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The governor on Friday quickly vetoed a Republican-led COVID relief bill that included $100 million to combat the virus, protections for businesses and schools against frivolous pandemic-related lawsuits, and federal money for jobless and hungry Wisconsinites.
The problem with the GOP approach is that they leave science and medically-driven data out of the equation.
The congressman is objecting to the Department of Homeland Security policy supporting equal access to Covid-19 vaccinations for immigrants here illegally.
I fully expected the two Republican legislators to break out into a “did not,” “did too” back-and-forth shout down as they stumbled all over themselves, bound and determined to rid the state of what they insist is a dreaded and illegal mandate from the governor for wearing masks during a pandemic that has killed nearly 6,000 Wisconsin citizens.
Republican legislators face little accountability for their shameful COVID-19 response because their party rigged the maps back in 2011 to ensure themselves “safe” districts and an iron-clad hold on power.
Republicans legislators with safe seats needn’t worry about voter blowback.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the political future of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, the Oshkosh Republican who is up for reelection next year.
The best path for Joe Biden and Tony Evers is to aggressively govern for all while trumpeting why they’re doing it. With the GOP still ruled by Donald Trump, bipartisanship remains a fantasy.
When this latest public health emergency expires in early April, Wisconsin will have spent 360 of the past 391 days in a state of emergency that was never once extended by joint resolution of the Legislature, which state law clearly and obviously requires.
Exposing his “brazen” lust for power, Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday hastily dismissed a legislative resolution and issued another public health declaration that extends his statewide mask mandate.
Legislators wrong to criticize inmates getting the vaccine when prison infection rates are so high.
Why even the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine has been a hot mess
If you’re a business owner wondering if you can require employees to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, the answer is a qualified “yes.” Whether it makes sense to enact workplace mandates is a different question.
I suggest we reassess how we celebrate the month. It is time that we provide a more deeply thoughtful journey into learning our history. I don’t think we should shove all of what we do aside, but we need to dig deeper.
Thousands of small businesses that received federal PPP loans will face more than $450 million in state income taxes unless the Legislature acts.
Wigderson notes Fitzgerald’s newsletter doesn’t mention the storming of the U.S. Capitol and his objections to certifying votes in Arizona and Pennsylvania.
City has 8 cameras per 1,000 people, more than 28 of 39 large cities studied.
A $15 minimum wage isn’t just morally right — it’s also good economics and good politics.
It censors testimony from physicians on early treatments for COVID-19 patients.
The governor on Friday quickly vetoed a Republican-led COVID relief bill that included $100 million to combat the virus, protections for businesses and schools against frivolous pandemic-related lawsuits, and federal money for jobless and hungry Wisconsinites.
The problem with the GOP approach is that they leave science and medically-driven data out of the equation.
The congressman is objecting to the Department of Homeland Security policy supporting equal access to Covid-19 vaccinations for immigrants here illegally.
I fully expected the two Republican legislators to break out into a “did not,” “did too” back-and-forth shout down as they stumbled all over themselves, bound and determined to rid the state of what they insist is a dreaded and illegal mandate from the governor for wearing masks during a pandemic that has killed nearly 6,000 Wisconsin citizens.
Republican legislators face little accountability for their shameful COVID-19 response because their party rigged the maps back in 2011 to ensure themselves “safe” districts and an iron-clad hold on power.
Republicans legislators with safe seats needn’t worry about voter blowback.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the political future of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, the Oshkosh Republican who is up for reelection next year.
The best path for Joe Biden and Tony Evers is to aggressively govern for all while trumpeting why they’re doing it. With the GOP still ruled by Donald Trump, bipartisanship remains a fantasy.
When this latest public health emergency expires in early April, Wisconsin will have spent 360 of the past 391 days in a state of emergency that was never once extended by joint resolution of the Legislature, which state law clearly and obviously requires.
Exposing his “brazen” lust for power, Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday hastily dismissed a legislative resolution and issued another public health declaration that extends his statewide mask mandate.
Legislators wrong to criticize inmates getting the vaccine when prison infection rates are so high.
Why even the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine has been a hot mess
If you’re a business owner wondering if you can require employees to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, the answer is a qualified “yes.” Whether it makes sense to enact workplace mandates is a different question.
I suggest we reassess how we celebrate the month. It is time that we provide a more deeply thoughtful journey into learning our history. I don’t think we should shove all of what we do aside, but we need to dig deeper.
Thousands of small businesses that received federal PPP loans will face more than $450 million in state income taxes unless the Legislature acts.
Wigderson notes Fitzgerald’s newsletter doesn’t mention the storming of the U.S. Capitol and his objections to certifying votes in Arizona and Pennsylvania.
City has 8 cameras per 1,000 people, more than 28 of 39 large cities studied.
A $15 minimum wage isn’t just morally right — it’s also good economics and good politics.
It censors testimony from physicians on early treatments for COVID-19 patients.
