Over $1 billion in new money was provided to support our kids, with the largest increase being general aid.

With the DNC completed, both parties have now nominated their candidates and made their platforms known. However, frustratingly lacking from the speeches at both conventions was a plan to address rising health care costs.  

So claims literature mailed by Republican Party of Wisconsin. Let’s examine the facts.

Wisconsin prisons are a mess. A dangerous and too often lethal mess for both inmates and staff. And yet, where’s the action from state lawmakers and the governor?

Just recently the WMC Litigation Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of two taxpayers against the town of Eureka, alleging the town’s permitting requirements for livestock farms are unlawful. And that they are. At least in my take, it’s just another example of “local control” gone wild.

This year’s two national conventions served to underscore the stark differences between the candidates seeking America’s votes, more clearly than any in the recent past.

The left has been saying for years that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, but the record shows that Democrats need to take a good look in the mirror.

Prior to the Inflation Reduction Act, I was paying $22,000 per year for my life-saving medications under Medicare.

If you want the shortages of the Soviet Union and the communist countries, go ahead and vote for Kamala.

The Harris/Walz Democratic ticket for the White House stands squarely with Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s defense of his country. The Trump/Vance Republican ticket wants to spend no more U.S. dollars on weapons and ammunition to fight against Putin.

Ozaukee and Waukesha now less red while Washington County resists the trend.

November vote: Party says this bodes well for victories in presidential and legislative races.

Partisanship is not a bright line separating good or bad Americans.

‘The Queen’ brought joyful passion and a savvy insider’s knowledge to her work with city government and many civic boards.

This memory of Gov. Tommy Thompson’s visit to Norway is excerpted from the Preface and Chapter 41 of the Little Creek Press book “Mission to Oslo: Dancing with the Queen, Dealmaking with the Russians, Shaping History”, a memoir by former U.S. Ambassador to Norway Tom Loftus

The history of gerrymandering in Wisconsin is almost as twisted as a gerrymandered map can be, but former Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Tim Cullen traces what he calls the “abuse of power” practice in Wisconsin back to Territorial Days in this excerpt from his new Little Creek Press history, “Wisconsin Gerrymandering: The Fight for Permanent Fair Maps and Why it Matters.”

In this episode of the MacIver Report, time travel with the MacIver staff to Nov. 6th, where Kamala Harris just won the presidency. How did this happen? What did Republicans get wrong? Can this future be avoided?

Harris, with a look to the future: “With this election, our nation has a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism, and divisive battles of the past.”

From recent personal experience, I can confirm that the ACA is a “really big deal” because it saved my life and protected my future.

The bill is being presented as a winning option for the US economy, but small businesses will be the biggest losers while large retailers stand to gain the most.