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But his sudden retirement as Secretary of State has been blasted by Republicans.

In what was truly a surprising headline, and one that equals with shameful, Wisconsin’s Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette abruptly resigned.

Daniel Kelly would keep the Wisconsin Supreme Court on its constitutionally humble and conservative path. Janet Protasiewicz has already trumpeted the kind of activism she would wage to turn the high court into a political weapon for leftist causes.

Rather than dealing with myriad problems presented by judicial elections, Wisconsin should switch to a merit selection model to tamp down polarization in such a sharply divided state.

Along with various local measures and a plethora of municipal races, the April 4 ballot contains statewide ballot questions on pretrial detention and cash bail that aim to alter our state’s founding document.

We need to fund our priorities. However, we will not spend at all of the levels proposed by Governor Evers – this is not a cut.

Or help convince people to move to Wisconsin? What the data tells us.

AB 76/SB 69, which would restrict people with felony convictions from voting until they have “paid all fines, costs, fees, surcharges, and restitution, and have completed any court-ordered community service, imposed in connection with the crime.

When I go back and think about Bobby Caldwell lyrics to “What you won’t do for love”, it reminds me that we all must search within ourselves to find something that we will fight for, even until the death.

If there was more venture capital in Wisconsin, young companies wouldn’t be tempted to look halfway across the country to find it.

Wisconsin GOP state legislators and members of Congress have fought health care coverage expansion and support draconian cuts.

The Biden administration announced recently it is approving the controversial Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope.

Global CO2 levels passed 420 ppm in 2022 and are rising 2-3 ppm each year. Unless we reverse that trend and get back to around 350 ppm, we risk triggering cataclysmic impacts to the environment and society.

The dots the ruling class doesn’t want you to connect

Although congressional Republicans vehemently deny that they have Social Security and Medicare in their sights, Republican Ryan had long advocated for changes when he was in Congress representing Wisconsin’s First District.

Donald Trump must feel the full weight of justice upon him.

Law enforcement is cracking down on drivers who abuse traffic rules and threaten the safety of motorists and pedestrians every day.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look at what may happen to Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal now that it’s in the hands of the GOP-controlled Legislature. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

The rescue of Wisconsin democracy is actually a two-step process, and the court race is the second one.

To protect our democratic system of checks and balances we need an independent judiciary.

But his sudden retirement as Secretary of State has been blasted by Republicans.

In what was truly a surprising headline, and one that equals with shameful, Wisconsin’s Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette abruptly resigned.

Daniel Kelly would keep the Wisconsin Supreme Court on its constitutionally humble and conservative path. Janet Protasiewicz has already trumpeted the kind of activism she would wage to turn the high court into a political weapon for leftist causes.

Rather than dealing with myriad problems presented by judicial elections, Wisconsin should switch to a merit selection model to tamp down polarization in such a sharply divided state.

Along with various local measures and a plethora of municipal races, the April 4 ballot contains statewide ballot questions on pretrial detention and cash bail that aim to alter our state’s founding document.

We need to fund our priorities. However, we will not spend at all of the levels proposed by Governor Evers – this is not a cut.

Or help convince people to move to Wisconsin? What the data tells us.

AB 76/SB 69, which would restrict people with felony convictions from voting until they have “paid all fines, costs, fees, surcharges, and restitution, and have completed any court-ordered community service, imposed in connection with the crime.

When I go back and think about Bobby Caldwell lyrics to “What you won’t do for love”, it reminds me that we all must search within ourselves to find something that we will fight for, even until the death.

If there was more venture capital in Wisconsin, young companies wouldn’t be tempted to look halfway across the country to find it.

Wisconsin GOP state legislators and members of Congress have fought health care coverage expansion and support draconian cuts.

The Biden administration announced recently it is approving the controversial Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope.

Global CO2 levels passed 420 ppm in 2022 and are rising 2-3 ppm each year. Unless we reverse that trend and get back to around 350 ppm, we risk triggering cataclysmic impacts to the environment and society.

The dots the ruling class doesn’t want you to connect

Although congressional Republicans vehemently deny that they have Social Security and Medicare in their sights, Republican Ryan had long advocated for changes when he was in Congress representing Wisconsin’s First District.

Donald Trump must feel the full weight of justice upon him.

Law enforcement is cracking down on drivers who abuse traffic rules and threaten the safety of motorists and pedestrians every day.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look at what may happen to Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal now that it’s in the hands of the GOP-controlled Legislature. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

The rescue of Wisconsin democracy is actually a two-step process, and the court race is the second one.

To protect our democratic system of checks and balances we need an independent judiciary.