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Our Legislature has evolved into an institution where grandstanding is the norm, bloated staffs keep their bosses in the news, and civility is no longer in vogue.
A recent study shows that 2022 was the first year on record that global low-carbon investments matched fossil fuel funding.
There is a serious use-of-force problem built into policing in this country. Over 1,000 Americans per year lose their lives in encounters with police.
A new federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ rule on pistols with stabilizing braces faces a Second Amendment lawsuit filed on behalf of disabled veterans.
As a journalist and a witness of Gen Z’s decaying mental state, I understand how pertinent it is that the media considers how the news today often numbs instead of stirs people to sustainable action.
The discourse that extends from honest disagreement is the lifeblood of a robust democracy. But that discourse is thwarted when innuendo, misinformation and disinformation convince Americans that the people we differ with on issues are inherently untrustworthy, evil or dangerous.
Three of our neighbors, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana, charge a single rate to all earners, and in each place it’s a lower rate than Wisconsin’s top two brackets.
Milwaukee County could pass its own ban. Evers calls Republican actions ‘ridiculous.’
You can disagree on the merits of the proposals, but assigning political motives where none exist is a disservice to the voters and only contributes to the “toxic political climate” that the boards decry.
It’s getting nasty: Mark Belling blasts candidate Kelly and Justice Bradley attacks candidate Dorow and Belling.
Studies show cost-burdened renters or families facing housing insecurity are less likely to have a usual source of medical care, more likely to postpone needed treatment, and more likely to go without prescribed medications.
The video showing five Memphis Police officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols following a traffic stop appears to be the latest example of a law enforcement agency known for police misconduct and corruption.
Republicans must end hostage taking and Congress must raise the debt ceiling to avoid impending economic catastrophe.
House Democrats are forming the Heartland Caucus. That’s good, but it needs to be just the first step.
The country’s ballooning debt is the result of choices made by both Republicans and Democrats.
The death of Tyre Nichols is just another reminder of the need to push harder and go further.
On this National School Choice Week, a new study by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty shows parental choice programs continuing to outperform public schools, particularly in the state’s largest city.
Our kids deserve the best we can give them. Join me in the celebration of National School Choice Week.
Wisconsin and Congress must pass legislation to protect patients and take insurers and pharmacy benefit managers to task.
Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow has been constructing a business plan in Delafield for an indoor gun range with a liquor license.
Our Legislature has evolved into an institution where grandstanding is the norm, bloated staffs keep their bosses in the news, and civility is no longer in vogue.
A recent study shows that 2022 was the first year on record that global low-carbon investments matched fossil fuel funding.
There is a serious use-of-force problem built into policing in this country. Over 1,000 Americans per year lose their lives in encounters with police.
A new federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ rule on pistols with stabilizing braces faces a Second Amendment lawsuit filed on behalf of disabled veterans.
As a journalist and a witness of Gen Z’s decaying mental state, I understand how pertinent it is that the media considers how the news today often numbs instead of stirs people to sustainable action.
The discourse that extends from honest disagreement is the lifeblood of a robust democracy. But that discourse is thwarted when innuendo, misinformation and disinformation convince Americans that the people we differ with on issues are inherently untrustworthy, evil or dangerous.
Three of our neighbors, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana, charge a single rate to all earners, and in each place it’s a lower rate than Wisconsin’s top two brackets.
Milwaukee County could pass its own ban. Evers calls Republican actions ‘ridiculous.’
You can disagree on the merits of the proposals, but assigning political motives where none exist is a disservice to the voters and only contributes to the “toxic political climate” that the boards decry.
It’s getting nasty: Mark Belling blasts candidate Kelly and Justice Bradley attacks candidate Dorow and Belling.
Studies show cost-burdened renters or families facing housing insecurity are less likely to have a usual source of medical care, more likely to postpone needed treatment, and more likely to go without prescribed medications.
The video showing five Memphis Police officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols following a traffic stop appears to be the latest example of a law enforcement agency known for police misconduct and corruption.
Republicans must end hostage taking and Congress must raise the debt ceiling to avoid impending economic catastrophe.
House Democrats are forming the Heartland Caucus. That’s good, but it needs to be just the first step.
The country’s ballooning debt is the result of choices made by both Republicans and Democrats.
The death of Tyre Nichols is just another reminder of the need to push harder and go further.
On this National School Choice Week, a new study by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty shows parental choice programs continuing to outperform public schools, particularly in the state’s largest city.
Our kids deserve the best we can give them. Join me in the celebration of National School Choice Week.
Wisconsin and Congress must pass legislation to protect patients and take insurers and pharmacy benefit managers to task.
Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow has been constructing a business plan in Delafield for an indoor gun range with a liquor license.
