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Dan O’Donnell: Be careful what you wish for

Legislative Republicans have been dreaming of dissolving the thoroughly compromised, rabidly partisan Wisconsin Elections Commission for years, but their latest proposal to do so might actually make free and fair elections in this state less likely.

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Howard Marklein: Changing the law to start charging

In Wisconsin, under current law, anyone who sells electricity must be regulated as a utility. It doesn’t make any sense for a gas station, convenience store or grocery store to be regulated as a utility when all they want to do is offer EV charging as a product for people who drive electric vehicles.

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Dave Cieslewicz: Reason breaks out in Legislature

LeMahieu joined in opposing an idea being pushed by some Republicans to eliminate the Elections Commission and put the administration of elections in the hands of the partisan Secretary of State’s office. And LeMahieu has called for Vos to back off on his withholding of inflationary wage increases for UW staff in order to pressure the UW administration to eliminate DEI programs.

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Mike MaCabe: Salvation in service

In this time of deep division, can service save a fracturing society, cure an ailing republic? As Shirley Sagawa, author of The American Way to Change, says: “It may be the only thing that can.”

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Dan O’Donnell: Be careful what you wish for

Legislative Republicans have been dreaming of dissolving the thoroughly compromised, rabidly partisan Wisconsin Elections Commission for years, but their latest proposal to do so might actually make free and fair elections in this state less likely.

Read More »

Howard Marklein: Changing the law to start charging

In Wisconsin, under current law, anyone who sells electricity must be regulated as a utility. It doesn’t make any sense for a gas station, convenience store or grocery store to be regulated as a utility when all they want to do is offer EV charging as a product for people who drive electric vehicles.

Read More »

Dave Cieslewicz: Reason breaks out in Legislature

LeMahieu joined in opposing an idea being pushed by some Republicans to eliminate the Elections Commission and put the administration of elections in the hands of the partisan Secretary of State’s office. And LeMahieu has called for Vos to back off on his withholding of inflationary wage increases for UW staff in order to pressure the UW administration to eliminate DEI programs.

Read More »

Mike MaCabe: Salvation in service

In this time of deep division, can service save a fracturing society, cure an ailing republic? As Shirley Sagawa, author of The American Way to Change, says: “It may be the only thing that can.”

Read More »

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