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Eric Dregni, an English teacher at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., noted that Norway had been named the “happiest country in the world” and wondered that since Wisconsin’s has a similar population and climate, whether it could somehow become the United States’ happiest state.
Appearing before the Supreme Court to oppose the governor’s suit, the Legislature’s lawyer was flummoxed trying to defend the undemocratic tactics of the Republican Legislature.
“Voices of Democracy” is the American Bar Association’s theme for Law Day (May 1, 2024). This year, the theme encourages Americans to participate in the 2024 elections by deepening their understanding of the electoral process; discussing issues in honest and civil ways; turning out to vote; and, finally, helping to move the country forward after free and fair elections.
DAs in five local counties are quitting and will be replaced in this year’s election.
H5N1 virus has spread worldwide through bird populations and has caused 442 confirmed human cases and 262 deaths, according to the World Health Organization.
Switching to heat pumps in a northern climate will prove much more expensive.
Safe bet: Reagan would have sided with defending Ukraine.
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.
Eric Dregni, an English teacher at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., noted that Norway had been named the “happiest country in the world” and wondered that since Wisconsin’s has a similar population and climate, whether it could somehow become the United States’ happiest state.
Appearing before the Supreme Court to oppose the governor’s suit, the Legislature’s lawyer was flummoxed trying to defend the undemocratic tactics of the Republican Legislature.
“Voices of Democracy” is the American Bar Association’s theme for Law Day (May 1, 2024). This year, the theme encourages Americans to participate in the 2024 elections by deepening their understanding of the electoral process; discussing issues in honest and civil ways; turning out to vote; and, finally, helping to move the country forward after free and fair elections.
DAs in five local counties are quitting and will be replaced in this year’s election.
H5N1 virus has spread worldwide through bird populations and has caused 442 confirmed human cases and 262 deaths, according to the World Health Organization.
Switching to heat pumps in a northern climate will prove much more expensive.
Safe bet: Reagan would have sided with defending Ukraine.
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.
