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The biggest health care corporations — even those technically listed as nonprofits — have billions in cash and investments on their balance sheets, and some rang up record surpluses during the pandemic.
Wisconsin’s state legislators need to act now to finally expand Medicaid for working families.
Convention will bring investment, chances for Milwaukee and Wisconsin to shine.
Elections are about the future, rarely the past. Moderators at the first presidential primary debate in Milwaukee should remember that simple truth when asking questions.
In Wisconsin, the law provides a historic opportunity to accelerate the transition to affordable clean energy, electric vehicles and fleets, energy-efficient buildings, advanced manufacturing, agricultural innovation, and environmental justice.
With a significant portion of the state’s surplus unspent in the 2023-2025 budget, we must fund the Child Care Counts program.
Wisconsin is losing population. This is happening in a time of national population growth and the negative consequences will be unavoidable. The time to act is now.
Controversy over its removal offers lessons to those opposing plan to take down I-794 link.
The GOP’s rhetorical defense of former President Donald Trump rekindles an ancient form of speech making called “sophistry.” Sophistry threatens our form of government as it threatened government in classical Greece.
The first fruits of Wisconsin’s school choice victory can be replicated.
It’s an understatement to say that public school advocates are not happy with the state budget Gov. Tony Evers signed.
Borrowers will have access to temporary flexibilities to successfully reenter repayment, a new income-driven repayment plan that promises more affordable payments, and multiple pathways for loan forgiveness.
It is exciting to see the improvements in our state parks. We are making good progress, but there is more work to be done.
Lincoln would have been proud of constitutional Republicans and appalled by GOP insurrectionists.
Even if he legitimately loses, Trump is never going to concede defeat in the GOP primary. The national political media hasn’t adjusted to a post-Jan. 6 paradigm.
The married couple of Bob Bauer and Anita Dunn are considered two of the most influential people in President Joe Biden’s sphere. They’ll appear together Sept. 23 at Cap Times Idea Fest in Madison.
Would it not have been smarter to use his political thick skin to ward off attacks for trying to move the GOP forward, rather than just taking incoming flack for being just a shade off from Trump?
I’ve been an unapologetic defender of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin. Maybe not much longer.
In our book commemorating the 100th anniversary of The Capital Times, John Nichols and I devote several pages to our founder William T. Evjue’s fight against the Ku Klux Klan.
Either out of ignorance or just plain obstinance, Wisconsin’s legislative Republicans apparently would rather put school-aged kids to work than help parents take jobs to help alleviate the state’s labor shortage.
The biggest health care corporations — even those technically listed as nonprofits — have billions in cash and investments on their balance sheets, and some rang up record surpluses during the pandemic.
Wisconsin’s state legislators need to act now to finally expand Medicaid for working families.
Convention will bring investment, chances for Milwaukee and Wisconsin to shine.
Elections are about the future, rarely the past. Moderators at the first presidential primary debate in Milwaukee should remember that simple truth when asking questions.
In Wisconsin, the law provides a historic opportunity to accelerate the transition to affordable clean energy, electric vehicles and fleets, energy-efficient buildings, advanced manufacturing, agricultural innovation, and environmental justice.
With a significant portion of the state’s surplus unspent in the 2023-2025 budget, we must fund the Child Care Counts program.
Wisconsin is losing population. This is happening in a time of national population growth and the negative consequences will be unavoidable. The time to act is now.
Controversy over its removal offers lessons to those opposing plan to take down I-794 link.
The GOP’s rhetorical defense of former President Donald Trump rekindles an ancient form of speech making called “sophistry.” Sophistry threatens our form of government as it threatened government in classical Greece.
The first fruits of Wisconsin’s school choice victory can be replicated.
It’s an understatement to say that public school advocates are not happy with the state budget Gov. Tony Evers signed.
Borrowers will have access to temporary flexibilities to successfully reenter repayment, a new income-driven repayment plan that promises more affordable payments, and multiple pathways for loan forgiveness.
It is exciting to see the improvements in our state parks. We are making good progress, but there is more work to be done.
Lincoln would have been proud of constitutional Republicans and appalled by GOP insurrectionists.
Even if he legitimately loses, Trump is never going to concede defeat in the GOP primary. The national political media hasn’t adjusted to a post-Jan. 6 paradigm.
The married couple of Bob Bauer and Anita Dunn are considered two of the most influential people in President Joe Biden’s sphere. They’ll appear together Sept. 23 at Cap Times Idea Fest in Madison.
Would it not have been smarter to use his political thick skin to ward off attacks for trying to move the GOP forward, rather than just taking incoming flack for being just a shade off from Trump?
I’ve been an unapologetic defender of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin. Maybe not much longer.
In our book commemorating the 100th anniversary of The Capital Times, John Nichols and I devote several pages to our founder William T. Evjue’s fight against the Ku Klux Klan.
Either out of ignorance or just plain obstinance, Wisconsin’s legislative Republicans apparently would rather put school-aged kids to work than help parents take jobs to help alleviate the state’s labor shortage.
