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Gov. Tony Evers said over the weekend that he is leaning toward vetoing a Republican bill that would end the $300 weekly unemployment bonus payment subsidized by federal taxpayers. With the generous benefit, many unemployed in the Badger State are earning nearly $17 an hour not to work — as Wisconsin employers face a crippling worker shortage.
The governor has upset the very delicate balance between security and incentive that has made UI one of the most successful programs in the history of Wisconsin.
Lies from those who want to maintain systemic racism can’t make us suddenly forget the past.
In a coordinated effort across the country, Republicans are passing laws and purging honest election officials in order to rig the next election.
It makes no sense that retention requirements apply to your local parks and recreation department but not to the positions in our state government that are most susceptible to corruption.
With the flag, the pledge of allegiance and the national anthem under siege, steadfast pride in country is paramount.
This isn’t just a case of a senator spouting nonsense. This is a matter of health and safety.
Waubeka, Wis., is home to around 680 people, but that number skyrockets to 10,000 on June 14th when visitors flock to the tiny town to celebrate Flag Day at the holiday’s place of birth.
My colleagues and I wrote legislation to end the supplement so we can encourage workers to come back to the workforce. Unfortunately, Gov. Tony Evers is expected to veto it, and he is wrong to do so.
Now that Wisconsin’s budget projection shows a big surplus in the coming biennium, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos isn’t interested in using some of the money for more aid to schools and broadband expansion, arguing instead that it should be returned to the taxpayers because they’re the hardworking people who made the surplus possible.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the Legislature got a stunning update on state government’s cash position from Lang: Tax collections will be $4.4 billion higher than expected by mid-2023.
The Joint Finance Committee invested $100 million for local, rural roads and increased General Transportation Aids in both years of the biennium.
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson denounced Biden’s Tulsa speech as “awful and so incredibly divisive.”
The powerful video-sharing company removed a video of a speech given by Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and banned him from uploading new videos for at least seven days.
Biden should couple increased police funding with all kinds of reform requirements, so that departments could only get the money if they met a set of standards and got certified by the Justice Department.
In 2017, one of the city’s oldest manufacturing firms, Hufcor, was taken over by OpenGate Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm that has a record of dismembering factories with heartless disregard for workers and communities.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, comment on Gov. Tony Evers’ announcement to seek a second term amid a $4.4 billion budget windfall.
Each embraces a no-drama, commonsense approach to the pandemic and the economy, which is spot-on both on policy and politics.
The rationale behind laws to limit learning about racism.
Gov. Tony Evers has more than $5 billion at his disposal to spend on any number of COVID-19-related relief efforts, yet he can’t seem to find a fraction of that windfall to re-open the storied historical sites his administration ordered shut down last fall.
Gov. Tony Evers said over the weekend that he is leaning toward vetoing a Republican bill that would end the $300 weekly unemployment bonus payment subsidized by federal taxpayers. With the generous benefit, many unemployed in the Badger State are earning nearly $17 an hour not to work — as Wisconsin employers face a crippling worker shortage.
The governor has upset the very delicate balance between security and incentive that has made UI one of the most successful programs in the history of Wisconsin.
Lies from those who want to maintain systemic racism can’t make us suddenly forget the past.
In a coordinated effort across the country, Republicans are passing laws and purging honest election officials in order to rig the next election.
It makes no sense that retention requirements apply to your local parks and recreation department but not to the positions in our state government that are most susceptible to corruption.
With the flag, the pledge of allegiance and the national anthem under siege, steadfast pride in country is paramount.
This isn’t just a case of a senator spouting nonsense. This is a matter of health and safety.
Waubeka, Wis., is home to around 680 people, but that number skyrockets to 10,000 on June 14th when visitors flock to the tiny town to celebrate Flag Day at the holiday’s place of birth.
My colleagues and I wrote legislation to end the supplement so we can encourage workers to come back to the workforce. Unfortunately, Gov. Tony Evers is expected to veto it, and he is wrong to do so.
Now that Wisconsin’s budget projection shows a big surplus in the coming biennium, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos isn’t interested in using some of the money for more aid to schools and broadband expansion, arguing instead that it should be returned to the taxpayers because they’re the hardworking people who made the surplus possible.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the Legislature got a stunning update on state government’s cash position from Lang: Tax collections will be $4.4 billion higher than expected by mid-2023.
The Joint Finance Committee invested $100 million for local, rural roads and increased General Transportation Aids in both years of the biennium.
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson denounced Biden’s Tulsa speech as “awful and so incredibly divisive.”
The powerful video-sharing company removed a video of a speech given by Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and banned him from uploading new videos for at least seven days.
Biden should couple increased police funding with all kinds of reform requirements, so that departments could only get the money if they met a set of standards and got certified by the Justice Department.
In 2017, one of the city’s oldest manufacturing firms, Hufcor, was taken over by OpenGate Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm that has a record of dismembering factories with heartless disregard for workers and communities.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, comment on Gov. Tony Evers’ announcement to seek a second term amid a $4.4 billion budget windfall.
Each embraces a no-drama, commonsense approach to the pandemic and the economy, which is spot-on both on policy and politics.
The rationale behind laws to limit learning about racism.
Gov. Tony Evers has more than $5 billion at his disposal to spend on any number of COVID-19-related relief efforts, yet he can’t seem to find a fraction of that windfall to re-open the storied historical sites his administration ordered shut down last fall.
