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Hindsight raises a thousand new questions about Russian interference in the 2016 election, and for Wisconsinites those questions hit close to home.
The numbers are hard to dispute: Kids who attend organized but relatively inexpensive pre-school programs are more likely to graduate from high school, to earn more as adults, to stay off welfare and to avoid spending time in jail.
With masterful statesmanship, President Biden has united the world’s countries, citizens, and even corporations against Putin and his shameful army.
Reject Dane County Executive Joe Parisi’s proposal to give one-time payments of $1,000 to county staffers.
I regret Thompson’s decision not to run as he is perhaps the only one in our state who has that larger trust from a wide segment of the state.
The horrendous ruling on redistricting maps by Wisconsin’s Supreme Court on Good Friday marks a new low for our state.
$1 billion more headed to Wisconsin. Will we see it in rural communities?
These improvements lifted millions of children out of hardship and slashed poverty rates — but the failure of Congress to take action to continue the expanded credit places families at risk of falling behind or into poverty.
By cutting taxes so much for the wealthiest, the tax cuts that Sen. Johnson supported increased inequality.
It will take an overwhelming voice from the people for the Republicans to take control of the Senate and Senator Johnson is one of the 51 people that Americans must elect to make that happen.
For years, the congressman has responded to reports of growing economic inequality in America with a three-word mantra: “Tax the rich!” Now, Pocan’s got a president on his side.
While individuals who have themselves suffered discrimination may seek a remedy, our Constitution does not recognize blood guilt or favor. Race or ethnicity can almost never be the basis for government preferences.
The landscape of America seems to constantly reinforce our divisions. However, are we really all that divided? Are we really all that different? And, are we really all that disconnected?
A new centrist party could work, but it’s unlikely to overcome the legal, financial and cultural breastworks that protect the two major parties.
Baldwin has led in condemning Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Just how tied the nonprofit Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is to Wisconsin Republicans was on full display last week in the chambers of the state Supreme Court.
This is a pilot project. Changes have been made over time and will continue to be made.
An open embrace of spiritual values in choice schools builds better citizens.
After witnessing the impact of a major oil spill, Gaylord Nelson took a stand for the environment and persuaded others to work toward a sustainable earth.
Without policies to dedicate land to small-scale, prospective farmers, the future of agriculture is in danger.
Hindsight raises a thousand new questions about Russian interference in the 2016 election, and for Wisconsinites those questions hit close to home.
The numbers are hard to dispute: Kids who attend organized but relatively inexpensive pre-school programs are more likely to graduate from high school, to earn more as adults, to stay off welfare and to avoid spending time in jail.
With masterful statesmanship, President Biden has united the world’s countries, citizens, and even corporations against Putin and his shameful army.
Reject Dane County Executive Joe Parisi’s proposal to give one-time payments of $1,000 to county staffers.
I regret Thompson’s decision not to run as he is perhaps the only one in our state who has that larger trust from a wide segment of the state.
The horrendous ruling on redistricting maps by Wisconsin’s Supreme Court on Good Friday marks a new low for our state.
$1 billion more headed to Wisconsin. Will we see it in rural communities?
These improvements lifted millions of children out of hardship and slashed poverty rates — but the failure of Congress to take action to continue the expanded credit places families at risk of falling behind or into poverty.
By cutting taxes so much for the wealthiest, the tax cuts that Sen. Johnson supported increased inequality.
It will take an overwhelming voice from the people for the Republicans to take control of the Senate and Senator Johnson is one of the 51 people that Americans must elect to make that happen.
For years, the congressman has responded to reports of growing economic inequality in America with a three-word mantra: “Tax the rich!” Now, Pocan’s got a president on his side.
While individuals who have themselves suffered discrimination may seek a remedy, our Constitution does not recognize blood guilt or favor. Race or ethnicity can almost never be the basis for government preferences.
The landscape of America seems to constantly reinforce our divisions. However, are we really all that divided? Are we really all that different? And, are we really all that disconnected?
A new centrist party could work, but it’s unlikely to overcome the legal, financial and cultural breastworks that protect the two major parties.
Baldwin has led in condemning Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Just how tied the nonprofit Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is to Wisconsin Republicans was on full display last week in the chambers of the state Supreme Court.
This is a pilot project. Changes have been made over time and will continue to be made.
An open embrace of spiritual values in choice schools builds better citizens.
After witnessing the impact of a major oil spill, Gaylord Nelson took a stand for the environment and persuaded others to work toward a sustainable earth.
Without policies to dedicate land to small-scale, prospective farmers, the future of agriculture is in danger.
