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There are numerous ways Wisconsin could move to a flat income tax while benefitting Wisconsinites across the income spectrum. The most obvious solution is to flatten the rate while increasing the standard deduction.
How much does it cost to copy one piece of paper? If you ask records custodians in Wisconsin, many will tell you 25 cents. At least that’s what they charge.
Which greatly restricts reproductive rights — more than in nearly any state.
Or has Trump abandoned Michels in governor’s race? The silence is deafening.
Their rush to judgment in Kenosha cost lives.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and GOP challenger Tim Michels deeply disagree on the issues.
On Friday, he’ll devote a full day to campaigning in Wisconsin, where Barnes and Evers face close races with right-wing Republicans in an almost evenly balanced battleground state.
I will continue working tirelessly to spread our Democratic message of fairness, opportunity and community to ensure that we do not have to endure the unchecked agenda that a Republican supermajority would bring to Wisconsin.
If educrats don’t have the one right answer for teaching math or reading, why trust them with monopoly power over children?
But is anyone willing to address them?
Breast cancer is most often found in women, but men can get breast cancer too.
Stoking the fears of the undereducated and lower economic strata is proving to be a violent and dangerous path for the nation.
Putin’s Russia is the greatest threat to world peace and security.
Democrats’ progressive caucus becomes anti-war again … for about three hours.
A letter from the caucus was sent to the White House last Monday but retracted only hours later. The damage, however, was done. Without one iota of foresight, the caucus had already allowed Russian President Putin a victory off the battlefield.
It’s a time-honored understanding in the Western world that political divisions should be left behind when a nation is at war. The parties must unite behind whomever is president – regardless of party. We are indeed at war, even if indirectly, alongside the Ukrainians.
Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul believe health care decisions, including the decision to have an abortion, should be left to a woman in consultation with her doctor, her family and her faith — not politicians.
We need a strong voice in the Senate to oppose the Biden agenda that has fueled runaway inflation, high gas prices, chaos at our southern borders and more.
Mandela Barnes has suddenly changed his tune on Wisconsin’s vital manufacturing sector, now that the liberal who wants to “stymie capitalism” is hustling for votes.
There is an expectation that the wishes of electors will inform the work of elected officials. On faith, ballots are cast and power is given. It is only over time, that voters figure out if they trusted the right person.
There are numerous ways Wisconsin could move to a flat income tax while benefitting Wisconsinites across the income spectrum. The most obvious solution is to flatten the rate while increasing the standard deduction.
How much does it cost to copy one piece of paper? If you ask records custodians in Wisconsin, many will tell you 25 cents. At least that’s what they charge.
Which greatly restricts reproductive rights — more than in nearly any state.
Or has Trump abandoned Michels in governor’s race? The silence is deafening.
Their rush to judgment in Kenosha cost lives.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and GOP challenger Tim Michels deeply disagree on the issues.
On Friday, he’ll devote a full day to campaigning in Wisconsin, where Barnes and Evers face close races with right-wing Republicans in an almost evenly balanced battleground state.
I will continue working tirelessly to spread our Democratic message of fairness, opportunity and community to ensure that we do not have to endure the unchecked agenda that a Republican supermajority would bring to Wisconsin.
If educrats don’t have the one right answer for teaching math or reading, why trust them with monopoly power over children?
But is anyone willing to address them?
Breast cancer is most often found in women, but men can get breast cancer too.
Stoking the fears of the undereducated and lower economic strata is proving to be a violent and dangerous path for the nation.
Putin’s Russia is the greatest threat to world peace and security.
Democrats’ progressive caucus becomes anti-war again … for about three hours.
A letter from the caucus was sent to the White House last Monday but retracted only hours later. The damage, however, was done. Without one iota of foresight, the caucus had already allowed Russian President Putin a victory off the battlefield.
It’s a time-honored understanding in the Western world that political divisions should be left behind when a nation is at war. The parties must unite behind whomever is president – regardless of party. We are indeed at war, even if indirectly, alongside the Ukrainians.
Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul believe health care decisions, including the decision to have an abortion, should be left to a woman in consultation with her doctor, her family and her faith — not politicians.
We need a strong voice in the Senate to oppose the Biden agenda that has fueled runaway inflation, high gas prices, chaos at our southern borders and more.
Mandela Barnes has suddenly changed his tune on Wisconsin’s vital manufacturing sector, now that the liberal who wants to “stymie capitalism” is hustling for votes.
There is an expectation that the wishes of electors will inform the work of elected officials. On faith, ballots are cast and power is given. It is only over time, that voters figure out if they trusted the right person.