Bruce Murphy: Is Ron Johnson the new Trump?
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021
The nation’s new leader in peddling conspiracy theories. Is he planning a run for president?
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Scott Walker: Passing H.R. 1, the ‘Crooked Politician’s Act’
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021
Voters understand that elections should be conducted at the state and local levels — not out of Washington.
Dave Cieslewicz: It’s OK to reject critical race theory
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021
The basic idea is that the world is divided into “oppressors” and victims and that none of us control which group we fall into — that’s determined only by our race and gender.
Steven Walters: Will state judges protect voting rights?
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021
Expert at state forum suggests federal courts may be less important as state courts rule on election laws.
Spencer Black: McConnell won’t dance — don’t ask him
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021
On the dance floor, it takes two to tango. And in Washington, D.C., it takes two to be bipartisan.
WisOpinion Poll: Should Wisconsin increase the minimum wage for tipped workers?
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
Legislative Democrats have sponsored a bill meant to raise the minimum wage for restaurant workers who depend upon tips. Tipped workers in the state may be paid a minimum wage of as little as $2.13 or $2.33 per hour depending
Eloise Anderson: Removing the lower rung of the ladder
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
A higher minimum wage doesn’t help those who invariably will lose their jobs.
Bill Kaplan: Circumstances have changed, expand BadgerCare
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
Wisconsin will have a healthier and stronger recovery by expanding BadgerCare now.
Missy Hughes: The ingenuity and grit of small business leaders are key to recovery in Wisconsin
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
Federal relief serves as a critical down payment on our economic recovery, but we need to maintain the momentum of those programs with new resources and new initiatives.
M.D. Kittle: Evers, Kaul darken Sunshine Week
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
Evers may be the most closed-government governor in Wisconsin history. And Kaul, while he applauds his office for responding to “many open government issues,” has been an abject failure in standing up for Wisconsin’s open record laws.
Lena Taylor: The give and take of police reform
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
Senate Bill 120 requires use of force policies to provide the instances in which use of force must be reported, how to report it, and a requirement that officers who engage in or observe a reportable use of force must report it.
Dave Zweifel: Piotrowski’s ‘No Where Man’ sheds light on a generation of misunderstood American vets
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
Steve Piotrowski’s story begins with his tour in Vietnam and ends shortly after his return back to small-town Wisconsin, a journey that is all too familiar and painful to remember for so many who served in a war that eventually didn’t make any sense to anyone.
John Rosenow: Legal status for farmworkers is an urgent moral and economic imperative
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
With Senate support, passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act would be a historic achievement: a truly bipartisan effort to protect our nation’s food supply and do right by the people who till our soil.
Gregory Humphrey: Religious control over sex leads to problems
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
The horror in Atlanta has opened discussion deeper into racism against Asians, and how words used by national leaders have deadly consequences. But it also opens a door on how very conservative churches are using extreme views on sex to damage some of their followers.
John Nichols: Nurses are heroes, treat them as such
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
If we’re going to respect nurses and doctors and all the other essential workers who have risked their lives and safety to get us through the coronavirus pandemic, we can’t just call them “heroes.” We have to treat them as such.
Bruce Murphy: Is Ron Johnson the new Trump?
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021
The nation’s new leader in peddling conspiracy theories. Is he planning a run for president?
Scott Walker: Passing H.R. 1, the ‘Crooked Politician’s Act’
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021
Voters understand that elections should be conducted at the state and local levels — not out of Washington.
Dave Cieslewicz: It’s OK to reject critical race theory
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021
The basic idea is that the world is divided into “oppressors” and victims and that none of us control which group we fall into — that’s determined only by our race and gender.
Steven Walters: Will state judges protect voting rights?
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021
Expert at state forum suggests federal courts may be less important as state courts rule on election laws.
Spencer Black: McConnell won’t dance — don’t ask him
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021
On the dance floor, it takes two to tango. And in Washington, D.C., it takes two to be bipartisan.
WisOpinion Poll: Should Wisconsin increase the minimum wage for tipped workers?
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
Legislative Democrats have sponsored a bill meant to raise the minimum wage for restaurant workers who depend upon tips. Tipped workers in the state may be paid a minimum wage of as little as $2.13 or $2.33 per hour depending
Eloise Anderson: Removing the lower rung of the ladder
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
A higher minimum wage doesn’t help those who invariably will lose their jobs.
Bill Kaplan: Circumstances have changed, expand BadgerCare
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
Wisconsin will have a healthier and stronger recovery by expanding BadgerCare now.
Missy Hughes: The ingenuity and grit of small business leaders are key to recovery in Wisconsin
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
Federal relief serves as a critical down payment on our economic recovery, but we need to maintain the momentum of those programs with new resources and new initiatives.
M.D. Kittle: Evers, Kaul darken Sunshine Week
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
Evers may be the most closed-government governor in Wisconsin history. And Kaul, while he applauds his office for responding to “many open government issues,” has been an abject failure in standing up for Wisconsin’s open record laws.
Lena Taylor: The give and take of police reform
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
Senate Bill 120 requires use of force policies to provide the instances in which use of force must be reported, how to report it, and a requirement that officers who engage in or observe a reportable use of force must report it.
Dave Zweifel: Piotrowski’s ‘No Where Man’ sheds light on a generation of misunderstood American vets
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
Steve Piotrowski’s story begins with his tour in Vietnam and ends shortly after his return back to small-town Wisconsin, a journey that is all too familiar and painful to remember for so many who served in a war that eventually didn’t make any sense to anyone.
John Rosenow: Legal status for farmworkers is an urgent moral and economic imperative
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
With Senate support, passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act would be a historic achievement: a truly bipartisan effort to protect our nation’s food supply and do right by the people who till our soil.
Gregory Humphrey: Religious control over sex leads to problems
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
The horror in Atlanta has opened discussion deeper into racism against Asians, and how words used by national leaders have deadly consequences. But it also opens a door on how very conservative churches are using extreme views on sex to damage some of their followers.
John Nichols: Nurses are heroes, treat them as such
Monday, Mar 22, 2021
If we’re going to respect nurses and doctors and all the other essential workers who have risked their lives and safety to get us through the coronavirus pandemic, we can’t just call them “heroes.” We have to treat them as such.
