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One of the saddest stories I read over the holidays was a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found that the number of children killed by firearms is rising alarmingly.
Adversity can bring out the best in many people and businesses, as past economic downturns have demonstrated. Who knows? The 2023 version of the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest may provide new examples of success born in tough times.
A big surplus could buy more than tax cuts and spending increases. It could provide the means for better, more cooperative relationships between state leaders.
So much of the tax reform conversation at the national level is aimed at corporate America, but right now we actually have an opportunity at the state level to send money back to families and businesses on Main Street.
Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August, R-Lake Geneva, is again leading a constitutional amendment prohibiting private organizations like the Center for Tech & Civic Life from dropping millions of dollars into election administration. The bill passed the Legislature last session, and will be coming up for a vote again this session. Passage for a second time would put the measure before voters.
Utilizing and building on proven models like “Housing First” — an approach where housing is the first step to a better, safer, and healthier life and serves as a platform for providing services so that people can stay housed, this country is finally poised to continue meaningful progress towards addressing homelessness.
Unsettling but unmistakable signs from the DNR.
Keith Findley has been working to free wrongfully convicted inmates for 25 years.
While there are many like Harry Wait who seem at some level to care about the nation, would it not make more sense to foster a commitment to some goal that would actually be able to show a benefit and garner public applause, rather than continual and justified rebukes.
For my last ever column as a state legislator, I wanted to take a moment to show my appreciation for everyone who has helped me in my legislative journey that began more than eighteen years ago.
Evers on Tuesday delivered a full-throated defense of democracy in his graceful second inaugural address.
For someone talking up faith and unity, Evers sure spent a lot of time beating up on his political enemies — the Republican majority that controls the state Legislature.
Now that he doesn’t have to worry about re-election, Governor Evers used his second inaugural address to outline a radical left-wing agenda that he couldn’t be honest about before.
Small-town folk must understand that Democrats seek to improve their lives if we hope to find reconciliation.
If there is a lesson to be learned from McCarthy’s actions following Donald Trump‘s election loss in 2020 it is that principle and core values must not be tossed aside all for the anticipation and glory of future political power.
Democrats are calling for Rep.-elect George Santos to resign after he acknowledged “resume embellishment” in an interview.
Tom Tiffany and Scott Fitzgerald will likely be reelected again and again in their safely gerrymandered districts, but neither one will escape the judgment of history.
Federal agencies pursuing partisan agendas unrelated to core missions is the final subversion of government.
Part of the fun of writing a regular column is being able to look back at recurring themes. Here’s a look at 2022 with an eye toward grouping my “frequent flyer” subject areas, which collectively demonstrate I am both an economic optimist and an incurable geek.
Past records of futility aside, Forecasters members have boldly tried again. Here’s what the Forecasters see for 2023
One of the saddest stories I read over the holidays was a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found that the number of children killed by firearms is rising alarmingly.
Adversity can bring out the best in many people and businesses, as past economic downturns have demonstrated. Who knows? The 2023 version of the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest may provide new examples of success born in tough times.
A big surplus could buy more than tax cuts and spending increases. It could provide the means for better, more cooperative relationships between state leaders.
So much of the tax reform conversation at the national level is aimed at corporate America, but right now we actually have an opportunity at the state level to send money back to families and businesses on Main Street.
Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August, R-Lake Geneva, is again leading a constitutional amendment prohibiting private organizations like the Center for Tech & Civic Life from dropping millions of dollars into election administration. The bill passed the Legislature last session, and will be coming up for a vote again this session. Passage for a second time would put the measure before voters.
Utilizing and building on proven models like “Housing First” — an approach where housing is the first step to a better, safer, and healthier life and serves as a platform for providing services so that people can stay housed, this country is finally poised to continue meaningful progress towards addressing homelessness.
Unsettling but unmistakable signs from the DNR.
Keith Findley has been working to free wrongfully convicted inmates for 25 years.
While there are many like Harry Wait who seem at some level to care about the nation, would it not make more sense to foster a commitment to some goal that would actually be able to show a benefit and garner public applause, rather than continual and justified rebukes.
For my last ever column as a state legislator, I wanted to take a moment to show my appreciation for everyone who has helped me in my legislative journey that began more than eighteen years ago.
Evers on Tuesday delivered a full-throated defense of democracy in his graceful second inaugural address.
For someone talking up faith and unity, Evers sure spent a lot of time beating up on his political enemies — the Republican majority that controls the state Legislature.
Now that he doesn’t have to worry about re-election, Governor Evers used his second inaugural address to outline a radical left-wing agenda that he couldn’t be honest about before.
Small-town folk must understand that Democrats seek to improve their lives if we hope to find reconciliation.
If there is a lesson to be learned from McCarthy’s actions following Donald Trump‘s election loss in 2020 it is that principle and core values must not be tossed aside all for the anticipation and glory of future political power.
Democrats are calling for Rep.-elect George Santos to resign after he acknowledged “resume embellishment” in an interview.
Tom Tiffany and Scott Fitzgerald will likely be reelected again and again in their safely gerrymandered districts, but neither one will escape the judgment of history.
Federal agencies pursuing partisan agendas unrelated to core missions is the final subversion of government.
Part of the fun of writing a regular column is being able to look back at recurring themes. Here’s a look at 2022 with an eye toward grouping my “frequent flyer” subject areas, which collectively demonstrate I am both an economic optimist and an incurable geek.
Past records of futility aside, Forecasters members have boldly tried again. Here’s what the Forecasters see for 2023
