Bill Kaplan: July 4 belongs to America, not Trump
Monday, Jul 1, 2019
A nonpartisan celebration of America’s independence will be turned into a Trump-GOP campaign rally.
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Dave Zweifel: Preventing diseases should never be political
Monday, Jul 1, 2019
Who would have thought that getting your kids vaccinated for measles would become a political issue? Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happened in this era of self-centered behavior that shows little regard for the welfare of others.
Scott Walker: Standing for life, talking the recent iran controversy and the news of the day
Monday, Jul 1, 2019
Former Gov. Scott Walker discusses Democrats’ comments on anti-abortion legislation in Virginia, Iran and more in his “You Can’t Recall Courage” podcast.
WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ consider the rising role of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson
Friday, Jun 28, 2019
On this week’s episode of WisOpinion.com’s “The Insiders,” Chvala and Jensen consider the rising role of GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Paul Fanlund: Just what sort of courage should we admire?
Friday, Jun 28, 2019
You know who I admire? People who take risks to serve others, not just for kicks.
Jon Erpenbach: The facts behind the Republican budget: A story of missed opportunities
Friday, Jun 28, 2019
Th Republican budget is a missed opportunity to invest in classrooms, increase access to health care, ensure Wisconsinites have access to clean drinking water, and restore tax fairness.
Bruce Thompson: Democrats now the free trade party?
Thursday, Jun 27, 2019
Attitudes of the two parties seem to be flip-flopping on this issue.
Scott Walker: Wisconsin Dems push for higher taxes while they can’t pay their own
Thursday, Jun 27, 2019
former Gov. Scott Walker talks national and Wisconsin politics in his “You Can’t Recall Courage” podcast.
Thomas Nelson: It’s time for the U.S. to adopt a national industrial strategy
Thursday, Jun 27, 2019
It has been 40 years since we last seriously considered a strategy to grow and support the manufacturing industry and its jobs.
Bruce Murphy: Why GOP opposes federal Medicaid funds
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2019
It’s cost state taxpayers $1.1 billion. Why won’t Republicans accept the money?
Dan O’Donnell: Ignorance of the law is no excuse
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2019
Dane County Circuit Court Judge Richard Niess Niess’s belief that the judiciary can intervene when it doesn’t like how one of the other branches of government sets its own schedule is simultaneously laughable and terrifying. That three Wisconsin Supreme Court justices agreed with it is downright chilling.
Chris Taylor: Republicans are stuck in the past while Tony Evers moves us forward
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2019
Throughout the budget process, my Republican colleagues on the Joint Finance Committee repeatedly touted how eight years of Republican rule had “turned the state around.” Yet the facts reveal a starkly different picture.
Howard Marklein: Budget invests in people of Wisconsin
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2019
The Legislature completed work on the state budget, and I am proud to say it invests in the people of Wisconsin while protecting taxpayers.
Dave Cieslewicz: A budget by Christmas?
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019
One house can hold up the whole process and two GOP senators have already said they oppose the budget passed by the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee.
Patrick Testin and Barbara Dittrich: Evers decides that some are more equal than others
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019
Earlier this year, we authored a bill that sought to end the practice of discriminatory abortion. The Shield the Vulnerable Act would have protected children targeted on the basis of gender, race, or disability. The bill passed the Assembly and Senate, and needed only the governor’s signature to become law.
Owen Robinson: Evers endorses new era of moral depravity
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019
On Friday afternoon, as people all over Wisconsin were getting ready to enjoy the first official weekend of summer, Gov. Tony Evers vetoed four bills relating to abortion.
Lena Taylor: The time is always right to discuss reparations
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019
If the rest of the world can look at reparations for slavery, through the lens of collaborative efforts such as the Global Reparations Summit, surely in the U.S. we can agree on the formation of a committee to study the issue.
James Rowen: Evers begins to wash away Walker’s 8-year environmental stain
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019
The governor can mesh the work of the DNR, WisDOT, public health, DATCP and the AG’s office to make science and the public interest core drivers to ensure both progress and preservation–necessities that were ignored or sold off for nearly a decade.
Dave Zweifel: Dick Wagner tells us what we didn’t know about Wisconsin’s gay history
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019
Wagner was one of Dane County’s first elected officials to come out as gay, and through his work and numerous accomplishments was instrumental in helping explode the pernicious myths and stereotypes so much of the public had ignorantly come to believe.
John Nichols: A lawless court OKs legislative lawbreaking
Monday, Jun 24, 2019
The four justices who sided with the Legislature in the lawsuit over last year’s extraordinary session did not act as “originalists” or “constitutional conservatives.” Rather, they rejected the original intent of the drafters of the state Constitution in order to permit legislative lawbreaking.
Bill Kaplan: July 4 belongs to America, not Trump
Monday, Jul 1, 2019
A nonpartisan celebration of America’s independence will be turned into a Trump-GOP campaign rally.
Dave Zweifel: Preventing diseases should never be political
Monday, Jul 1, 2019
Who would have thought that getting your kids vaccinated for measles would become a political issue? Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happened in this era of self-centered behavior that shows little regard for the welfare of others.
Scott Walker: Standing for life, talking the recent iran controversy and the news of the day
Monday, Jul 1, 2019
Former Gov. Scott Walker discusses Democrats’ comments on anti-abortion legislation in Virginia, Iran and more in his “You Can’t Recall Courage” podcast.
WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ consider the rising role of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson
Friday, Jun 28, 2019
On this week’s episode of WisOpinion.com’s “The Insiders,” Chvala and Jensen consider the rising role of GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Paul Fanlund: Just what sort of courage should we admire?
Friday, Jun 28, 2019
You know who I admire? People who take risks to serve others, not just for kicks.
Jon Erpenbach: The facts behind the Republican budget: A story of missed opportunities
Friday, Jun 28, 2019
Th Republican budget is a missed opportunity to invest in classrooms, increase access to health care, ensure Wisconsinites have access to clean drinking water, and restore tax fairness.
Bruce Thompson: Democrats now the free trade party?
Thursday, Jun 27, 2019
Attitudes of the two parties seem to be flip-flopping on this issue.
Scott Walker: Wisconsin Dems push for higher taxes while they can’t pay their own
Thursday, Jun 27, 2019
former Gov. Scott Walker talks national and Wisconsin politics in his “You Can’t Recall Courage” podcast.
Thomas Nelson: It’s time for the U.S. to adopt a national industrial strategy
Thursday, Jun 27, 2019
It has been 40 years since we last seriously considered a strategy to grow and support the manufacturing industry and its jobs.
Bruce Murphy: Why GOP opposes federal Medicaid funds
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2019
It’s cost state taxpayers $1.1 billion. Why won’t Republicans accept the money?
Dan O’Donnell: Ignorance of the law is no excuse
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2019
Dane County Circuit Court Judge Richard Niess Niess’s belief that the judiciary can intervene when it doesn’t like how one of the other branches of government sets its own schedule is simultaneously laughable and terrifying. That three Wisconsin Supreme Court justices agreed with it is downright chilling.
Chris Taylor: Republicans are stuck in the past while Tony Evers moves us forward
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2019
Throughout the budget process, my Republican colleagues on the Joint Finance Committee repeatedly touted how eight years of Republican rule had “turned the state around.” Yet the facts reveal a starkly different picture.
Howard Marklein: Budget invests in people of Wisconsin
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2019
The Legislature completed work on the state budget, and I am proud to say it invests in the people of Wisconsin while protecting taxpayers.
Dave Cieslewicz: A budget by Christmas?
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019
One house can hold up the whole process and two GOP senators have already said they oppose the budget passed by the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee.
Patrick Testin and Barbara Dittrich: Evers decides that some are more equal than others
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019
Earlier this year, we authored a bill that sought to end the practice of discriminatory abortion. The Shield the Vulnerable Act would have protected children targeted on the basis of gender, race, or disability. The bill passed the Assembly and Senate, and needed only the governor’s signature to become law.
Owen Robinson: Evers endorses new era of moral depravity
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019
On Friday afternoon, as people all over Wisconsin were getting ready to enjoy the first official weekend of summer, Gov. Tony Evers vetoed four bills relating to abortion.
Lena Taylor: The time is always right to discuss reparations
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019
If the rest of the world can look at reparations for slavery, through the lens of collaborative efforts such as the Global Reparations Summit, surely in the U.S. we can agree on the formation of a committee to study the issue.
James Rowen: Evers begins to wash away Walker’s 8-year environmental stain
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019
The governor can mesh the work of the DNR, WisDOT, public health, DATCP and the AG’s office to make science and the public interest core drivers to ensure both progress and preservation–necessities that were ignored or sold off for nearly a decade.
Dave Zweifel: Dick Wagner tells us what we didn’t know about Wisconsin’s gay history
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019
Wagner was one of Dane County’s first elected officials to come out as gay, and through his work and numerous accomplishments was instrumental in helping explode the pernicious myths and stereotypes so much of the public had ignorantly come to believe.
John Nichols: A lawless court OKs legislative lawbreaking
Monday, Jun 24, 2019
The four justices who sided with the Legislature in the lawsuit over last year’s extraordinary session did not act as “originalists” or “constitutional conservatives.” Rather, they rejected the original intent of the drafters of the state Constitution in order to permit legislative lawbreaking.
