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Tony Evers owns this. The governor has been in office five and a half years, so he can’t blame the mess at the Department of Corrections on the previous administration. And he shouldn’t be allowed to get away with blaming it on the Republican Legislature. This is about mismanagement at the top.
With the urgency that climate change is forcing upon us, we must reinstate the Office of the Public Intervenor if we are going to save our beautiful and unique landscape.
There are serious ramifications for local economies, law enforcement and strains on agencies and resources that create a maelstrom of issues when immigrants come to the country without vetting.
Much less money for Wisconsin, more board members from outside state.
The Society of Professional Journalists issues a ‘call to action’ for other reporters to follow suit.
When it’s Father’s Day in 2024, we should be able to go far beyond gifts – to our failure to define fatherhood.
Mount Horeb voters approved referendums that paid for school security improvements.
On April 16, with no discussion, the Madison Common Council unanimously approved an ordinance amendment to allow humane officers to require that dogs who bite other dogs or people be physically restrained when outside, lest their owners be fined up to $500. Last month, the Dane County Board passed a nearly identical amendment. Both are now in effect.
The liberal law firm that brought suit against the WI alternate presidential electors makes the case that the scheme that culminated in the January 6, 2021, assault on the Constitution began here in Wisconsin.
What the data shows about Wisconsin and U.S. economies.
Rep. Troy Nehls called Paul Ryan a “piece of garbage” for suggesting in the gentlest way imaginable that Trump may not be the hero our country needs.
City leaders can play a role in MPS reform.
It’s high time to introduce a direct ballot initiative to nullify or override the results of the recent referendum based on information that was either held back knowingly or swept under the rug in advance by parties in the know.
It’s the inability of Black families to own real estate — whether for lack of decent paying jobs or the fact that they’ve historically been redlined out of obtaining mortgages — that prevents them from building wealth like most white families have been able to do.
I’ve heard outrageous claims that the Joint Finance Committee cannot release funding because of the governor’s vetoes. That’s flat-out false.
Why are they opposing incumbent Democrat? In a word, they hate him.
Apart from party leaders at all three conventions, only a handful of rank-and-file delegates to the two earlier conventions have been chosen this time.
Criminal case against Wisconsin Trump supporters is a brazen abuse of ‘justice’ system
It has been widely reported that Trump’s conviction of 34 felonies was—well, iffy. But why? Here’s what happened and why the case should have been tossed.
From palpable down-ballot energy to pro-Palestine protests to a memorable Tony Evers speech to the Milwaukee of it all, here’s what happened on June 8 and 9 at Potawatomi Casino Hotel.
Tony Evers owns this. The governor has been in office five and a half years, so he can’t blame the mess at the Department of Corrections on the previous administration. And he shouldn’t be allowed to get away with blaming it on the Republican Legislature. This is about mismanagement at the top.
With the urgency that climate change is forcing upon us, we must reinstate the Office of the Public Intervenor if we are going to save our beautiful and unique landscape.
There are serious ramifications for local economies, law enforcement and strains on agencies and resources that create a maelstrom of issues when immigrants come to the country without vetting.
Much less money for Wisconsin, more board members from outside state.
The Society of Professional Journalists issues a ‘call to action’ for other reporters to follow suit.
When it’s Father’s Day in 2024, we should be able to go far beyond gifts – to our failure to define fatherhood.
Mount Horeb voters approved referendums that paid for school security improvements.
On April 16, with no discussion, the Madison Common Council unanimously approved an ordinance amendment to allow humane officers to require that dogs who bite other dogs or people be physically restrained when outside, lest their owners be fined up to $500. Last month, the Dane County Board passed a nearly identical amendment. Both are now in effect.
The liberal law firm that brought suit against the WI alternate presidential electors makes the case that the scheme that culminated in the January 6, 2021, assault on the Constitution began here in Wisconsin.
What the data shows about Wisconsin and U.S. economies.
Rep. Troy Nehls called Paul Ryan a “piece of garbage” for suggesting in the gentlest way imaginable that Trump may not be the hero our country needs.
City leaders can play a role in MPS reform.
It’s high time to introduce a direct ballot initiative to nullify or override the results of the recent referendum based on information that was either held back knowingly or swept under the rug in advance by parties in the know.
It’s the inability of Black families to own real estate — whether for lack of decent paying jobs or the fact that they’ve historically been redlined out of obtaining mortgages — that prevents them from building wealth like most white families have been able to do.
I’ve heard outrageous claims that the Joint Finance Committee cannot release funding because of the governor’s vetoes. That’s flat-out false.
Why are they opposing incumbent Democrat? In a word, they hate him.
Apart from party leaders at all three conventions, only a handful of rank-and-file delegates to the two earlier conventions have been chosen this time.
Criminal case against Wisconsin Trump supporters is a brazen abuse of ‘justice’ system
It has been widely reported that Trump’s conviction of 34 felonies was—well, iffy. But why? Here’s what happened and why the case should have been tossed.
From palpable down-ballot energy to pro-Palestine protests to a memorable Tony Evers speech to the Milwaukee of it all, here’s what happened on June 8 and 9 at Potawatomi Casino Hotel.
