
John Torinus: What happened to the Blue Cross money?
When Blue Cross went public 20 years ago, the Blue Cross board gave away its full value — then over more than $600 million. Those dollars were donated for public health purposes and education.
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When Blue Cross went public 20 years ago, the Blue Cross board gave away its full value — then over more than $600 million. Those dollars were donated for public health purposes and education.
The high stakes redistricting process is underway in Wisconsin. This literally has the potential to be a winner take all game, if not done fairly and correctly.
Unfortunately, Wisconsin has no real protection against abuses by Vos and his cronies.
Had we just world enough and time, Manchin, we could afford to play these games. You of all senators should realize that. The time is ripe to do something.
After villainizing law enforcement and placating the radical “defund the police” movement, Gov. Tony Evers is dropping millions of dollars in federal funds at his disposal on violence prevention programs.
Everyone should be a journalist. The problem is, few people understand what journalism really is, yet everyone with a social media account is a self-styled journalist these days.
Johnson is fixated on helping his wealthy donors and supporters. The heck with the rest of us.
My own experience talking to people around the state, and recent election results, show that people want real fixes for their real problems more than cheap talk.
The federal government continues to spend money it does not have — creating an annual deficit. That is then added to the national debt.
It’s deja vu, and it has much to do with the radical left policies and executive orders the left’s president has forced on America.
Why is it that so many in the White community feel compelled to claim they don’t have a racist bone in their bodies after they are found out to have said something that is clearly racist.
She’s learned well the art of dodging tough questions and stretching the truth whenever it’s convenient to do so.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the candidates from both parties vying for lieutenant governor and ask how much the office matters. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The vaccines do not preclude infection or transmission. As a result, we are forcing people to choose between their livelihoods and a freedom-robbing vaccination mandate with no rationale.
The Trump administration is over, but the GOP is not ready to get out of the deep end. They’re still addicted to former President Donald Trump’s reality TV approach to politics.
The Washington Post finally issued a correction to a patently false story that led to hundreds of threats against members of the Waukesha School Board.
The urgency of the climate crisis means that we need all hands on deck implementing all kinds of climate solutions. There’s no silver bullet; we need silver buckshot.
Tracking 20 years of county-level presidential election changes.
Some in Washington have introduced misguided proposals like H.R. 1068 and S. 1598, which would increase taxes on carried interest by an astounding 98%.
Systemic problems, the COVID-19 pandemic and policing failures appear to be responsible.
When Blue Cross went public 20 years ago, the Blue Cross board gave away its full value — then over more than $600 million. Those dollars were donated for public health purposes and education.
The high stakes redistricting process is underway in Wisconsin. This literally has the potential to be a winner take all game, if not done fairly and correctly.
Unfortunately, Wisconsin has no real protection against abuses by Vos and his cronies.
Had we just world enough and time, Manchin, we could afford to play these games. You of all senators should realize that. The time is ripe to do something.
After villainizing law enforcement and placating the radical “defund the police” movement, Gov. Tony Evers is dropping millions of dollars in federal funds at his disposal on violence prevention programs.
Everyone should be a journalist. The problem is, few people understand what journalism really is, yet everyone with a social media account is a self-styled journalist these days.
Johnson is fixated on helping his wealthy donors and supporters. The heck with the rest of us.
My own experience talking to people around the state, and recent election results, show that people want real fixes for their real problems more than cheap talk.
The federal government continues to spend money it does not have — creating an annual deficit. That is then added to the national debt.
It’s deja vu, and it has much to do with the radical left policies and executive orders the left’s president has forced on America.
Why is it that so many in the White community feel compelled to claim they don’t have a racist bone in their bodies after they are found out to have said something that is clearly racist.
She’s learned well the art of dodging tough questions and stretching the truth whenever it’s convenient to do so.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the candidates from both parties vying for lieutenant governor and ask how much the office matters. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The vaccines do not preclude infection or transmission. As a result, we are forcing people to choose between their livelihoods and a freedom-robbing vaccination mandate with no rationale.
The Trump administration is over, but the GOP is not ready to get out of the deep end. They’re still addicted to former President Donald Trump’s reality TV approach to politics.
The Washington Post finally issued a correction to a patently false story that led to hundreds of threats against members of the Waukesha School Board.
The urgency of the climate crisis means that we need all hands on deck implementing all kinds of climate solutions. There’s no silver bullet; we need silver buckshot.
Tracking 20 years of county-level presidential election changes.
Some in Washington have introduced misguided proposals like H.R. 1068 and S. 1598, which would increase taxes on carried interest by an astounding 98%.
Systemic problems, the COVID-19 pandemic and policing failures appear to be responsible.