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His career in public service is a perfect microcosm of the before-and-after eras of Wisconsin politics.
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His career in public service is a perfect microcosm of the before-and-after eras of Wisconsin politics.

Governments have stalled for months to provide records.

Data centers, like the one Microsoft is building in Mount Pleasant, use massive amounts of water for cooling.

Studies have shown that those who volunteer reap benefits themselves in improved mental and physical health.

Mike McCabe’s new book, “Miracles Along County Q,” is centered on a mythical small Wisconsin town called “Faith” in the heart of Clark County, which happens to be where McCabe toiled as a youngster on the family farm.

And how will they be affected by Trump tax cuts?

Wisconsin pits neighbor against neighbor, making affordable housing and adequate public schooling look like optional luxuries rather than basic necessities. We do not have to live this way.

In a major win for labor, the judge determined that Walker’s assault on worker rights was wildly unconstitutional.

As of now there isn’t a single prominent candidate to challenge Jill Underly, the latest in a long line of bureaucratic hacks to badly run state government’s most rotten agency.

What is concerning is the growing acceptance that facts do not matter as the lies and perceptions heard from candidates with the money to repeat them ad nauseam are more important. Lies and perceptions we should note, created by candidates who wish to play to the basest of human emotions.

Given the overwhelming evidence against Donald Trump as man and candidate, including his doleful record as president — praising dictators, big tax cut for the wealthy, separating children at the border — the true winner of the recent election was voter incompetence spurred by a flood of propaganda.

In embracing Act 10 and Walker’s dubious legacy, Wisconsin Republicans are marching to a different beat than the rest of the country.

Another progressive judge rewrites statute.

Wisconsin has eased tax burdens, and created shortfalls for services..

Our large manufacturing sector thrives on international commerce and would suffer from a trade war.

What about coffee beans, climate change and tariffs?

Federal grants to states have soared over the years, and with the money has come conditions and requirements that have effectively transferred policy making power from state and local government elected officials to unelected bureaucrats at all levels.

He served 18 years on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, winning a key election and becoming embroiled in controversy.

Too bad the former UW-Washington County campus wasn’t a satellite of UW-Green Bay instead of UW-Milwaukee.

Municipalities and frontline responders in Wisconsin should have access to these solutions in order to best respond to the variety of overdose scenarios that face their communities.

His career in public service is a perfect microcosm of the before-and-after eras of Wisconsin politics.

Governments have stalled for months to provide records.

Data centers, like the one Microsoft is building in Mount Pleasant, use massive amounts of water for cooling.

Studies have shown that those who volunteer reap benefits themselves in improved mental and physical health.

Mike McCabe’s new book, “Miracles Along County Q,” is centered on a mythical small Wisconsin town called “Faith” in the heart of Clark County, which happens to be where McCabe toiled as a youngster on the family farm.

And how will they be affected by Trump tax cuts?

Wisconsin pits neighbor against neighbor, making affordable housing and adequate public schooling look like optional luxuries rather than basic necessities. We do not have to live this way.

In a major win for labor, the judge determined that Walker’s assault on worker rights was wildly unconstitutional.

As of now there isn’t a single prominent candidate to challenge Jill Underly, the latest in a long line of bureaucratic hacks to badly run state government’s most rotten agency.

What is concerning is the growing acceptance that facts do not matter as the lies and perceptions heard from candidates with the money to repeat them ad nauseam are more important. Lies and perceptions we should note, created by candidates who wish to play to the basest of human emotions.

Given the overwhelming evidence against Donald Trump as man and candidate, including his doleful record as president — praising dictators, big tax cut for the wealthy, separating children at the border — the true winner of the recent election was voter incompetence spurred by a flood of propaganda.

In embracing Act 10 and Walker’s dubious legacy, Wisconsin Republicans are marching to a different beat than the rest of the country.

Another progressive judge rewrites statute.

Wisconsin has eased tax burdens, and created shortfalls for services..

Our large manufacturing sector thrives on international commerce and would suffer from a trade war.

What about coffee beans, climate change and tariffs?

Federal grants to states have soared over the years, and with the money has come conditions and requirements that have effectively transferred policy making power from state and local government elected officials to unelected bureaucrats at all levels.

He served 18 years on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, winning a key election and becoming embroiled in controversy.

Too bad the former UW-Washington County campus wasn’t a satellite of UW-Green Bay instead of UW-Milwaukee.

Municipalities and frontline responders in Wisconsin should have access to these solutions in order to best respond to the variety of overdose scenarios that face their communities.