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If Wisconsin Democrats adopt the Protasiewicz approach in 2024 and run unapologetically progressive campaigns that focus on abortion rights and worker rights, and if they take those campaigns to every corner of the state, they could, indeed, win the presidential race, the Senate race and competitive House races.
Wisconsin must say no with governor’s veto.
Many of the other wealthy advanced democracies seem to be able to provide a decent life for the vast majority of its citizens, why do 56% of Americans live in financial insecurity?
A group of Wisconsin lawmakers is preparing to undo one of the worst decisions in Wisconsin legal history.
Keeping Major League Baseball in Wisconsin is the best deal for protecting the summer memories families make at the ballpark and is the right move for protecting taxpayers who would be on the hook if there is a failure to act.
Congress last acted on major immigration reform in 1986, with the passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act.
Shared revenue boondoggle does not prevent revenue shifting, reckless spending.
The president of the University of Wisconsin system drove a fat wooden stake through the heart of Wokedom.
Companies are coming to the conclusion that DEI as currently practiced isn’t working.
Northwest Wisconsin politician Tom Tiffany shouldn’t be allowed to serve in the House of Representatives, much less become a U.S. senator.
Trump’s cynical recklessness has pushed the nation closer to catastrophe.
The Republican Party, and in particular the anti-government radical fringe known as the Freedom Caucus, promotes a disproven hypothesis about economic growth that comes in two parts.
Seventeen representatives, including Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-town of Vermont, are sponsoring the Defending Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act.
Organizations that may appear to support reducing lead exposure and eliminating associated social ills are sometimes only paying lip service to this idea to garner community support, while accepting funding from powerful institutions that have an interest in obscuring and mystifying these problems in order to protect their power and profits.
What’s different about ChatGPT is how similar it is to interacting with a human.
The WisOpinion insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the signature items each party hopes to include in the 2023-24 biennial budget. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association.
Sen. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, says that while the ultra-MAGA Legislature opposes Gov. Tony Evers’ straightforward budget proposal, regular people, both red and blue, support it.
We cannot afford to continue ignoring the needs of our state. With a $7 billion surplus, our state can and should do more to support the people that live here.
In the latest Federal Transit Administration numbers, The Hop cost $15.03 per ride in operating expenses, never mind the cost of rails and wires — not a dime of it paid by passengers. It’s why the Legislature is doing Milwaukee a favor when it says, “enough.”
I’m proud to have been a part of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, I’m proud of the work we’ve done and the work we do, and I’m proud of the pro-democracy coalitions we’re a part of.
If Wisconsin Democrats adopt the Protasiewicz approach in 2024 and run unapologetically progressive campaigns that focus on abortion rights and worker rights, and if they take those campaigns to every corner of the state, they could, indeed, win the presidential race, the Senate race and competitive House races.
Wisconsin must say no with governor’s veto.
Many of the other wealthy advanced democracies seem to be able to provide a decent life for the vast majority of its citizens, why do 56% of Americans live in financial insecurity?
A group of Wisconsin lawmakers is preparing to undo one of the worst decisions in Wisconsin legal history.
Keeping Major League Baseball in Wisconsin is the best deal for protecting the summer memories families make at the ballpark and is the right move for protecting taxpayers who would be on the hook if there is a failure to act.
Congress last acted on major immigration reform in 1986, with the passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act.
Shared revenue boondoggle does not prevent revenue shifting, reckless spending.
The president of the University of Wisconsin system drove a fat wooden stake through the heart of Wokedom.
Companies are coming to the conclusion that DEI as currently practiced isn’t working.
Northwest Wisconsin politician Tom Tiffany shouldn’t be allowed to serve in the House of Representatives, much less become a U.S. senator.
Trump’s cynical recklessness has pushed the nation closer to catastrophe.
The Republican Party, and in particular the anti-government radical fringe known as the Freedom Caucus, promotes a disproven hypothesis about economic growth that comes in two parts.
Seventeen representatives, including Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-town of Vermont, are sponsoring the Defending Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act.
Organizations that may appear to support reducing lead exposure and eliminating associated social ills are sometimes only paying lip service to this idea to garner community support, while accepting funding from powerful institutions that have an interest in obscuring and mystifying these problems in order to protect their power and profits.
What’s different about ChatGPT is how similar it is to interacting with a human.
The WisOpinion insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the signature items each party hopes to include in the 2023-24 biennial budget. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association.
Sen. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, says that while the ultra-MAGA Legislature opposes Gov. Tony Evers’ straightforward budget proposal, regular people, both red and blue, support it.
We cannot afford to continue ignoring the needs of our state. With a $7 billion surplus, our state can and should do more to support the people that live here.
In the latest Federal Transit Administration numbers, The Hop cost $15.03 per ride in operating expenses, never mind the cost of rails and wires — not a dime of it paid by passengers. It’s why the Legislature is doing Milwaukee a favor when it says, “enough.”
I’m proud to have been a part of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, I’m proud of the work we’ve done and the work we do, and I’m proud of the pro-democracy coalitions we’re a part of.