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Perhaps retiring Gallagher could provide one last official service to his country: lead House Republicans to support military aid for Ukraine and Israel.
While his congressional brethren were seeking impeachments of President Biden or the head of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas or grasping to hold onto every conspiracy theory, Gallager effectively used his time in Congress to dig into some weighty issues of our time.
The quiet part was said out loud. In an official document, written by a government watchdog.
Biden is a good man who has done a good job, but he’s just too old and frail for the rigors of being president going forward.
This Black History Month, I would like to celebrate five prominent Black women who paved the way in the field of politics.
Reliable energy infrastructure is important for Wisconsin businesses, and that’s why the Wisconsin Economic Development Association and economic development organizations and local chambers of commerce across the state support the Right of First Refusal legislation.
One thing is certain, those who have been the architects of tilting the political playing field to suit their own interests are finding it isn’t much fun when suddenly you don’t hold all the cards.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look back at Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address for its policy objectives and legacy in gubernatorial speeches. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Democrat’s ability to court rural vote wins grudging respect — and fear.
The new chair of the Republican National Committee must be bold. Now is not the time to maintain the status quo.
Plus: “Begrudging Biden Voters,” Nikki Haley’s chances, and more in our breakdown of the new Marquette University Law School Poll.
The Senate brought forth a bi-partisan border bill that was welcomed by the Border Patrol union. Without reading the bill, House Speaker Johnson, announced the bill was dead on arrival.
Of all the issues that were being attempted to be hashed out and placed into a border bill, the most vulnerable were tossed under the political bus as Republicans simply refused to entertain the need for basic humanity.
The role African Americans played and continue to play in the history of the United States has all too often been ignored, and in many cases has been completely distorted and dismissed.
Making our culture about our politics divides America, and misses what a song can do for a kid from rural Wisconsin.
In recent years, the trend has been to restrict or eliminate such comments. The latest move in our region came on Feb. 1, when the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the state’s biggest newspaper, announced it would stop allowing reader comments to be appended to any of its stories.
The youth of our country are our future. It is good to know there are patriots who are active with the Young Republicans in shaping the future of our state and Nation.
What is most concerning is that despite public education efforts, vaccination rates overall have continued to wane in 2023 and through the start of 2024 for illnesses like influenza, Covid-19 and RSV.
Ousting a cabinet secretary for ‘maladministration’ would have opened Pandora’s box. The real problem is Biden.
Republican Wisconsin congressman’s vote against impeachment causes furor.
Perhaps retiring Gallagher could provide one last official service to his country: lead House Republicans to support military aid for Ukraine and Israel.
While his congressional brethren were seeking impeachments of President Biden or the head of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas or grasping to hold onto every conspiracy theory, Gallager effectively used his time in Congress to dig into some weighty issues of our time.
The quiet part was said out loud. In an official document, written by a government watchdog.
Biden is a good man who has done a good job, but he’s just too old and frail for the rigors of being president going forward.
This Black History Month, I would like to celebrate five prominent Black women who paved the way in the field of politics.
Reliable energy infrastructure is important for Wisconsin businesses, and that’s why the Wisconsin Economic Development Association and economic development organizations and local chambers of commerce across the state support the Right of First Refusal legislation.
One thing is certain, those who have been the architects of tilting the political playing field to suit their own interests are finding it isn’t much fun when suddenly you don’t hold all the cards.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look back at Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address for its policy objectives and legacy in gubernatorial speeches. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Democrat’s ability to court rural vote wins grudging respect — and fear.
The new chair of the Republican National Committee must be bold. Now is not the time to maintain the status quo.
Plus: “Begrudging Biden Voters,” Nikki Haley’s chances, and more in our breakdown of the new Marquette University Law School Poll.
The Senate brought forth a bi-partisan border bill that was welcomed by the Border Patrol union. Without reading the bill, House Speaker Johnson, announced the bill was dead on arrival.
Of all the issues that were being attempted to be hashed out and placed into a border bill, the most vulnerable were tossed under the political bus as Republicans simply refused to entertain the need for basic humanity.
The role African Americans played and continue to play in the history of the United States has all too often been ignored, and in many cases has been completely distorted and dismissed.
Making our culture about our politics divides America, and misses what a song can do for a kid from rural Wisconsin.
In recent years, the trend has been to restrict or eliminate such comments. The latest move in our region came on Feb. 1, when the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the state’s biggest newspaper, announced it would stop allowing reader comments to be appended to any of its stories.
The youth of our country are our future. It is good to know there are patriots who are active with the Young Republicans in shaping the future of our state and Nation.
What is most concerning is that despite public education efforts, vaccination rates overall have continued to wane in 2023 and through the start of 2024 for illnesses like influenza, Covid-19 and RSV.
Ousting a cabinet secretary for ‘maladministration’ would have opened Pandora’s box. The real problem is Biden.
Republican Wisconsin congressman’s vote against impeachment causes furor.
