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Whether it’s pursuit of Wisconsin’s best beer, too many liquor store runs, or white claws out of control, the deeper issue is mental health.
Decisions on $2.8 million budget shortfall made with lack of transparency, some complain.
If voters approve two constitutional amendment questions this coming August, Wisconsin would join 34 other states whose governors and legislators have authority over major federal funding allocations, according to a Badger Institute review of several government data sites.
We need our state’s top law enforcement officer to join his colleagues in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and Nevada in cracking down on the election fraud perpetrated by Republican officials.
Trump remains so unappealing to a substantial portion of the Republican base that Haley continues to win votes almost two months after dropping out of the race.
For the first time, the RNC has created a local media area as part of what is known as Media Row, where hordes of politicos, delegates and maybe even a few celebrities flock to connect with radio and TV broadcasters, internet podcasters and social media influencers.
It’s a tough call but I suspect the best strategy is to leave them alone. Let them howl into the night. Drama is the oxygen of protest. Cut it off and eventually everybody drifts back to study for finals or they go off to the summer job on Wall Street or — this is Columbia — to the Hamptons.
Graduation season is upon us. Our youngest two children will accept their college diplomas this year along with thousands of others across the country. As these graduates embark upon the sea of adulthood, I offer five pieces of advice that will serve them well.
In one year he vetoed 32% of all legislative bills, compared to 3.7% for average governor.
The baffling refusal by the Wisconsin GOP-led legislature to expand Medicaid has bedeviled Wisconsin since 2014. It’s the epitome of fiscal irresponsibility and wrong-headedness, defying both common sense and math.
Few candidates actually discuss what it is they’ll do about issues the voters care about.
The unprecedented and obscenely high amount of political money being raised and spent in Wisconsin Supreme Court elections is a fairly new and horrific development in our state. It wasn’t always this way here and it cannot and should not continue.
In addition to lending his campaign $8 million from his own fortune, the watchdog organization notes, Hovde has collected $60,000 from campaign donors with California ties.
Menthol cigarettes disproportionately harm Black Americans, contributing to heart and respiratory related health inequities.
For the utilities, destroying your ability to finance solar is their way of guaranteeing a return on investment and charging you more for solar than their standard rate, and also of maintaining a monopoly on energy in their territory. This is why it’s so important that the PSC establish a fixed ratio of 1:1 for reimbursement of solar electricity to property owners for their surplus electricity delivered to the power plant.
From the Northwoods to the state line and the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan, Wisconsin’s embrace of solar, wind and energy storage projects signifies a pivotal stride toward energy resilience and a cleaner future.
Rather than acting dismissively of the protesters or reacting angrily to their message, we should listen, as they have something very important to say.
Richard Nixon’s legacy is substantial. His achievements were historic, and he surmounted great obstacles to political victory, only to destroy himself.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at recent polls and discuss how close the U.S. Senate and presidential races might be. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
This year, the American Bar Association has chosen the theme “The Voices of Democracy,” which aligns with the foundational principles of our legal system and the essence of our nation’s democratic ethos.
Whether it’s pursuit of Wisconsin’s best beer, too many liquor store runs, or white claws out of control, the deeper issue is mental health.
Decisions on $2.8 million budget shortfall made with lack of transparency, some complain.
If voters approve two constitutional amendment questions this coming August, Wisconsin would join 34 other states whose governors and legislators have authority over major federal funding allocations, according to a Badger Institute review of several government data sites.
We need our state’s top law enforcement officer to join his colleagues in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and Nevada in cracking down on the election fraud perpetrated by Republican officials.
Trump remains so unappealing to a substantial portion of the Republican base that Haley continues to win votes almost two months after dropping out of the race.
For the first time, the RNC has created a local media area as part of what is known as Media Row, where hordes of politicos, delegates and maybe even a few celebrities flock to connect with radio and TV broadcasters, internet podcasters and social media influencers.
It’s a tough call but I suspect the best strategy is to leave them alone. Let them howl into the night. Drama is the oxygen of protest. Cut it off and eventually everybody drifts back to study for finals or they go off to the summer job on Wall Street or — this is Columbia — to the Hamptons.
Graduation season is upon us. Our youngest two children will accept their college diplomas this year along with thousands of others across the country. As these graduates embark upon the sea of adulthood, I offer five pieces of advice that will serve them well.
In one year he vetoed 32% of all legislative bills, compared to 3.7% for average governor.
The baffling refusal by the Wisconsin GOP-led legislature to expand Medicaid has bedeviled Wisconsin since 2014. It’s the epitome of fiscal irresponsibility and wrong-headedness, defying both common sense and math.
Few candidates actually discuss what it is they’ll do about issues the voters care about.
The unprecedented and obscenely high amount of political money being raised and spent in Wisconsin Supreme Court elections is a fairly new and horrific development in our state. It wasn’t always this way here and it cannot and should not continue.
In addition to lending his campaign $8 million from his own fortune, the watchdog organization notes, Hovde has collected $60,000 from campaign donors with California ties.
Menthol cigarettes disproportionately harm Black Americans, contributing to heart and respiratory related health inequities.
For the utilities, destroying your ability to finance solar is their way of guaranteeing a return on investment and charging you more for solar than their standard rate, and also of maintaining a monopoly on energy in their territory. This is why it’s so important that the PSC establish a fixed ratio of 1:1 for reimbursement of solar electricity to property owners for their surplus electricity delivered to the power plant.
From the Northwoods to the state line and the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan, Wisconsin’s embrace of solar, wind and energy storage projects signifies a pivotal stride toward energy resilience and a cleaner future.
Rather than acting dismissively of the protesters or reacting angrily to their message, we should listen, as they have something very important to say.
Richard Nixon’s legacy is substantial. His achievements were historic, and he surmounted great obstacles to political victory, only to destroy himself.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at recent polls and discuss how close the U.S. Senate and presidential races might be. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
This year, the American Bar Association has chosen the theme “The Voices of Democracy,” which aligns with the foundational principles of our legal system and the essence of our nation’s democratic ethos.
