
David Blaska: Bernie Sanders’ scorched earth campaign
Most Democrats understand that if Trump can’t draw Biden as his opponent he’d love to face Sanders.
Submit columns for consideration to wisopinion@wispolitics.com
Most Democrats understand that if Trump can’t draw Biden as his opponent he’d love to face Sanders.
We can look back and reminisce about what once was on our farms and in our rural communities. Or, we can look ahead, join cooperatively, and build a better tomorrow. Our forefathers did it. We can, too.
Public health services provided by Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services are considered among the best in the nation, but the whole system is impacted when a key actor like CDC is hit by cuts.
My life in Madison, as a transplanted Wisconsinite, has been immeasurably enriched by the African Americans who were the first families to settle here.
Despite this honorable farming heritage, Wisconsin has been losing dairy farms at an alarming rate — roughly two farms a day — and our state leads the nation in farm bankruptcies. We cannot abandon those generations of families that have dedicated their lives to feeding our families and communities.
Wisconsin depends on our farmers, so this crisis is not their burden to carry alone.
A new bill would extend bar hours for the week of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee while crushing the emerging wedding barn industry.
$13 billion in tax relief since 2011 has resulted in eight straight years of a falling tax burden and increased tax collections.
Trump is running for reelection on an economy with flashing warning signs.
Democrats may have to pick someone who possesses something called “electability.”
Shalala made numerous positive changes during her years at the UW, putting a new emphasis on undergraduate study and expanding the university’s national clout, helping the school draw tens of millions in research grants. What many UW alumni remember her for is her insistence that a strong academic university could be just as strong in sports as well.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their views on the major news stories coming in 2020. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Ezra Klein, in a recent New York Times essay, explains that polarization in America takes vastly different forms depending on the party. His main thesis? Democrats still need the center. Republicans don’t.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission quite literally believes that the law doesn’t apply to it.
New trade agreement with Canada, Mexico will benefits Wisconsin’s dairy industry.
The film “RIGGED: The Voter Suppression Playbook” outlines the “fork-in-the-road decision” that Republicans made in dealing with the changing American voter demographic.
The state Legislature could make a simple change and make Wisconsin’s vehicle registration fee more progressive by using a sliding scale based on vehicle value, as is done in other states.
Why Milwaukeeans should support MPS’ referendum.
West Point – The story is starting to become cliché. Wisconsinites overwhelmingly support a proposal that benefits our state, Republican leadership cries “partisanship”, and blocks action until an undetermined future date. We saw this happen with funding to combat homelessness,
Most Democrats understand that if Trump can’t draw Biden as his opponent he’d love to face Sanders.
We can look back and reminisce about what once was on our farms and in our rural communities. Or, we can look ahead, join cooperatively, and build a better tomorrow. Our forefathers did it. We can, too.
Public health services provided by Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services are considered among the best in the nation, but the whole system is impacted when a key actor like CDC is hit by cuts.
My life in Madison, as a transplanted Wisconsinite, has been immeasurably enriched by the African Americans who were the first families to settle here.
Despite this honorable farming heritage, Wisconsin has been losing dairy farms at an alarming rate — roughly two farms a day — and our state leads the nation in farm bankruptcies. We cannot abandon those generations of families that have dedicated their lives to feeding our families and communities.
Wisconsin depends on our farmers, so this crisis is not their burden to carry alone.
A new bill would extend bar hours for the week of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee while crushing the emerging wedding barn industry.
$13 billion in tax relief since 2011 has resulted in eight straight years of a falling tax burden and increased tax collections.
Trump is running for reelection on an economy with flashing warning signs.
Democrats may have to pick someone who possesses something called “electability.”
Shalala made numerous positive changes during her years at the UW, putting a new emphasis on undergraduate study and expanding the university’s national clout, helping the school draw tens of millions in research grants. What many UW alumni remember her for is her insistence that a strong academic university could be just as strong in sports as well.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their views on the major news stories coming in 2020. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Ezra Klein, in a recent New York Times essay, explains that polarization in America takes vastly different forms depending on the party. His main thesis? Democrats still need the center. Republicans don’t.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission quite literally believes that the law doesn’t apply to it.
New trade agreement with Canada, Mexico will benefits Wisconsin’s dairy industry.
The film “RIGGED: The Voter Suppression Playbook” outlines the “fork-in-the-road decision” that Republicans made in dealing with the changing American voter demographic.
The state Legislature could make a simple change and make Wisconsin’s vehicle registration fee more progressive by using a sliding scale based on vehicle value, as is done in other states.
Why Milwaukeeans should support MPS’ referendum.
West Point – The story is starting to become cliché. Wisconsinites overwhelmingly support a proposal that benefits our state, Republican leadership cries “partisanship”, and blocks action until an undetermined future date. We saw this happen with funding to combat homelessness,