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While Gov. Tony Evers’ Department of Health Services and the Department of Public Instruction point fingers over the bureaucratic fiasco that left nearly 80,000 kids without federal meal assistance, untold numbers of children still are going without.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up the upcoming biennial budget as the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee returns from its Wisconsin roadshow and prepares to take its first votes.
Dietram Scheufele, an award-winning and nationally recognized expert on science communication, recently shared with me five thoughts about what could have been done differently to mitigate this stark divide.
Gov. Tony Evers has uncompromisingly maintained the status quo by proposing an unworkable tax-and-spend model.
After a year of uncertainty and hardship, our state needs bold policies to help families, communities and small businesses bounce back better than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
During this legislative session, the Wisconsin Legislature should root out these bygone racial classifications and re-write our state budget in a race-neutral fashion.
Doesn’t it seem a bit unseemly for the right-wing Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty to be lecturing Madison West High School about race?
Diving deeper into charter school data and polls of voters tells interesting story.
Evers new deal is a huge improvement but will still cost taxpayers $523,000 per job.
I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that Sen. Ron Johnson is going to run for a third term. Nobody would act this crazy unless he wanted to win the hearts of Republicans.
Trump’s campaign hasn’t been the only one to use deceptive tactics to raise campaign money, but his team made it an art form.
Although people of color make up a minority of many populations, the majority of the suffering falls on their shoulders.
Pastor Jerome Smith got a second chance and made sure countless others received one, too.
Gov. Tony Evers’ Department of Administration won’t release documents on the damage caused to state buildings during last summer’s riots because doing so would compromise “the integrity” of Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne’s ongoing prosecution.
Nelson has provided a bold vision, with a measure of hope, but also, a measure of stern counsel.
We can support every worker in every workplace to earn a living wage in a safe environment.
While Wisconsin has the talent and technology to compete nationally and beyond, it doesn’t have enough locally managed capital to meet the demand.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. You’ve probably heard about what happened at Van Hise Hall at UW-Madison this month: two concrete slabs broke off the façade
Nearly 20,000 Americans were killed by gun violence in 2020 — more than any other year in decades. This dangerous trend continues in 2021.
DNR Deputy Secretary Todd Ambs earlier this month said only 10 percent of agency employees were reporting to the office to work. The vast majority still are working remotely.
While Gov. Tony Evers’ Department of Health Services and the Department of Public Instruction point fingers over the bureaucratic fiasco that left nearly 80,000 kids without federal meal assistance, untold numbers of children still are going without.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up the upcoming biennial budget as the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee returns from its Wisconsin roadshow and prepares to take its first votes.
Dietram Scheufele, an award-winning and nationally recognized expert on science communication, recently shared with me five thoughts about what could have been done differently to mitigate this stark divide.
Gov. Tony Evers has uncompromisingly maintained the status quo by proposing an unworkable tax-and-spend model.
After a year of uncertainty and hardship, our state needs bold policies to help families, communities and small businesses bounce back better than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
During this legislative session, the Wisconsin Legislature should root out these bygone racial classifications and re-write our state budget in a race-neutral fashion.
Doesn’t it seem a bit unseemly for the right-wing Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty to be lecturing Madison West High School about race?
Diving deeper into charter school data and polls of voters tells interesting story.
Evers new deal is a huge improvement but will still cost taxpayers $523,000 per job.
I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that Sen. Ron Johnson is going to run for a third term. Nobody would act this crazy unless he wanted to win the hearts of Republicans.
Trump’s campaign hasn’t been the only one to use deceptive tactics to raise campaign money, but his team made it an art form.
Although people of color make up a minority of many populations, the majority of the suffering falls on their shoulders.
Pastor Jerome Smith got a second chance and made sure countless others received one, too.
Gov. Tony Evers’ Department of Administration won’t release documents on the damage caused to state buildings during last summer’s riots because doing so would compromise “the integrity” of Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne’s ongoing prosecution.
Nelson has provided a bold vision, with a measure of hope, but also, a measure of stern counsel.
We can support every worker in every workplace to earn a living wage in a safe environment.
While Wisconsin has the talent and technology to compete nationally and beyond, it doesn’t have enough locally managed capital to meet the demand.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. You’ve probably heard about what happened at Van Hise Hall at UW-Madison this month: two concrete slabs broke off the façade
Nearly 20,000 Americans were killed by gun violence in 2020 — more than any other year in decades. This dangerous trend continues in 2021.
DNR Deputy Secretary Todd Ambs earlier this month said only 10 percent of agency employees were reporting to the office to work. The vast majority still are working remotely.
