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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.
It was irresponsible for Congress to call a vote on a bill that no one could have possibly read in time to develop an informed opinion.
If our collective sense of right and wrong can be tossed aside for partisan tribalism now we must then ponder the long-term impact of Congress being stripped of its Constitutional right and duty to check presidential power.
We have a new local standard by which to measure the Foxconn subsidy bloat promised by Walker’s Wasteful Caucus.
Study suggests federal government invest in cities like Madison. Good idea?
The Second Chance Initiative would provide certified job and entrepreneurial tools, and life-skills training to prisoners who have both the desire and the will to succeed. Along with life-skills training, mental health and substance abuse treatment, we have the opportunity to change the trajectory of many people’s lives.
Mine on Wisconsin border would use approach that has resulted in 46 catastrophic failures in last 20 years.
What good is it to have access to health care if you can’t afford it? This is why some doctors are beginning to offer direct primary care (DPC) services.
Report shows how Republicans in Wisconsin, four other states can kill bills most voters support.
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.
It was irresponsible for Congress to call a vote on a bill that no one could have possibly read in time to develop an informed opinion.
If our collective sense of right and wrong can be tossed aside for partisan tribalism now we must then ponder the long-term impact of Congress being stripped of its Constitutional right and duty to check presidential power.
We have a new local standard by which to measure the Foxconn subsidy bloat promised by Walker’s Wasteful Caucus.
Study suggests federal government invest in cities like Madison. Good idea?
The Second Chance Initiative would provide certified job and entrepreneurial tools, and life-skills training to prisoners who have both the desire and the will to succeed. Along with life-skills training, mental health and substance abuse treatment, we have the opportunity to change the trajectory of many people’s lives.
Mine on Wisconsin border would use approach that has resulted in 46 catastrophic failures in last 20 years.
What good is it to have access to health care if you can’t afford it? This is why some doctors are beginning to offer direct primary care (DPC) services.
Report shows how Republicans in Wisconsin, four other states can kill bills most voters support.