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There must be a better way to secure the full blessings of American life for all of us besides using bigotry and injustice to empty our country of those we deem as less than us.
Cowles, a principled conservative, is best known for standing up for environmental issues. Cowles also believes strongly in the Constitution and the rule of law. Along with other Wisconsin Republicans, Cowles endorsed Kamala Harris for president.
Prominent Democratic leaders, from governors to Congress, must come together to broadly condemn Trump’s impending actions, if only they find the will.
Democrats do not lose campaigns for lack of money or organization. Democrats lose campaigns because too many voters don’t like what the party has become.
The strategist who helped Bernie Sanders win the Latino vote took himself out of the race for DNC chair—but he’s still got lots of ideas.
Call it “Wistalgia,” a stand-in for the “great” America that was no stranger to dark chapters, but nevertheless climbed toward kinship.
Clean energy brings real independence.
All too often, their country has dropped the ball on caring for them after they’ve completed their service, even as veterans are burdened with alarmingly high suicide rates and unexplained illnesses. The most many of today’s military personnel can expect is a faux tribute during a sporting event.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider what Dem Gov. Tony Evers the GOP -controlled Legislature will do with the state’s $4 billion surplus as work begins on the next biennial budget. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
An activist judge in Wisconsin gave big government special interests an early Christmas present with a ruling this week on the reforms known as Act 10.
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.
There must be a better way to secure the full blessings of American life for all of us besides using bigotry and injustice to empty our country of those we deem as less than us.
Cowles, a principled conservative, is best known for standing up for environmental issues. Cowles also believes strongly in the Constitution and the rule of law. Along with other Wisconsin Republicans, Cowles endorsed Kamala Harris for president.
Prominent Democratic leaders, from governors to Congress, must come together to broadly condemn Trump’s impending actions, if only they find the will.
Democrats do not lose campaigns for lack of money or organization. Democrats lose campaigns because too many voters don’t like what the party has become.
The strategist who helped Bernie Sanders win the Latino vote took himself out of the race for DNC chair—but he’s still got lots of ideas.
Call it “Wistalgia,” a stand-in for the “great” America that was no stranger to dark chapters, but nevertheless climbed toward kinship.
Clean energy brings real independence.
All too often, their country has dropped the ball on caring for them after they’ve completed their service, even as veterans are burdened with alarmingly high suicide rates and unexplained illnesses. The most many of today’s military personnel can expect is a faux tribute during a sporting event.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider what Dem Gov. Tony Evers the GOP -controlled Legislature will do with the state’s $4 billion surplus as work begins on the next biennial budget. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
An activist judge in Wisconsin gave big government special interests an early Christmas present with a ruling this week on the reforms known as Act 10.
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.