
Dave Cieslewicz: GOP votes against what it wants
Yesterday, Senate Republicans did as expected, followed Donald Trump’s bidding, and killed an immigration bill that gave them most of what they wanted.
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Yesterday, Senate Republicans did as expected, followed Donald Trump’s bidding, and killed an immigration bill that gave them most of what they wanted.

The majority of states now give workers the freedom to do their jobs without being forced to join a labor union.

The RNC is coming soon, many in the city are not thrilled, and economic impact might not meet expectations. But in a way, Milwaukee’s convention-connected political victory has already been won.

Most people understood that my wife has her own opinions and her own right to freely express herself. The wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is not being given that courtesy.

We’ve never been able to agree whether the proliferation of guns is the main reason for our gun problem.

I’m a documented Dreamer, one of 250,000 young people who came to the U.S. legally on their parents high-skilled visas, but face maddening challenges as we grow up. When we turn 21, for instance, we “age out” of our legal status and must self deport.

The argument that Madison homeowners who oppose the city’s “proactive” rezoning are selfish ignores their past support of more housing density.

Lugar index shows Ron Johnson, Tom Tiffany least bipartisan. Baldwin, Gallagher rank high.

The Democrats are hoping abortion can save them, even as they don’t understand why the economy is not a winning issue for them.

Families across Wisconsin know we have to take gun safety seriously, and that’s why I, like so many in our communities, am deeply concerned about what a second Donald Trump term would mean for the safety of our state, our communities and our kids.

The future of this country depends on vibrant rural communities and sustainable, environmentally friendly farms. Rural and urban people must together develop a reverence for the land, and view it more than an economic commodity. We need an agricultural ethic for the future.

When even McDonald’s is becoming unaffordable, America’s inflation problem has become a full-blown crisis.

It was a big week for immigration politics, but in Wisconsin a reality check shows farmers and immigrant workers have a lot in common.

And it’s also time to revisit a regional transit authority.

Who deserves the credit for Microsoft’s decision to build a $3.3 billion artificial intelligence data center in Mount Pleasant?

Their votes indicate values out of the mainstream, despite their pledges.

Lake Michigan is not at record highs, nor is it at high at all.


Around this same time, within a matter of days, I had two conversations, one with a teacher, another with a parent, both wishing children could somehow be freed from the clutches of cell phones.

In his highly acclaimed book “Poverty in America,” UW-Madison grad Matthew Desmond goes to great lengths to show how America’s poor are constantly exploited by an economy stacked against them.

Yesterday, Senate Republicans did as expected, followed Donald Trump’s bidding, and killed an immigration bill that gave them most of what they wanted.

The majority of states now give workers the freedom to do their jobs without being forced to join a labor union.

The RNC is coming soon, many in the city are not thrilled, and economic impact might not meet expectations. But in a way, Milwaukee’s convention-connected political victory has already been won.

Most people understood that my wife has her own opinions and her own right to freely express herself. The wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is not being given that courtesy.

We’ve never been able to agree whether the proliferation of guns is the main reason for our gun problem.

I’m a documented Dreamer, one of 250,000 young people who came to the U.S. legally on their parents high-skilled visas, but face maddening challenges as we grow up. When we turn 21, for instance, we “age out” of our legal status and must self deport.

The argument that Madison homeowners who oppose the city’s “proactive” rezoning are selfish ignores their past support of more housing density.

Lugar index shows Ron Johnson, Tom Tiffany least bipartisan. Baldwin, Gallagher rank high.

The Democrats are hoping abortion can save them, even as they don’t understand why the economy is not a winning issue for them.

Families across Wisconsin know we have to take gun safety seriously, and that’s why I, like so many in our communities, am deeply concerned about what a second Donald Trump term would mean for the safety of our state, our communities and our kids.

The future of this country depends on vibrant rural communities and sustainable, environmentally friendly farms. Rural and urban people must together develop a reverence for the land, and view it more than an economic commodity. We need an agricultural ethic for the future.

When even McDonald’s is becoming unaffordable, America’s inflation problem has become a full-blown crisis.

It was a big week for immigration politics, but in Wisconsin a reality check shows farmers and immigrant workers have a lot in common.

And it’s also time to revisit a regional transit authority.

Who deserves the credit for Microsoft’s decision to build a $3.3 billion artificial intelligence data center in Mount Pleasant?

Their votes indicate values out of the mainstream, despite their pledges.

Lake Michigan is not at record highs, nor is it at high at all.


Around this same time, within a matter of days, I had two conversations, one with a teacher, another with a parent, both wishing children could somehow be freed from the clutches of cell phones.

In his highly acclaimed book “Poverty in America,” UW-Madison grad Matthew Desmond goes to great lengths to show how America’s poor are constantly exploited by an economy stacked against them.