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With Trump’s second term imminent, the far right is emboldened and giddy, chomping at the bit to spread their brand of hate.
While the details of the state office are being worked out, the effectiveness of such an office is dependent on competent leadership, unwavering support and sustainable funding.
Biden and the radical left have wrecked our country.
The Trump administration must act quickly to implement change, as Trump said, don’t wait.
The 2013 taper tantrum and last year’s ill-fated premiership of Truss illustrate the collective power of investors to address perceived policy errors.
Big money flowing again over control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Several lawsuits before various federal courts are challenging the very heart of the federal regulatory scheme known as the National Environmental Protection Act, or NEPA.
For me, the best evidence of his broadcasting ability was during those long spells between plays when he could fill the airwaves with his ad-libbing. It was then he highlighted his delightful sense of humor. It was in those stretches between plays, or between the wind-ups of pitches that Uecker would join in with his color commentator in the booth, Pat Hughes, and they would become a comedy duo.
MADISON, WI – Under Milwaukee Police Department’s Standard Operating Procedure 130, MPD officers are directed not to ask an individual being arrested about their citizenship. They are also banned from arresting someone solely for being suspected of violating immigration law. Representative
Milwaukee, WI – “Sunlight is the best disinfectant,” declared Bob Donovan on a brisk morning last March, urging Governor Evers to sign Senate Bill 514, which imposes tougher penalties on reckless drivers, including mandatory minimums for causing great bodily harm
As Donald Trump enters his first week in office surrounding himself with billionaires at his inauguration and enriching himself on the backs of his supporters with a new cryptocurrency grift, he’s made his plans clear from the start: he will screw over
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, set to deliver his seventh State of the State address tonight, today released excerpts from his 2025 State of the State address. The governor will deliver his State of the State address tonight, Wed., Jan. 22,
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Tom Tiffany’s (WI-07) bill, H.R. 204, the Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions (ACRES) Act, passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives by a voice vote. This legislation would require the Secretaries of the United States Department of
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Hazel Green is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes replacement of
WASHINGTON – Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) released a statement following his appointment as Chairman of the Committee on House Administration by Speaker Mike Johnson for the 119th Congress. “As Chairman of the Committee on House Administration, I am
MADISON, Wis. — On Monday, Wisconsin Watch highlighted how Robin Vos is singlehandedly holding up postpartum Medicaid coverage expansion—an overwhelmingly popular bipartisan proposal that would protect mothers and children and lower maternal mortality rates in Wisconsin. Thanks to Robin Vos, Wisconsin is one of
On Monday (January 20), the tradition and pageantry that accompanies the inauguration of the U.S. President attracted the eyes of the nation and world to Washington, D.C. This symbolism of civility, highlighted by the peaceful transition of power, quickly veered
MADISON — The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy is launching MacIver Reality Checks, a new feature that will hold elected officials, bureaucrats and politicians accountable for misleading the public — free of the bias and opinion of mainstream media
WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 7 Republican colleagues in introducing the Student Empowerment Act to enhance 529 College Savings Plans to help public, private, religious, and homeschool students and families. The bill ensures all families are
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and 6 of his Senate GOP colleagues reintroduced the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues (SOFA) Act. This bill codifies an effective regulation that is preventing new fentanyl-related substances from entering our communities by
With Trump’s second term imminent, the far right is emboldened and giddy, chomping at the bit to spread their brand of hate.
While the details of the state office are being worked out, the effectiveness of such an office is dependent on competent leadership, unwavering support and sustainable funding.
Biden and the radical left have wrecked our country.
The Trump administration must act quickly to implement change, as Trump said, don’t wait.
The 2013 taper tantrum and last year’s ill-fated premiership of Truss illustrate the collective power of investors to address perceived policy errors.
Big money flowing again over control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Several lawsuits before various federal courts are challenging the very heart of the federal regulatory scheme known as the National Environmental Protection Act, or NEPA.
For me, the best evidence of his broadcasting ability was during those long spells between plays when he could fill the airwaves with his ad-libbing. It was then he highlighted his delightful sense of humor. It was in those stretches between plays, or between the wind-ups of pitches that Uecker would join in with his color commentator in the booth, Pat Hughes, and they would become a comedy duo.
MADISON, WI – Under Milwaukee Police Department’s Standard Operating Procedure 130, MPD officers are directed not to ask an individual being arrested about their citizenship. They are also banned from arresting someone solely for being suspected of violating immigration law. Representative Brent Jacobson (R – Mosinee) released the following statement criticizing
Milwaukee, WI – “Sunlight is the best disinfectant,” declared Bob Donovan on a brisk morning last March, urging Governor Evers to sign Senate Bill 514, which imposes tougher penalties on reckless drivers, including mandatory minimums for causing great bodily harm or death. At the same press conference, Enough is Enough
As Donald Trump enters his first week in office surrounding himself with billionaires at his inauguration and enriching himself on the backs of his supporters with a new cryptocurrency grift, he’s made his plans clear from the start: he will screw over Wisconsinites at every turn in order to benefit himself and
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, set to deliver his seventh State of the State address tonight, today released excerpts from his 2025 State of the State address. The governor will deliver his State of the State address tonight, Wed., Jan. 22, 2025, at 7 p.m. CT. The governor’s State of the
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Tom Tiffany’s (WI-07) bill, H.R. 204, the Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions (ACRES) Act, passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives by a voice vote. This legislation would require the Secretaries of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of the Interior (DOI) to carry
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Hazel Green is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes replacement of watermains on Oak, Elm and Maple streets in the village
WASHINGTON – Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) released a statement following his appointment as Chairman of the Committee on House Administration by Speaker Mike Johnson for the 119th Congress. “As Chairman of the Committee on House Administration, I am excited to continue working to strengthen our elections and ensure
MADISON, Wis. — On Monday, Wisconsin Watch highlighted how Robin Vos is singlehandedly holding up postpartum Medicaid coverage expansion—an overwhelmingly popular bipartisan proposal that would protect mothers and children and lower maternal mortality rates in Wisconsin. Thanks to Robin Vos, Wisconsin is one of just two states that has failed to expand postpartum Medicaid
On Monday (January 20), the tradition and pageantry that accompanies the inauguration of the U.S. President attracted the eyes of the nation and world to Washington, D.C. This symbolism of civility, highlighted by the peaceful transition of power, quickly veered in a harmful direction as executive orders were signed seeking
MADISON — The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy is launching MacIver Reality Checks, a new feature that will hold elected officials, bureaucrats and politicians accountable for misleading the public — free of the bias and opinion of mainstream media “fact checkers.” “Too often politicians get a free pass for misleading
WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 7 Republican colleagues in introducing the Student Empowerment Act to enhance 529 College Savings Plans to help public, private, religious, and homeschool students and families. The bill ensures all families are able to use 529 savings accounts to pay for their
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and 6 of his Senate GOP colleagues reintroduced the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues (SOFA) Act. This bill codifies an effective regulation that is preventing new fentanyl-related substances from entering our communities by permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I under the Controlled