The dark side of Wisconsin’s high stakes judicial election

Blaska prefers the State of Wisconsin adopt the federal template: the governor nominates and the legislature confirm justices. Still political, but without the millions of dollars in air wars.

Nurses and nurse leaders, and I am proud to be both, are facing unprecedented challenges. Workforce shortages have escalated, as has the demand for health care, and financial and inflationary pressures continue to grow on our hospitals and clinics.

Sanders has written a new book entitled “It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism,” which has been described as a “scorching denunciation of a system that is manifestly failing the vast majority of people along with the planet itself.”

“You are not forgotten.” These words were spoken by former President Donald Trump when he visited East Palestine, Ohio.

The race for Wisconsin Supreme Court could change that.

There admittedly hasn’t been much reason for hope in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, with liberal Janet Protasiewicz outspending Kelly more than 2-to-1 and a media openly protecting her from serious allegations of racism and elder abuse, but there is still reason to believe.

They’re a devious scheme by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and his cohorts to divide us and distract us so they can stay in power and keep rewarding their donors like Diane Hendricks, Richard Uihlein, and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce rather than serve the people of Wisconsin.

Modern society and medical professionals have solidly rebuked conversion therapy, but Wisconsin Republicans embraced it Wednesday in the State Senate.

For the 17th consecutive year, the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council has named its annual Openness in Government Awards, or Opees, in honor of national Sunshine Week, March 12-18.

Not only is a shortage of mental health professionals a barrier for treatment for communities of color, the lack of Black or Hispanic therapists has major implications for them to find a practitioner they feel comfortable enough to share race-related trauma.

Whether through legislation or through the budget bill, the legislature should allow out-of-state mental health professionals to help people in Wisconsin now and for the foreseeable future.

The Wisconsin secretary of state resigned just months into his new term.

When former Gov. Scott Walker’s vengeful assault on Wisconsin workers and their unions seemed to be unstoppable in March of 2011, Secretary of State Doug La Follette pulled the brakes.

But Republican bill to overturn bad decision attracts only 2 Democratic co-sponsors; 32 Republicans push bill to strengthen transparency laws.

Depending on the outcome of the current Supreme Court election the chief justice position may well swing to Justice Ann Walsh Bradley in 2025.

I strongly urge CMS to rethink its decision to cut such a program that is vital to so many Wisconsin seniors.

By the end of February, the U.S. had already recorded 70 mass shootings in 2023 — more than two a day. In each of the last three years there have been more than 600 mass shootings.

How can it be that Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee are chopped liver in Gov. Ever’s massive building budget for 2023-25?