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Scott Frostman: Johnson right to embrace controversy

His no-nonsense practical style, likely borne from decades in the private-sector business world where the objective is simply to get the job done, gets rave reviews from supporters, and sends detractors into a Donald Trump-derangement-syndrome kind of frenzy.

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Dan O’Donnell: Biden’s energy debacle

Rather than admit his mistake in dramatically slowing down domestic drilling, Biden shortsightedly bled the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to its lowest level in nearly 40 years and naively assumed he could trust the Saudis to bail him out of the jam he created.

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M.D. Kittle: WEC’s invalid guidance

A Waukesha County Judge recently ruled Wisconsin Elections Commission decisions lacking a 4-2 majority vote by the six-member commission are invalid. That means election law “guidance” crafted by WEC staff isn’t legal or binding. Yet, many of those edicts remain on WEC’s website.

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Timothy McBride: Does Ron Johnson understand Wisconsin’s important role in developing Social Security policy?

The Social Security program emerged from discussions in the economics department at the University of Wisconsin, which also developed programs such as unemployment insurance, workers compensation, Aid to Families with Dependent Children and other social programs. Prototypes for national legislation on these topics first passed in the state of Wisconsin.

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Scott Frostman: Johnson right to embrace controversy

His no-nonsense practical style, likely borne from decades in the private-sector business world where the objective is simply to get the job done, gets rave reviews from supporters, and sends detractors into a Donald Trump-derangement-syndrome kind of frenzy.

Read More »

Dan O’Donnell: Biden’s energy debacle

Rather than admit his mistake in dramatically slowing down domestic drilling, Biden shortsightedly bled the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to its lowest level in nearly 40 years and naively assumed he could trust the Saudis to bail him out of the jam he created.

Read More »

M.D. Kittle: WEC’s invalid guidance

A Waukesha County Judge recently ruled Wisconsin Elections Commission decisions lacking a 4-2 majority vote by the six-member commission are invalid. That means election law “guidance” crafted by WEC staff isn’t legal or binding. Yet, many of those edicts remain on WEC’s website.

Read More »

Timothy McBride: Does Ron Johnson understand Wisconsin’s important role in developing Social Security policy?

The Social Security program emerged from discussions in the economics department at the University of Wisconsin, which also developed programs such as unemployment insurance, workers compensation, Aid to Families with Dependent Children and other social programs. Prototypes for national legislation on these topics first passed in the state of Wisconsin.

Read More »

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