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Consultants’ figures prove critics right as state’s largest district continues to shrink.

In Sauk County, the public was given less information about the sale of the home for 48 Sauk County residents than it was about replacing a damaged squad car.

It is already illegal for someone who is not a citizen to vote, and instances of noncitizens attempting to vote are extremely rare.

Voter eligibility laws uphold election integrity in Wisconsin.

Pharmacy benefit managers extract money from the health care system but too often fail to deliver any value.

Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson shined a spotlight on the unholy alliance between the state and corporate America, and its role in creating the health crisis.

We are talking about clear and direct issues that impact everyday Americans in every way, and the Harris-Walz team refuses to give clear answers, largely because they know the truth will not sit well with the American people.

You always worry about an October surprise. But Donald Trump is immune from this sort of thing. … Not so for Kamala Harris. She’s still subject to the rules of political gravity.

Five VP debate takeaways.

We need a united effort from all of our state’s leaders and especially our judges.

We call upon everyone in our country to engage in honest conversations about the realities faced by Palestinians and to take a stand against the injustices that our tax dollars support.

In a debate where JD Vance lied and lied and lied, Tim Walz did double duty. In addition to making his own case, Walz had to defend the truth.

It was nice to see two guys disagreeing agreeably.

Tim Walz’s rise is about more than being an endearing Midwestern dad. There’s policy achievements and a sense of urgency at the core of his ascent, and that’s exactly what Democrats need right now.

In November, a referendum will ask whether “only” citizens should have the right to vote. … This referendum, framed as a matter of legal clarity, is a smokescreen for an exclusionary agenda that seeks to marginalize already vulnerable populations.

Perhaps not trusting the will of the fickle American voter, Democrats have increasingly looked to noncitizens to give themselves a permanent majority. It’s no coincidence that the “pathway to citizenship” they support for the untold millions of illegal immigrants allowed into the country under the Biden-Harris also includes a “pathway to voting.” They want a new electoral base.

What’s been going on these past several months, mostly flying beneath the radar, are massive campaigns to purge voter rolls and new legislation in several states to hold down the vote of any population segment that they suspect might vote against them.

Why the two presidential candidates don’t listen to self-insured managers of health care is a mystery. The reality, though, is that politicians listen to consultants and wonks who have never paid a health care bill for a group of workers.

Four factors are at work that could combine to explode Wisconsin’s already extremely high property tax burden.

Remapped 51st AD is 55% Democrat. But incumbent Republican is running hard.

Consultants’ figures prove critics right as state’s largest district continues to shrink.

In Sauk County, the public was given less information about the sale of the home for 48 Sauk County residents than it was about replacing a damaged squad car.

It is already illegal for someone who is not a citizen to vote, and instances of noncitizens attempting to vote are extremely rare.

Voter eligibility laws uphold election integrity in Wisconsin.

Pharmacy benefit managers extract money from the health care system but too often fail to deliver any value.

Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson shined a spotlight on the unholy alliance between the state and corporate America, and its role in creating the health crisis.

We are talking about clear and direct issues that impact everyday Americans in every way, and the Harris-Walz team refuses to give clear answers, largely because they know the truth will not sit well with the American people.

You always worry about an October surprise. But Donald Trump is immune from this sort of thing. … Not so for Kamala Harris. She’s still subject to the rules of political gravity.

Five VP debate takeaways.

We need a united effort from all of our state’s leaders and especially our judges.

We call upon everyone in our country to engage in honest conversations about the realities faced by Palestinians and to take a stand against the injustices that our tax dollars support.

In a debate where JD Vance lied and lied and lied, Tim Walz did double duty. In addition to making his own case, Walz had to defend the truth.

It was nice to see two guys disagreeing agreeably.

Tim Walz’s rise is about more than being an endearing Midwestern dad. There’s policy achievements and a sense of urgency at the core of his ascent, and that’s exactly what Democrats need right now.

In November, a referendum will ask whether “only” citizens should have the right to vote. … This referendum, framed as a matter of legal clarity, is a smokescreen for an exclusionary agenda that seeks to marginalize already vulnerable populations.

Perhaps not trusting the will of the fickle American voter, Democrats have increasingly looked to noncitizens to give themselves a permanent majority. It’s no coincidence that the “pathway to citizenship” they support for the untold millions of illegal immigrants allowed into the country under the Biden-Harris also includes a “pathway to voting.” They want a new electoral base.

What’s been going on these past several months, mostly flying beneath the radar, are massive campaigns to purge voter rolls and new legislation in several states to hold down the vote of any population segment that they suspect might vote against them.

Why the two presidential candidates don’t listen to self-insured managers of health care is a mystery. The reality, though, is that politicians listen to consultants and wonks who have never paid a health care bill for a group of workers.

Four factors are at work that could combine to explode Wisconsin’s already extremely high property tax burden.

Remapped 51st AD is 55% Democrat. But incumbent Republican is running hard.