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Texts and other communications from the governor and his staff on that long night of violence show the feckless executive had no plan to stop the mob.
We made strong investments in fixing the roads, while keeping a watch on the checkbook for all Wisconsinites.
We continue to allow the corrupt National Rifle Association to dictate gun policy, a policy that demands virtually every person have access to firearms with little restrictions on using or safeguarding them.
The Senator balks at helping his neighbors battered by the pandemic, but he’s never missed an opportunity to enrich himself through shortcuts and self-dealing.
While Trump did not create the coronavirus, it’s very clear that it didn’t have to be this bad.
On-line learning is needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An inside account of how the Wisconsin conservative movement learned to punch above its weight in a blue state — and what it will take to keep up the fight.
Johnson should stop blocking COVID-19 relief and recovery aid, and be transparent about how an earlier COVID-19 aid bill expanded the pass-through tax break (70 percent of pass-through income goes to the top one percent).
Our health care professionals have been at the forefront of this public health crisis since the beginning. We must do everything we can to show our support for their selfless work. As a Legislature, this starts by passing the Healthcare Heroes Act.
If Wisconsin doesn’t take necessary steps to protect voters and poll workers on Election Day, crowded polling places could become transmission hot spots.
With Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee converted to a mostly virtual production, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer contrasting views on how each party can strengthen its candidate’s support.
After seven years as diversity chief at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Patrick Sims departs, offering his candid assessment. It’s not that good.
The president blurted out his determination to undermine voting rights in a Fox Business Network interview.
West himself even admitted to reporters that he was running a spoiler campaign in order to hurt Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
Wisconsin conservative justices this week passed on another opportunity to rein in another power-hungry, unelected bureaucrat.
I have served on the Fire and Police Commission for seven years. For seven years, I have acted with integrity. For seven years, I have put the best interests of Milwaukee first. Any decision I have made was because I believe Milwaukee is a great city. My only fault is that I pushed back against a broken system. A system that does not benefit all of the citizens of Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is disappointed, yet reducing the Democratic National Convention to a virtual event was a smart move. But even after the pandemic, will big, expensive political conventions ever make sense again?
The Wisconsin Supreme Court this week rejected a petition from parents seeking relief from Milwaukee’s overreaching health officer.
Forcing students back into schools when the underlying pandemic hasn’t been adequately addressed is the equivalent of forcing kids into a burning building nobody bothered to extinguish.
Texts and other communications from the governor and his staff on that long night of violence show the feckless executive had no plan to stop the mob.
We made strong investments in fixing the roads, while keeping a watch on the checkbook for all Wisconsinites.
We continue to allow the corrupt National Rifle Association to dictate gun policy, a policy that demands virtually every person have access to firearms with little restrictions on using or safeguarding them.
The Senator balks at helping his neighbors battered by the pandemic, but he’s never missed an opportunity to enrich himself through shortcuts and self-dealing.
While Trump did not create the coronavirus, it’s very clear that it didn’t have to be this bad.
On-line learning is needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An inside account of how the Wisconsin conservative movement learned to punch above its weight in a blue state — and what it will take to keep up the fight.
Johnson should stop blocking COVID-19 relief and recovery aid, and be transparent about how an earlier COVID-19 aid bill expanded the pass-through tax break (70 percent of pass-through income goes to the top one percent).
Our health care professionals have been at the forefront of this public health crisis since the beginning. We must do everything we can to show our support for their selfless work. As a Legislature, this starts by passing the Healthcare Heroes Act.
If Wisconsin doesn’t take necessary steps to protect voters and poll workers on Election Day, crowded polling places could become transmission hot spots.
With Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee converted to a mostly virtual production, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer contrasting views on how each party can strengthen its candidate’s support.
After seven years as diversity chief at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Patrick Sims departs, offering his candid assessment. It’s not that good.
The president blurted out his determination to undermine voting rights in a Fox Business Network interview.
West himself even admitted to reporters that he was running a spoiler campaign in order to hurt Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
Wisconsin conservative justices this week passed on another opportunity to rein in another power-hungry, unelected bureaucrat.
I have served on the Fire and Police Commission for seven years. For seven years, I have acted with integrity. For seven years, I have put the best interests of Milwaukee first. Any decision I have made was because I believe Milwaukee is a great city. My only fault is that I pushed back against a broken system. A system that does not benefit all of the citizens of Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is disappointed, yet reducing the Democratic National Convention to a virtual event was a smart move. But even after the pandemic, will big, expensive political conventions ever make sense again?
The Wisconsin Supreme Court this week rejected a petition from parents seeking relief from Milwaukee’s overreaching health officer.
Forcing students back into schools when the underlying pandemic hasn’t been adequately addressed is the equivalent of forcing kids into a burning building nobody bothered to extinguish.
