Jessie Opoien: Tony Evers’ bid to legalize marijuana in Wisconsin won’t pass, but he’s right to try
With any luck, it will move the conversation forward enough to make medicinal use, decriminalization and expungement tangible ideas.
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With any luck, it will move the conversation forward enough to make medicinal use, decriminalization and expungement tangible ideas.
For nearly 10 months, the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature has blocked each and every proposed state action that could slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Political centrists in the United States are suffering a severe case of disappointment as they watch the two political parties staying in the same old partisan rut that preceded the election of Joe Biden as president.
We may be turning out smarter tech savvy graduates, more knowledgeable scientists and engineers, but have we sacrificed what is required of an American in keeping the flame of democracy burning?
Freedom, Inc. wants to totally eliminate police departments and free almost everyone from prison.
How public employees beat the odds to create a union.
Gov. Tony Evers says he’ll include legalization of recreational marijuana in his upcoming two-year budget plan. Under Evers’ plan to be formally introduced Feb. 16, the drug would be treated much like Wisconsin regulates and taxes alcohol. Wisconsin would join
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Future analysts will probably conclude Biden and the Democrats hit their zenith in Wisconsin in late 2020/early 2021. Debate will rage
More executions in Trump’s last six months than in previous 56 years of the presidency.
Because the vote in the Republican Caucus was conducted by secret ballot, we may never know how Wisconsin’s congressmen voted on this leadership question.
One of the greatest parts about the Wisconsin uprising that kicked off 10 years ago this week was the music.
Republican politicians are now working to put in place measures that would deny the American public the right to choose their leaders in free and fair elections.
In essence, it comes down to Education, Infrastructure, Equity, Inclusion and Opportunity for all.
With any luck, it will move the conversation forward enough to make medicinal use, decriminalization and expungement tangible ideas.
For nearly 10 months, the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature has blocked each and every proposed state action that could slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Political centrists in the United States are suffering a severe case of disappointment as they watch the two political parties staying in the same old partisan rut that preceded the election of Joe Biden as president.
We may be turning out smarter tech savvy graduates, more knowledgeable scientists and engineers, but have we sacrificed what is required of an American in keeping the flame of democracy burning?
Freedom, Inc. wants to totally eliminate police departments and free almost everyone from prison.
How public employees beat the odds to create a union.
Gov. Tony Evers says he’ll include legalization of recreational marijuana in his upcoming two-year budget plan. Under Evers’ plan to be formally introduced Feb. 16, the drug would be treated much like Wisconsin regulates and taxes alcohol. Wisconsin would join
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Future analysts will probably conclude Biden and the Democrats hit their zenith in Wisconsin in late 2020/early 2021. Debate will rage
More executions in Trump’s last six months than in previous 56 years of the presidency.
Because the vote in the Republican Caucus was conducted by secret ballot, we may never know how Wisconsin’s congressmen voted on this leadership question.
One of the greatest parts about the Wisconsin uprising that kicked off 10 years ago this week was the music.
Republican politicians are now working to put in place measures that would deny the American public the right to choose their leaders in free and fair elections.
In essence, it comes down to Education, Infrastructure, Equity, Inclusion and Opportunity for all.