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Gov. Tony Evers marked the 1-year anniversary of the week rioters ravaged Kenosha the way he did in the hours after the destructive day began: He released a statement standing in solitary with criminals while incriminating law enforcement.
I remained concerned today about the long-term health impacts on our community.
Humbling himself to placate right-wing zealots calling for Assembly Speaker’s head.
The Capital Times’ editorial board interviewed Pocan on everything from the Afghan chaos to the Democrats’ strategy on the infrastructure bills.
Biden – unlike LBJ, Nixon, Bush, Obama or Trump – faced reality.
Networks proved to be simply embarrassing with their coverage of this international story.
Instead of peace through strength, Joe Biden has chaos through incompetence.
Frontline cops and prosecutors have had to clean up the mess of the failed liberal agenda and his decisions at the state Department of Justice.
Birmingham’s history is fraught with tragedies and triumphs, punches and counterpunches in the fight for dignity and human rights.
As we tiptoe back to in-person events, Idea Fest — with its top-notch speakers, provocative topics and commitment to safety — is a terrific re-entry option.
Democrats tried to convince Kenoshans that Gov. Tony Evers did all he could to prevent the Jacob Blake riots from spinning out of control but the people who were literally crying and begging for help know better.
If there is any good at all in this tragedy, it’s that African Americans are finally being heard. But that’s not nearly enough.
The experience of Wisconsin’s Hmong residents, who have become targets of resentment and attacked for being different — told to “accept our ways and learn English” — is a worrying sign for the newest refugees from a U.S. military debacle.
Kindness. Acceptance. Respect. Forgiveness. Compromise. These values are arriving now to replace anger and distrust.
Soon Madison students will return to schools where smiles — one of the most important currencies in bustling halls and classrooms — will be in short supply.
My wife and I are elderly and she does not have an immune system. Consequently, her survival against the highly contagious delta variant depends on Wisconsin being vaccinated.
Republicans and Democrats alike deserve credit for warming the early stage investment climate over time, taking actions that have helped to “de-risk” many private deals that otherwise may not have been funded. If a separate bill this fall revives the fund-of-funds idea, they could do so again.
Prehn said that Kaul’s suit to force Prehn from the natural Resources Board was all just “politics” and that Kaul was only acting so that Evers could push his own natural resource agenda. Right. Yes. Exactly. This is how it works.
253 municipalities in state cut police funding in 2019 for budget reasons, report finds.
It is confounding that the Republican Party is going contrary to the large majority on this all-important issue.
Gov. Tony Evers marked the 1-year anniversary of the week rioters ravaged Kenosha the way he did in the hours after the destructive day began: He released a statement standing in solitary with criminals while incriminating law enforcement.
I remained concerned today about the long-term health impacts on our community.
Humbling himself to placate right-wing zealots calling for Assembly Speaker’s head.
The Capital Times’ editorial board interviewed Pocan on everything from the Afghan chaos to the Democrats’ strategy on the infrastructure bills.
Biden – unlike LBJ, Nixon, Bush, Obama or Trump – faced reality.
Networks proved to be simply embarrassing with their coverage of this international story.
Instead of peace through strength, Joe Biden has chaos through incompetence.
Frontline cops and prosecutors have had to clean up the mess of the failed liberal agenda and his decisions at the state Department of Justice.
Birmingham’s history is fraught with tragedies and triumphs, punches and counterpunches in the fight for dignity and human rights.
As we tiptoe back to in-person events, Idea Fest — with its top-notch speakers, provocative topics and commitment to safety — is a terrific re-entry option.
Democrats tried to convince Kenoshans that Gov. Tony Evers did all he could to prevent the Jacob Blake riots from spinning out of control but the people who were literally crying and begging for help know better.
If there is any good at all in this tragedy, it’s that African Americans are finally being heard. But that’s not nearly enough.
The experience of Wisconsin’s Hmong residents, who have become targets of resentment and attacked for being different — told to “accept our ways and learn English” — is a worrying sign for the newest refugees from a U.S. military debacle.
Kindness. Acceptance. Respect. Forgiveness. Compromise. These values are arriving now to replace anger and distrust.
Soon Madison students will return to schools where smiles — one of the most important currencies in bustling halls and classrooms — will be in short supply.
My wife and I are elderly and she does not have an immune system. Consequently, her survival against the highly contagious delta variant depends on Wisconsin being vaccinated.
Republicans and Democrats alike deserve credit for warming the early stage investment climate over time, taking actions that have helped to “de-risk” many private deals that otherwise may not have been funded. If a separate bill this fall revives the fund-of-funds idea, they could do so again.
Prehn said that Kaul’s suit to force Prehn from the natural Resources Board was all just “politics” and that Kaul was only acting so that Evers could push his own natural resource agenda. Right. Yes. Exactly. This is how it works.
253 municipalities in state cut police funding in 2019 for budget reasons, report finds.
It is confounding that the Republican Party is going contrary to the large majority on this all-important issue.