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When John F. Kennedy ran for president in 1960, he did something no candidate had done before: he leveraged the power of state primaries to win his party’s nomination. Kennedy’s first battleground state? Wisconsin—a state that would prove more arduous, more exhausting, and more crucial to winning the presidency than any other.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court wants gadfly Dean Phillips on the Democrats’ presidential primary ballot for April 2 even if Joe Biden’s party does not. And so it shall be. It is the right thing to do.
What has been missing from many ongoing issues across the state is a strong competitive discussion at election time where two candidates have an equal chance of winning as voters head to the ballot box.
Trump and acolytes like Wisconsin GOP Senator Ron Johnson see political advantage in sneering at bipartisan compromise and negotiation.
Eliminating barriers to teacher education in Wisconsin.
A Fitchburg state representative has some ambitious proposals to do so.
On April 17, the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame in Stevens Point will posthumously induct Red Cliff Ojibwe tribal member Walter Bresette, a prominent treaty rights activist who organized support for Ojibwe fishing rights in the late 1980s, and opposition to metallic mines in the 1990s.
Last week, the congressman, who is a senior member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, called for a hearing at which DeJoy could be pressed for answers regarding Postal Service delays and disruptions.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on where the Supreme Court redistricting process is headed. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Introduced by State Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls,, AR 18 calls for the impeachment and removal of Meagan Wolfe, administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
I don’t want to trivialize Donald Trump’s behavior, but it seems there’s a case to made that the reason he’s facing 91 indictments, massive fines and penalties is his penchant for cavalierly getting into trouble, almost as if he can’t help himself.
There is an invasion happening at America’s southern border. Despite its duty to protect our sovereignty, the federal government has turned a blind eye to a crisis that is growing exponentially worse every day.
They say that corporal punishment makes it more likely the child will grow up regarding violence as acceptable and, in turn, more likely to engage in it.
Legislative proposal would allow police departments, others to charge more for public records.
An explanation of why Wisconsin needs business courts.
Almost exactly one year ago, on Jan. 26, 2023, Biden’s Interior Department announced a 20-year mining moratorium on 225,000 acres in Northeastern Minnesota, effectively stopping a proposed copper, cobalt, and nickel mine in the area.
It is becoming clear that Trump’s dominance of the GOP does not include suburban voters and fact-based independents.
Donald Trump is a hollow man whose ramblings and disorientation are finally drawing media scrutiny. Between the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary, and now Nevada, his repeated mistakes are forcing reporters to take notice. But such incongruities started much earlier.
Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips should be on the April presidential primary ballot in Wisconsin.
The central problem is, the proponents of ranked choice voting are doing exactly what they say the current system does: rigging elections toward candidates with certain ideological perspectives. By their own admission, they are rooting out “extreme” and “partisan” candidates in favor of the moderate middle ground, as defined by elites.
When John F. Kennedy ran for president in 1960, he did something no candidate had done before: he leveraged the power of state primaries to win his party’s nomination. Kennedy’s first battleground state? Wisconsin—a state that would prove more arduous, more exhausting, and more crucial to winning the presidency than any other.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court wants gadfly Dean Phillips on the Democrats’ presidential primary ballot for April 2 even if Joe Biden’s party does not. And so it shall be. It is the right thing to do.
What has been missing from many ongoing issues across the state is a strong competitive discussion at election time where two candidates have an equal chance of winning as voters head to the ballot box.
Trump and acolytes like Wisconsin GOP Senator Ron Johnson see political advantage in sneering at bipartisan compromise and negotiation.
Eliminating barriers to teacher education in Wisconsin.
A Fitchburg state representative has some ambitious proposals to do so.
On April 17, the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame in Stevens Point will posthumously induct Red Cliff Ojibwe tribal member Walter Bresette, a prominent treaty rights activist who organized support for Ojibwe fishing rights in the late 1980s, and opposition to metallic mines in the 1990s.
Last week, the congressman, who is a senior member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, called for a hearing at which DeJoy could be pressed for answers regarding Postal Service delays and disruptions.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on where the Supreme Court redistricting process is headed. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Introduced by State Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls,, AR 18 calls for the impeachment and removal of Meagan Wolfe, administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
I don’t want to trivialize Donald Trump’s behavior, but it seems there’s a case to made that the reason he’s facing 91 indictments, massive fines and penalties is his penchant for cavalierly getting into trouble, almost as if he can’t help himself.
There is an invasion happening at America’s southern border. Despite its duty to protect our sovereignty, the federal government has turned a blind eye to a crisis that is growing exponentially worse every day.
They say that corporal punishment makes it more likely the child will grow up regarding violence as acceptable and, in turn, more likely to engage in it.
Legislative proposal would allow police departments, others to charge more for public records.
An explanation of why Wisconsin needs business courts.
Almost exactly one year ago, on Jan. 26, 2023, Biden’s Interior Department announced a 20-year mining moratorium on 225,000 acres in Northeastern Minnesota, effectively stopping a proposed copper, cobalt, and nickel mine in the area.
It is becoming clear that Trump’s dominance of the GOP does not include suburban voters and fact-based independents.
Donald Trump is a hollow man whose ramblings and disorientation are finally drawing media scrutiny. Between the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary, and now Nevada, his repeated mistakes are forcing reporters to take notice. But such incongruities started much earlier.
Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips should be on the April presidential primary ballot in Wisconsin.
The central problem is, the proponents of ranked choice voting are doing exactly what they say the current system does: rigging elections toward candidates with certain ideological perspectives. By their own admission, they are rooting out “extreme” and “partisan” candidates in favor of the moderate middle ground, as defined by elites.
