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Call me a cynic, but in this political environment, I’m far from convinced a backlog of rape kits will be the defining campaign issue in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race — because voters would actually have to take accusations of sexual assault and violence against women seriously.
Candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court at odds over issue.
Research shows starting as early as 7:15 a.m. will be harmful to students, reduce learning.
We must reduce air pollution and address climate change by decreasing fossil fuels. We can’t let Wisconsin get left behind. We need to ensure that new gas plants, such as the Oak Creek Gas Plant and Paris Plant, are not built in Wisconsin.
It’s a new, more honest era.
In the execution of 46 executive orders, you have singlehandedly managed to change the trajectory of a nation. You have oppressed half of a nation, attempting to limit their inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Immigrants are not America’s enemies. The drug cartels are.
It has been operating for more than 125 years and its age and disrepair are evident. As such an old facility, it is extremely inefficient to run. Additionally, the institution has become unsafe in a host of ways, not only for the inmates, but their visitors, guards and facility workers.
It’s high time to shut down Enbridge’s oil pipelines in Wisconsin.
Evers proposals deserve discussion and compromise.
We can’t forget what we’ve given up to get here, and we must find the wisdom and strength to ensure that our children, and the generations to come, can live with dignity.
When he passed away this week at age 94, Elder left a legacy of citizen diplomacy and peacemaking that was nothing short of epic.
Biden warned of an oligarchy of the ultrawealthy that is beginning to grip America, a warning reminiscent of the one two-term president Dwight D. Eisenhower issued in 1961 as he was leaving office to make way for John F. Kennedy in 1960.
Fauci’s lie about COVID and the Wuhan lab is the new liberal normal.
In a controversial move, Trump issued an executive order aimed at eliminating birthright citizenship. Enshrined in the 14th Amendment, the measure aimed to protect the rights of formerly enslaved individuals and their descendants.
My guess is that The Joker will run out of gags in 2026 when Republican congressmen have to defend the not-so-funny-consequences of a president who has no guardrails on his comic routines.
The UW System’s corporate plan is clear: pay consulting firms millions while laying off educators, and closing programs and campuses.
Four Wisconsin legislators — Ryan Clancy and Darrin Madison from Milwaukee, Francesca Hong from Madison and Christian Phelps from Eau Claire — make up the Socialist Caucus in the new Assembly.
Dane County’s growing population and high voter turnout will likely amplify its influence in statewide elections.
The Midwestern men hoping to revamp the DNC
Call me a cynic, but in this political environment, I’m far from convinced a backlog of rape kits will be the defining campaign issue in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race — because voters would actually have to take accusations of sexual assault and violence against women seriously.
Candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court at odds over issue.
Research shows starting as early as 7:15 a.m. will be harmful to students, reduce learning.
We must reduce air pollution and address climate change by decreasing fossil fuels. We can’t let Wisconsin get left behind. We need to ensure that new gas plants, such as the Oak Creek Gas Plant and Paris Plant, are not built in Wisconsin.
It’s a new, more honest era.
In the execution of 46 executive orders, you have singlehandedly managed to change the trajectory of a nation. You have oppressed half of a nation, attempting to limit their inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Immigrants are not America’s enemies. The drug cartels are.
It has been operating for more than 125 years and its age and disrepair are evident. As such an old facility, it is extremely inefficient to run. Additionally, the institution has become unsafe in a host of ways, not only for the inmates, but their visitors, guards and facility workers.
It’s high time to shut down Enbridge’s oil pipelines in Wisconsin.
Evers proposals deserve discussion and compromise.
We can’t forget what we’ve given up to get here, and we must find the wisdom and strength to ensure that our children, and the generations to come, can live with dignity.
When he passed away this week at age 94, Elder left a legacy of citizen diplomacy and peacemaking that was nothing short of epic.
Biden warned of an oligarchy of the ultrawealthy that is beginning to grip America, a warning reminiscent of the one two-term president Dwight D. Eisenhower issued in 1961 as he was leaving office to make way for John F. Kennedy in 1960.
Fauci’s lie about COVID and the Wuhan lab is the new liberal normal.
In a controversial move, Trump issued an executive order aimed at eliminating birthright citizenship. Enshrined in the 14th Amendment, the measure aimed to protect the rights of formerly enslaved individuals and their descendants.
My guess is that The Joker will run out of gags in 2026 when Republican congressmen have to defend the not-so-funny-consequences of a president who has no guardrails on his comic routines.
The UW System’s corporate plan is clear: pay consulting firms millions while laying off educators, and closing programs and campuses.
Four Wisconsin legislators — Ryan Clancy and Darrin Madison from Milwaukee, Francesca Hong from Madison and Christian Phelps from Eau Claire — make up the Socialist Caucus in the new Assembly.
Dane County’s growing population and high voter turnout will likely amplify its influence in statewide elections.
The Midwestern men hoping to revamp the DNC