Richard Moore: Democracy dies … in the courts?
Friday, Apr 4, 2025
Whatever else it may represent, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election is setting up to provide a great test of democratic resilience.
Whatever else it may represent, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election is setting up to provide a great test of democratic resilience.
Will ROFR ensure future reliability, or are opponents correct in asserting that out-of-state transmission line expertise is just as good as what may be found at home? The coming weeks will tell which way the political currents flow.
How one classic “Star Trek” episode reflects our chosen reality.
Rather than labeling clean energy projects “the green new scam,” the Trump administration should embrace them as a key component of achieving “American energy dominance.”
End of federal money makes city scramble to cover operating costs of the Hop.
The Milwaukee County Board and Common Council formed a joint Housing Committee. It is the result of three years of meetings and effort by local leaders and more than 40 area organizations.
TOP STORIES Kaul, 18 Dem AGs sue over Trump executive order on elections… an “unconstitutional attempt to seize control of elections” that could disenfranchise millions of voters. … argued the order would “effectively preclude Plaintiff States from administering vote-by-mail systems
A Columbia County judge accused Dem AG Josh Kaul of abusing Wisconsin’s judicial system with his last-minute attempt to prevent Elon Musk from handing out $1 million checks to those who have voted in the spring election.
MADISON — Today, 115 legislators from twenty-eight states urged the federal government to maintain the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. This bipartisan letter, addressed to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, warns against redirecting these funds to
On Tuesday, Elon Musk’s dream of buying a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court to further his and Trump’s far-right agenda was crushed as Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly elected liberal Judge Susan Crawford. In the days since, Trump and Musk haven’t been
As Wisconsinites brace for the impact of Donald Trump’s erratic trade policy, DNC Deputy Communications Director Abhi Rahman released the following statement: “Donald Trump promised he’d lower Wisconsinites’ costs on day one. Instead, Trump’s tax on working Wisconsinites will drive up
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Whatever else it may represent, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election is setting up to provide a great test of democratic resilience.
Will ROFR ensure future reliability, or are opponents correct in asserting that out-of-state transmission line expertise is just as good as what may be found at home? The coming weeks will tell which way the political currents flow.
How one classic “Star Trek” episode reflects our chosen reality.
Rather than labeling clean energy projects “the green new scam,” the Trump administration should embrace them as a key component of achieving “American energy dominance.”
End of federal money makes city scramble to cover operating costs of the Hop.
The Milwaukee County Board and Common Council formed a joint Housing Committee. It is the result of three years of meetings and effort by local leaders and more than 40 area organizations.
TOP STORIES Kaul, 18 Dem AGs sue over Trump executive order on elections… an “unconstitutional attempt to seize control of elections” that could disenfranchise millions of voters. … argued the order would “effectively preclude Plaintiff States from administering vote-by-mail systems that permit voters to make their choices by Election Day,
A Columbia County judge accused Dem AG Josh Kaul of abusing Wisconsin’s judicial system with his last-minute attempt to prevent Elon Musk from handing out $1 million checks to those who have voted in the spring election.
MADISON — Today, 115 legislators from twenty-eight states urged the federal government to maintain the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. This bipartisan letter, addressed to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, warns against redirecting these funds to satellite providers such as Elon Musk’s Starlink. Rep. Randy Udell
On Tuesday, Elon Musk’s dream of buying a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court to further his and Trump’s far-right agenda was crushed as Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly elected liberal Judge Susan Crawford. In the days since, Trump and Musk haven’t been able to escape the headlines touting Wisconsinite’s resounding rejection. Here’s
As Wisconsinites brace for the impact of Donald Trump’s erratic trade policy, DNC Deputy Communications Director Abhi Rahman released the following statement: “Donald Trump promised he’d lower Wisconsinites’ costs on day one. Instead, Trump’s tax on working Wisconsinites will drive up costs on everything from groceries and gas to electronics and
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