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The incumbent’s best hope is not in a fight for the votes of the other contenders in the primary but for a big boost in turnout.
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The incumbent’s best hope is not in a fight for the votes of the other contenders in the primary but for a big boost in turnout.

Ron Fiedler served as secretary of Transportation for five years — 1987-1992 — during Tommy Thompson’s reign as governor and in my estimation, there wasn’t anyone better.

I’m extremely disappointed Evers vetoed our common-sense tax cut for middle class taxpayers. Sending a portion of the surplus back to taxpayers should be an easy decision.

Governor Tony Evers has delivered his expected veto of the tax cut sent him by the GOP Legislature. This is good. Using one-time revenue to make permanent tax cuts is not sound.

The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. The Green New Deal resolution introduced in Congress calls for a massive U.S. mobilization over 10 years to achieve the goal

There is no emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border. Illegal crossings have been declining for years, most outlawed drugs enter the U.S. through border stations and terrorists are not coming across the border.


In light of Gov. Tony Evers veto of the Legislature’s tax cut bill, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider which branch’s tax cut vision will prevail, or not. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

Hard-working families in Wisconsin deserve a tax cut. But you also deserve for it to be done responsibly and to make sure we know how we’re going to pay for it in the future.

When Noble Wray left his native Milwaukee to join the Madison police force in 1984, he may not have imagined how the topic of racial equity in policing would dominate his career. Yet, here he is — at 58 and the grandfather of two — reflecting not only on his decade as Madison’s police chief until 2014, but today as one of the nation’s most prominent African-Americans training police on racial bias.

The recent attacks against me go far beyond this campaign. The underlying argument, no matter how it is packaged, is that you cannot be a person of faith and, at the same time, be a faithful judge who treats everyone with respect. Their message is clear: people of faith need not apply.

After weeks of negative press, his Supreme Court campaign is reeling. Who vetted him?

If slightly higher gas prices represents a bridge too far for Wisconsin Republicans, there is an easy way to reduce or eliminate the impact of a higher gas tax on Wisconsin drivers: Abolish the Unfair Sales Act.

Wisconsin should be better prepared for the impact on the state’s federal workforce located here in the Badger state.

What’s so extraordinary about America’s ever-widening gap between the rich and poor is that it’s being caused by policies our politicians are enacting right before our eyes and we let them get away with it.

RightWisconsin Editor James Wigderson joined WTMJ-AM’s Steve Scaffidi on Monday to talk about Andrew McCabe’s appearance on 60 Minutes and his book, Donald Trump’s emergency and more.

Why it’s the smart, compassionate and fiscally responsible thing to do.

Evers’ contention that his push for statewide decriminalization will somehow solve racial inequities in the justice system is either pie-in-the-sky naivety or willful dishonesty.

This is who Trump really is: He’s an authoritarian, he’s a fascist, he has no respect for the institutions of our democracy.

Don’t hold your breath, so to speak, waiting for evidence that “possessing small amounts of marijuana” has anything to do with the incarceration rate.

The incumbent’s best hope is not in a fight for the votes of the other contenders in the primary but for a big boost in turnout.

Ron Fiedler served as secretary of Transportation for five years — 1987-1992 — during Tommy Thompson’s reign as governor and in my estimation, there wasn’t anyone better.

I’m extremely disappointed Evers vetoed our common-sense tax cut for middle class taxpayers. Sending a portion of the surplus back to taxpayers should be an easy decision.

Governor Tony Evers has delivered his expected veto of the tax cut sent him by the GOP Legislature. This is good. Using one-time revenue to make permanent tax cuts is not sound.

The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. The Green New Deal resolution introduced in Congress calls for a massive U.S. mobilization over 10 years to achieve the goal

There is no emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border. Illegal crossings have been declining for years, most outlawed drugs enter the U.S. through border stations and terrorists are not coming across the border.


In light of Gov. Tony Evers veto of the Legislature’s tax cut bill, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider which branch’s tax cut vision will prevail, or not. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

Hard-working families in Wisconsin deserve a tax cut. But you also deserve for it to be done responsibly and to make sure we know how we’re going to pay for it in the future.

When Noble Wray left his native Milwaukee to join the Madison police force in 1984, he may not have imagined how the topic of racial equity in policing would dominate his career. Yet, here he is — at 58 and the grandfather of two — reflecting not only on his decade as Madison’s police chief until 2014, but today as one of the nation’s most prominent African-Americans training police on racial bias.

The recent attacks against me go far beyond this campaign. The underlying argument, no matter how it is packaged, is that you cannot be a person of faith and, at the same time, be a faithful judge who treats everyone with respect. Their message is clear: people of faith need not apply.

After weeks of negative press, his Supreme Court campaign is reeling. Who vetted him?

If slightly higher gas prices represents a bridge too far for Wisconsin Republicans, there is an easy way to reduce or eliminate the impact of a higher gas tax on Wisconsin drivers: Abolish the Unfair Sales Act.

Wisconsin should be better prepared for the impact on the state’s federal workforce located here in the Badger state.

What’s so extraordinary about America’s ever-widening gap between the rich and poor is that it’s being caused by policies our politicians are enacting right before our eyes and we let them get away with it.
RightWisconsin Editor James Wigderson joined WTMJ-AM’s Steve Scaffidi on Monday to talk about Andrew McCabe’s appearance on 60 Minutes and his book, Donald Trump’s emergency and more.

Why it’s the smart, compassionate and fiscally responsible thing to do.

Evers’ contention that his push for statewide decriminalization will somehow solve racial inequities in the justice system is either pie-in-the-sky naivety or willful dishonesty.

This is who Trump really is: He’s an authoritarian, he’s a fascist, he has no respect for the institutions of our democracy.

Don’t hold your breath, so to speak, waiting for evidence that “possessing small amounts of marijuana” has anything to do with the incarceration rate.