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In an intense election season, debates about criminal justice reform often get heated. But it’s important to remember that supporters of bail reform initiatives have been motivated by a desire to promote both safety and fairness.
With citizens roiled in controversy, vague political answers won’t do.
Individuals in same-sex and interracial marriages need, and should have, the confidence that their marriages are legal.
The best way to help people earn more, especially those on the lowest rungs of the income ladder, is to not break off the rungs they’re climbing.
The Wisconsin senator’s populist campaign goes against his record, including his princely favors for billionaire friends.
Unless Democrats can bring themselves to show respect for people in the heartland who used to vote for Democrats but stopped some time ago, they will make little headway with them regardless of how beneficial their policies might be to those populations.
As important as the Pentagon Papers, released docs expose an “army of federal censorship bureaucrats”
Wisconsin has third biggest surge in U.S. since Roe overthrown. Could help decide election.
Wisconsinites are desperate for relief from a drug pricing system that works for corporations and middlemen, not patients. Now, congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden are delivering that reform and relief.
President Joe Biden’s vilification of Americans he has billed as “Trumpies” and “MAGA Republicans” isn’t sitting well with a majority of voters, according to a new poll from Convention of States Action.
Beyond the “horse race” numbers of who may be leading in campaigns for the U.S. Senate and governor, a deeper look at the latest Marquette University Law School poll offered a fascinating look at the stunning difference in how Republicans, Democrats and political independents view issues.
If we truly want all students to succeed, we need to tie funding to today’s student needs, and not to what a district spent 30 years ago.
Virtual learning turned out to be a failure for students, community.
A Florida judge has invented a special deference for former presidents (or just one of them) when facing criminal investigation, forcing a special master to be appointed before the Department of Justice can use the documents seized in August at Mar-a-Lago.
It is safe to say that no issue separates the Democratic challenger and the Republican incumbent more completely than the question of whether they will stand up for Wisconsin workers.
It’s just like your house. Either fix the roof and mend the stairs or face the consequences down the road.
The images of our city burning will forever be etched into our memory.
Our state’s voters might surprise people in November.
We need to celebrate our workers by joining together to give them the support they deserve. It’s an investment that will pay off for generations.
Bias and inequity in public services, the allocation of dollars and resources, and in the maintenance of infrastructure come at a cost.
In an intense election season, debates about criminal justice reform often get heated. But it’s important to remember that supporters of bail reform initiatives have been motivated by a desire to promote both safety and fairness.
With citizens roiled in controversy, vague political answers won’t do.
Individuals in same-sex and interracial marriages need, and should have, the confidence that their marriages are legal.
The best way to help people earn more, especially those on the lowest rungs of the income ladder, is to not break off the rungs they’re climbing.
The Wisconsin senator’s populist campaign goes against his record, including his princely favors for billionaire friends.
Unless Democrats can bring themselves to show respect for people in the heartland who used to vote for Democrats but stopped some time ago, they will make little headway with them regardless of how beneficial their policies might be to those populations.
As important as the Pentagon Papers, released docs expose an “army of federal censorship bureaucrats”
Wisconsin has third biggest surge in U.S. since Roe overthrown. Could help decide election.
Wisconsinites are desperate for relief from a drug pricing system that works for corporations and middlemen, not patients. Now, congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden are delivering that reform and relief.
President Joe Biden’s vilification of Americans he has billed as “Trumpies” and “MAGA Republicans” isn’t sitting well with a majority of voters, according to a new poll from Convention of States Action.
Beyond the “horse race” numbers of who may be leading in campaigns for the U.S. Senate and governor, a deeper look at the latest Marquette University Law School poll offered a fascinating look at the stunning difference in how Republicans, Democrats and political independents view issues.
If we truly want all students to succeed, we need to tie funding to today’s student needs, and not to what a district spent 30 years ago.
Virtual learning turned out to be a failure for students, community.
A Florida judge has invented a special deference for former presidents (or just one of them) when facing criminal investigation, forcing a special master to be appointed before the Department of Justice can use the documents seized in August at Mar-a-Lago.
It is safe to say that no issue separates the Democratic challenger and the Republican incumbent more completely than the question of whether they will stand up for Wisconsin workers.
It’s just like your house. Either fix the roof and mend the stairs or face the consequences down the road.
The images of our city burning will forever be etched into our memory.
Our state’s voters might surprise people in November.
We need to celebrate our workers by joining together to give them the support they deserve. It’s an investment that will pay off for generations.
Bias and inequity in public services, the allocation of dollars and resources, and in the maintenance of infrastructure come at a cost.
