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The obdurate and impenitent attitudes we see on display when we try to talk about racism and tell the truth of America’s ugly past and present assures me that racism will be a permanent fixture in America regardless of how hard we fight against it.
If our policing problems are going to be solved, the police and their unions need to take part.
When it comes to defunding police, the county sheriffs are an obvious place to start.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court almost botched this November’s presidential election. It came close.
Forget the Russians. Our Democrat(ic) acquaintances are doing all they can to destabilize American governance.
It has been 10 years since the law that created the “Jeannetta Simpson-Robinson Memorial Highway” was signed. This week we watched the signs go up.
Wisconsinites might be wondering why America’s top diplomat is addressing their state legislators today instead of dealing with foreign crises and enemies working against us around the clock.
President Donald Trump has indicated he will soon announce his U.S. Supreme Court nominee following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Four years ago, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, called Supreme Court nominations in an election year “problematic.” But
There’s only one set of parameters binding lawmakers: the United States Constitution. And, to paraphrase, there are two players when it comes to appointments to the judiciary: the president nominates and the U.S. Senate decides to confirm or not (with “advice and consent”).
Russ Feingold knows his way around politics, as a former Wisconsin legislator who served three terms in the United States Senate. But even he was taken aback by the haste with which President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, began talking about naming and confirming a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the hours after the death of the pioneering jurist.
Mandating a full, public release will give those on all sides of education issues in the state a fair shot to let their voice be heard.
Republicans running the State Legislature are failing the test of leadership in a time of crisis. Now, it’s time to vote. A closer look at what’s at stake and a breakdown of every race on the ballot.
Collect paycheck for nine months of not working and blame governor for any problems.
At least compared to other states. Compared to other developed nations, horribly high.
Our fourth annual Cap Times Idea Fest, which is virtual this year, is bookended by sessions featuring two major national celebrities — former U.S. AG Eric Holder to lead off and legendary journalist Bob Woodward wrapping things up on Oct. 10 in a conversation with longtime Washington Post colleague and fellow Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss.
As expected, what you believe about Supreme Court nominations depends on where you sit, on this side or that side of the political aisle.
May her memory be a blessing, and may we fight to assure that she will truly rest in power.
The election elation about how well Joe Biden was doing in the polls and in campaign appearances dwindled into dread September 18 with the sad news that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had succumbed at age 87.
When the news broke Friday night that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, fear was palpable.
Hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin students went “back” to school last month, many of them from the comfort of their own homes. That means it is time for MacIver’s annual State of K-12 Education analysis for a year unlike any other.
The obdurate and impenitent attitudes we see on display when we try to talk about racism and tell the truth of America’s ugly past and present assures me that racism will be a permanent fixture in America regardless of how hard we fight against it.
If our policing problems are going to be solved, the police and their unions need to take part.
When it comes to defunding police, the county sheriffs are an obvious place to start.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court almost botched this November’s presidential election. It came close.
Forget the Russians. Our Democrat(ic) acquaintances are doing all they can to destabilize American governance.
It has been 10 years since the law that created the “Jeannetta Simpson-Robinson Memorial Highway” was signed. This week we watched the signs go up.
Wisconsinites might be wondering why America’s top diplomat is addressing their state legislators today instead of dealing with foreign crises and enemies working against us around the clock.
President Donald Trump has indicated he will soon announce his U.S. Supreme Court nominee following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Four years ago, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, called Supreme Court nominations in an election year “problematic.” But
There’s only one set of parameters binding lawmakers: the United States Constitution. And, to paraphrase, there are two players when it comes to appointments to the judiciary: the president nominates and the U.S. Senate decides to confirm or not (with “advice and consent”).
Russ Feingold knows his way around politics, as a former Wisconsin legislator who served three terms in the United States Senate. But even he was taken aback by the haste with which President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, began talking about naming and confirming a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the hours after the death of the pioneering jurist.
Mandating a full, public release will give those on all sides of education issues in the state a fair shot to let their voice be heard.
Republicans running the State Legislature are failing the test of leadership in a time of crisis. Now, it’s time to vote. A closer look at what’s at stake and a breakdown of every race on the ballot.
Collect paycheck for nine months of not working and blame governor for any problems.
At least compared to other states. Compared to other developed nations, horribly high.
Our fourth annual Cap Times Idea Fest, which is virtual this year, is bookended by sessions featuring two major national celebrities — former U.S. AG Eric Holder to lead off and legendary journalist Bob Woodward wrapping things up on Oct. 10 in a conversation with longtime Washington Post colleague and fellow Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss.
As expected, what you believe about Supreme Court nominations depends on where you sit, on this side or that side of the political aisle.
May her memory be a blessing, and may we fight to assure that she will truly rest in power.
The election elation about how well Joe Biden was doing in the polls and in campaign appearances dwindled into dread September 18 with the sad news that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had succumbed at age 87.
When the news broke Friday night that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, fear was palpable.
Hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin students went “back” to school last month, many of them from the comfort of their own homes. That means it is time for MacIver’s annual State of K-12 Education analysis for a year unlike any other.
