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“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” The words are from a portion of the Equal Rights Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. It promises that all persons in the United States shall enjoy the “equal protection of the laws.”
Rebecca Kleefisch should challenge Tammy Baldwin.
I have personal experience and knowledge of physicians being reprimanded by their employers for voicing their opinions about health care policy and legislation. We face immense pressure to keep our heads down and stay silent because of our concern that our employment will be put on the line if we speak out.
Las Vegas odds-makers, never at a loss for things to bet on, are having fun with whether Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy can keep his job for even a year.
The G20 provides a structure for policy discussion and coordination on a wide range of matters, including international security.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take on the proposed Iowa-style redistricting proposal amid threats to impeach liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz if she doesn’t recuse herself from redistricting cases. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Why not? She’s on their team.
CEIR’s election worker Legal Defense Network is receiving as many calls about threats and harassment now as it did just after it was created in September 2021.
How would you determine whether an organization “is operated primarily for religious purposes”? While this question may sound academic, it lies at the heart of an important case currently before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The effects will be profound for religious minorities in Wisconsin, including Wisconsin’s Jewish community.
Because of how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reimburses health care providers, some of the most vulnerable Wisconsinites are at risk of losing access to health care that they need and deserve.
Legislative reforms mesh with recommendations in Badger Institute paper.
Business leaders and legislators need to work together to ensure that our current and future workforce is productive.
The standoff between the Wisconsin Legislature and Wisconsin’s public universities threatens to harm the state’s economy the longer it persists. There needs to be a negotiated end.
Earlier this year, 673 professors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill signed a letter objecting to legislation that would create a new American history graduation requirement.
Kirk Bangstad’s passion for liberal politics hasn’t endeared him to many of the locals in deeply red Oneida County.
Evers and his political allies are advocating for state Supreme Court justices to draw our maps, instead of pursuing the more democratic and representative proposal he initially endorsed. We are simply calling on the governor to stick to his word, take yes for an answer, and work with us to help our state move forward.
Assembly speaker’s clumsy moves on impeachment seem aimed at delay.
Republican reforms to maintain quality and restrain costs merit support.
As part of a compromise struck behind closed doors between Gov. Tony Evers and the Republican leaders of our gerrymandered legislature, we’re watching helplessly as a record increase of our public dollars go to private schools participating in Wisconsin’s several voucher programs.
Legislative Republicans have worked this session to give our farmers much needed resources to succeed.
“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” The words are from a portion of the Equal Rights Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. It promises that all persons in the United States shall enjoy the “equal protection of the laws.”
Rebecca Kleefisch should challenge Tammy Baldwin.
I have personal experience and knowledge of physicians being reprimanded by their employers for voicing their opinions about health care policy and legislation. We face immense pressure to keep our heads down and stay silent because of our concern that our employment will be put on the line if we speak out.
Las Vegas odds-makers, never at a loss for things to bet on, are having fun with whether Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy can keep his job for even a year.
The G20 provides a structure for policy discussion and coordination on a wide range of matters, including international security.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take on the proposed Iowa-style redistricting proposal amid threats to impeach liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz if she doesn’t recuse herself from redistricting cases. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Why not? She’s on their team.
CEIR’s election worker Legal Defense Network is receiving as many calls about threats and harassment now as it did just after it was created in September 2021.
How would you determine whether an organization “is operated primarily for religious purposes”? While this question may sound academic, it lies at the heart of an important case currently before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The effects will be profound for religious minorities in Wisconsin, including Wisconsin’s Jewish community.
Because of how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reimburses health care providers, some of the most vulnerable Wisconsinites are at risk of losing access to health care that they need and deserve.
Legislative reforms mesh with recommendations in Badger Institute paper.
Business leaders and legislators need to work together to ensure that our current and future workforce is productive.
The standoff between the Wisconsin Legislature and Wisconsin’s public universities threatens to harm the state’s economy the longer it persists. There needs to be a negotiated end.
Earlier this year, 673 professors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill signed a letter objecting to legislation that would create a new American history graduation requirement.
Kirk Bangstad’s passion for liberal politics hasn’t endeared him to many of the locals in deeply red Oneida County.
Evers and his political allies are advocating for state Supreme Court justices to draw our maps, instead of pursuing the more democratic and representative proposal he initially endorsed. We are simply calling on the governor to stick to his word, take yes for an answer, and work with us to help our state move forward.
Assembly speaker’s clumsy moves on impeachment seem aimed at delay.
Republican reforms to maintain quality and restrain costs merit support.
As part of a compromise struck behind closed doors between Gov. Tony Evers and the Republican leaders of our gerrymandered legislature, we’re watching helplessly as a record increase of our public dollars go to private schools participating in Wisconsin’s several voucher programs.
Legislative Republicans have worked this session to give our farmers much needed resources to succeed.
