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With nearly 700,000 people potentially being cut from the federal program comes a consequence that deserves national attention.
The Thompson Center’s Ryan Owens discusses the work of the Speaker’s Taskforce on Suicide Prevention and more with Rep. Joan Ballweg, R-Markesan.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Just shy of two years ago, this column explored the heightened importance of open government when public health is at risk.
The poorly-considered decision to not enjoin education stakeholders in the selection process is a step backwards, not forward, in finding and selecting a new Wisconsin system president.
As 2019 comes to an end, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen pick their political winners and losers of 2019. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The minimum-markup law holds our state’s economy back, punishes consumers with higher prices, and makes shopping for the holidays, back-to-school, or any other time of year more expensive.
Let’s peek at the Christmas lists of some top Wisconsin officials.
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce contends that local units of government shouldn’t be spending taxpayer money to support or oppose legislation that might affect them.
We can be quite certain that Dickens would have called out the Scrooges of the Trump administration who have, amidst this Christmastide, promulgated a new rule that is expected to cut off roughly 700,000 unemployed people from the “food stamp” benefits provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
The “unattended tethering” bill will prohibit owners from tethering their dogs during extreme weather or under unsafe conditions, ban tethering to treadmills or training devices and prohibit owners from leaving dogs unattended in a motor vehicle under life-threatening circumstances.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debate Gov. Tony Evers’ first year in office and his standing with voters. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
As her Christmas present to the nation, Pelosi represents a firm roadblock, since she will not move the articles of impeachment forward or name the House managers (prosecutors) until after New Year’s. She will be accused of playing politics but she is merely pitting Trump, who desperately wants the trial to proceed, against McConnell, who claims he doesn’t care if it never gets to his chambers.
The threat of climate change and the economic opportunity of clean energy are clear as day, and Gov. Evers and I have made it a priority to address the threat and leverage the benefits.
Voters in Wisconsin — and other crucial swing states — have no trouble seeing the impeachment circus for the sham it is. We’ll be ready to re-elect President Trump in November 2020.
By resisting judge’s order to purge voter rolls, state commission resists voter suppression.
There are dozens of open county and local elected offices across the state for which nobody is running yet. It is impossible to have a system of self-governance if nobody actually runs for office.
They swear an other to be impartial; anything less is highly inappropriate.
Property taxpayers have a hidden cost on their bills this month. According to the Department of Public Instruction, this hidden fee will cost the 27th Senate District $3.1 million, and upwards of $95.6 million statewide. If left unchecked, this fee — voucher schools — will increase year after year without oversight or authority.
If Gov. Tony Evers and his environmental extremist team have their way, Wisconsin could have some of the most stringent drinking water standards on so-called PFAS chemicals in the world — at a potentially devastating and unnecessary cost to businesses, critics say.
New state and local leaders show promise.
With nearly 700,000 people potentially being cut from the federal program comes a consequence that deserves national attention.
The Thompson Center’s Ryan Owens discusses the work of the Speaker’s Taskforce on Suicide Prevention and more with Rep. Joan Ballweg, R-Markesan.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Just shy of two years ago, this column explored the heightened importance of open government when public health is at risk.
The poorly-considered decision to not enjoin education stakeholders in the selection process is a step backwards, not forward, in finding and selecting a new Wisconsin system president.
As 2019 comes to an end, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen pick their political winners and losers of 2019. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The minimum-markup law holds our state’s economy back, punishes consumers with higher prices, and makes shopping for the holidays, back-to-school, or any other time of year more expensive.
Let’s peek at the Christmas lists of some top Wisconsin officials.
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce contends that local units of government shouldn’t be spending taxpayer money to support or oppose legislation that might affect them.
We can be quite certain that Dickens would have called out the Scrooges of the Trump administration who have, amidst this Christmastide, promulgated a new rule that is expected to cut off roughly 700,000 unemployed people from the “food stamp” benefits provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
The “unattended tethering” bill will prohibit owners from tethering their dogs during extreme weather or under unsafe conditions, ban tethering to treadmills or training devices and prohibit owners from leaving dogs unattended in a motor vehicle under life-threatening circumstances.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debate Gov. Tony Evers’ first year in office and his standing with voters. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
As her Christmas present to the nation, Pelosi represents a firm roadblock, since she will not move the articles of impeachment forward or name the House managers (prosecutors) until after New Year’s. She will be accused of playing politics but she is merely pitting Trump, who desperately wants the trial to proceed, against McConnell, who claims he doesn’t care if it never gets to his chambers.
The threat of climate change and the economic opportunity of clean energy are clear as day, and Gov. Evers and I have made it a priority to address the threat and leverage the benefits.
Voters in Wisconsin — and other crucial swing states — have no trouble seeing the impeachment circus for the sham it is. We’ll be ready to re-elect President Trump in November 2020.
By resisting judge’s order to purge voter rolls, state commission resists voter suppression.
There are dozens of open county and local elected offices across the state for which nobody is running yet. It is impossible to have a system of self-governance if nobody actually runs for office.
They swear an other to be impartial; anything less is highly inappropriate.
Property taxpayers have a hidden cost on their bills this month. According to the Department of Public Instruction, this hidden fee will cost the 27th Senate District $3.1 million, and upwards of $95.6 million statewide. If left unchecked, this fee — voucher schools — will increase year after year without oversight or authority.
If Gov. Tony Evers and his environmental extremist team have their way, Wisconsin could have some of the most stringent drinking water standards on so-called PFAS chemicals in the world — at a potentially devastating and unnecessary cost to businesses, critics say.
New state and local leaders show promise.
