
Ruth Conniff: Wisconsin’s coming political shakeup
Both parties are going to have to learn to work together.
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Both parties are going to have to learn to work together.

All across Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and other battlegrounds, a key voting bloc has deep reasons to care about the economy.

If the filibuster does end, we all might be surprised to find senators attempting to find common ground on more issues to help ensure bills pass with bipartisan support, thereby reducing the chance of being overturned when the other side regains power. At this point, I’m willing to make that change.

A federal judge’s ruling means it’s time for UW Health and Children’s Wisconsin to reverse the decision they made to end gender-affirming health care for hundreds of Wisconsin transgender youth.

Wisconsin Legislature adds another category of millionaire players subsidized by taxpayers.

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Documents show Exxon clearly knew of the dangers at least by the 1970s, and their own research into the consequences of burning fossil fuels predicted global warming.

Voters encouraged to attend Wisconsin Supreme Court forums.

Were it not for, well, the way it is, the Wisconsin Supreme Court election would be a cakewalk for Maria Lazar.

Rural communities are simply not yet equipped to make decisions on proposals like these. Without legal guardrails, rural communities are put at a huge disadvantage when these developments are proposed.

When people first hear about a transmission project, the natural questions are: Why do we need it? And is it safe? We can answer both.

Did Donald Trump learn his chaotic methods from Wisconsin’s own infamous Joe McCarthy?

At the White House, Trump told reporters that the amount of fraudulent spending the task force could recover could help address a trillion-dollar national deficit and significantly reduce taxes.

America’s big failing right now is entrusting our country’s future to people who never were taught the folly of compounding errors, who’ve never had to grow the hell up.

Nationwide protest against Trump’s march toward authoritarianism Saturday could be the largest of its kind in the history of this country.

The program could be endangered although some legislators and Gov. Evers still think action can be done. Some legislators believe a compromise can be reached and voted on when they return to session in April.

Wisconsin environmentalists wouldn’t compromise, so the state’s premiere conservation program, the Stewardship Fund, will die this summer. It’s an old, sad story and it’s one reason that green policies, once widely popular and bipartisan, are now on the ropes.

Building a comprehensive solution to child care requires incremental progress forward, and this veto slowed it.

Gov. Tony Evers has an opportunity to take a meaningful step toward protecting children across your state. AB 105 will reduce exposure, interrupt harmful patterns and support efforts to keep children safe.

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are expanding their footprint, both here in Wisconsin and across the nation. What started as a small, quiet fringe movement has ballooned into a powerful force within the Democratic Party.

Both parties are going to have to learn to work together.

All across Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and other battlegrounds, a key voting bloc has deep reasons to care about the economy.

If the filibuster does end, we all might be surprised to find senators attempting to find common ground on more issues to help ensure bills pass with bipartisan support, thereby reducing the chance of being overturned when the other side regains power. At this point, I’m willing to make that change.

A federal judge’s ruling means it’s time for UW Health and Children’s Wisconsin to reverse the decision they made to end gender-affirming health care for hundreds of Wisconsin transgender youth.

Wisconsin Legislature adds another category of millionaire players subsidized by taxpayers.

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Documents show Exxon clearly knew of the dangers at least by the 1970s, and their own research into the consequences of burning fossil fuels predicted global warming.

Voters encouraged to attend Wisconsin Supreme Court forums.

Were it not for, well, the way it is, the Wisconsin Supreme Court election would be a cakewalk for Maria Lazar.

Rural communities are simply not yet equipped to make decisions on proposals like these. Without legal guardrails, rural communities are put at a huge disadvantage when these developments are proposed.

When people first hear about a transmission project, the natural questions are: Why do we need it? And is it safe? We can answer both.

Did Donald Trump learn his chaotic methods from Wisconsin’s own infamous Joe McCarthy?

At the White House, Trump told reporters that the amount of fraudulent spending the task force could recover could help address a trillion-dollar national deficit and significantly reduce taxes.

America’s big failing right now is entrusting our country’s future to people who never were taught the folly of compounding errors, who’ve never had to grow the hell up.

Nationwide protest against Trump’s march toward authoritarianism Saturday could be the largest of its kind in the history of this country.

The program could be endangered although some legislators and Gov. Evers still think action can be done. Some legislators believe a compromise can be reached and voted on when they return to session in April.

Wisconsin environmentalists wouldn’t compromise, so the state’s premiere conservation program, the Stewardship Fund, will die this summer. It’s an old, sad story and it’s one reason that green policies, once widely popular and bipartisan, are now on the ropes.

Building a comprehensive solution to child care requires incremental progress forward, and this veto slowed it.

Gov. Tony Evers has an opportunity to take a meaningful step toward protecting children across your state. AB 105 will reduce exposure, interrupt harmful patterns and support efforts to keep children safe.

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are expanding their footprint, both here in Wisconsin and across the nation. What started as a small, quiet fringe movement has ballooned into a powerful force within the Democratic Party.