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Occurring the same week, the departures of the Washington Post’s Marty Baron and the Idaho Statesman’s Christina Lords provide a window into the strengths and more numerous weaknesses of newspaper journalism in 2021.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan joined the Thompson Center on Public Leadership to discuss upcoming congressional priorities and opportunities for bipartisan consensus.
A Democrat in the White House spells trouble at the ballot box for the party’s Wisconsin gubernatorial nominees – even incumbents.
Democracy itself was put at risk by President Trump and some of his advisors and supporters.
Posting easily disproven misinformation sabotages the cause of conservative, pro-worker, constitutional government.
Jennifer Psaki brings credibility — remember that? — back to the job.
All parents deserve the ability to choose private education for their children through the voucher program, especially right now when, for many, it is the only in-person option available.
According to the CDC, people ages 50 to 64 with COVID are four times more likely to end up in the hospital than their younger counterparts and, worryingly, at 30 times greater risk for death.
Despite the devastation caused by the coronavirus, Americans have been stepping up to help out charitable causes all over the country.
Last month, Gov. Tony Evers’ new secretary-designee of the dysfunctional state Department of Workforce Development claimed victory over a massive backlog of Unemployment Insurance claims. It was a premature “mission accomplished” moment.
When people are not weighed down by heavy tax burdens, they rise up and uplift all the aspects that make our great state, well, great.
Regardless of voting patterns, different styles of life and potential for disagreement, if we listen to each other with an ear open to finding agreement, instead of looking for battles, we can actually find common ground and get things done.
It all began with his first-ever campaign for public office back in 1994. It’s still cited as one of the most vicious in the state’s election history.
The secret is out in Black America. Choice schools work better.
The Evers administration continues to stumble and bumble its way through COVID-19 vaccine distribution, with the Badger State ranking 46th in doses administered.
Their goal – and I don’t think I’m being too radical about this – is for Evers to have no power to fix anything and to be held responsible for everything that goes wrong.
Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Delaware, Biden may seem like an unlikely fan for the Green Bay team.
Plans for a new history museum, which threatened the Churchill building, Madison’s first skyscraper, have shifted to a new site.
While the Republicans put forth seemingly high-minded rationales for continuing to deprive these Americans of their right to be represented in Congress, the real reason is they fear that the good people of Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico may not choose to elect Republicans.
Under Biden’s order, transgender service members will now receive the medical treatment they need to transition, and they cannot be discharged based on their gender identity.
Occurring the same week, the departures of the Washington Post’s Marty Baron and the Idaho Statesman’s Christina Lords provide a window into the strengths and more numerous weaknesses of newspaper journalism in 2021.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan joined the Thompson Center on Public Leadership to discuss upcoming congressional priorities and opportunities for bipartisan consensus.
A Democrat in the White House spells trouble at the ballot box for the party’s Wisconsin gubernatorial nominees – even incumbents.
Democracy itself was put at risk by President Trump and some of his advisors and supporters.
Posting easily disproven misinformation sabotages the cause of conservative, pro-worker, constitutional government.
Jennifer Psaki brings credibility — remember that? — back to the job.
All parents deserve the ability to choose private education for their children through the voucher program, especially right now when, for many, it is the only in-person option available.
According to the CDC, people ages 50 to 64 with COVID are four times more likely to end up in the hospital than their younger counterparts and, worryingly, at 30 times greater risk for death.
Despite the devastation caused by the coronavirus, Americans have been stepping up to help out charitable causes all over the country.
Last month, Gov. Tony Evers’ new secretary-designee of the dysfunctional state Department of Workforce Development claimed victory over a massive backlog of Unemployment Insurance claims. It was a premature “mission accomplished” moment.
When people are not weighed down by heavy tax burdens, they rise up and uplift all the aspects that make our great state, well, great.
Regardless of voting patterns, different styles of life and potential for disagreement, if we listen to each other with an ear open to finding agreement, instead of looking for battles, we can actually find common ground and get things done.
It all began with his first-ever campaign for public office back in 1994. It’s still cited as one of the most vicious in the state’s election history.
The secret is out in Black America. Choice schools work better.
The Evers administration continues to stumble and bumble its way through COVID-19 vaccine distribution, with the Badger State ranking 46th in doses administered.
Their goal – and I don’t think I’m being too radical about this – is for Evers to have no power to fix anything and to be held responsible for everything that goes wrong.
Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Delaware, Biden may seem like an unlikely fan for the Green Bay team.
Plans for a new history museum, which threatened the Churchill building, Madison’s first skyscraper, have shifted to a new site.
While the Republicans put forth seemingly high-minded rationales for continuing to deprive these Americans of their right to be represented in Congress, the real reason is they fear that the good people of Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico may not choose to elect Republicans.
Under Biden’s order, transgender service members will now receive the medical treatment they need to transition, and they cannot be discharged based on their gender identity.
