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Elizabeth Markham and Tina Bettin: Veto of APRN bill will delay health care access in Wisconsin
Despite a shortage of health care providers, which will only get worse in the next couple of years, Gov. Tony Evers vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have allowed well-educated advanced practice registered nurses to work to the full extent of their education, training and certification.

Bruce Thompson: How to grow Wisconsin’s wealth gap
The Institute for Reforming Government offers a plan to help the wealthy.

Terry Falk: Are Wisconsin’s politicians paid too much?
The issue arises anew after Milwaukee school board members give themselves a raise.

M.D. Kittle: Hard Rock Casino coming back?
A long-dead casino project in Kenosha is being resurrected by the Florida Indian tribe that partnered on a similar proposal nearly a decade ago, Capitol sources tell Empower Wisconsin.

John Nichols: Feingold is turning the American Constitution Society into a powerful force for justice
The former senator from Wisconsin took charge of the nation’s leading progressive legal organization in February 2020 at a point when President Trump was facing the first of his two impeachments for shredding the Constitution.

Kelly Gallaher: A local official sued me for speaking up, but Wisconsin can protect others
State lawmakers can protect them from government bullies by passing anti-SLAPP legislation.

M.D. Kittle: Evers drops another $2.2 million from campaign slush fund
Gov. Tony Evers is pulling more money from his taxpayer-funded re-election slush fund in an attempt to revise his miserable record on law enforcement and public safety.

Dave Zweifel: What does the GOP want to do about elections?
They don’t even know.

Ruth Conniff: Robin Vos holds it together
Triangulating around the Big Lie.

Gregory Humphrey: Gunmakers, NRA, unconscionable clowns within GOP need to be held accountable for 19 dead school children
Once again, our nation is forced to reckon with yet one more dastardly mass shooting.

Michael Rosen and Charlie Dee: Hey Milwaukee leadership: Just say no to the Republican National Convention
Why would anybody who cares about Milwaukee support hosting the Republican National Convention?

Bruce Murphy: Clancy runs as double-dipping socialist
Running for Legislature, but would continue as county supervisor, collecting both salaries.

Kristin Lyerly: A few right-wing extremists shouldn’t dictate women’s health care
It is crucial that our leaders recognize that abortion is health care, and like every other form of health care, it needs to be accessible and affordable to all.

Steven Walters: Controversy over parole is rare
Issue facing Evers is rare, as most state prison inmates must serve 100% of their sentence.

Owen Robinson: Evers fails to act to stem rise in violent crime
Two facts have become very clear this election year. First, crime is a huge priority for Wisconsinites. Second, crime is not a priority at all for Gov. Tony Evers.

Bruce Murphy: Who’s the real outsider for governor?
Almost every candidate claims to be. But who really, actually is?

David Blaska: Republicans move on from Trump
State GOP convention delegates rejected resolutions calling for the decertification of the 2020 election results and removing Vos (R-Rochester) as Assembly speaker.

Scott Walker: It’s the economy, stupid
Biden is hoping voters ignore reality and buy into the distractions.

Dave Zweifel: The dictatorship of wealth is here
Everything from manufacturing to energy production is controlled by fewer and fewer special interests.

Omar Shaikh: Milwaukee should definitely host the RNC
It will raise the city’s profile.

Elizabeth Markham and Tina Bettin: Veto of APRN bill will delay health care access in Wisconsin
Despite a shortage of health care providers, which will only get worse in the next couple of years, Gov. Tony Evers vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have allowed well-educated advanced practice registered nurses to work to the full extent of their education, training and certification.

Bruce Thompson: How to grow Wisconsin’s wealth gap
The Institute for Reforming Government offers a plan to help the wealthy.

Terry Falk: Are Wisconsin’s politicians paid too much?
The issue arises anew after Milwaukee school board members give themselves a raise.

M.D. Kittle: Hard Rock Casino coming back?
A long-dead casino project in Kenosha is being resurrected by the Florida Indian tribe that partnered on a similar proposal nearly a decade ago, Capitol sources tell Empower Wisconsin.

John Nichols: Feingold is turning the American Constitution Society into a powerful force for justice
The former senator from Wisconsin took charge of the nation’s leading progressive legal organization in February 2020 at a point when President Trump was facing the first of his two impeachments for shredding the Constitution.

Kelly Gallaher: A local official sued me for speaking up, but Wisconsin can protect others
State lawmakers can protect them from government bullies by passing anti-SLAPP legislation.

M.D. Kittle: Evers drops another $2.2 million from campaign slush fund
Gov. Tony Evers is pulling more money from his taxpayer-funded re-election slush fund in an attempt to revise his miserable record on law enforcement and public safety.

Dave Zweifel: What does the GOP want to do about elections?
They don’t even know.

Ruth Conniff: Robin Vos holds it together
Triangulating around the Big Lie.

Gregory Humphrey: Gunmakers, NRA, unconscionable clowns within GOP need to be held accountable for 19 dead school children
Once again, our nation is forced to reckon with yet one more dastardly mass shooting.

Michael Rosen and Charlie Dee: Hey Milwaukee leadership: Just say no to the Republican National Convention
Why would anybody who cares about Milwaukee support hosting the Republican National Convention?

Bruce Murphy: Clancy runs as double-dipping socialist
Running for Legislature, but would continue as county supervisor, collecting both salaries.

Kristin Lyerly: A few right-wing extremists shouldn’t dictate women’s health care
It is crucial that our leaders recognize that abortion is health care, and like every other form of health care, it needs to be accessible and affordable to all.

Steven Walters: Controversy over parole is rare
Issue facing Evers is rare, as most state prison inmates must serve 100% of their sentence.

Owen Robinson: Evers fails to act to stem rise in violent crime
Two facts have become very clear this election year. First, crime is a huge priority for Wisconsinites. Second, crime is not a priority at all for Gov. Tony Evers.

Bruce Murphy: Who’s the real outsider for governor?
Almost every candidate claims to be. But who really, actually is?

David Blaska: Republicans move on from Trump
State GOP convention delegates rejected resolutions calling for the decertification of the 2020 election results and removing Vos (R-Rochester) as Assembly speaker.

Scott Walker: It’s the economy, stupid
Biden is hoping voters ignore reality and buy into the distractions.

Dave Zweifel: The dictatorship of wealth is here
Everything from manufacturing to energy production is controlled by fewer and fewer special interests.
