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It may be Christmas week, but the Biden administration found it necessary to send warnings to nine states for the ruthless way they have been kicking kids in low-income families off Medicaid.
Over 100 places in Wisconsin have lost more than 20% of their population since 1990. This is the first of occasional profiles of persevering small towns in the Badger State.
During each of our eight years as governor and first lady of Wisconsin, Tonette and I hosted an evening at the Executive Residence to honor Gold Star families.
From our main streets to our interstates, rural and urban communities, and high-tech to handmade products, Wisconsin has had a big year. It’s our job to carry that momentum into next year, and the next — to keep looking forward with our sleeves rolled up.
These overused words and expressions have got to go.
If that holiday party gets boring, here are eight state government trivia questions you can ask between drinks. Or not.
The impeachment votes of February, 2021, may have marked the last opportunity for the party of Lincoln to escape its fate as Trump’s purring lap dog.
‘One person one vote?’ Not with the disastrous Ranked-Choice Voting scheme.
Former attorney general a formidable candidate for state Supreme Court. Except for a couple issues.
This month, North Carolina officially implemented it’s expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, becoming the 40th state to do so—and leaving Wisconsin as one of just 10 remaining states not to have done so. Here in the Midwest, it’s down to us and Kansas.
Before he was convicted of the egregious crime of championing free speech, the founder of Tesla was adored by the left and the sycophants in the mainstream media.
Gallagher will be critical to getting House GOP Speaker Johnson to support a border security—Ukraine aid package. This is a pivotal moment for Gallagher to lead Republicans.
Congress is considering new legislation that some Senators believe will help protect kids online and in social media. I absolutely agree that we must protect kids online. But bills like the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, raise serious concerns that would make the internet far less safe for both kids and adults.
Christmas includes the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle fought by the United States. The battle was Hell on Earth.
We must raise our voices against censorship and in support of our libraries. Otherwise, our rights are in danger.
Bring state employees back to work, or find ways to cut costs.
Democracy died a little bit Tuesday night, but not in darkness like the Washington Post believed it would; in the Colorado Supreme Court. In a 4-3 decision that already ranks as one of the worst in American history, justices voted to remove former President Donald Trump from Colorado’s presidential ballot next year.
We may not always agree on every policy but in general, Republicans – Conservatives – Patriots can agree. Take the wins as we can get them. It may be a little at a time or in big chunks but let’s stop the circular firing squad and don’t stay home helping to elect liberals.
Matthew Desmond’s “Poverty by America” takes a closer look at how, often unwittingly, ordinary Americans contribute to the huge financial inequities that, despite the nation’s wealth, fester and grow, leaving little hope for millions who wind up trapped by it all.
There’s a case pending in the U.S. Supreme Court that will decide the fate of this great nation as well as decide your individual fate. If the court decides to in favor of the IRS, we’re in deep, deep trouble.
It may be Christmas week, but the Biden administration found it necessary to send warnings to nine states for the ruthless way they have been kicking kids in low-income families off Medicaid.
Over 100 places in Wisconsin have lost more than 20% of their population since 1990. This is the first of occasional profiles of persevering small towns in the Badger State.
During each of our eight years as governor and first lady of Wisconsin, Tonette and I hosted an evening at the Executive Residence to honor Gold Star families.
From our main streets to our interstates, rural and urban communities, and high-tech to handmade products, Wisconsin has had a big year. It’s our job to carry that momentum into next year, and the next — to keep looking forward with our sleeves rolled up.
These overused words and expressions have got to go.
If that holiday party gets boring, here are eight state government trivia questions you can ask between drinks. Or not.
The impeachment votes of February, 2021, may have marked the last opportunity for the party of Lincoln to escape its fate as Trump’s purring lap dog.
‘One person one vote?’ Not with the disastrous Ranked-Choice Voting scheme.
Former attorney general a formidable candidate for state Supreme Court. Except for a couple issues.
This month, North Carolina officially implemented it’s expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, becoming the 40th state to do so—and leaving Wisconsin as one of just 10 remaining states not to have done so. Here in the Midwest, it’s down to us and Kansas.
Before he was convicted of the egregious crime of championing free speech, the founder of Tesla was adored by the left and the sycophants in the mainstream media.
Gallagher will be critical to getting House GOP Speaker Johnson to support a border security—Ukraine aid package. This is a pivotal moment for Gallagher to lead Republicans.
Congress is considering new legislation that some Senators believe will help protect kids online and in social media. I absolutely agree that we must protect kids online. But bills like the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, raise serious concerns that would make the internet far less safe for both kids and adults.
Christmas includes the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle fought by the United States. The battle was Hell on Earth.
We must raise our voices against censorship and in support of our libraries. Otherwise, our rights are in danger.
Bring state employees back to work, or find ways to cut costs.
Democracy died a little bit Tuesday night, but not in darkness like the Washington Post believed it would; in the Colorado Supreme Court. In a 4-3 decision that already ranks as one of the worst in American history, justices voted to remove former President Donald Trump from Colorado’s presidential ballot next year.
We may not always agree on every policy but in general, Republicans – Conservatives – Patriots can agree. Take the wins as we can get them. It may be a little at a time or in big chunks but let’s stop the circular firing squad and don’t stay home helping to elect liberals.
Matthew Desmond’s “Poverty by America” takes a closer look at how, often unwittingly, ordinary Americans contribute to the huge financial inequities that, despite the nation’s wealth, fester and grow, leaving little hope for millions who wind up trapped by it all.
There’s a case pending in the U.S. Supreme Court that will decide the fate of this great nation as well as decide your individual fate. If the court decides to in favor of the IRS, we’re in deep, deep trouble.
