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The court in its SEIU decision on guidance documents stripped away procedural safeguards for the regulated community. Justice Kelly’s opinion made two major errors in how it looked at guidance documents. This decision will have a major impact on the regulated community and agency authority, and not in a good way.
69% of all districts ask their employees to pay 12% or more of monthly premium as required by Act 10.
A look at our individual responsibility in creating change for Milwaukee.
With the conclusion of the unconventional Democratic National Convention, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, trade views on whether the virtual version will impact state voters more or less than if the party actually convened in Milwaukee.
With this year’s Democratic National Convention largely a virtual affair, do you think Joe Biden will see his polling numbers improve?
Donald Trump will risk anyone’s life but his own to create the illusion of normalcy — but that doesn’t excuse anyone else. Kudos to UW’s Barry Alvarez and the Big Ten Conference for being the adults in the room.
The Democratic National Convention ended last night without a single major speaker ever setting foot in the city.
The former vice president helped lead America out of the darkness once before. He can do it again.
Rep. Gwen Moore kicked off the Democratic National Convention’s primetime presentation Monday night with a rousing celebration of her hometown that spoke to its history and its hopes.
Barrett, taking from the left’s “Orange Man Bad” talking points, insists Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak dashed Milwaukee’s DNC dreams.
“If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can, and they will, if we don’t make a change in this election,” Obama said.
It’s too early to tell how much Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate will help boost support for the Democratic ticket among African American voters. But this much is clear: Increasing Black turnout from 2016 levels will be critical to Biden’s ability to win back key battleground states.
Traditionally, political experts think of the Black community as a source of Democrat voters. But when Joe Biden is the nominee, and he’s been behind virtually every policy that has hurt Black Americans for the half a century he’s held elected office, he’s not our best choice.
Despite the fact that an overwhelming 70% of Wisconsinites support expanding Medicaid, legislative Republicans have spent the last nine years playing politics and refusing to accept federal dollars that would extend coverage to tens of thousands of our states most vulnerable citizens.
$50 billion has gone to help Wisconsin agriculture, but the food industry has eliminated “hero” pay for grocery workers. Bring it back, say farmers.
Let’s put an end to gerrymandering and restore power back to the people of Wisconsin like we did in the Progressive Era when Wisconsin was known as the Laboratory of Democracy.
That’s 85 times faster than rise in average workers’ pay, new report finds.
Representative Gwen Moore spoke of a “city where blood was shed for labor rights, where a fugitive slave was freed from prison, where women’s right to vote was first ratified.”
Former First Lady Michelle Obama — who would have, had the coronavirus not derailed plans for an in-person Democratic National Convention, delivered her remarks in Milwaukee on its opening night — spoke to the nation bluntly.
The August Primary gave election officials a chance to redeem themselves and show whether their newly adopted changes can prevent April’s chaos from happening in November.
The court in its SEIU decision on guidance documents stripped away procedural safeguards for the regulated community. Justice Kelly’s opinion made two major errors in how it looked at guidance documents. This decision will have a major impact on the regulated community and agency authority, and not in a good way.
69% of all districts ask their employees to pay 12% or more of monthly premium as required by Act 10.
A look at our individual responsibility in creating change for Milwaukee.
With the conclusion of the unconventional Democratic National Convention, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, trade views on whether the virtual version will impact state voters more or less than if the party actually convened in Milwaukee.
With this year’s Democratic National Convention largely a virtual affair, do you think Joe Biden will see his polling numbers improve?
Donald Trump will risk anyone’s life but his own to create the illusion of normalcy — but that doesn’t excuse anyone else. Kudos to UW’s Barry Alvarez and the Big Ten Conference for being the adults in the room.
The Democratic National Convention ended last night without a single major speaker ever setting foot in the city.
The former vice president helped lead America out of the darkness once before. He can do it again.
Rep. Gwen Moore kicked off the Democratic National Convention’s primetime presentation Monday night with a rousing celebration of her hometown that spoke to its history and its hopes.
Barrett, taking from the left’s “Orange Man Bad” talking points, insists Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak dashed Milwaukee’s DNC dreams.
“If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can, and they will, if we don’t make a change in this election,” Obama said.
It’s too early to tell how much Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate will help boost support for the Democratic ticket among African American voters. But this much is clear: Increasing Black turnout from 2016 levels will be critical to Biden’s ability to win back key battleground states.
Traditionally, political experts think of the Black community as a source of Democrat voters. But when Joe Biden is the nominee, and he’s been behind virtually every policy that has hurt Black Americans for the half a century he’s held elected office, he’s not our best choice.
Despite the fact that an overwhelming 70% of Wisconsinites support expanding Medicaid, legislative Republicans have spent the last nine years playing politics and refusing to accept federal dollars that would extend coverage to tens of thousands of our states most vulnerable citizens.
$50 billion has gone to help Wisconsin agriculture, but the food industry has eliminated “hero” pay for grocery workers. Bring it back, say farmers.
Let’s put an end to gerrymandering and restore power back to the people of Wisconsin like we did in the Progressive Era when Wisconsin was known as the Laboratory of Democracy.
That’s 85 times faster than rise in average workers’ pay, new report finds.
Representative Gwen Moore spoke of a “city where blood was shed for labor rights, where a fugitive slave was freed from prison, where women’s right to vote was first ratified.”
Former First Lady Michelle Obama — who would have, had the coronavirus not derailed plans for an in-person Democratic National Convention, delivered her remarks in Milwaukee on its opening night — spoke to the nation bluntly.
The August Primary gave election officials a chance to redeem themselves and show whether their newly adopted changes can prevent April’s chaos from happening in November.