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Wisconsin’s senior U.S. senator paid only $2,015 in state income tax in 2017, despite earning more than $450,000 that year.
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Wisconsin’s senior U.S. senator paid only $2,015 in state income tax in 2017, despite earning more than $450,000 that year.

It is vital that the real impact of guns get front-page coverage, with the gore and blood from news photos for all to see.

It’s crystal clear now that Putin is an implacable enemy of the Unites States and other democracies. He and his troops are guilty in the eyes of most of the world of an unjust, unnecessary war and the worst of atrocities.

The Associated Press reported recently that the never-ending 2020 election reviews have sown doubts about whether future elections can be trusted.

His “investigation,” carried out in a strip-mall office, has been a non-stop embarrassment.

A Racine County judge is expected to issue a ruling soon on whether Racine city officials violated Wisconsin’s open records law related to documents surrounding the 2020 presidential election.

On April 8, Gov. Evers came to the rescue again, vetoing a raft of anti-voting bills that the Republican Legislature put on his desk.

Is Mar-a-Lago the Santiago de Compostela of Republicans? Make the journey, fondle the bones, get the blessing?

I see no reason to celebrate a law that is one hundred years late and is not an anti-lynching bill, despite the name.

Ninety-six percent of mammals on Earth are livestock and humans. Only 4% are wild mammals of all species. We need them.

Johnson is the dynamic leader with a bold vision for change that Milwaukee desperately needs right now.

There is a good case to be made that the election systems in Alaska and Maine made it easier for Murkowski and Collins to show support for Biden’s Supreme Court nominee.

After investigating the 2020 election for the past year and a half, Wisconsin lawmakers are reaching the limits of what they hope to accomplish, and they’re starting to realize they don’t have the power to hold anyone accountable for breaking the law.

I agree with everything in the Economic Justice Bill of Rights being touted right now by the Legislature’s most liberal Democrats. And I think it’s a terrible idea.

On Friday, the Democrat vetoed 43 bills, bringing his total to 98 for the recently wrapped 2021-22 legislative session.

I was reminded of this often when President Barack Obama was in office and folks would ask, “What has Obama done for Black people”? I find myself asking that question again after last week’s historic election of Mayor Cavalier Johnson and the confirmation of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson.

List of billionaires led by John Menard at $16.6 billion. Super wealthy have helped transform states like Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Republican struggled to offer an explanation for why he was opposing one of the most qualified nominees for the high court in decades.

From La Crosse to Milwaukee, Washburn to Waukesha, and in downtown communities in every corner of the state, our small business programs are powering a small business renaissance.

While Wisconsin farmers worry how they’re going to get through a planting season with skyrocketing fuel and fertilizer prices, Gov. Tony Evers’ Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is leading Equity and Inclusion Peace Circles.

Wisconsin’s senior U.S. senator paid only $2,015 in state income tax in 2017, despite earning more than $450,000 that year.

It is vital that the real impact of guns get front-page coverage, with the gore and blood from news photos for all to see.

It’s crystal clear now that Putin is an implacable enemy of the Unites States and other democracies. He and his troops are guilty in the eyes of most of the world of an unjust, unnecessary war and the worst of atrocities.

The Associated Press reported recently that the never-ending 2020 election reviews have sown doubts about whether future elections can be trusted.

His “investigation,” carried out in a strip-mall office, has been a non-stop embarrassment.

A Racine County judge is expected to issue a ruling soon on whether Racine city officials violated Wisconsin’s open records law related to documents surrounding the 2020 presidential election.

On April 8, Gov. Evers came to the rescue again, vetoing a raft of anti-voting bills that the Republican Legislature put on his desk.

Is Mar-a-Lago the Santiago de Compostela of Republicans? Make the journey, fondle the bones, get the blessing?

I see no reason to celebrate a law that is one hundred years late and is not an anti-lynching bill, despite the name.

Ninety-six percent of mammals on Earth are livestock and humans. Only 4% are wild mammals of all species. We need them.

Johnson is the dynamic leader with a bold vision for change that Milwaukee desperately needs right now.

There is a good case to be made that the election systems in Alaska and Maine made it easier for Murkowski and Collins to show support for Biden’s Supreme Court nominee.

After investigating the 2020 election for the past year and a half, Wisconsin lawmakers are reaching the limits of what they hope to accomplish, and they’re starting to realize they don’t have the power to hold anyone accountable for breaking the law.

I agree with everything in the Economic Justice Bill of Rights being touted right now by the Legislature’s most liberal Democrats. And I think it’s a terrible idea.

On Friday, the Democrat vetoed 43 bills, bringing his total to 98 for the recently wrapped 2021-22 legislative session.

I was reminded of this often when President Barack Obama was in office and folks would ask, “What has Obama done for Black people”? I find myself asking that question again after last week’s historic election of Mayor Cavalier Johnson and the confirmation of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson.

List of billionaires led by John Menard at $16.6 billion. Super wealthy have helped transform states like Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Republican struggled to offer an explanation for why he was opposing one of the most qualified nominees for the high court in decades.

From La Crosse to Milwaukee, Washburn to Waukesha, and in downtown communities in every corner of the state, our small business programs are powering a small business renaissance.

While Wisconsin farmers worry how they’re going to get through a planting season with skyrocketing fuel and fertilizer prices, Gov. Tony Evers’ Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is leading Equity and Inclusion Peace Circles.