various environmental violations. But it added a provision before yesterday’s vote stating the committee expects Dem AG Josh Kaul to deposit attorneys fees from the cases into the general fund if Republicans are

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Business owners tout COVID-19 aid in series of Evers ads

Tony Evers’ campaign released five new ads that feature business owners touting federal COVID-19 aid the guv has delivered, saying the money ensured their businesses could survive the pandemic. The ads are part of a $3.5 million buy through the August primary that Evers’ campaign had previously announced. The new

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Schmaling featured in Kleefisch spot

GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch released a new spot featuring Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling, who says politicians like Evers and Joe Biden are undermining law enforcement. Kleefisch’s campaign said the ads will run on TV and digital statewide but didn’t release other details. Schmaling has recommended charging five of

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Report details cost burden of housing

The share of Wisconsin renters and homeowners who are “cost-burdened” by housing is lower than the national rate, a UW-Madison report shows.  The report is from the university’s Division of Extension. It notes cost-burdened households are defined as those spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing by

Read More »

TUE AM Update: New ads in guv’s race, JFC meets today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Tony Evers’ campaign today released five new ads that feature business owners touting federal COVID-19 aid the guv has delivered, saying the money ensured their businesses could survive the pandemic. The ads are part of a $3.5

Read More »

Judith Landsman: It’s the guns, stupid

I have very little hope that those who take huge sums of money from the NRA will change their tunes, but we can at least vote to replace them. If we don’t act responsibly this time, we will all have blood on our hands.

Read More »

Bill Wineke: People kill people – with guns

It is true what they say: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. It is also true that people kill people with guns, and it is also true that those people who choose to kill children seem often to favor variations of the AR-15 assault rifle.

Read More »