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The State Senate was in session on October 17. We passed another middle class tax cut, a child care package and 62 individual bills including two of my bills related to the Rural Broadband Expansion Grant program and Internal Revenue Code updates.
When we are able to tell the truth about Black History and “other genocides” that happened in this country, stop banning books, and pushing out those that are different, we can be honest leaders, with real moral authority and a commitment to do what’s right by all people.
Has the fever broken?
Maybe it’s something in the water — PFAS maybe? — but Wisconsin voters have been on an awful streak sending public embarrassments to represent us in Washington in recent years.
Though international policy was not the first thought in voter’s minds, I trust that such issues are now more firmly planted as we head to another presidential election one year from now.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, talk about the Assembly version of the Milwaukee Brewer’s maintenance package awaiting a Senate vote. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
“How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion” by David McRaney tackles the psychology that drives our bitterly divided, tribal politics, and sheds light on the path to a more civil, democratic and constructive future.
Wisconsin is one of just a handful of states that doesn’t require a high school civics class for graduation, and more than a quarter of students never take a dedicated civics or government class. This is why the Wisconsin Civic Learning Coalition is bringing together stakeholders from across the state to strengthen nonpartisan civics and government education in schools.
The horrific attacks by Hamas against innocent people in Israel have exposed disturbing antisemitism espoused by radicals on campuses across the country.
Passing conservative legislation and winning elections.
Democrats should have either forced Vos to make a half dozen more of his members walk the plank or forced him into a deal where actual worthwhile projects were funded in addition to the payoff to the billionaires. … Once again Vos has outmaneuvered the Democrats
The Washington Post won 10 Pulitzer Prizes in Marty Baron’s eight years as editor, but his memoir describes the mental and physical toll of criticism he received from both inside and outside the newsroom.
A lawsuit currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court seeks have the CFPB’s funding — which is from the Federal Reserve rather than Congress — declared unconstitutional.
The $347 million engineering building proposed for the UW-Madison campus and the $180 million structure at UW-La Crosse are two prominent examples of stalled projects that have left many business leaders scratching their heads.
Grant conditions were satisfied by streetcar’s Sunday-only route through construction site.
The act promotes runaway spending and debt and induces lawmakers to erode political norms.
In many ways, the chaos at the national level is echoed right here in Wisconsin.
It’s two parties under the same roof, and the only solution is a coalition — between themselves or with Democrats.
Easily the most disheartening aftereffect of Hamas’ systematic slaughter of more than 1,300 innocent Israelis is that it has been met with outright jubilation in what were once the most radical corners of American liberalism but increasingly feel like its mainstream.
This week has been a study in contrasts.
The State Senate was in session on October 17. We passed another middle class tax cut, a child care package and 62 individual bills including two of my bills related to the Rural Broadband Expansion Grant program and Internal Revenue Code updates.
When we are able to tell the truth about Black History and “other genocides” that happened in this country, stop banning books, and pushing out those that are different, we can be honest leaders, with real moral authority and a commitment to do what’s right by all people.
Has the fever broken?
Maybe it’s something in the water — PFAS maybe? — but Wisconsin voters have been on an awful streak sending public embarrassments to represent us in Washington in recent years.
Though international policy was not the first thought in voter’s minds, I trust that such issues are now more firmly planted as we head to another presidential election one year from now.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, talk about the Assembly version of the Milwaukee Brewer’s maintenance package awaiting a Senate vote. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
“How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion” by David McRaney tackles the psychology that drives our bitterly divided, tribal politics, and sheds light on the path to a more civil, democratic and constructive future.
Wisconsin is one of just a handful of states that doesn’t require a high school civics class for graduation, and more than a quarter of students never take a dedicated civics or government class. This is why the Wisconsin Civic Learning Coalition is bringing together stakeholders from across the state to strengthen nonpartisan civics and government education in schools.
The horrific attacks by Hamas against innocent people in Israel have exposed disturbing antisemitism espoused by radicals on campuses across the country.
Passing conservative legislation and winning elections.
Democrats should have either forced Vos to make a half dozen more of his members walk the plank or forced him into a deal where actual worthwhile projects were funded in addition to the payoff to the billionaires. … Once again Vos has outmaneuvered the Democrats
The Washington Post won 10 Pulitzer Prizes in Marty Baron’s eight years as editor, but his memoir describes the mental and physical toll of criticism he received from both inside and outside the newsroom.
A lawsuit currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court seeks have the CFPB’s funding — which is from the Federal Reserve rather than Congress — declared unconstitutional.
The $347 million engineering building proposed for the UW-Madison campus and the $180 million structure at UW-La Crosse are two prominent examples of stalled projects that have left many business leaders scratching their heads.
Grant conditions were satisfied by streetcar’s Sunday-only route through construction site.
The act promotes runaway spending and debt and induces lawmakers to erode political norms.
In many ways, the chaos at the national level is echoed right here in Wisconsin.
It’s two parties under the same roof, and the only solution is a coalition — between themselves or with Democrats.
Easily the most disheartening aftereffect of Hamas’ systematic slaughter of more than 1,300 innocent Israelis is that it has been met with outright jubilation in what were once the most radical corners of American liberalism but increasingly feel like its mainstream.
This week has been a study in contrasts.
