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Dan O’Donnell: Justice is the whim of a judge

To great fanfare from local media, Planned Parenthood resumed performing abortions in Milwaukee and Madison this week in direct violation of Wisconsin’s law forbidding the practice. Only Wisconsin’s law never actually forbade abortions at all; at least not according to Dane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper, who ruled in July that the Wisconsin statute titled “Abortion” doesn’t cover abortion.

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Don Leake: On Vos’s turnabout on redistricting

Why is Robin Vos now amenable (SCOWIS issues aside) to a redistricting commission similar to the one proposed by the Democrats in 2019?  The short answer is that he knows that his party will not be hurt much by Assembly maps that are compact and minimize county splits and split municipalities.  

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Owen Robinson: The rematch nobody wants

In a country of over 330 million people with legions of brilliant, ethical, honest, compassionate and humble servant leaders, are we really going to be forced to choose between Joe Biden and Donald Trump?

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Dan O’Donnell: Justice is the whim of a judge

To great fanfare from local media, Planned Parenthood resumed performing abortions in Milwaukee and Madison this week in direct violation of Wisconsin’s law forbidding the practice. Only Wisconsin’s law never actually forbade abortions at all; at least not according to Dane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper, who ruled in July that the Wisconsin statute titled “Abortion” doesn’t cover abortion.

Read More »

Don Leake: On Vos’s turnabout on redistricting

Why is Robin Vos now amenable (SCOWIS issues aside) to a redistricting commission similar to the one proposed by the Democrats in 2019?  The short answer is that he knows that his party will not be hurt much by Assembly maps that are compact and minimize county splits and split municipalities.  

Read More »

Owen Robinson: The rematch nobody wants

In a country of over 330 million people with legions of brilliant, ethical, honest, compassionate and humble servant leaders, are we really going to be forced to choose between Joe Biden and Donald Trump?

Read More »

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