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June Dairy Month is a great time to celebrate the dairy industry in America’s Dairyland, and enjoy the many delicious and nutritious dairy products produced right here in Wisconsin.
There was a time when people used the term “cheesehead” to refer derisively to Wisconsinites. But we quickly embraced the name and now foam cheeseheads are standard headgear at Packer games and other events where we want to show our Wisconsin pride.
The Democratic candidates have staked out varying positions on how they would deal with Foxconn, which would be granted $4.5 billion in state and local incentives if the company completes its full $10 billion investment and employs 13,000. Which Democratic gubernatorial candidate would be toughest on Foxconn?
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala & Jensen, handicap the big field of Dem gubernatorial candidates in advance of this weekend’s state Democratic Party convention. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Fanlund, editor and publisher of The Capital Times, discusses Dan Kaufman’s soon-to-be-released book on Wisconsin politics, “The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics.”
Democrats in Washington managed to take an issue that unified thousands of legislators from both parties in 40 states, and turned it into a divisive, party-line vote.
Democrats should reward candidates who campaign cheerfully, work hard and answer tough questions that have a right to be asked. And if Democratic voters reward that in the August primaries, they’re much more likely to be rewarded with the big prizes come November.
We need police officers capable of doing their jobs in a fair and unbiased way that honors their shield and respects the community that they serve. We need elected and appointed officials, at every level of government, to use the full weight of their positions to create transparent, impartial, and accountable policing.
I am at a complete loss of words to describe how it is that we, my law school and my fellow Marquette lawyers, go about our busy daily lives virtually unconscious of living in “one of the most segregated cities in America.”
If you, my dear reader, lost your job tomorrow, who in your network would actually help? Are you investing in them now so that they may invest in you?
Redistricting is the ultimate prize, and the Democrats will get the lines drawn the way they like by either controlling at least one chamber of the legislature or the state Supreme Court. That’s why Abrahamson’s seat is so important and that’s why Wisconsin’s Democrats want to plan for the day when Abrahamson can’t hold the seat any longer.
Missouri is the “Show Me State,” so, appropriately, it’s demanding sunlight on allegations that dark money coordination was involved in the demise of its GOP Governor Eric Greitens.
Its economic problems stem from political gridlock over how to pay for its commitments.
While it is important to modernize agreements, it is also important to keep our focus. Implications of negotiations and retaliation efforts impact all of us, whether we are in agriculture or just appreciate it.
Who truly pays for a poorly regulated industry? The simple answer is: we all do.
Pollution from coal used at two Oak Creek power plants has long-term health consequences.
Democrats would be wise to heed the lesson Republicans have learned — with unrealistic promises come unpredictable results.
If the Democrats had a strong challenger to Governor Scott Walker, Barrett would never have considered entering the race to risk losing to Walker a third time.
How a major Democratic donor betrayed liberal ideals in employment case.
As Democrats gather in Oshkosh this week for a critical state party convention, the focus will be on a crowd of gubernatorial candidates who have, so far, failed to distinguish themselves. But if this convention is to matter they must expand their focus.
June Dairy Month is a great time to celebrate the dairy industry in America’s Dairyland, and enjoy the many delicious and nutritious dairy products produced right here in Wisconsin.
There was a time when people used the term “cheesehead” to refer derisively to Wisconsinites. But we quickly embraced the name and now foam cheeseheads are standard headgear at Packer games and other events where we want to show our Wisconsin pride.
The Democratic candidates have staked out varying positions on how they would deal with Foxconn, which would be granted $4.5 billion in state and local incentives if the company completes its full $10 billion investment and employs 13,000. Which Democratic gubernatorial candidate would be toughest on Foxconn?
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala & Jensen, handicap the big field of Dem gubernatorial candidates in advance of this weekend’s state Democratic Party convention. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Fanlund, editor and publisher of The Capital Times, discusses Dan Kaufman’s soon-to-be-released book on Wisconsin politics, “The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics.”
Democrats in Washington managed to take an issue that unified thousands of legislators from both parties in 40 states, and turned it into a divisive, party-line vote.
Democrats should reward candidates who campaign cheerfully, work hard and answer tough questions that have a right to be asked. And if Democratic voters reward that in the August primaries, they’re much more likely to be rewarded with the big prizes come November.
We need police officers capable of doing their jobs in a fair and unbiased way that honors their shield and respects the community that they serve. We need elected and appointed officials, at every level of government, to use the full weight of their positions to create transparent, impartial, and accountable policing.
I am at a complete loss of words to describe how it is that we, my law school and my fellow Marquette lawyers, go about our busy daily lives virtually unconscious of living in “one of the most segregated cities in America.”
If you, my dear reader, lost your job tomorrow, who in your network would actually help? Are you investing in them now so that they may invest in you?
Redistricting is the ultimate prize, and the Democrats will get the lines drawn the way they like by either controlling at least one chamber of the legislature or the state Supreme Court. That’s why Abrahamson’s seat is so important and that’s why Wisconsin’s Democrats want to plan for the day when Abrahamson can’t hold the seat any longer.
Missouri is the “Show Me State,” so, appropriately, it’s demanding sunlight on allegations that dark money coordination was involved in the demise of its GOP Governor Eric Greitens.
Its economic problems stem from political gridlock over how to pay for its commitments.
While it is important to modernize agreements, it is also important to keep our focus. Implications of negotiations and retaliation efforts impact all of us, whether we are in agriculture or just appreciate it.
Who truly pays for a poorly regulated industry? The simple answer is: we all do.
Pollution from coal used at two Oak Creek power plants has long-term health consequences.
Democrats would be wise to heed the lesson Republicans have learned — with unrealistic promises come unpredictable results.
If the Democrats had a strong challenger to Governor Scott Walker, Barrett would never have considered entering the race to risk losing to Walker a third time.
How a major Democratic donor betrayed liberal ideals in employment case.
As Democrats gather in Oshkosh this week for a critical state party convention, the focus will be on a crowd of gubernatorial candidates who have, so far, failed to distinguish themselves. But if this convention is to matter they must expand their focus.
