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Looking back, I’m incredibly proud of what I was able to deliver for the 87th District. I supported several efforts to reduce the tax burden on Wisconsinites while also increasing our investments in our priorities like K-12 education and veterans services.
Rebecca Cooke is the future. She ran an impressive, spirited campaign as the Democratic challenger to 3rd CD GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden and is seriously considering running in 2026.
I am proud of what we have accomplished together for the families and businesses in south central Wisconsin over the past 20 years of my state service.
Number of those identifying as two or more races more than doubles; ‘At the grassroots level, people care less and less about race.’
Use the state’s $4 billion surplus to supplant debt on public building projects. Instead of borrowing $4 billion to pay for roads and buildings, pay in cash.
Hanging over balconies and leaning against marble pillars, teens held up handmade signs that said; “Enough!” “You write your policies on a carpet of our dead bodies,” and “Graduations not funerals.”
Although he’s going to be doing a podcast now, and WISN 1130 has a strong farm team, Mark Belling leaving live radio feels like the end of an era. He is irreplaceable. Wisconsin would look much different if he had never picked up a mic.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at a lawsuit challenging Act 10 after a Dane County judge overturned portions of the law that ended collective bargaining for most public employees. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Wikler is now one of five major candidates campaigning to lead the Democratic National Committee. He’s been the subject of positive interviews with everyone from comedian Jon Stewart to a who’s-who of national print pundits. I spoke with Wikler recently about that campaign and about Wisconsin.
It’s reassuring to know we’ve got such competent leaders, unlike leaders in other communities who exhibited indecisiveness when the chips were down. The pity is, of course, that they had to answer such a call in the first place.
Donald Trump’s Schedule F proposal to make federal employees in policy-making positions at-will employee, should be undertaken in Wisconsin, though more boldly on the state level: Civil Service protections should be eliminated to restrain the sate bureaucracy and ensure its loyalty to the will of the people.
Badger Institute’s vision for the upcoming year
National Human Rights Month provides an essential platform to reflect on the fundamental principles of human dignity, equality, and justice that form the cornerstone of a just and compassionate society.
What men were looking for from work was dignified treatment, recognition of their expertise, and work that felt meaningful.
As we near Christmas, I am reminded of a story of a gift given to a dying man told to us by a visiting pastor in his sermon.
One way to do that is by making the adoption tax credit refundable.
The Legislature can position Wisconsin to be an AI leader and help shape a future where AI serves the public good while safeguarding individual rights.
In the wake of the Abundant Life Christian School shooting, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he supports permanent and expanded funding for the state Department of Justice’s Office of School Safety.
New report finds 82% decline in past decade as citizen satisfaction with traffic enforcement has declined.
Medicaid counts two incomes – your income from work and your income from Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance. This is a reason why more disabled people are not working.
Looking back, I’m incredibly proud of what I was able to deliver for the 87th District. I supported several efforts to reduce the tax burden on Wisconsinites while also increasing our investments in our priorities like K-12 education and veterans services.
Rebecca Cooke is the future. She ran an impressive, spirited campaign as the Democratic challenger to 3rd CD GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden and is seriously considering running in 2026.
I am proud of what we have accomplished together for the families and businesses in south central Wisconsin over the past 20 years of my state service.
Number of those identifying as two or more races more than doubles; ‘At the grassroots level, people care less and less about race.’
Use the state’s $4 billion surplus to supplant debt on public building projects. Instead of borrowing $4 billion to pay for roads and buildings, pay in cash.
Hanging over balconies and leaning against marble pillars, teens held up handmade signs that said; “Enough!” “You write your policies on a carpet of our dead bodies,” and “Graduations not funerals.”
Although he’s going to be doing a podcast now, and WISN 1130 has a strong farm team, Mark Belling leaving live radio feels like the end of an era. He is irreplaceable. Wisconsin would look much different if he had never picked up a mic.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at a lawsuit challenging Act 10 after a Dane County judge overturned portions of the law that ended collective bargaining for most public employees. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Wikler is now one of five major candidates campaigning to lead the Democratic National Committee. He’s been the subject of positive interviews with everyone from comedian Jon Stewart to a who’s-who of national print pundits. I spoke with Wikler recently about that campaign and about Wisconsin.
It’s reassuring to know we’ve got such competent leaders, unlike leaders in other communities who exhibited indecisiveness when the chips were down. The pity is, of course, that they had to answer such a call in the first place.
Donald Trump’s Schedule F proposal to make federal employees in policy-making positions at-will employee, should be undertaken in Wisconsin, though more boldly on the state level: Civil Service protections should be eliminated to restrain the sate bureaucracy and ensure its loyalty to the will of the people.
Badger Institute’s vision for the upcoming year
National Human Rights Month provides an essential platform to reflect on the fundamental principles of human dignity, equality, and justice that form the cornerstone of a just and compassionate society.
What men were looking for from work was dignified treatment, recognition of their expertise, and work that felt meaningful.
As we near Christmas, I am reminded of a story of a gift given to a dying man told to us by a visiting pastor in his sermon.
One way to do that is by making the adoption tax credit refundable.
The Legislature can position Wisconsin to be an AI leader and help shape a future where AI serves the public good while safeguarding individual rights.
In the wake of the Abundant Life Christian School shooting, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he supports permanent and expanded funding for the state Department of Justice’s Office of School Safety.
New report finds 82% decline in past decade as citizen satisfaction with traffic enforcement has declined.
Medicaid counts two incomes – your income from work and your income from Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance. This is a reason why more disabled people are not working.
