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In their recent, revised estimates, Wisconsin’s Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) has increased their estimation in regards to the state’s budget surplus. In the report released earlier this week, the LFB now expects a surplus in the 2024-25 fiscal year of
Pastor and author Dewey Johnson is the featured speaker for the next Thursdays at the U presentation at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire â Barron County. He will present âFred Harvey and the Harvey Girlsâ from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Feb. 6 in the
MADISON, Wis. â What are precious moments with family worth? For Jim Breitzman, everything. When Breitzman moved to Columbus and started a family, his parents were three hours away in Eau Claire and couldnât easily be part of his daughterâs life.
On this weekâs episode of âRewind,â WisPolitics.comâs JR Ross and CBS 58âs Emilee Fannon discuss the Trump administration’s now-rescinded memo freezing federal grants and loans; Republican legislation regarding the governor’s veto powers, schools and taxes on cash tips; the race to lead the national Dem Party with state Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler among front-runners and more.
MADISON âThe Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced it is seeking sponsors to provide meals to children living in economically disadvantaged and rural areas in Wisconsin through its Summer Food Service Program. Through partnerships and creative collaboration, school districts work with area
Ben Wikler has been endorsed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in his bid for DNC chair. Wikler, who was previously backed by Dem Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, has been rolling out a series of high-profile endorsements leading into tomorrow’s
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the spring election for state Supreme Court between Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel and Dane County Judge Susan Crawford. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
People who are suicidal frequently plan or think about it for a long time. However the decision to actually attempt suicide is often a spur-of-the-moment decision. Something happens in their life that triggers them to go through with it. So if you make it harder or slow down the time between the decision and the action, can you make a change?
We are the most powerful country on the planet. It is about time we use our strength to protect our interests in the world.
Reevaluating trade deals and carefully leveraging certain tariffs could have a positive impact on the economy, but like any good deal it needs to be well thought out and executed in a way that wonât compound the problems created by Biden.
But before any polling is done on what Trump said Wednesday about DEI hires being the cause of a deadly air crash over Washington, D.C., consider who will support his words. We know there will be a strong swell from the Trump base. What does that say about our nation? Our ideals?
Searching for clarity as Wisconsin confronts a new round of fascist power grabs.
Inspired by the late senator from Minnesota, the DNC chair candidate wants to build a working-class party that organizes diverse urban-rural coalitions.
The Trump Administrationâs focus on federal grants is part of a fundamental dispute over whether Americans should adhere to the Tenth Amendment.
Even the controversial Trump advisor Peter Navarro, who has returned as a senior advisor after Trump pardoned him, is enamored with Chopra’s ability to get things done.
President Trump has initiated massive changes to the federal bureaucracy, focusing on reducing its size and scope, particularly targeting the Senior Executive Service, the real seat of power in the federal deep state.
Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn has ruled he canât hear a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on collective bargaining powers for public employees after he helped draft the law and later defended it while working for then-Gov. Scott Walker. Meanwhile, liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz didnât participate in a procedural motion in the Act 10 suit before the court as she weighs a GOP recusal request.
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In their recent, revised estimates, Wisconsin’s Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) has increased their estimation in regards to the state’s budget surplus. In the report released earlier this week, the LFB now expects a surplus in the 2024-25 fiscal year of $4.27 billion. This is due, in part, to an increase
Pastor and author Dewey Johnson is the featured speaker for the next Thursdays at the U presentation at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire â Barron County. He will present âFred Harvey and the Harvey Girlsâ from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Feb. 6 in the Blue Hills Lecture Hall in Ritzinger Hall. The presentation also
MADISON, Wis. â What are precious moments with family worth? For Jim Breitzman, everything. When Breitzman moved to Columbus and started a family, his parents were three hours away in Eau Claire and couldnât easily be part of his daughterâs life. That stuck with him now that he is a grandpa,
On this weekâs episode of âRewind,â WisPolitics.comâs JR Ross and CBS 58âs Emilee Fannon discuss the Trump administration’s now-rescinded memo freezing federal grants and loans; Republican legislation regarding the governor’s veto powers, schools and taxes on cash tips; the race to lead the national Dem Party with state Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler among front-runners and more.
MADISON âThe Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced it is seeking sponsors to provide meals to children living in economically disadvantaged and rural areas in Wisconsin through its Summer Food Service Program. Through partnerships and creative collaboration, school districts work with area organizations to extend the SFSP beyond summer school programs to
Ben Wikler has been endorsed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in his bid for DNC chair. Wikler, who was previously backed by Dem Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, has been rolling out a series of high-profile endorsements leading into tomorrow’s vote by the national committee. In a letter to DNC
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the spring election for state Supreme Court between Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel and Dane County Judge Susan Crawford. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
People who are suicidal frequently plan or think about it for a long time. However the decision to actually attempt suicide is often a spur-of-the-moment decision. Something happens in their life that triggers them to go through with it. So if you make it harder or slow down the time between the decision and the action, can you make a change?
We are the most powerful country on the planet. It is about time we use our strength to protect our interests in the world.
Reevaluating trade deals and carefully leveraging certain tariffs could have a positive impact on the economy, but like any good deal it needs to be well thought out and executed in a way that wonât compound the problems created by Biden.
But before any polling is done on what Trump said Wednesday about DEI hires being the cause of a deadly air crash over Washington, D.C., consider who will support his words. We know there will be a strong swell from the Trump base. What does that say about our nation? Our ideals?
Searching for clarity as Wisconsin confronts a new round of fascist power grabs.
Inspired by the late senator from Minnesota, the DNC chair candidate wants to build a working-class party that organizes diverse urban-rural coalitions.
The Trump Administrationâs focus on federal grants is part of a fundamental dispute over whether Americans should adhere to the Tenth Amendment.
Even the controversial Trump advisor Peter Navarro, who has returned as a senior advisor after Trump pardoned him, is enamored with Chopra’s ability to get things done.
President Trump has initiated massive changes to the federal bureaucracy, focusing on reducing its size and scope, particularly targeting the Senior Executive Service, the real seat of power in the federal deep state.
Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn has ruled he canât hear a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on collective bargaining powers for public employees after he helped draft the law and later defended it while working for then-Gov. Scott Walker. Meanwhile, liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz didnât participate in a procedural motion in the Act 10 suit before the court as she weighs a GOP recusal request.
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