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We have so much more to do. And I will never stop working for Wisconsin to have everything we deserve.
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We have so much more to do. And I will never stop working for Wisconsin to have everything we deserve.

Fresh off a mixed bag of results from the Nov. 8 election, we recommit to the next set of elections and candidates. We can expect a very bumpy ride here in Wisconsin and across the nation as races are still being sorted out.

Those workers are our neighbors and co-workers who volunteer to put in a grueling day of helping their fellow citizens to exercise their sacred right to vote and then counting and sorting all those ballots, all the while ensuring that the process is honest and fair.

Liberals never stop. They are always looking for ways to undo the legitimate actions of conservatives.

The parallels to the 2022 midterms are striking.

We need reasonable guardrails against those who seek to rig the system for their own benefit, and that’s why the Supreme Court must reject independent state legislature theory once and for all.

Darrell Brooks Jr. is going to spend the rest of his life in prison. But the people he hurt and killed in the Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre would very likely be here unharmed today had it not been for Milwaukee County’s revolving door criminal justice system led by “progressive” justice jurists like Mary Triggiano.

As the 2023-24 legislative session approaches, we must continue to advocate for sustained, meaningful investments in public education.

But seriously, folks, Twitter is a seriously important platform.

It’s remarkable: The further voters live from the center of Milwaukee the more Republican their views.

If Republicans are done with Trump, it’s not at all clear that they are done with Trumpism.

Democrats pour tons of resources into efforts to get out their vote, but nothing works quite like The Donald.

Democrat David Einhorn, son of right-wing, north-shore Republicans, funds effort to heal America.

The political polarization that we all experience has been building for years, and it’s occurring on our university campuses as well. But there may be no better place than a university to rededicate ourselves to civil dialogue in an effort to help our students develop into better citizens.

The app should be banned in America.

The humiliating defeat Vladimir Putin suffered in his army’s retreat from Kherson was a war-changing victory for Ukrainian warriors and their western allies. There’s lot more to it than the reclamation of one regional capital.

Can’t just flip on the switch for president and governor.

To meet the needs of constituents, Milwaukee and most municipalities would be better off with a reduction in bureaucracy rather than a constant call to raise taxes.

A state lawmaker sent out a warning last month urging the Milwaukee City Council against signing off on a competing concert complex proposed for the city’s famed Deer District. The council did not heed the warning.

In the area where I grew up the conversation about high-capacity irrigation wells has taken on a louder and more robust tone over the past decade. It is pitting farmers against those who wish for more considerate and wise use of natural resources.

We have so much more to do. And I will never stop working for Wisconsin to have everything we deserve.

Fresh off a mixed bag of results from the Nov. 8 election, we recommit to the next set of elections and candidates. We can expect a very bumpy ride here in Wisconsin and across the nation as races are still being sorted out.

Those workers are our neighbors and co-workers who volunteer to put in a grueling day of helping their fellow citizens to exercise their sacred right to vote and then counting and sorting all those ballots, all the while ensuring that the process is honest and fair.

Liberals never stop. They are always looking for ways to undo the legitimate actions of conservatives.

The parallels to the 2022 midterms are striking.

We need reasonable guardrails against those who seek to rig the system for their own benefit, and that’s why the Supreme Court must reject independent state legislature theory once and for all.

Darrell Brooks Jr. is going to spend the rest of his life in prison. But the people he hurt and killed in the Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre would very likely be here unharmed today had it not been for Milwaukee County’s revolving door criminal justice system led by “progressive” justice jurists like Mary Triggiano.

As the 2023-24 legislative session approaches, we must continue to advocate for sustained, meaningful investments in public education.

But seriously, folks, Twitter is a seriously important platform.

It’s remarkable: The further voters live from the center of Milwaukee the more Republican their views.

If Republicans are done with Trump, it’s not at all clear that they are done with Trumpism.

Democrats pour tons of resources into efforts to get out their vote, but nothing works quite like The Donald.

Democrat David Einhorn, son of right-wing, north-shore Republicans, funds effort to heal America.

The political polarization that we all experience has been building for years, and it’s occurring on our university campuses as well. But there may be no better place than a university to rededicate ourselves to civil dialogue in an effort to help our students develop into better citizens.

The app should be banned in America.

The humiliating defeat Vladimir Putin suffered in his army’s retreat from Kherson was a war-changing victory for Ukrainian warriors and their western allies. There’s lot more to it than the reclamation of one regional capital.

Can’t just flip on the switch for president and governor.

To meet the needs of constituents, Milwaukee and most municipalities would be better off with a reduction in bureaucracy rather than a constant call to raise taxes.

A state lawmaker sent out a warning last month urging the Milwaukee City Council against signing off on a competing concert complex proposed for the city’s famed Deer District. The council did not heed the warning.

In the area where I grew up the conversation about high-capacity irrigation wells has taken on a louder and more robust tone over the past decade. It is pitting farmers against those who wish for more considerate and wise use of natural resources.