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Wisconsin’s embarrassingly weak drunk driving laws are just a reflection of a broader problem.

While the incumbents on the Mequon-Thiensville School Board escaped being ousted in last week’s recall election, the grassroots campaign exposed why so many in the district have lost faith in the establishment.

What I have trouble forgetting is how that day underscored just how Trump and so many of his supporters have come to use the American flag as a prop for their false claims of patriotism.

Onerous rules in dire need of an update have created an unequal playing field that continues to hamper Central America’s ability to utilize the full benefits of duty-free trade.

Where the message of Democrats in Virginia was muddled and ineffectual, the message of parents in Mequon and Thiensville was clear and powerful.

The Biden administration’s plan to hand out $1 billion in checks to illegal immigrants isn’t sitting well with most Americans, according to a new poll.

In the wake of Virginia, if I were Bill McCoshen I might rethink my decision to pass on this race. A former Tommy Thompson administration official, McCoshen does share Glen Youngkin’s profile.

African Americans are embarking on a redistricting fight for fair representation that is proportionate to our population in Wisconsin.

In our newest episode of Free Exchange, we sat down with Daniel Sem, venture capitalist and dean of the Batterman School of Business at Concordia University Wisconsin, to discuss the economic importance of private-sector venture capital and whether government should engage in this high-risk activity with taxpayer dollars.

His deceitful, irresponsible handling of COVID-19 protocols has become a political issue.

Rodgers is who he is, and he is probably not going to change his arrogant ways. Whether his lack of leadership on the biggest health issue in the last 100 years will keep him out of the NFL Hall of Fame remains to be seen.

If Republicans were to nominate a political newcomer with an easygoing style and a hard-to-pin-down agenda, as Virginia Republicans did with Youngkin, Evers would surely be more vulnerable.

The latest Marquette Law School poll not only shows Evers’ plummeting poll numbers, it offers a pretty clear indicator of how the far left Democrat got here.

Biden’s radical agenda is turning off voters.

Redistricting maps require Black representation.

On Saturday a Navy ship named for Harvey Milk was christened and launched in San Diego Bay.

With a tight labor market, worker exhaustion and record corporate profits, unionized workers are using collective muscle to exert pressure on employers to pay and treat workers better.

Late last month a group of Republican legislators brought in the off-the-wall profane rocker Ted Nugent and the national hunting lobby, Hunter Nation, to help them promote a number of hunting and firearms bills, among them a provision to create a sandhill crane hunting season in the state.

The WCD has never been shy about spending taxpayer money on fanciful projects despite the slim prospects for success. After all, it’s not their money. For this expansion, the WCD borrowed $420 million.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review the latest maps in Wisconsin’s ongoing redistricting process. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

Wisconsin’s embarrassingly weak drunk driving laws are just a reflection of a broader problem.

While the incumbents on the Mequon-Thiensville School Board escaped being ousted in last week’s recall election, the grassroots campaign exposed why so many in the district have lost faith in the establishment.

What I have trouble forgetting is how that day underscored just how Trump and so many of his supporters have come to use the American flag as a prop for their false claims of patriotism.

Onerous rules in dire need of an update have created an unequal playing field that continues to hamper Central America’s ability to utilize the full benefits of duty-free trade.

Where the message of Democrats in Virginia was muddled and ineffectual, the message of parents in Mequon and Thiensville was clear and powerful.

The Biden administration’s plan to hand out $1 billion in checks to illegal immigrants isn’t sitting well with most Americans, according to a new poll.

In the wake of Virginia, if I were Bill McCoshen I might rethink my decision to pass on this race. A former Tommy Thompson administration official, McCoshen does share Glen Youngkin’s profile.

African Americans are embarking on a redistricting fight for fair representation that is proportionate to our population in Wisconsin.

In our newest episode of Free Exchange, we sat down with Daniel Sem, venture capitalist and dean of the Batterman School of Business at Concordia University Wisconsin, to discuss the economic importance of private-sector venture capital and whether government should engage in this high-risk activity with taxpayer dollars.

His deceitful, irresponsible handling of COVID-19 protocols has become a political issue.

Rodgers is who he is, and he is probably not going to change his arrogant ways. Whether his lack of leadership on the biggest health issue in the last 100 years will keep him out of the NFL Hall of Fame remains to be seen.

If Republicans were to nominate a political newcomer with an easygoing style and a hard-to-pin-down agenda, as Virginia Republicans did with Youngkin, Evers would surely be more vulnerable.

The latest Marquette Law School poll not only shows Evers’ plummeting poll numbers, it offers a pretty clear indicator of how the far left Democrat got here.

Biden’s radical agenda is turning off voters.

Redistricting maps require Black representation.

On Saturday a Navy ship named for Harvey Milk was christened and launched in San Diego Bay.

With a tight labor market, worker exhaustion and record corporate profits, unionized workers are using collective muscle to exert pressure on employers to pay and treat workers better.

Late last month a group of Republican legislators brought in the off-the-wall profane rocker Ted Nugent and the national hunting lobby, Hunter Nation, to help them promote a number of hunting and firearms bills, among them a provision to create a sandhill crane hunting season in the state.

The WCD has never been shy about spending taxpayer money on fanciful projects despite the slim prospects for success. After all, it’s not their money. For this expansion, the WCD borrowed $420 million.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review the latest maps in Wisconsin’s ongoing redistricting process. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.