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The legislature’s Joint Finance Committee, on which I serve, recently approved my bill to incentivize private investment in rural broadband infrastructure. The bill is moving to consideration by both houses.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Wisconsin GOP Senator Ron Johnson is a bomb thrower, peddling conspiracies. In 2011, Johnson was asked if the Affordable Care Act
A new national report shows local institutions like the Cap Times are considerably more trusted than embattled national media outlets, but that support appears somewhat fragile.
Changes in state law open door to abuses, campaigning by government workers.
Lawmakers’ refusal to release records invites costly legal challenges.
To improve test scores, Wisconsin doesn’t need more money. It needs innovation and proven solutions.
We have six weeks to complete eight weeks of work before freeze-up.
With Wisconsin realizing a budget surplus, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to bolster the rainy day fund versus legislative calls tor a tax cut. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Every Wisconsinite should be able to drink water from their tap, but for a lot of people, that is not the reality.
Over 180 credit unions and banks across Wisconsin already offer student loan refinancing products and/or student loans.
It’s a modern Halloween tradition as predictable as trick-or-treating and bobbing of apples: Mandatory outrage over supposed cultural appropriation in costumes.
October marks the annual celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This month is a chance to celebrate job seekers with disabilities who are striving to work, and employers who are recruiting talented employees with disabilities.
Health insurance for kids declined in some states including Wisconsin under Walker. Why?
Election reforms that are designed to wrest control from the major parties and to fix political dysfunction are gaining support.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has bumbled his way into center of impeachment investigation.
While U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is definitely Trump’s Wisconsin bullpen ace, former log-rolling champion, reality TV show personality and ex-GOP Congressman Sean Duffy is a late-season call-up who could throw an inning or two.
To put it bluntly, it’s nothing less than extortion.
The problem with many zero-tolerance policies is that they fail to account for the context, motive, intent and circumstances of any given situation; and thus, can lead to absurd results.
‘Rich people shouldn’t be the beneficiaries’ of a federal program that gives investors tax breaks to help disadvantaged areas, critics say.
Whereas many states offer tax incentives for solar, the policies that have propelled Europe and a few states in this country into higher solar use are incentives based on installations’ energy productivity. The combination of tax and production-based incentives create a faster payback period.
The legislature’s Joint Finance Committee, on which I serve, recently approved my bill to incentivize private investment in rural broadband infrastructure. The bill is moving to consideration by both houses.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Wisconsin GOP Senator Ron Johnson is a bomb thrower, peddling conspiracies. In 2011, Johnson was asked if the Affordable Care Act
A new national report shows local institutions like the Cap Times are considerably more trusted than embattled national media outlets, but that support appears somewhat fragile.
Changes in state law open door to abuses, campaigning by government workers.
Lawmakers’ refusal to release records invites costly legal challenges.
To improve test scores, Wisconsin doesn’t need more money. It needs innovation and proven solutions.
We have six weeks to complete eight weeks of work before freeze-up.
With Wisconsin realizing a budget surplus, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to bolster the rainy day fund versus legislative calls tor a tax cut. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Every Wisconsinite should be able to drink water from their tap, but for a lot of people, that is not the reality.
Over 180 credit unions and banks across Wisconsin already offer student loan refinancing products and/or student loans.
It’s a modern Halloween tradition as predictable as trick-or-treating and bobbing of apples: Mandatory outrage over supposed cultural appropriation in costumes.
October marks the annual celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This month is a chance to celebrate job seekers with disabilities who are striving to work, and employers who are recruiting talented employees with disabilities.
Health insurance for kids declined in some states including Wisconsin under Walker. Why?
Election reforms that are designed to wrest control from the major parties and to fix political dysfunction are gaining support.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has bumbled his way into center of impeachment investigation.
While U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is definitely Trump’s Wisconsin bullpen ace, former log-rolling champion, reality TV show personality and ex-GOP Congressman Sean Duffy is a late-season call-up who could throw an inning or two.
To put it bluntly, it’s nothing less than extortion.
The problem with many zero-tolerance policies is that they fail to account for the context, motive, intent and circumstances of any given situation; and thus, can lead to absurd results.
‘Rich people shouldn’t be the beneficiaries’ of a federal program that gives investors tax breaks to help disadvantaged areas, critics say.
Whereas many states offer tax incentives for solar, the policies that have propelled Europe and a few states in this country into higher solar use are incentives based on installations’ energy productivity. The combination of tax and production-based incentives create a faster payback period.
