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Gov. Evers wants local governments to be allowed to increase their tax levies by a minimum of 2 percent, even if there wasn’t enough net new construction to justify it. That means everyone’s property taxes would go up to fill that gap.
It’s clear that all of this aggressive voting is not a sign of civic health. Quite the opposite. We were a stronger, better and happier democracy when turnout was low and people griped that there just wasn’t much difference between the two parties.
As we pack our polling places around Wisconsin and the nation, make sure to say “thank you” to the folks who are doing their civic duty to ensure this essential function of democracy runs smoothly.
As Milwaukee’s No. 2 elections official faces charges in the city’s latest election scandal, the lawmaker she targeted is asking a critical question: Why would Kimberly Zapata risk her job, her excellent benefits, her freedom, when she could have just stepped forward with her concerns?
But “red wave” potential looms in Wisconsin.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review the top partisan TV commercials of the 2022 campaign season. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
A red wave is coming, and Democrats have no one to blame but themselves
Here’s the real danger in reelecting Ron Johnson to represent Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate.
The lawyer behind the phony Russian dossier is on the campaign payrolls of Gov. Tony Evers and leftist U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes.
Crime has been a driving factor this election cycle; Dorow’s court moves to another disturbing case.
The stakes are high. We are in the midst of a health care crisis, an economic crisis, and a moral crisis. But our Republican leaders don’t seem to care.
There is no infrastructure for moderates.
Now that the fallout of Justice Sam Alito’s tortured decision has become deafening and the Kansas referendum’s clear message has hit home, some GOP candidates suddenly have rethought their rigid positions.
Gov. Tony Evers has generously given taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood over the course of the pandemic. Now Planned Parenthood is paying the Democrat back.
A victory for Tim Michels in this gubernatorial election would bring about a dangerous new era for democracy in a state that’s already on the brink. Voters in Wisconsin cannot let that happen.
The smart people at the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau have already run the numbers. Here’s what they found: a flat tax would give a huge tax break to wealthy people, and either bankrupt Wisconsin or pay for rich people’s tax cut by jacking up taxes on the middle class and working poor.
The Intercept published a bombshell report indicating that “behind closed doors, and through pressure on private platforms, the U.S. government has used its power to try to shape online discourse.
Why the world has edged to the edge, and what must be done about it.
Last spring, the Biden administration predicted a difficult winter. By now, they have all but guaranteed it. We are writing with a warning — and an invitation.
More cuts by Gannett: David Haynes, Bruce Vielmetti and four others taking buyouts.
Gov. Evers wants local governments to be allowed to increase their tax levies by a minimum of 2 percent, even if there wasn’t enough net new construction to justify it. That means everyone’s property taxes would go up to fill that gap.
It’s clear that all of this aggressive voting is not a sign of civic health. Quite the opposite. We were a stronger, better and happier democracy when turnout was low and people griped that there just wasn’t much difference between the two parties.
As we pack our polling places around Wisconsin and the nation, make sure to say “thank you” to the folks who are doing their civic duty to ensure this essential function of democracy runs smoothly.
As Milwaukee’s No. 2 elections official faces charges in the city’s latest election scandal, the lawmaker she targeted is asking a critical question: Why would Kimberly Zapata risk her job, her excellent benefits, her freedom, when she could have just stepped forward with her concerns?
But “red wave” potential looms in Wisconsin.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review the top partisan TV commercials of the 2022 campaign season. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
A red wave is coming, and Democrats have no one to blame but themselves
Here’s the real danger in reelecting Ron Johnson to represent Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate.
The lawyer behind the phony Russian dossier is on the campaign payrolls of Gov. Tony Evers and leftist U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes.
Crime has been a driving factor this election cycle; Dorow’s court moves to another disturbing case.
The stakes are high. We are in the midst of a health care crisis, an economic crisis, and a moral crisis. But our Republican leaders don’t seem to care.
There is no infrastructure for moderates.
Now that the fallout of Justice Sam Alito’s tortured decision has become deafening and the Kansas referendum’s clear message has hit home, some GOP candidates suddenly have rethought their rigid positions.
Gov. Tony Evers has generously given taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood over the course of the pandemic. Now Planned Parenthood is paying the Democrat back.
A victory for Tim Michels in this gubernatorial election would bring about a dangerous new era for democracy in a state that’s already on the brink. Voters in Wisconsin cannot let that happen.
The smart people at the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau have already run the numbers. Here’s what they found: a flat tax would give a huge tax break to wealthy people, and either bankrupt Wisconsin or pay for rich people’s tax cut by jacking up taxes on the middle class and working poor.
The Intercept published a bombshell report indicating that “behind closed doors, and through pressure on private platforms, the U.S. government has used its power to try to shape online discourse.
Why the world has edged to the edge, and what must be done about it.
Last spring, the Biden administration predicted a difficult winter. By now, they have all but guaranteed it. We are writing with a warning — and an invitation.
More cuts by Gannett: David Haynes, Bruce Vielmetti and four others taking buyouts.
