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Earlier this year, Rep. Tony Kurtz asked me to work with him to co-sponsor a bill to designate and mark State Highway 80 as the Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial Highway.
Plus: Robin Vos’ unique unfavorability, the RFK Jr. factor, Nikki Haley, and more from our breakdown of the Marquette University Law School Poll.
As yet another iteration of community solar legislation falls by the wayside in the Wisconsin Assembly, one organization is already leading the charge towards a sustainable energy future: SolarShare Wisconsin Cooperative.
Oil stocks are booming while clean energy stocks are sagging.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up divided government and the Republicans’ rejection of several Gov. Tony Evers’ key appointments to state agencies and boards. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
How about an IQ test for lawmakers?
A 2022 primary challenge and an unprecedented impeachment challenge are signs of far-right control of GOP.
Two-thirds of children whose schools are under attack by Minocqua beer baron are racial or ethnic minorities, many are poor, many are very likely his fellow Democrats.
Money, not abortion, was the deciding factor in the elections this past Tuesday.
The problem for Republicans is not that university administration or Big Government are stifling conservative views. The problem is that those views are generally not popular with the public — especially with young people. No amount of legislating against “wokeness” is going to fix that.
Say this for Vivek Ramaswamy, he came out swinging — but more like the Bayonne Bleeder up against Nikki Haley, who floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee.
A federal budget expert warns that the next president will face a deficit emergency with unhappy options.
Making the right moves in today’s hard-to-define economy was the theme at the 18th annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, where more than 400 people gathered to hear entrepreneur pitches, to glean advice from people who have successfully led or invested in young companies, and to size up economic trends as well as hands-on business principles.
Only five Republican primary candidates made the cut to appear in a debate that was essentially about which one of them would remain standing as the sole line of defense against another Trump candidacy.
Kentucky’s pro-choice, pro-union governor just beat the combined power of Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and the Republican money machine.
The legislation, introduced by Sen. Kelda Roys and Rep. Francesca Hong, both of Madison, seeks to stop politicians from interfering in decisions where they have no business and to help ensure Wisconsinites are provided with medically accurate information when making reproductive health decisions, including abortion care.
Biden must call off the dogs of war. Israel has done enough and it’s time for a humanitarian ceasefire to provide aid for the Palestinians. We can broker a deal in Ukraine, acknowledging its complex history, and work with Europe to contain Russian aggression.
Central Park Conservancy the blueprint for Mitchell Park.
Major Milwaukee media outlets are running paid advertisements with claims that are demonstrably false.
That the years-long disinformation campaign about America’s election system is working not only nationally but right here in Wisconsin was underscored in a recent AP story about the Oconto County clerk’s efforts to assure her residents that the system has been and always will be safe and secure.
Earlier this year, Rep. Tony Kurtz asked me to work with him to co-sponsor a bill to designate and mark State Highway 80 as the Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial Highway.
Plus: Robin Vos’ unique unfavorability, the RFK Jr. factor, Nikki Haley, and more from our breakdown of the Marquette University Law School Poll.
As yet another iteration of community solar legislation falls by the wayside in the Wisconsin Assembly, one organization is already leading the charge towards a sustainable energy future: SolarShare Wisconsin Cooperative.
Oil stocks are booming while clean energy stocks are sagging.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up divided government and the Republicans’ rejection of several Gov. Tony Evers’ key appointments to state agencies and boards. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
How about an IQ test for lawmakers?
A 2022 primary challenge and an unprecedented impeachment challenge are signs of far-right control of GOP.
Two-thirds of children whose schools are under attack by Minocqua beer baron are racial or ethnic minorities, many are poor, many are very likely his fellow Democrats.
Money, not abortion, was the deciding factor in the elections this past Tuesday.
The problem for Republicans is not that university administration or Big Government are stifling conservative views. The problem is that those views are generally not popular with the public — especially with young people. No amount of legislating against “wokeness” is going to fix that.
Say this for Vivek Ramaswamy, he came out swinging — but more like the Bayonne Bleeder up against Nikki Haley, who floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee.
A federal budget expert warns that the next president will face a deficit emergency with unhappy options.
Making the right moves in today’s hard-to-define economy was the theme at the 18th annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, where more than 400 people gathered to hear entrepreneur pitches, to glean advice from people who have successfully led or invested in young companies, and to size up economic trends as well as hands-on business principles.
Only five Republican primary candidates made the cut to appear in a debate that was essentially about which one of them would remain standing as the sole line of defense against another Trump candidacy.
Kentucky’s pro-choice, pro-union governor just beat the combined power of Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and the Republican money machine.
The legislation, introduced by Sen. Kelda Roys and Rep. Francesca Hong, both of Madison, seeks to stop politicians from interfering in decisions where they have no business and to help ensure Wisconsinites are provided with medically accurate information when making reproductive health decisions, including abortion care.
Biden must call off the dogs of war. Israel has done enough and it’s time for a humanitarian ceasefire to provide aid for the Palestinians. We can broker a deal in Ukraine, acknowledging its complex history, and work with Europe to contain Russian aggression.
Central Park Conservancy the blueprint for Mitchell Park.
Major Milwaukee media outlets are running paid advertisements with claims that are demonstrably false.
That the years-long disinformation campaign about America’s election system is working not only nationally but right here in Wisconsin was underscored in a recent AP story about the Oconto County clerk’s efforts to assure her residents that the system has been and always will be safe and secure.
