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Manchin said Bah! Humbug! to Biden’s Build Back Better.
The investments included in the Biden’s Build Back Better Act are not only what working families need, it’s what a majority of people want, too.
With the exception of one PSA in late 2020 supporting masking and social distancing, Vos has done nothing. He hobbled almost every attempt by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to control the pandemic.
We have seen American workers who got us through one of the most difficult periods in our nation’s history now become targets for abuse, mistreatment or treated with indifference.
Hintz announced he will step down next month as leader of the 38 Assembly Democrats, who will soon pick a new leader.
Evers for weeks has been hiding behind the law, asserting he can’t open an investigation into Chisholm’s conduct until he receives a verified complaint — with affidavits — from a taxpaying Milwaukee County resident. Now, he has no more excuses.
The intersectional worldview that hooks brought to the dozens of books and essays she wrote after earning a master’s in English from the UW in 1976 was much noted last week, when word came of her death at age 69.
As universities and colleges nationwide prepare for what could be a major competition for federal research dollars, partnerships that set themselves apart from the pack may stand the best chance to emerge on top.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider Wisconsin’s bail laws in light of the recent deadly Waukesha parade tragedy, the suspect in which was free on a low-dollar bond. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The Illinois congressman is a brave but lonely Republican opponent of Donald Trump. He wants the left in places like Madison to grasp the peril he sees.
Pretrial risk assessment should be expanded, not scrapped, advocates say.
Gov. Tony Evers has tossed out his own People’s Maps Commission redistricting plan and submitted his own version of the maps to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Gov. Tony Evers may have just out-maneuvered Republicans at their own game. But maybe not.
Maternal health experts across the country, including in the state of Wisconsin, agree that extending postpartum Medicaid coverage would benefit our patients and help us turn the tide of the maternal mortality crisis in this country.
Madison journalist Marc Eisen’s piece in the Progressive is an eye-opener and well worth reading to understand how small farmers are being pushed out of agriculture.
The holiday season is a magical time to stop, reconnect, repair, and recharge. For just a few hours or days, set aside your rabid political passions and build relationships with your family on a more meaningful level.
Conservative report asserts, with no evidence, that changes in election law needed.
Sen. Kathy Bernier has bravely refused to go along with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ cynical ploy to play to Trump and his unhinged devotees.
After just two days of streaming my radio show live on YouTube, I was suspended on Tuesday afternoon for two weeks for a violation of the platform’s “community standards.”
If we are going to fix the huge issues we are facing around income inequality, lack of affordable housing, creating safe communities and more, regular people can’t sit on the sidelines.
Manchin said Bah! Humbug! to Biden’s Build Back Better.
The investments included in the Biden’s Build Back Better Act are not only what working families need, it’s what a majority of people want, too.
With the exception of one PSA in late 2020 supporting masking and social distancing, Vos has done nothing. He hobbled almost every attempt by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to control the pandemic.
We have seen American workers who got us through one of the most difficult periods in our nation’s history now become targets for abuse, mistreatment or treated with indifference.
Hintz announced he will step down next month as leader of the 38 Assembly Democrats, who will soon pick a new leader.
Evers for weeks has been hiding behind the law, asserting he can’t open an investigation into Chisholm’s conduct until he receives a verified complaint — with affidavits — from a taxpaying Milwaukee County resident. Now, he has no more excuses.
The intersectional worldview that hooks brought to the dozens of books and essays she wrote after earning a master’s in English from the UW in 1976 was much noted last week, when word came of her death at age 69.
As universities and colleges nationwide prepare for what could be a major competition for federal research dollars, partnerships that set themselves apart from the pack may stand the best chance to emerge on top.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider Wisconsin’s bail laws in light of the recent deadly Waukesha parade tragedy, the suspect in which was free on a low-dollar bond. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The Illinois congressman is a brave but lonely Republican opponent of Donald Trump. He wants the left in places like Madison to grasp the peril he sees.
Pretrial risk assessment should be expanded, not scrapped, advocates say.
Gov. Tony Evers has tossed out his own People’s Maps Commission redistricting plan and submitted his own version of the maps to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Gov. Tony Evers may have just out-maneuvered Republicans at their own game. But maybe not.
Maternal health experts across the country, including in the state of Wisconsin, agree that extending postpartum Medicaid coverage would benefit our patients and help us turn the tide of the maternal mortality crisis in this country.
Madison journalist Marc Eisen’s piece in the Progressive is an eye-opener and well worth reading to understand how small farmers are being pushed out of agriculture.
The holiday season is a magical time to stop, reconnect, repair, and recharge. For just a few hours or days, set aside your rabid political passions and build relationships with your family on a more meaningful level.
Conservative report asserts, with no evidence, that changes in election law needed.
Sen. Kathy Bernier has bravely refused to go along with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ cynical ploy to play to Trump and his unhinged devotees.
After just two days of streaming my radio show live on YouTube, I was suspended on Tuesday afternoon for two weeks for a violation of the platform’s “community standards.”
If we are going to fix the huge issues we are facing around income inequality, lack of affordable housing, creating safe communities and more, regular people can’t sit on the sidelines.