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Wisconsin is one of just a handful of states that doesn’t require a high school civics class for graduation, and more than a quarter of students never take a dedicated civics or government class. This is why the Wisconsin Civic Learning Coalition is bringing together stakeholders from across the state to strengthen nonpartisan civics and government education in schools.
The horrific attacks by Hamas against innocent people in Israel have exposed disturbing antisemitism espoused by radicals on campuses across the country.
Passing conservative legislation and winning elections.
Democrats should have either forced Vos to make a half dozen more of his members walk the plank or forced him into a deal where actual worthwhile projects were funded in addition to the payoff to the billionaires. … Once again Vos has outmaneuvered the Democrats
The Washington Post won 10 Pulitzer Prizes in Marty Baron’s eight years as editor, but his memoir describes the mental and physical toll of criticism he received from both inside and outside the newsroom.
A lawsuit currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court seeks have the CFPB’s funding — which is from the Federal Reserve rather than Congress — declared unconstitutional.
The $347 million engineering building proposed for the UW-Madison campus and the $180 million structure at UW-La Crosse are two prominent examples of stalled projects that have left many business leaders scratching their heads.
Grant conditions were satisfied by streetcar’s Sunday-only route through construction site.
The act promotes runaway spending and debt and induces lawmakers to erode political norms.
In many ways, the chaos at the national level is echoed right here in Wisconsin.
It’s two parties under the same roof, and the only solution is a coalition — between themselves or with Democrats.
Easily the most disheartening aftereffect of Hamas’ systematic slaughter of more than 1,300 innocent Israelis is that it has been met with outright jubilation in what were once the most radical corners of American liberalism but increasingly feel like its mainstream.
This week has been a study in contrasts.
Ask yourself who in the Republican House has been reported to show the character traits as demonstrated by former state senators Mike Ellis or Rodger Roth?
Once Gen Z matures to full force, its influence will be as transformative as the Greatest Generation that lived through the Great Depression, went off to fight World War II and returned to fuel prolonged prosperity.
The UW System is also backing out of its agreement with counties and cities, who since the 1960s have given many millions of tax dollars to build and maintain their campuses.
And conservative justices are already dissenting.
Regrettably, many nonprofit hospitals in Wisconsin and across the nation adopt practices that prioritize profits over patients, leaving lots of Wisconsinites burdened with excessive medical bills and financially crippling medical debt.
In last 20 years. Numbers are likely to decline even further in January.
With the recent news that UW-Oshkosh has laid off 20% of its employees, UW-Platteville Richland is closing, UW-Milwaukee at Washington County and UW-Oshkosh Fond du Lac’s campuses are stopping in-person instruction by June 2024, and the remaining ten branch campuses will “discuss future options,” the jarring reality is that our higher education is at significant risk due to the neglect of the Republican-led Legislature.
Wisconsin is one of just a handful of states that doesn’t require a high school civics class for graduation, and more than a quarter of students never take a dedicated civics or government class. This is why the Wisconsin Civic Learning Coalition is bringing together stakeholders from across the state to strengthen nonpartisan civics and government education in schools.
The horrific attacks by Hamas against innocent people in Israel have exposed disturbing antisemitism espoused by radicals on campuses across the country.
Passing conservative legislation and winning elections.
Democrats should have either forced Vos to make a half dozen more of his members walk the plank or forced him into a deal where actual worthwhile projects were funded in addition to the payoff to the billionaires. … Once again Vos has outmaneuvered the Democrats
The Washington Post won 10 Pulitzer Prizes in Marty Baron’s eight years as editor, but his memoir describes the mental and physical toll of criticism he received from both inside and outside the newsroom.
A lawsuit currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court seeks have the CFPB’s funding — which is from the Federal Reserve rather than Congress — declared unconstitutional.
The $347 million engineering building proposed for the UW-Madison campus and the $180 million structure at UW-La Crosse are two prominent examples of stalled projects that have left many business leaders scratching their heads.
Grant conditions were satisfied by streetcar’s Sunday-only route through construction site.
The act promotes runaway spending and debt and induces lawmakers to erode political norms.
In many ways, the chaos at the national level is echoed right here in Wisconsin.
It’s two parties under the same roof, and the only solution is a coalition — between themselves or with Democrats.
Easily the most disheartening aftereffect of Hamas’ systematic slaughter of more than 1,300 innocent Israelis is that it has been met with outright jubilation in what were once the most radical corners of American liberalism but increasingly feel like its mainstream.
This week has been a study in contrasts.
Ask yourself who in the Republican House has been reported to show the character traits as demonstrated by former state senators Mike Ellis or Rodger Roth?
Once Gen Z matures to full force, its influence will be as transformative as the Greatest Generation that lived through the Great Depression, went off to fight World War II and returned to fuel prolonged prosperity.
The UW System is also backing out of its agreement with counties and cities, who since the 1960s have given many millions of tax dollars to build and maintain their campuses.
And conservative justices are already dissenting.
Regrettably, many nonprofit hospitals in Wisconsin and across the nation adopt practices that prioritize profits over patients, leaving lots of Wisconsinites burdened with excessive medical bills and financially crippling medical debt.
In last 20 years. Numbers are likely to decline even further in January.
With the recent news that UW-Oshkosh has laid off 20% of its employees, UW-Platteville Richland is closing, UW-Milwaukee at Washington County and UW-Oshkosh Fond du Lac’s campuses are stopping in-person instruction by June 2024, and the remaining ten branch campuses will “discuss future options,” the jarring reality is that our higher education is at significant risk due to the neglect of the Republican-led Legislature.
