
Margaret Kelsey, et. al.: State leaders need to take last critical steps to avert fiscal cliff for Milwaukee
No more significant challenge exists today than the fiscal crisis in Milwaukee.
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No more significant challenge exists today than the fiscal crisis in Milwaukee.

When schools threaten to teach things that parents think are poison, parents need the option to act — to engage, to call the school board to account, to leave for a better school. Parents understand this continuum.

CMS must reconsider its national coverage determination for Coverage with Evidence Development so patients can have access to the care they need if it is determined to be a good fit for their health.

We must protect patients and hold insurers and pharmaceutical benefit managers accountable by taking action at the state and federal levels.

Epic’s noncompete agreements are panned in public comments to the Federal Trade Commission.

Shelia Stubbs’ confirmation process exposes decline of media coverage.

Twelve years ago 14 Democratic senators bolted from the Wisconsin capital to deny majority Republicans a quorum.

Socialism is Walker’s name for almost anything that helps people.

So far, the announced (or soon-to-be) field stands at 10 — dangerously approaching 2016, when there were 17 and the debates had to be held in shifts like meal time at Little Annie’s orphanage.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the fate of GOP legislative proposals to increase local sales tax rates for Milwaukee. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association.

PEN America has identified over 100 “educational gag order” bills introduced in 33 state legislatures since January 2021.

A majority of Wisconsin legislators don’t have to worry about thumbing their noses at what the people clearly favor because their districts are safely configured in their favor.

The Joint Finance Committee removed every single school-based mental health program from Gov. Tony Evers’ budget.

At a time when the job market is begging for graduates with bachelor’s degrees, the opportunity for many Black students to earn a college degree is being squandered.

The hard-right looks pretty weak following passage of the federal debt-limit deal.

Unfortunately, that’s exactly where the left wants.

It’s time for a crackdown on the products the FDA has already deemed a clear threat to young people across the country.

Our Memorial Day comes in the context of the brutal war raging between Russia and Ukraine.

Many wetlands across the country will lose federal protections following a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

Our lawmakers can take the lead — for our state and country — by calling for serious policy reform in the Farm Bill.

No more significant challenge exists today than the fiscal crisis in Milwaukee.

When schools threaten to teach things that parents think are poison, parents need the option to act — to engage, to call the school board to account, to leave for a better school. Parents understand this continuum.

CMS must reconsider its national coverage determination for Coverage with Evidence Development so patients can have access to the care they need if it is determined to be a good fit for their health.

We must protect patients and hold insurers and pharmaceutical benefit managers accountable by taking action at the state and federal levels.

Epic’s noncompete agreements are panned in public comments to the Federal Trade Commission.

Shelia Stubbs’ confirmation process exposes decline of media coverage.

Twelve years ago 14 Democratic senators bolted from the Wisconsin capital to deny majority Republicans a quorum.

Socialism is Walker’s name for almost anything that helps people.

So far, the announced (or soon-to-be) field stands at 10 — dangerously approaching 2016, when there were 17 and the debates had to be held in shifts like meal time at Little Annie’s orphanage.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the fate of GOP legislative proposals to increase local sales tax rates for Milwaukee. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association.

PEN America has identified over 100 “educational gag order” bills introduced in 33 state legislatures since January 2021.

A majority of Wisconsin legislators don’t have to worry about thumbing their noses at what the people clearly favor because their districts are safely configured in their favor.

The Joint Finance Committee removed every single school-based mental health program from Gov. Tony Evers’ budget.

At a time when the job market is begging for graduates with bachelor’s degrees, the opportunity for many Black students to earn a college degree is being squandered.

The hard-right looks pretty weak following passage of the federal debt-limit deal.

Unfortunately, that’s exactly where the left wants.

It’s time for a crackdown on the products the FDA has already deemed a clear threat to young people across the country.

Our Memorial Day comes in the context of the brutal war raging between Russia and Ukraine.

Many wetlands across the country will lose federal protections following a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

Our lawmakers can take the lead — for our state and country — by calling for serious policy reform in the Farm Bill.