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The GOP is the party of smaller government. The Democrats are the party of bigger government. But often the issues & messaging highlighted by Republican candidates and party leaders doesn’t reflect this. This is why the GOP lost in Wisconsin and around the nation.
Michigan’s next senator overcame a tidal wave of racism and money—and made history.
Civic leaders should use this groundswell of community pride to help create a new agenda for the future that lifts up the lives of all citizens.
We don’t blame Donald Trump for the washout in Tuesday’s mid-term elections as much as we blame his enablers.
Tiffany, Van Orden lose
The rural-urban divide that played out in these midterms was often described as a conflict between different economic interests or political preferences. But the deeper conflict may concern what it means to belong as an American.
Environment should not be a partisan issue, but it often becomes so. The results of Tuesday’s election did bring more clout to the party that historically has favored the environment. But it’s up to us to make sure the new majority Democrats make it a priority in the coming months.
State aid that isn’t keeping up with costs is fueling the trend for districts across Wisconsin to place ballot initiatives asking local voters to voluntarily increase their property taxes to close gaps in operational funding.
Wisconsin’s members of Congress should take a hard look at Section 5010 and the competitive disadvantage it can create for producers here at home. It’s time to clean up the federal tax code, and that means sweeping away clutter like the foreign liquor loophole.
Five years after lawmakers proposed peer review, the DNR shows why it’s needed.
We must continue to value curiosity and give researchers the resources necessary to pursue the answers, wherever they may lead.
There was an election for a new governor, proposed constitutional amendments.
The Republicans in Wisconsin can feel something is wrong with the electorate. You can see the panic.
In the closing days of a campaign where candidates on both sides of the partisan divide are talking about affordability, Harris recognized Crowley’s authenticity.
Pilloried for calling out her party’s anti-Semitic hate.
The principles founders established need to be updated and refashioned to accommodate changes in how today’s world operates and to meet the economic and social realities looming for the next century.
Policymakers should account for military exposure histories in discussions about long-term lung health and screening.
Wisconsin should continue to unwind old error of ruling out abundant power
Today in Madison, the number of people experiencing homelessness has become so vast, there’s been a scramble to find a men’s overflow shelter in Dane County, one that could address capacity issues currently faced by the new men’s shelter at 1904 Bartillon Drive.
We continue to be dumbfounded: from Tom Tiffany on down, Republicans again this election cycle are blowing off that seemingly quotidian chore: answering candidate questionnaires. How hard can it be?
The GOP is the party of smaller government. The Democrats are the party of bigger government. But often the issues & messaging highlighted by Republican candidates and party leaders doesn’t reflect this. This is why the GOP lost in Wisconsin and around the nation.
Michigan’s next senator overcame a tidal wave of racism and money—and made history.
Civic leaders should use this groundswell of community pride to help create a new agenda for the future that lifts up the lives of all citizens.
We don’t blame Donald Trump for the washout in Tuesday’s mid-term elections as much as we blame his enablers.
Tiffany, Van Orden lose
The rural-urban divide that played out in these midterms was often described as a conflict between different economic interests or political preferences. But the deeper conflict may concern what it means to belong as an American.
Environment should not be a partisan issue, but it often becomes so. The results of Tuesday’s election did bring more clout to the party that historically has favored the environment. But it’s up to us to make sure the new majority Democrats make it a priority in the coming months.
State aid that isn’t keeping up with costs is fueling the trend for districts across Wisconsin to place ballot initiatives asking local voters to voluntarily increase their property taxes to close gaps in operational funding.
Wisconsin’s members of Congress should take a hard look at Section 5010 and the competitive disadvantage it can create for producers here at home. It’s time to clean up the federal tax code, and that means sweeping away clutter like the foreign liquor loophole.
Five years after lawmakers proposed peer review, the DNR shows why it’s needed.
We must continue to value curiosity and give researchers the resources necessary to pursue the answers, wherever they may lead.
There was an election for a new governor, proposed constitutional amendments.
The Republicans in Wisconsin can feel something is wrong with the electorate. You can see the panic.
In the closing days of a campaign where candidates on both sides of the partisan divide are talking about affordability, Harris recognized Crowley’s authenticity.
Pilloried for calling out her party’s anti-Semitic hate.
The principles founders established need to be updated and refashioned to accommodate changes in how today’s world operates and to meet the economic and social realities looming for the next century.
Policymakers should account for military exposure histories in discussions about long-term lung health and screening.
Wisconsin should continue to unwind old error of ruling out abundant power
Today in Madison, the number of people experiencing homelessness has become so vast, there’s been a scramble to find a men’s overflow shelter in Dane County, one that could address capacity issues currently faced by the new men’s shelter at 1904 Bartillon Drive.
We continue to be dumbfounded: from Tom Tiffany on down, Republicans again this election cycle are blowing off that seemingly quotidian chore: answering candidate questionnaires. How hard can it be?