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Regulators were finally set to end the practice by many of the nation’s large financial institutions of brutalizing consumers with unconscionable overdraft fees, as much as $32 even if the bank customer’s account had been just a penny short.
Immigration enforcement has become a flashpoint between local and federal authority, and the stakes are not merely political. They are moral, constitutional, and deeply personal for the men and women in uniform who must decide where their duty lies.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the candidates running in the spring Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
Despite his decision, Wikler is still involved in politics behind the scenes, raising money and helping create an infrastructure to support his party’s eventual nominee for governor as well as Democrats who are trying to win seats in the Legislature and in Congress.
Lake Michigan not imperiled by water needs
This budget reflects the commitment to children who will arrive at kindergarten ready to learn, to parents who can stay in the workforce, and to communities that will thrive as a result.
We are demanding that the GHC board act upon the unanimous voice of its own diverse members. They must recognize the union immediately, come clean on their anti-union activities and regain the trust of membership by democratizing the cooperative again.
Growing up in a home with limited means should have no bearing on making sure the kid has a hot lunch with fellow classmates. As such, the rest of us must find a way to best educate and uplift our youth. That means fully supporting the free meals program.
Messages on private text chains have driven several news stories over the past few weeks. The lesson here is a simple truth: Don’t say things privately that you would be embarrassed to say in front of the whole world.
A man and woman, each 79, are in the news this week: President Donald Trump and movie star Diane Keaton. Could they be more different?
Wisconsin has the potential to cash in in a way that is transformative. But the early backlash caused by lack of planning and a governor’s office that doesn’t seem to exist may lead the tech companies to look for friendlier states.
A group of Democratic state lawmakers recently unveiled “rights of nature” legislation that would give natural features like lakes and forests their own legal standing.
Regardless of numerous opportunities for Democrats, a virulent resistance to call Charlie Kirk’s assassination wrong continues.
A proposed Wisconsin law adopting an official definition of antisemitism conflates legitimate criticism of Israel with actual antisemitism.
We are a democracy, and the power of our citizens still reigns supreme.
More and more Americans are cooling on schooling despite one analysis after another showing higher education remains a good investment that pays a handsome return.
The U.S. is making itself into a worldwide joke regarding EV technology for one awful reason. We have allowed the lack of political leadership on the issue to reign.
Democratic governor candidate and Wisconsin state Senator Kelda Roys is floating a ticket resale bill that bans resale more than 10% above the face value of the ticket.
The arrest and trial of a retired librarian for expressing his views should chill us all.
Our democracy feels like it’s standing at the edge of something vast and dark. Not because of abstract arguments or political theater, but because the instruments of violence that a free society keeps tightly controlled are being offered up as tools for domestic political warfare.
Regulators were finally set to end the practice by many of the nation’s large financial institutions of brutalizing consumers with unconscionable overdraft fees, as much as $32 even if the bank customer’s account had been just a penny short.
Immigration enforcement has become a flashpoint between local and federal authority, and the stakes are not merely political. They are moral, constitutional, and deeply personal for the men and women in uniform who must decide where their duty lies.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the candidates running in the spring Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
Despite his decision, Wikler is still involved in politics behind the scenes, raising money and helping create an infrastructure to support his party’s eventual nominee for governor as well as Democrats who are trying to win seats in the Legislature and in Congress.
Lake Michigan not imperiled by water needs
This budget reflects the commitment to children who will arrive at kindergarten ready to learn, to parents who can stay in the workforce, and to communities that will thrive as a result.
We are demanding that the GHC board act upon the unanimous voice of its own diverse members. They must recognize the union immediately, come clean on their anti-union activities and regain the trust of membership by democratizing the cooperative again.
Growing up in a home with limited means should have no bearing on making sure the kid has a hot lunch with fellow classmates. As such, the rest of us must find a way to best educate and uplift our youth. That means fully supporting the free meals program.
Messages on private text chains have driven several news stories over the past few weeks. The lesson here is a simple truth: Don’t say things privately that you would be embarrassed to say in front of the whole world.
A man and woman, each 79, are in the news this week: President Donald Trump and movie star Diane Keaton. Could they be more different?
Wisconsin has the potential to cash in in a way that is transformative. But the early backlash caused by lack of planning and a governor’s office that doesn’t seem to exist may lead the tech companies to look for friendlier states.
A group of Democratic state lawmakers recently unveiled “rights of nature” legislation that would give natural features like lakes and forests their own legal standing.
Regardless of numerous opportunities for Democrats, a virulent resistance to call Charlie Kirk’s assassination wrong continues.
A proposed Wisconsin law adopting an official definition of antisemitism conflates legitimate criticism of Israel with actual antisemitism.
We are a democracy, and the power of our citizens still reigns supreme.
More and more Americans are cooling on schooling despite one analysis after another showing higher education remains a good investment that pays a handsome return.
The U.S. is making itself into a worldwide joke regarding EV technology for one awful reason. We have allowed the lack of political leadership on the issue to reign.
Democratic governor candidate and Wisconsin state Senator Kelda Roys is floating a ticket resale bill that bans resale more than 10% above the face value of the ticket.
The arrest and trial of a retired librarian for expressing his views should chill us all.
Our democracy feels like it’s standing at the edge of something vast and dark. Not because of abstract arguments or political theater, but because the instruments of violence that a free society keeps tightly controlled are being offered up as tools for domestic political warfare.