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There’s much to like in these newly enacted measures, particularly surrounding school choice. A few exceptions, but I’ll take this as a step mirroring the state motto, “Forward.”
What goes around comes around. State Senate Republicans are just learning that lesson now.
I wonder if the geniuses in the state Legislature — you know the ones who know how to run everyone’s business except their own — saw the news out of Lordstown, Ohio, this week?
That reality slapped us full in the face a couple weekends ago at the Wisconsin Republican Convention in beautiful La Crosse.
As drafted, the bill would make it harder for the state to hold PFAS polluters accountable for the damages they have caused to the environment and for the associated adverse health impacts that comes with exposure to these hazardous substances.
Decision slams door on next Barack Obama, Gwen Moore or Dr. Tito Izard.
Lowell P. Weicker was 92.
But anti-Trump sentiment is strong.
Despite this once-in-a-generation surplus, Republicans have built a budget that completely misses the mark and makes critical cuts on top priority issues, squandering a generational opportunity for the state.
The fate of BadgerCare expansion could still be different this time, but only if Gov. Evers rapidly evolves his leadership style to build more bargaining leverage, and average people continue to mobilize.
O’Donnell on his radio program says the Wisconsin Elections Commission is deliberately ignoring the state’s Constitution and laws in a scheme to avoid Senate confirmation for its controversial administrator Meagan Wolfe.
Shielded from accountability to their voters Wisconsin’s legislature enacted an agenda that defied the preferences of most of their constituents.
Right-wing judicial activist Leonard Leo bears unique responsibility for the corruption and extremism in our courts.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Earlier this month our nation successfully avoided a historic default on our nation’s debt, but Congressman Tom Tiffany opposed it. His
Over and over, throughout 13 years of holding a gerrymandered majority, Republicans have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that they are not looking out for hardworking, ordinary Wisconsinites.
Our $4.4 billion tax cut is the largest tax cut in the history of our state. This massive tax cut adds the frosting to a budget that meets all of our obligations and funds our priorities.
For state legislators who have made more than their fair share of mistakes through the years to complain about Milwaukee takes a big dose of chutzpah.
Tony Evers has put himself into a corner. This is his third budget process and it has produced the best one so far from his perspective.
The record-breaking $7 billion state budget surplus could easily cover the cost of restoring Wisconsin public school funding, which hasn’t kept pace with inflation for the last 14 years.
DEI programming is essential to strengthen our campuses across the state.
There’s much to like in these newly enacted measures, particularly surrounding school choice. A few exceptions, but I’ll take this as a step mirroring the state motto, “Forward.”
What goes around comes around. State Senate Republicans are just learning that lesson now.
I wonder if the geniuses in the state Legislature — you know the ones who know how to run everyone’s business except their own — saw the news out of Lordstown, Ohio, this week?
That reality slapped us full in the face a couple weekends ago at the Wisconsin Republican Convention in beautiful La Crosse.
As drafted, the bill would make it harder for the state to hold PFAS polluters accountable for the damages they have caused to the environment and for the associated adverse health impacts that comes with exposure to these hazardous substances.
Decision slams door on next Barack Obama, Gwen Moore or Dr. Tito Izard.
Lowell P. Weicker was 92.
But anti-Trump sentiment is strong.
Despite this once-in-a-generation surplus, Republicans have built a budget that completely misses the mark and makes critical cuts on top priority issues, squandering a generational opportunity for the state.
The fate of BadgerCare expansion could still be different this time, but only if Gov. Evers rapidly evolves his leadership style to build more bargaining leverage, and average people continue to mobilize.
O’Donnell on his radio program says the Wisconsin Elections Commission is deliberately ignoring the state’s Constitution and laws in a scheme to avoid Senate confirmation for its controversial administrator Meagan Wolfe.
Shielded from accountability to their voters Wisconsin’s legislature enacted an agenda that defied the preferences of most of their constituents.
Right-wing judicial activist Leonard Leo bears unique responsibility for the corruption and extremism in our courts.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Earlier this month our nation successfully avoided a historic default on our nation’s debt, but Congressman Tom Tiffany opposed it. His
Over and over, throughout 13 years of holding a gerrymandered majority, Republicans have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that they are not looking out for hardworking, ordinary Wisconsinites.
Our $4.4 billion tax cut is the largest tax cut in the history of our state. This massive tax cut adds the frosting to a budget that meets all of our obligations and funds our priorities.
For state legislators who have made more than their fair share of mistakes through the years to complain about Milwaukee takes a big dose of chutzpah.
Tony Evers has put himself into a corner. This is his third budget process and it has produced the best one so far from his perspective.
The record-breaking $7 billion state budget surplus could easily cover the cost of restoring Wisconsin public school funding, which hasn’t kept pace with inflation for the last 14 years.
DEI programming is essential to strengthen our campuses across the state.
