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A state judge on March 21 declared illegal the lame duck laws passed in December by the GOP-dominated legislature.
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A state judge on March 21 declared illegal the lame duck laws passed in December by the GOP-dominated legislature.

If Wisconsin conservatives needed a reminder of the importance of the courts, they received it Thursday when a Dane County judge issued a temporary injunction blocking the laws passed by the Republican legislature last December in an extraordinary session.

The ruling is a “strict constructionist” look at the Constitution.

The latest: uses taxpayer-funded lawyer to shield him from revealing how he gerrymandered districts.

It is critical for conservatives to reclaim their seat at the table by advancing forward-thinking, market-driven energy solutions that will create jobs and support a stronger economy while transitioning us to cleaner sources of energy.
On March 26, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is hearing a case that directly concerns the residents of Dane County and also puts a spotlight on the integrity of our highest court. The case is called Enbridge Energy Co., Inc., v. Dane County.

I pledge to the voters that I will apply the law fairly to everyone, and I will always remember that I am a servant of the law and the people.

We have a chance to return the Wisconsin judiciary, and the Supreme Court, to being a truly independent branch.

It seemed like it would never happen as UW-Milwaukee boot-strapped its way over the last two decades toward its destiny as a world-class urban university.

The Department of Public Instruction recently released a second set of report cards for Wisconsin’s public schools that call into question how well the state is serving its most vulnerable students.

Legislators from around the state are proposing new ideas on how to make Wisconsin an even better place to live and work.

Columnist Dominique Paul Noth takes stock of the growing Dem presidential field.

Rules of extended supervision, which are designed to govern the behavior of ex-offenders after their release, instead increase the likelihood that the individuals will return to prison. Wisconsin policy-makers should consider reasonable reforms from other states that have reduced the number of ex-offenders who end up reincarcerated.

Political commentator and former Milwaukee radio host Charlie Sykes discusses whether facts matter anymore during a TEDx Talk in Oshkosh.

It’s estimated that ruthless employers take about $50 billion from workers every year. A study by the Economic Policy Institute in 2014 insisted the figure was more than $280 billion.

Leave it to Scott Walker to land a job that could do further damage to our democracy – and take the nation’s economy down with it.

A city falling apart, its police department dysfunctional. Can Milwaukee learn from this?

U.S. Sen. Martha McSally revealed how she had been sexually assaulted while on Air Force active duty.

We did a robust study using commonplace methodology in academia to help to inform the debate over Medicaid expansion. Too many people want to say that Medicaid expansion is “free” and completely ignore the costs to the private sector. We have sought to fill that void.

For American Socialists in the 20th century, Milwaukee was a political mecca, a city that tested and confirmed the validity of their ideas.

A state judge on March 21 declared illegal the lame duck laws passed in December by the GOP-dominated legislature.

If Wisconsin conservatives needed a reminder of the importance of the courts, they received it Thursday when a Dane County judge issued a temporary injunction blocking the laws passed by the Republican legislature last December in an extraordinary session.

The ruling is a “strict constructionist” look at the Constitution.

The latest: uses taxpayer-funded lawyer to shield him from revealing how he gerrymandered districts.

It is critical for conservatives to reclaim their seat at the table by advancing forward-thinking, market-driven energy solutions that will create jobs and support a stronger economy while transitioning us to cleaner sources of energy.
On March 26, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is hearing a case that directly concerns the residents of Dane County and also puts a spotlight on the integrity of our highest court. The case is called Enbridge Energy Co., Inc., v. Dane County.

I pledge to the voters that I will apply the law fairly to everyone, and I will always remember that I am a servant of the law and the people.

We have a chance to return the Wisconsin judiciary, and the Supreme Court, to being a truly independent branch.

It seemed like it would never happen as UW-Milwaukee boot-strapped its way over the last two decades toward its destiny as a world-class urban university.

The Department of Public Instruction recently released a second set of report cards for Wisconsin’s public schools that call into question how well the state is serving its most vulnerable students.

Legislators from around the state are proposing new ideas on how to make Wisconsin an even better place to live and work.

Columnist Dominique Paul Noth takes stock of the growing Dem presidential field.

Rules of extended supervision, which are designed to govern the behavior of ex-offenders after their release, instead increase the likelihood that the individuals will return to prison. Wisconsin policy-makers should consider reasonable reforms from other states that have reduced the number of ex-offenders who end up reincarcerated.

Political commentator and former Milwaukee radio host Charlie Sykes discusses whether facts matter anymore during a TEDx Talk in Oshkosh.

It’s estimated that ruthless employers take about $50 billion from workers every year. A study by the Economic Policy Institute in 2014 insisted the figure was more than $280 billion.

Leave it to Scott Walker to land a job that could do further damage to our democracy – and take the nation’s economy down with it.

A city falling apart, its police department dysfunctional. Can Milwaukee learn from this?

U.S. Sen. Martha McSally revealed how she had been sexually assaulted while on Air Force active duty.

We did a robust study using commonplace methodology in academia to help to inform the debate over Medicaid expansion. Too many people want to say that Medicaid expansion is “free” and completely ignore the costs to the private sector. We have sought to fill that void.

For American Socialists in the 20th century, Milwaukee was a political mecca, a city that tested and confirmed the validity of their ideas.