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While plenty of issues can sharply divide Democrats and Republicans, there are just as many – if not more – to bring lawmakers together. The continued health of the Wisconsin economy is one of them.
Our partnership on state-mandated programs is underfunded, leaving public safety at risk.
The 2024 Republican National Convention is to be held in Milwaukee, a city that for much of the 20th century was governed by three of the most high-profile Socialist Party mayors in American history.
In learning about the passing of the show’s co-creator Lloyd Morrisett, this month, I was completely unprepared for the backstory about how Big Bird and the crew came to be.
Data shows smoking consequences.
It’s one thing to have an unforeseen train wreck, but quite another to make a train go off the tracks and explode. However, that’s what House Speaker McCarthy, House Republicans and Wisconsin GOP Senator Ron Johnson are doing in refusing to raise the debt ceiling.
DeSantis takes lead in eliminating DEI and CRT bureaucracies.
Former Gov. Scott Walker, who will never be accused of being a student of history, declared the other day that drag shows are the same as strip shows.
The FMLA’s qualifications for eligible workers excludes about 62% of workers in Wisconsin, most of whom are low-income and/or part-time workers who cannot afford to miss a shift.
Increasing the standard deduction while keeping its sliding scale of eligibility would target tax relief at low- and middle-class households.
Street racing, “red light roulette”, and driving on sidewalks—all of these things are reckless driving realities across the state of Wisconsin and especially in the city of Milwaukee.
We need to re-examine the issues at play that allow for hundreds of guns to leave our state and cause injury and death.
Kiel has been home to one of the most heated culture wars in the political hotbed of Wisconsin. But it appears the fever might be starting to break.
The WisOpinion Insiders consider whether the GOP-controlled state Senate will approve Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to lead key agencies after snubbing many in his first term. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
In the end, my position on objectivity comes down to this. First, different experiences and perspectives of journalists should be welcomed and acted upon when debating what to cover and how to approach it. But once that process moves to a story’s execution, best practices remain the same.
In high-income-tax states, people vote with their feet.
DeSantis was ill-motivated in attacking the proposed AP curriculum, but that didn’t make him wrong on the merits. And give the College Board credit for listening to feedback.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar ousted from Foreign Affairs.
Without leave laws, researchers say much of wage gap could have been eliminated by 2017.
The issue for 2023 is that costs are increasing by 10-40% in some segments and economic uncertainty may impact consumer behaviors and preferences.
While plenty of issues can sharply divide Democrats and Republicans, there are just as many – if not more – to bring lawmakers together. The continued health of the Wisconsin economy is one of them.
Our partnership on state-mandated programs is underfunded, leaving public safety at risk.
The 2024 Republican National Convention is to be held in Milwaukee, a city that for much of the 20th century was governed by three of the most high-profile Socialist Party mayors in American history.
In learning about the passing of the show’s co-creator Lloyd Morrisett, this month, I was completely unprepared for the backstory about how Big Bird and the crew came to be.
Data shows smoking consequences.
It’s one thing to have an unforeseen train wreck, but quite another to make a train go off the tracks and explode. However, that’s what House Speaker McCarthy, House Republicans and Wisconsin GOP Senator Ron Johnson are doing in refusing to raise the debt ceiling.
DeSantis takes lead in eliminating DEI and CRT bureaucracies.
Former Gov. Scott Walker, who will never be accused of being a student of history, declared the other day that drag shows are the same as strip shows.
The FMLA’s qualifications for eligible workers excludes about 62% of workers in Wisconsin, most of whom are low-income and/or part-time workers who cannot afford to miss a shift.
Increasing the standard deduction while keeping its sliding scale of eligibility would target tax relief at low- and middle-class households.
Street racing, “red light roulette”, and driving on sidewalks—all of these things are reckless driving realities across the state of Wisconsin and especially in the city of Milwaukee.
We need to re-examine the issues at play that allow for hundreds of guns to leave our state and cause injury and death.
Kiel has been home to one of the most heated culture wars in the political hotbed of Wisconsin. But it appears the fever might be starting to break.
The WisOpinion Insiders consider whether the GOP-controlled state Senate will approve Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to lead key agencies after snubbing many in his first term. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
In the end, my position on objectivity comes down to this. First, different experiences and perspectives of journalists should be welcomed and acted upon when debating what to cover and how to approach it. But once that process moves to a story’s execution, best practices remain the same.
In high-income-tax states, people vote with their feet.
DeSantis was ill-motivated in attacking the proposed AP curriculum, but that didn’t make him wrong on the merits. And give the College Board credit for listening to feedback.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar ousted from Foreign Affairs.
Without leave laws, researchers say much of wage gap could have been eliminated by 2017.
The issue for 2023 is that costs are increasing by 10-40% in some segments and economic uncertainty may impact consumer behaviors and preferences.
