
John Nichols: Agard battles COVID misinformation in a Legislature that’s full of it
Agard refuses to give up on the fight for science, common sense and the truth.
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Agard refuses to give up on the fight for science, common sense and the truth.
Turns out, as it always does when you look at where federal tax dollars end up in this country, Wisconsin is bringing up the tail end in the scramble for COVID cash.
While we may have disagreed with many of his policies, there was no question that he had the best interests of Wisconsin citizens at heart.
If climate change is a critical issue for the members of our society who make up a significant and growing portion of the workforce and who will soon constitute a majority of the electorate, why aren’t businesses and politicians doing more to address it?
Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission rescind its guidance that permitted the widespread use of drop boxes and the practice of ballot harvesting in the 2020 presidential election.
The problem is not with the structure or mission of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The problem is with the people who run it and the refusal of lawmakers to hold them accountable.
Fentanyl strips are a way for those who use illicit drugs to check and make sure they are not ingesting or using a drug that contains fentanyl.
Gannett cuts back all of its Wisconsin papers except Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
High-profile, entitled professional athletes who think they can flout rules by refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 wring much of the fun from sports as a distraction from the gravity of the real world.
The list of those who want to replace senator reads like a comedy of errors.
In blocking enforcement of President Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses of 100 employees or more, the Supreme Court struck an important blow for the separation of powers and against the tyranny of the bureaucracy.
We should stop pretending that the “big lie” is something new in America.
Scientists have been trying to warn us about this slow-motion apocalypse for 50 years. And yet too often we talk about the crisis as if it is something we will need to address in the next five, 10, or 15 years.
The Supreme Court requested parties to the case to submit maps with minimal changes from current boundaries. Yet, in his attempt to rig the congressional maps, Gov. Evers submitted maps that not only did not follow the court’s order, they didn’t even follow his own public statements opposing political gerrymandering throughout this process.
It is time to say the names of senators who can make a positive difference to save our democracy, to heed the call for bipartisan passage of voting rights legislation voiced by President Biden.
When David Maraniss emailed me earlier this week with the sad news that his older brother, Jim, had died of a heart attack, it brought back a swirl of memories from newspaper days past.
Johnson’s global megaphone and deceitfulness can be shut down, but only with a strong pro-democracy turnout on Nov. 8.
Now that Gov. Tony Evers has brushed aside a complaint asking him to investigate Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm, will the Legislature act to hold the controversial DA accountable for his failure to protect the public from an accused mass murderer?
CARES Act made possible what no county would have approved with its own money.
My County Board and the one that brother Mike chaired (1992-1996) built the Public Safety Building, a new courthouse, built the Exposition Hall at Alliant Energy Center, merged the city and county public health departments, made electricity from waste at the county landfill, ended a Depression-era welfare program for single men, and adopted program efficiency audits. Where has been the leadership since?
Agard refuses to give up on the fight for science, common sense and the truth.
Turns out, as it always does when you look at where federal tax dollars end up in this country, Wisconsin is bringing up the tail end in the scramble for COVID cash.
While we may have disagreed with many of his policies, there was no question that he had the best interests of Wisconsin citizens at heart.
If climate change is a critical issue for the members of our society who make up a significant and growing portion of the workforce and who will soon constitute a majority of the electorate, why aren’t businesses and politicians doing more to address it?
Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission rescind its guidance that permitted the widespread use of drop boxes and the practice of ballot harvesting in the 2020 presidential election.
The problem is not with the structure or mission of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The problem is with the people who run it and the refusal of lawmakers to hold them accountable.
Fentanyl strips are a way for those who use illicit drugs to check and make sure they are not ingesting or using a drug that contains fentanyl.
Gannett cuts back all of its Wisconsin papers except Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
High-profile, entitled professional athletes who think they can flout rules by refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 wring much of the fun from sports as a distraction from the gravity of the real world.
The list of those who want to replace senator reads like a comedy of errors.
In blocking enforcement of President Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses of 100 employees or more, the Supreme Court struck an important blow for the separation of powers and against the tyranny of the bureaucracy.
We should stop pretending that the “big lie” is something new in America.
Scientists have been trying to warn us about this slow-motion apocalypse for 50 years. And yet too often we talk about the crisis as if it is something we will need to address in the next five, 10, or 15 years.
The Supreme Court requested parties to the case to submit maps with minimal changes from current boundaries. Yet, in his attempt to rig the congressional maps, Gov. Evers submitted maps that not only did not follow the court’s order, they didn’t even follow his own public statements opposing political gerrymandering throughout this process.
It is time to say the names of senators who can make a positive difference to save our democracy, to heed the call for bipartisan passage of voting rights legislation voiced by President Biden.
When David Maraniss emailed me earlier this week with the sad news that his older brother, Jim, had died of a heart attack, it brought back a swirl of memories from newspaper days past.
Johnson’s global megaphone and deceitfulness can be shut down, but only with a strong pro-democracy turnout on Nov. 8.
Now that Gov. Tony Evers has brushed aside a complaint asking him to investigate Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm, will the Legislature act to hold the controversial DA accountable for his failure to protect the public from an accused mass murderer?
CARES Act made possible what no county would have approved with its own money.
My County Board and the one that brother Mike chaired (1992-1996) built the Public Safety Building, a new courthouse, built the Exposition Hall at Alliant Energy Center, merged the city and county public health departments, made electricity from waste at the county landfill, ended a Depression-era welfare program for single men, and adopted program efficiency audits. Where has been the leadership since?