
John Nichols: Wisconsin GOP mimics Orwell’s thought police
The Republican-controlled Assembly literally voted to ban words — and the ideas associated with them — from being taught in the states public schools.
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The Republican-controlled Assembly literally voted to ban words — and the ideas associated with them — from being taught in the states public schools.
The state of Wisconsin needs impartial redistricting.
We have a choice about the kind of world that we and future generations will inhabit.
The Walker-named chairman of the state Natural Resources Board, Fred Prehn, continues to head the policy-setting panel for the state’s environmental agency, although his term ended months ago.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at how Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg could impact Milwaukee politics. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
First, holier-than-thou pundits should quit criticizing those rare Republicans willing to help. Second, Democrats should obsessively focus on defining the GOP.
If you are still on the fence: Do your research and discuss it with your physician, family, or friends. If you know someone who is on the fence — reach out and connect with them.
The personal property tax is hurting small businesses, and now is the time to come together and, once and for all, eliminate it.
Exacting revenge is what this overly partisan Legislature has been about.
We should teach it in Wisconsin schools anyway.
If there was any lingering doubt that some legislators don’t actually read bills before voting on them, this week should have erased it.
Let Arizona be a lesson. Continuing election grind is embarrassing.
If attacks on school board members teach us anything, it’s that to save our democracy and protect our communities, citizens have got to get engaged and show up.
Your tax bill would be lower — much lower — without all those tax exemptions.
The data shows huge advantage for Republicans. Will courts allow this to continue?
According to FBI statistics, America experienced the highest annual increase in the murder rate last year since the FBI began tracking national crime statistics.
Even loyal Democrats are down on Joe Biden right now. Better to take the long view.
Republican political leaders have put themselves on the wrong side of the biggest public health issue of this generation.
The tradition of undergraduate representation on the council is an important one.
What’s infuriating is that the monoclonal treatment currently costs about $2,100 a dose — 100 times more than a shot in the arm.
The Republican-controlled Assembly literally voted to ban words — and the ideas associated with them — from being taught in the states public schools.
The state of Wisconsin needs impartial redistricting.
We have a choice about the kind of world that we and future generations will inhabit.
The Walker-named chairman of the state Natural Resources Board, Fred Prehn, continues to head the policy-setting panel for the state’s environmental agency, although his term ended months ago.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at how Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg could impact Milwaukee politics. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
First, holier-than-thou pundits should quit criticizing those rare Republicans willing to help. Second, Democrats should obsessively focus on defining the GOP.
If you are still on the fence: Do your research and discuss it with your physician, family, or friends. If you know someone who is on the fence — reach out and connect with them.
The personal property tax is hurting small businesses, and now is the time to come together and, once and for all, eliminate it.
Exacting revenge is what this overly partisan Legislature has been about.
We should teach it in Wisconsin schools anyway.
If there was any lingering doubt that some legislators don’t actually read bills before voting on them, this week should have erased it.
Let Arizona be a lesson. Continuing election grind is embarrassing.
If attacks on school board members teach us anything, it’s that to save our democracy and protect our communities, citizens have got to get engaged and show up.
Your tax bill would be lower — much lower — without all those tax exemptions.
The data shows huge advantage for Republicans. Will courts allow this to continue?
According to FBI statistics, America experienced the highest annual increase in the murder rate last year since the FBI began tracking national crime statistics.
Even loyal Democrats are down on Joe Biden right now. Better to take the long view.
Republican political leaders have put themselves on the wrong side of the biggest public health issue of this generation.
The tradition of undergraduate representation on the council is an important one.
What’s infuriating is that the monoclonal treatment currently costs about $2,100 a dose — 100 times more than a shot in the arm.