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President Biden’s announcement that millions of student loan borrowers could see some of their federal loan debts forgiven recognizes the hard work they put in to get an education and the personal responsibility they took on to pay for it.
The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev on August 30, at the age of 91, provides an incentive to examine not only his legacy and life, but also the nation he led during a time of historic transition.
Evergreen and Data for Progress released new polling last week that shows two-thirds of Wisconsin voters support the Inflation Reduction Act, and an even larger majority wants Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin leaders to aggressively pursue federal clean energy investments from the newly passed law.
In a big win for election integrity, a Waukesha County Judge on Wednesday issued a ruling confirming what should have been clear to the Wisconsin Elections Commission years ago: it’s not legal for local clerks to cure — or fill in information — on absentee ballot envelopes.
Data shows religion can influence voters’ position on abortion — and perhaps on GOP candidate for governor Tim Michels.
The ZuckerBuckers who mucked up Wisconsin elections and ducked mainstream media scrutiny
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.
President Biden’s announcement that millions of student loan borrowers could see some of their federal loan debts forgiven recognizes the hard work they put in to get an education and the personal responsibility they took on to pay for it.
The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev on August 30, at the age of 91, provides an incentive to examine not only his legacy and life, but also the nation he led during a time of historic transition.
Evergreen and Data for Progress released new polling last week that shows two-thirds of Wisconsin voters support the Inflation Reduction Act, and an even larger majority wants Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin leaders to aggressively pursue federal clean energy investments from the newly passed law.
In a big win for election integrity, a Waukesha County Judge on Wednesday issued a ruling confirming what should have been clear to the Wisconsin Elections Commission years ago: it’s not legal for local clerks to cure — or fill in information — on absentee ballot envelopes.
Data shows religion can influence voters’ position on abortion — and perhaps on GOP candidate for governor Tim Michels.
The ZuckerBuckers who mucked up Wisconsin elections and ducked mainstream media scrutiny
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.
