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The topics explored by “Information Wars” author Richard Stengel were timely and much in need at a time when forces of illiberal democracy are constantly at work in the nation, and around the globe. The best way to fight back, as Stengel noted, is to be informed and armed with facts.
Everybody is making money — big money — in college athletics except the athletes playing the games. That needs to change.
Costs of housing and health care driving up elderly poverty. Are there solutions?
Senators write wonky plans. Mayors get stuff done. That’s why citizens should consider voting for people who have served as mayors for president.
Wisconsinites led the opposition to World War I, with U.S. Sen. Robert M. La Follette risking his career to challenge President Woodrow Wilson’s absurd arguments for sending the sons of Wisconsin farmers and factory workers into a conflict of kings and kaisers. He decried the propagandistic press that sought to “inflame the mind of our people into the frenzy of war.”
In a historic rebuke, all 19 Senate Republicans refused to confirm Brad Pfaff, who had just started his 11th month as secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Rebranding it “a holiday tree” isn’t an act of inclusivity, it doesn’t avoid offending people, and it’s not in line with the values of the vast majority of Wisconsinites.
In another move to remove all evidence of former Gov. Scott Walker’s tenure in office, Evers has gone back to calling the decorated tree in the Capitol rotunda the Holiday Tree.
Today, the Supreme Court begins its oral arguments about the status of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. I want to restate my strong opposition to the decision to end this program and continued support for Dreamers, here and across the nation.
It would be funny that anyone on the Lafayette County Board thought they could prevent local elected officials and journalists from doing their jobs, if it weren’t so terribly disheartening.
Overall, though, the mayor’s first budget is a good one. It’s not looking back, but will position Madison for its future.
It’s time for Democrats in Congress to join their Republican colleagues and demand that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stop stifling our economies in the Midwest and finally approve President Trump’s new trade deal with our North American neighbors.
One issue that Baldwin has singularly led on is economic security for retirees. No surprise for someone raised by her grandparents.
There is nothing dramatic about limiting the powers of the executive branch—in fact, that’s a necessary function of checks and balances.
When statistics sound rosy, every president claims economic success because of his or her actions — just as they blame forces beyond their control if the job numbers fall.
Too many people are unaware of their rights under the records and meetings laws. That enables government officials to put unnecessary roadblocks in their way.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debate the politics behind the GOP Senate’s historic rebuke of Gov. Tony Evers’ ag secretary. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The first is how Donald Trump is increasingly seen as despicable and immoral by much of the nation. The other theme concerns Democrats and a seemingly existential conflict between the far left and the center left.
Nothing indicates the panic in the donor class more than Michael Bloomberg’s head fake and baby steps on entering the presidential sweepstakes out of fear that sensible centrist talk may not stand up against the extreme wealth tax ideas simultaneously circling the Democratic field.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald’s explanation about why the Senate didn’t take up a package of bills to attack the homelessness problem in the state was enough to make a normal person sick.
The topics explored by “Information Wars” author Richard Stengel were timely and much in need at a time when forces of illiberal democracy are constantly at work in the nation, and around the globe. The best way to fight back, as Stengel noted, is to be informed and armed with facts.
Everybody is making money — big money — in college athletics except the athletes playing the games. That needs to change.
Costs of housing and health care driving up elderly poverty. Are there solutions?
Senators write wonky plans. Mayors get stuff done. That’s why citizens should consider voting for people who have served as mayors for president.
Wisconsinites led the opposition to World War I, with U.S. Sen. Robert M. La Follette risking his career to challenge President Woodrow Wilson’s absurd arguments for sending the sons of Wisconsin farmers and factory workers into a conflict of kings and kaisers. He decried the propagandistic press that sought to “inflame the mind of our people into the frenzy of war.”
In a historic rebuke, all 19 Senate Republicans refused to confirm Brad Pfaff, who had just started his 11th month as secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Rebranding it “a holiday tree” isn’t an act of inclusivity, it doesn’t avoid offending people, and it’s not in line with the values of the vast majority of Wisconsinites.
In another move to remove all evidence of former Gov. Scott Walker’s tenure in office, Evers has gone back to calling the decorated tree in the Capitol rotunda the Holiday Tree.
Today, the Supreme Court begins its oral arguments about the status of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. I want to restate my strong opposition to the decision to end this program and continued support for Dreamers, here and across the nation.
It would be funny that anyone on the Lafayette County Board thought they could prevent local elected officials and journalists from doing their jobs, if it weren’t so terribly disheartening.
Overall, though, the mayor’s first budget is a good one. It’s not looking back, but will position Madison for its future.
It’s time for Democrats in Congress to join their Republican colleagues and demand that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stop stifling our economies in the Midwest and finally approve President Trump’s new trade deal with our North American neighbors.
One issue that Baldwin has singularly led on is economic security for retirees. No surprise for someone raised by her grandparents.
There is nothing dramatic about limiting the powers of the executive branch—in fact, that’s a necessary function of checks and balances.
When statistics sound rosy, every president claims economic success because of his or her actions — just as they blame forces beyond their control if the job numbers fall.
Too many people are unaware of their rights under the records and meetings laws. That enables government officials to put unnecessary roadblocks in their way.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debate the politics behind the GOP Senate’s historic rebuke of Gov. Tony Evers’ ag secretary. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The first is how Donald Trump is increasingly seen as despicable and immoral by much of the nation. The other theme concerns Democrats and a seemingly existential conflict between the far left and the center left.
Nothing indicates the panic in the donor class more than Michael Bloomberg’s head fake and baby steps on entering the presidential sweepstakes out of fear that sensible centrist talk may not stand up against the extreme wealth tax ideas simultaneously circling the Democratic field.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald’s explanation about why the Senate didn’t take up a package of bills to attack the homelessness problem in the state was enough to make a normal person sick.