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The WisPolitics.com Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss Governor Evers’ vetos and bipartisan bill signings for the recent legislative session. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Wisconsin must reject Ontario’s embrace of high taxes, increased spending, and more regulation — the cause of economic stagnation in a once-thriving manufacturing center
The state Legislature has adjourned for the 2025-26 legislative session, leaving much work unfinished. I firmly believe we should still be working for you.
Upcoming elections for state government offices offer a timely chance to talk about ways to improve Wisconsin’s tax climate for businesses and citizens alike.
What’s four more years? After all, we were all primed to link Wisconsin’s capital city to the nationwide Amtrak network back in 2010, before the disastrous election of Scott Walker as governor.
The request from LeaderEthics is to sign the Civil Discourse Pledge and agree to listen and not just talk.
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday is the hottest ticket in town, but a tempest is brewing among journalists on Donald J. Trump’s presence at the posh gathering.
The passage of Gail’s Law is a resounding triumph for the people of Wisconsin, and it sets a powerful example for the rest of the country. But access to early diagnosis should never depend on the state where someone lives.
For most of American history, protecting the land, our water, and other resources we depend on wasn’t political. It was common sense — especially in rural America.
Big sports leagues and billionaire-owned streamers are cashing in on American families just trying to watch their favorite teams. Americans should be able to watch their home teams and not pay an arm and a leg. And, I have a bill to do just that: the For the Fans Act.
Players need to be bound to schools by contracts.
The data suggest it would reduce Republican turnout.
As we recognize Community College Month, we must also recognize that expanding higher education access is not enough if students cannot complete the journey.
In Europe, I noticed something different. When a pedestrian approached a crosswalk, drivers stopped — consistently and predictably.
What’s important now, in 2026, is to not let Earth Day as an institution become stale and something we just do out of tradition and obligation.
If Earth Day is truly about protecting our shared home, then everybody living in that home deserves to be part of the conversation. Protecting the Earth is a shared responsibility, but any vision of sustainability that leaves people behind is incompetent from the start.
On the fifty-something anniversary of Earth Day it’s time for the environmental movement to grow up. More accurately, it’s important to admit that we have grown up and grown into the establishment.
As if Silicon Valley didn’t have enough power over the lives of Wisconsinites, big tech CEOs are coming for more.
Wherever politicians gather enough power to cheat by drawing unfair district lines, count on them to do just that. Republican. Democrat. It’s always wrong.
The city of Waukesha just elected another Democrat mayor. How do you think that’ll work out? The safest prediction is that homelessness, street crime, burglaries and robberies will all continue to go up.
The WisPolitics.com Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss Governor Evers’ vetos and bipartisan bill signings for the recent legislative session. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Wisconsin must reject Ontario’s embrace of high taxes, increased spending, and more regulation — the cause of economic stagnation in a once-thriving manufacturing center
The state Legislature has adjourned for the 2025-26 legislative session, leaving much work unfinished. I firmly believe we should still be working for you.
Upcoming elections for state government offices offer a timely chance to talk about ways to improve Wisconsin’s tax climate for businesses and citizens alike.
What’s four more years? After all, we were all primed to link Wisconsin’s capital city to the nationwide Amtrak network back in 2010, before the disastrous election of Scott Walker as governor.
The request from LeaderEthics is to sign the Civil Discourse Pledge and agree to listen and not just talk.
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday is the hottest ticket in town, but a tempest is brewing among journalists on Donald J. Trump’s presence at the posh gathering.
The passage of Gail’s Law is a resounding triumph for the people of Wisconsin, and it sets a powerful example for the rest of the country. But access to early diagnosis should never depend on the state where someone lives.
For most of American history, protecting the land, our water, and other resources we depend on wasn’t political. It was common sense — especially in rural America.
Big sports leagues and billionaire-owned streamers are cashing in on American families just trying to watch their favorite teams. Americans should be able to watch their home teams and not pay an arm and a leg. And, I have a bill to do just that: the For the Fans Act.
Players need to be bound to schools by contracts.
The data suggest it would reduce Republican turnout.
As we recognize Community College Month, we must also recognize that expanding higher education access is not enough if students cannot complete the journey.
In Europe, I noticed something different. When a pedestrian approached a crosswalk, drivers stopped — consistently and predictably.
What’s important now, in 2026, is to not let Earth Day as an institution become stale and something we just do out of tradition and obligation.
If Earth Day is truly about protecting our shared home, then everybody living in that home deserves to be part of the conversation. Protecting the Earth is a shared responsibility, but any vision of sustainability that leaves people behind is incompetent from the start.
On the fifty-something anniversary of Earth Day it’s time for the environmental movement to grow up. More accurately, it’s important to admit that we have grown up and grown into the establishment.
As if Silicon Valley didn’t have enough power over the lives of Wisconsinites, big tech CEOs are coming for more.
Wherever politicians gather enough power to cheat by drawing unfair district lines, count on them to do just that. Republican. Democrat. It’s always wrong.
The city of Waukesha just elected another Democrat mayor. How do you think that’ll work out? The safest prediction is that homelessness, street crime, burglaries and robberies will all continue to go up.
