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Mark Jefferson is out as executive director of the Wisconsin Republican Party. Could be burnout … Could be electoral failure … It could be that Mr. Jefferson is not sufficiently MAGA.

The best pick for vice president on a GOP ticket in 2024 is a governor.

Wisconsin kids need school boards allied with parent advocates who care more about scoring scholarly achievements than political points.

The City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County got permission from the state to increase sales taxes as part of a deal that included putting 25 police officers back in crime-ridden schools. The city and the school district were supposed to share the approximately $2 million cost. Eight months later, there are still no cops.

Freedom, democracy and journalism all go hand in hand. None can survive if one dies. Death need not be their destiny, if enough of us step up. Deserts can be reclaimed.


Using ChatGPT4, one of the popular tools that has burst on the market, I asked: “What sectors/industries in Wisconsin manufacturing are best positioned to benefit from artificial intelligence as a tool?”

Bottom line: Electric vehicles are more expensive than others.

The latest proposal aims to repeal Wisconsin’s Green Tier program and the environmental compliance audit program, both overseen by the Department of Natural Resources.

While he has spent years fighting environmental safeguards and proposing strip mines in Wisconsin’s virgin forests, last week he introduced a bill in Congress to limit the environmental damage on federal lands from illegal aliens who, he insists, are making a mess at the border.

This is another example of federal all-knowing, one-size-fits-all regulations that don’t give any consideration to what’s happening locally.

Seventeen states—including states like Oregon, Arizona, Indiana, and South Carolina – don’t require government permission for teenagers to work.

Republicans forced to choose ‘least bad’ legislative redistricting.

Our kids will never recover from the ‘expert’ demand to close schools.

There is no Republican Party anymore. A Congress that once deliberated is half gone as extremists obstruct what they can to prove that our nation is broken — to gain votes from disgruntled citizens who dislike a broken nation.

The ongoing redistricting mess should prompt systemic changes for next time.

But what does it all mean?

In his announcement speech in Madison Tuesday, it was not at all clear that his heart is in it.

In a move generally reserved for benign actions like naming post offices, Assembly Republicans passed their Right of First Refusal bill on a voice vote—giving each of them plausible deniability when confronted by an angry constituency.

I don’t always agree with Sen. Johnson, but he’s right to call for the closure of the southern border with Mexico.

Mark Jefferson is out as executive director of the Wisconsin Republican Party. Could be burnout … Could be electoral failure … It could be that Mr. Jefferson is not sufficiently MAGA.

The best pick for vice president on a GOP ticket in 2024 is a governor.

Wisconsin kids need school boards allied with parent advocates who care more about scoring scholarly achievements than political points.

The City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County got permission from the state to increase sales taxes as part of a deal that included putting 25 police officers back in crime-ridden schools. The city and the school district were supposed to share the approximately $2 million cost. Eight months later, there are still no cops.

Freedom, democracy and journalism all go hand in hand. None can survive if one dies. Death need not be their destiny, if enough of us step up. Deserts can be reclaimed.


Using ChatGPT4, one of the popular tools that has burst on the market, I asked: “What sectors/industries in Wisconsin manufacturing are best positioned to benefit from artificial intelligence as a tool?”

Bottom line: Electric vehicles are more expensive than others.

The latest proposal aims to repeal Wisconsin’s Green Tier program and the environmental compliance audit program, both overseen by the Department of Natural Resources.

While he has spent years fighting environmental safeguards and proposing strip mines in Wisconsin’s virgin forests, last week he introduced a bill in Congress to limit the environmental damage on federal lands from illegal aliens who, he insists, are making a mess at the border.

This is another example of federal all-knowing, one-size-fits-all regulations that don’t give any consideration to what’s happening locally.

Seventeen states—including states like Oregon, Arizona, Indiana, and South Carolina – don’t require government permission for teenagers to work.

Republicans forced to choose ‘least bad’ legislative redistricting.

Our kids will never recover from the ‘expert’ demand to close schools.

There is no Republican Party anymore. A Congress that once deliberated is half gone as extremists obstruct what they can to prove that our nation is broken — to gain votes from disgruntled citizens who dislike a broken nation.

The ongoing redistricting mess should prompt systemic changes for next time.

But what does it all mean?

In his announcement speech in Madison Tuesday, it was not at all clear that his heart is in it.

In a move generally reserved for benign actions like naming post offices, Assembly Republicans passed their Right of First Refusal bill on a voice vote—giving each of them plausible deniability when confronted by an angry constituency.

I don’t always agree with Sen. Johnson, but he’s right to call for the closure of the southern border with Mexico.