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All signs suggest Kelly well behind in election for state Supreme Court. Can he catch up?

While we know the state has a lot of priorities to consider in the coming months, we hope the public will join us in this call to fully fund our judicial system. The future of our state depends on it.

Hanson writes that Kelly’s role in the GOP electors scheme and his views on religion and government disqualify him for the state Supreme Court.

We all want safe schools, no matter what community you live in. But to achieve that you must listen to the needs and wants of the community. They will give you the answer.

APRNs are a vital part of our health care workforce. We count on them, especially in areas where health care access is more limited – like rural Wisconsin.

In this episode of Free Exchange, State Sen. Andre Jacque and State Rep. Shae Sortwell, both chairmen of their chamber’s licensing committees, discuss how licensing affects Wisconsinites and policy reforms that can reduce or eliminate some of the resulting burdens.

Instead of scrutinizing a department that spends more than 17% of all the country’s money and is never audited, politicians target social safety net programs that chiefly benefit the needy and provide health and meal programs for kids.

I wish I could cheer for Vos’ strike out of Evers’ Brewers billionaire bailout. But I have a feeling his next pitch will be driven out of the ballpark.

Throwing away money to stoke the fires of anger and resentment.

For the good of our country’s food system, citizens need to demand that our legislators treat the farm bill seriously, which means focusing on improving farmer incomes and challenging corporations that pressure producers to adopt unsustainable practice.

It’s crunch time in Ukraine’s defense of its democracy against the brutal, unprovoked criminal Russian invasion that just passed its one-year anniversary.

Getting rid of gerrymandering and having fair and competitive elections is perhaps the most important reason to vote for Judge Janet Protasiewicz for Supreme Court justice on April 4.

Putting the burden on children, and hoping to condition them for future police interaction, is not what saves lives. Real legislation, that includes police reform and accountability, helps to create situations that are safe for everyone.

The race for Wisconsin’s next Supreme Court justice has quickly become the most important election of the year.

In the coming months, we’ll see 3 issues at the intersection of welfare and work take center stage in Wisconsin.

Among the remaining barriers to opportunity that have been getting far too little attention: gaps in math education and attainment across the social and economic spectrum.

The statue Wisconsin perched atop the Capitol has her right arm extended in a gesture to symbolize the state motto, “Forward.” But, in this campaign cycle and the last, that right arm could be reaching for record donations required to win an election for a job in the building below.

Johnson’s moonshot for Milwaukee is about more than aspiring to grow; it is about inspiring a city to reimagine itself, to think differently about its future.

Have they learned from Lori Lightfoot?

After years of wrangling through a convoluted mess of contracts, bad record keeping, broken promises, state, local, federal, and tribal laws, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has decided to blockade dozens of non-tribal families in the dead of winter. In a dramatic escalation, tribal officials are demanding $20 million in order to lift the blockade.

All signs suggest Kelly well behind in election for state Supreme Court. Can he catch up?

While we know the state has a lot of priorities to consider in the coming months, we hope the public will join us in this call to fully fund our judicial system. The future of our state depends on it.

Hanson writes that Kelly’s role in the GOP electors scheme and his views on religion and government disqualify him for the state Supreme Court.

We all want safe schools, no matter what community you live in. But to achieve that you must listen to the needs and wants of the community. They will give you the answer.

APRNs are a vital part of our health care workforce. We count on them, especially in areas where health care access is more limited – like rural Wisconsin.

In this episode of Free Exchange, State Sen. Andre Jacque and State Rep. Shae Sortwell, both chairmen of their chamber’s licensing committees, discuss how licensing affects Wisconsinites and policy reforms that can reduce or eliminate some of the resulting burdens.

Instead of scrutinizing a department that spends more than 17% of all the country’s money and is never audited, politicians target social safety net programs that chiefly benefit the needy and provide health and meal programs for kids.

I wish I could cheer for Vos’ strike out of Evers’ Brewers billionaire bailout. But I have a feeling his next pitch will be driven out of the ballpark.

Throwing away money to stoke the fires of anger and resentment.

For the good of our country’s food system, citizens need to demand that our legislators treat the farm bill seriously, which means focusing on improving farmer incomes and challenging corporations that pressure producers to adopt unsustainable practice.

It’s crunch time in Ukraine’s defense of its democracy against the brutal, unprovoked criminal Russian invasion that just passed its one-year anniversary.

Getting rid of gerrymandering and having fair and competitive elections is perhaps the most important reason to vote for Judge Janet Protasiewicz for Supreme Court justice on April 4.

Putting the burden on children, and hoping to condition them for future police interaction, is not what saves lives. Real legislation, that includes police reform and accountability, helps to create situations that are safe for everyone.

The race for Wisconsin’s next Supreme Court justice has quickly become the most important election of the year.

In the coming months, we’ll see 3 issues at the intersection of welfare and work take center stage in Wisconsin.

Among the remaining barriers to opportunity that have been getting far too little attention: gaps in math education and attainment across the social and economic spectrum.

The statue Wisconsin perched atop the Capitol has her right arm extended in a gesture to symbolize the state motto, “Forward.” But, in this campaign cycle and the last, that right arm could be reaching for record donations required to win an election for a job in the building below.

Johnson’s moonshot for Milwaukee is about more than aspiring to grow; it is about inspiring a city to reimagine itself, to think differently about its future.

Have they learned from Lori Lightfoot?

After years of wrangling through a convoluted mess of contracts, bad record keeping, broken promises, state, local, federal, and tribal laws, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has decided to blockade dozens of non-tribal families in the dead of winter. In a dramatic escalation, tribal officials are demanding $20 million in order to lift the blockade.