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Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: Reason breaks out in Legislature

LeMahieu joined in opposing an idea being pushed by some Republicans to eliminate the Elections Commission and put the administration of elections in the hands of the partisan Secretary of State’s office. And LeMahieu has called for Vos to back off on his withholding of inflationary wage increases for UW staff in order to pressure the UW administration to eliminate DEI programs.

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Portrait of Mike McCabe

Mike MaCabe: Salvation in service

In this time of deep division, can service save a fracturing society, cure an ailing republic? As Shirley Sagawa, author of The American Way to Change, says: “It may be the only thing that can.”

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Paul Soglin: Madison faces ‘unprecedented fiscal crisis’

The mess is the result of a series of financial decisions made over the past five years; it is not a result of the pandemic. In fact the fiscal relief provided by the federal government through the American Rescue Plan Act only masked the poorly thought-out decisions pushed forward by Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway.

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Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: Reason breaks out in Legislature

LeMahieu joined in opposing an idea being pushed by some Republicans to eliminate the Elections Commission and put the administration of elections in the hands of the partisan Secretary of State’s office. And LeMahieu has called for Vos to back off on his withholding of inflationary wage increases for UW staff in order to pressure the UW administration to eliminate DEI programs.

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Portrait of Mike McCabe

Mike MaCabe: Salvation in service

In this time of deep division, can service save a fracturing society, cure an ailing republic? As Shirley Sagawa, author of The American Way to Change, says: “It may be the only thing that can.”

Read More »

Paul Soglin: Madison faces ‘unprecedented fiscal crisis’

The mess is the result of a series of financial decisions made over the past five years; it is not a result of the pandemic. In fact the fiscal relief provided by the federal government through the American Rescue Plan Act only masked the poorly thought-out decisions pushed forward by Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway.

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