Patrick McIlheran: Robocars vs. overpriced groceries
Friday, Jul 18, 2025
And the real reason Wisconsin won’t join the modern world and let cars operate without drivers
And the real reason Wisconsin won’t join the modern world and let cars operate without drivers
All too many of these full-timers have nothing better to do than dream up schemes to fuel the flames of discord.
The laws meant to give workers the freedom to organize together are not working. Corporate lobbyists have used their money and influence to weaken our rights.
If history is any kind of guide, this moment—with its eerily similar injuries and usurpations and disgruntled youth drained of national loyalty by rulers deaf to the voice of justice—does not signal an end fast approaching but rather a new beginning about to commence.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that data is now available from the annual spring survey of breeding waterfowl. The survey indicated stable population numbers and habitat conditions for migratory birds. The data from this survey is used as part of
Forty years ago this week, I made my first trip to Washington.
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MADISON, WI — In the early hours of the morning, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4: Rescissions Act of 2025, advancing a $9 billion spending cut to President Trump’s desk for signature. Americans for Prosperity–Wisconsin applauds both the House and
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The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5-1 to affirm the report finding the Madison clerk who failed to count 193 absentee ballots broke five election laws. But it stopped short of adopting the proposed orders to the city clerk’s office that would direct further action.
New Free Community Concert Series and Season Ticket Bundle Package Offer Will Expand the arts in the Marinette and Tri-cities Area in the Year Ahead Marinette, Wis. — Bayshore Arts Center, located on the UW-Green Bay Marinette Campus, announced its 2025/2026
Madison, July 18, 2025 — Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin (ABC-WI) is celebrating a new record: 1,072 member companies and still growing. This achievement highlights the association’s commitment to safety training, investments in apprenticeship and building relationships between contractors across
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statements in response to the passage of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025 and H.R. 4016, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026: H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025 “Wisconsin families
And the real reason Wisconsin won’t join the modern world and let cars operate without drivers
All too many of these full-timers have nothing better to do than dream up schemes to fuel the flames of discord.
The laws meant to give workers the freedom to organize together are not working. Corporate lobbyists have used their money and influence to weaken our rights.
If history is any kind of guide, this moment—with its eerily similar injuries and usurpations and disgruntled youth drained of national loyalty by rulers deaf to the voice of justice—does not signal an end fast approaching but rather a new beginning about to commence.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that data is now available from the annual spring survey of breeding waterfowl. The survey indicated stable population numbers and habitat conditions for migratory birds. The data from this survey is used as part of the overall survey of breeding waterfowl in North America, and
Forty years ago this week, I made my first trip to Washington.
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MADISON, WI — In the early hours of the morning, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4: Rescissions Act of 2025, advancing a $9 billion spending cut to President Trump’s desk for signature. Americans for Prosperity–Wisconsin applauds both the House and Senate for acting swiftly to rein in wasteful federal spending and
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The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5-1 to affirm the report finding the Madison clerk who failed to count 193 absentee ballots broke five election laws. But it stopped short of adopting the proposed orders to the city clerk’s office that would direct further action.
New Free Community Concert Series and Season Ticket Bundle Package Offer Will Expand the arts in the Marinette and Tri-cities Area in the Year Ahead Marinette, Wis. — Bayshore Arts Center, located on the UW-Green Bay Marinette Campus, announced its 2025/2026 Season today, complete with Children’s Theatre and Theatre on the
Madison, July 18, 2025 — Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin (ABC-WI) is celebrating a new record: 1,072 member companies and still growing. This achievement highlights the association’s commitment to safety training, investments in apprenticeship and building relationships between contractors across the state. “It’s exciting, but not surprising to see our
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statements in response to the passage of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025 and H.R. 4016, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026: H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025 “Wisconsin families are sick and tired of seeing their hard-earned tax dollars