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As budget debates and ARPA funding discussions heat up in Milwaukee, one thing has become crystal clear: The state has not been a good partner to its largest, most diverse city. That needs to change.
If we want to truly lift up our working class, that comes from collectively bargaining for pay increases, fair hours, better working conditions, and better benefits.
Now is the time to listen to doctors and scientists.
Gov. Tony Evers’ politically-motivated Department of Natural Resources and liberal Attorney General Josh Kaul are pulling a number of stunts to stop the conservative-led DNR Board from seeking outside legal counsel, according to board Vice Chairman Gregory Kazmierski.
The “Reaching Higher for Higher Education” package builds off of Gov. Tony Evers’ commitment to college affordability.
Distract the public with ignorant bills, then cut education funding and leave students unsafe.
To strengthen civics education, we need a Wisconsin Civics Advisory Council.
In order to evolve in a post-COVID society, America must embrace a more robust child care subsidy program.
A group of “Build Back Better” protesters chased U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema into the bathroom at Arizona State University. They literally taped her going into a stall. This is totally outrageous. It is also illegal.
The “Party of Dane County” can squeak out statewide wins by running up huge numbers and margins here, but it can’t take back the Legislature that way. For that it needs to bring an endangered species back from the brink of extinction: the moderate Democrat.
I don’t have any suggestions on how Madison could recognize a politician who has meant so much to its success. But it should find a way.
The WisOpinions Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the People’s Maps Commission’s first contribution to Wisconsin’s redistricting battle. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
In Dane County government, most elected officials actually want the system to solve problems for ordinary people, which is what an overwhelming majority of constituents want from them.
Instead of downsizing his infrastructure plan to appease Manchin and Sinema, the president should rally the people to defeat corporate greed.
The Natural Resources Board wants a judge to remove AG Josh Kaul’s conflicted agency from representing the board in a lawsuit involving the state’s wolf hunt.
More than nine in ten low-paid workers lack any paid leave whatsoever.
We thank the members of the state Assembly for their unanimous approval of bills to require accurate food labels, and urge a swift vote in the state Senate, where the proposals enjoy strong bipartisan support.
As the start of Gov. Tony Evers’ mandated rapid COVID-19 testing draws near, some state employees are worried they could be caught in a bureaucratic Catch-22 meant to force them into getting a COVID vaccine they do not want.
Let us be clear, when we consider whether enslavers were “benevolent,” whose opinions on the matter are being prioritized and whose are being erased?
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As budget debates and ARPA funding discussions heat up in Milwaukee, one thing has become crystal clear: The state has not been a good partner to its largest, most diverse city. That needs to change.
If we want to truly lift up our working class, that comes from collectively bargaining for pay increases, fair hours, better working conditions, and better benefits.
Now is the time to listen to doctors and scientists.
Gov. Tony Evers’ politically-motivated Department of Natural Resources and liberal Attorney General Josh Kaul are pulling a number of stunts to stop the conservative-led DNR Board from seeking outside legal counsel, according to board Vice Chairman Gregory Kazmierski.
The “Reaching Higher for Higher Education” package builds off of Gov. Tony Evers’ commitment to college affordability.
Distract the public with ignorant bills, then cut education funding and leave students unsafe.
To strengthen civics education, we need a Wisconsin Civics Advisory Council.
In order to evolve in a post-COVID society, America must embrace a more robust child care subsidy program.
A group of “Build Back Better” protesters chased U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema into the bathroom at Arizona State University. They literally taped her going into a stall. This is totally outrageous. It is also illegal.
The “Party of Dane County” can squeak out statewide wins by running up huge numbers and margins here, but it can’t take back the Legislature that way. For that it needs to bring an endangered species back from the brink of extinction: the moderate Democrat.
I don’t have any suggestions on how Madison could recognize a politician who has meant so much to its success. But it should find a way.
The WisOpinions Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the People’s Maps Commission’s first contribution to Wisconsin’s redistricting battle. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
In Dane County government, most elected officials actually want the system to solve problems for ordinary people, which is what an overwhelming majority of constituents want from them.
Instead of downsizing his infrastructure plan to appease Manchin and Sinema, the president should rally the people to defeat corporate greed.
The Natural Resources Board wants a judge to remove AG Josh Kaul’s conflicted agency from representing the board in a lawsuit involving the state’s wolf hunt.
More than nine in ten low-paid workers lack any paid leave whatsoever.
We thank the members of the state Assembly for their unanimous approval of bills to require accurate food labels, and urge a swift vote in the state Senate, where the proposals enjoy strong bipartisan support.
As the start of Gov. Tony Evers’ mandated rapid COVID-19 testing draws near, some state employees are worried they could be caught in a bureaucratic Catch-22 meant to force them into getting a COVID vaccine they do not want.
Let us be clear, when we consider whether enslavers were “benevolent,” whose opinions on the matter are being prioritized and whose are being erased?
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