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For the past nine months, figuring out how to move forward has been particularly challenging. But by all working together, we’re making progress on many fronts.
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For the past nine months, figuring out how to move forward has been particularly challenging. But by all working together, we’re making progress on many fronts.

“We’re All Innovating” was truly a statewide competition, as well as a revealing glimpse at the range, innovative spirit and survival instincts of small business owners and operators in Wisconsin.

The GOP legislators have spent nearly a decade jury-rigging Wisconsin’s historic voting laws to suit their purposes.

County-by-county analysis shows similar pattern of voting to 2016 — with key differences.

A new $15 million cash infusion from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall initiative will help fund all kinds of freeloader programs in member mayor cities.

We need a 21st century companion for Smokey — a superhero for climate change.

The state Supreme Court conservative who defied Trump shares his voicemail messages and letters.

Candidate Brian Hagedorn made a lot of promises about how judges should issue rulings that Justice Brian Hagedorn is completely ignoring.

Many people are dependent on the population as a whole practicing sound pandemic behavior — — social distancing, wearing masks, avoiding social contact, washing hands.

Many forced to relocate from Mount Pleasant. And Foxconn faces a $34.6 million ransomware demand.

Some residents and council members have been critical of the city’s pursuit of a $3 million federal grant that would help fund the purchase of a private property— Salmon Harbor Marina — while the city-owned marina has languished in a state of disrepair since the destructive floods in the spring of 2019.

East-west corridor is a bottleneck and a drag on economic activity.

The COVID clamps on the available workforce explain much of the inability of the economy to get rolling again. Companies simply cannot get the available work done because they can’t muster full work forces for their operations.

As Christmas nears, my wish is to unite as a community, a state, and a nation to work together for the common good. People of any religion or no religion can embrace the spirit of joy, peace and goodwill embodied by all religions.

Republicans want to use the coronavirus pandemic as another excuse to move executive decision-making to their purview.

I’ll be honest with you, tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin requires a unified effort on all levels – from the Capitol in Madison, to your community, to your own home.

What the United States does not need is a massive corporate bailout that allows the wealthiest and most powerful businesses in this country to avoid liability for actions they take that sicken and kill Americans.

As promised, he’s upholding the law as written. So why are right wingers so angry?

These lawsuits were just a vehicle for him to put the squeeze on his supporters because he’s gonna need as much cash as possible to pay off all his campaign debts and to fund a legal defense against all the civil and criminal lawsuits he will be facing on January 21st.

Last week, Assembly Republicans released a package of legislation to address the challenges presented by COVID-19. While the package is fairly broad, there are a few policies that I believe are critical.

For the past nine months, figuring out how to move forward has been particularly challenging. But by all working together, we’re making progress on many fronts.

“We’re All Innovating” was truly a statewide competition, as well as a revealing glimpse at the range, innovative spirit and survival instincts of small business owners and operators in Wisconsin.

The GOP legislators have spent nearly a decade jury-rigging Wisconsin’s historic voting laws to suit their purposes.

County-by-county analysis shows similar pattern of voting to 2016 — with key differences.

A new $15 million cash infusion from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall initiative will help fund all kinds of freeloader programs in member mayor cities.

We need a 21st century companion for Smokey — a superhero for climate change.

The state Supreme Court conservative who defied Trump shares his voicemail messages and letters.

Candidate Brian Hagedorn made a lot of promises about how judges should issue rulings that Justice Brian Hagedorn is completely ignoring.

Many people are dependent on the population as a whole practicing sound pandemic behavior — — social distancing, wearing masks, avoiding social contact, washing hands.

Many forced to relocate from Mount Pleasant. And Foxconn faces a $34.6 million ransomware demand.

Some residents and council members have been critical of the city’s pursuit of a $3 million federal grant that would help fund the purchase of a private property— Salmon Harbor Marina — while the city-owned marina has languished in a state of disrepair since the destructive floods in the spring of 2019.

East-west corridor is a bottleneck and a drag on economic activity.

The COVID clamps on the available workforce explain much of the inability of the economy to get rolling again. Companies simply cannot get the available work done because they can’t muster full work forces for their operations.

As Christmas nears, my wish is to unite as a community, a state, and a nation to work together for the common good. People of any religion or no religion can embrace the spirit of joy, peace and goodwill embodied by all religions.

Republicans want to use the coronavirus pandemic as another excuse to move executive decision-making to their purview.

I’ll be honest with you, tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin requires a unified effort on all levels – from the Capitol in Madison, to your community, to your own home.

What the United States does not need is a massive corporate bailout that allows the wealthiest and most powerful businesses in this country to avoid liability for actions they take that sicken and kill Americans.

As promised, he’s upholding the law as written. So why are right wingers so angry?

These lawsuits were just a vehicle for him to put the squeeze on his supporters because he’s gonna need as much cash as possible to pay off all his campaign debts and to fund a legal defense against all the civil and criminal lawsuits he will be facing on January 21st.

Last week, Assembly Republicans released a package of legislation to address the challenges presented by COVID-19. While the package is fairly broad, there are a few policies that I believe are critical.