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Is it too much to ask that our state’s deliberative body of government actually engage in some deliberation? Evidently, when it comes to gun laws, the answer is yes.
In a divided government, there are two ways to lead: With an outstretched hand or a cocked fist; as a hopeful dealmaker or as a jaded partisan. Governor Evers has once again chosen the latter, and in so doing has thrown away any hope of compromise with the Wisconsin Legislature for a chance at politically embarrassing it.
The ACA works well; millions are covered. Premiums are down nationally and in Wisconsin.
The Iowa County Board voted 14-2 earlier this month to spend up to $50,000 to join a court challenge to the PSC decision that effectively thumbed its nose at more than 1,000 citizens who pleaded with the commissioners to deny the American Transmission Company permission to construct the 120-mile-long line.
A majority of Wisconsinites show that they don’t know some of the most important parts about the impeachment proceedings — demonstrating that lack of support for impeachment is based on a lack of data.
State Sen. Lena Taylor helped kill a deal bringing hundreds of jobs to depressed Century City area.
The following is an excerpt from “Disassembled: A Native Son on Janesville and General Motors – a Story of Grit, Race, Gender and Wishful Thinking and What it Means for America,” written by former Janesville Democratic Sen. Tim Cullen and edited by Doug Moe. The book can be purchased here
As majority Democrats in the U. S. House of Representatives conduct their impeachment inquiry, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, weigh in on the political impact in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The Capital Times’ Paul Fanlund writes about an exhibit featuring 80 Pulitzer-winning images at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis.
The response by the Wisconsin Legislature’s two Republican leaders, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ call for a special session to consider two gun safety laws is nothing short of pathetic.
If elected president, Warren would wield her executive power authority to direct the federal government’s involvement into nearly every classroom in the country resulting in more mandates on Wisconsin’s public schools.
More than 50% are committed with guns. As a teen I could have been one of those statistics.
Creating a license for public insurance adjusters is not necessary in Wisconsin
The Midwest shows that Trump’s vote could actually grow in 2020.
Wisconsin Environmental Initiative Executive Director John Imes shares his experiences at the VERGE 19 conference and expo in Oakland, California.
The list is long and could get longer. Handicapping the favorites.
Now is the time for centrist Democrats who want to defeat Donald Trump to move on from Joe Biden so that either Amy Klobuchar or Pete Buttigieg have some chance at winning the nomination.
Many municipalities across our state require just one type of piping material, ductile iron, for water infrastructure projects. By restricting the materials that can be used, these local governments are creating monopolies, driving material costs through the roof.
Who’s (still) afraid of occupational licensing? It appears that, yet again, the answer is right-wing organizations and their Republican allies in the Wisconsin Legislature.
When Republicans tried playing with the election dates of the Democratic Presidential Primary Election, Democrats (and their accomplices in the state media) cried foul. But Evers’ playing with the election date of the special election, at some cost to local municipalities, has so far been met with silence.
Is it too much to ask that our state’s deliberative body of government actually engage in some deliberation? Evidently, when it comes to gun laws, the answer is yes.
In a divided government, there are two ways to lead: With an outstretched hand or a cocked fist; as a hopeful dealmaker or as a jaded partisan. Governor Evers has once again chosen the latter, and in so doing has thrown away any hope of compromise with the Wisconsin Legislature for a chance at politically embarrassing it.
The ACA works well; millions are covered. Premiums are down nationally and in Wisconsin.
The Iowa County Board voted 14-2 earlier this month to spend up to $50,000 to join a court challenge to the PSC decision that effectively thumbed its nose at more than 1,000 citizens who pleaded with the commissioners to deny the American Transmission Company permission to construct the 120-mile-long line.
A majority of Wisconsinites show that they don’t know some of the most important parts about the impeachment proceedings — demonstrating that lack of support for impeachment is based on a lack of data.
State Sen. Lena Taylor helped kill a deal bringing hundreds of jobs to depressed Century City area.
The following is an excerpt from “Disassembled: A Native Son on Janesville and General Motors – a Story of Grit, Race, Gender and Wishful Thinking and What it Means for America,” written by former Janesville Democratic Sen. Tim Cullen and edited by Doug Moe. The book can be purchased here
As majority Democrats in the U. S. House of Representatives conduct their impeachment inquiry, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, weigh in on the political impact in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The Capital Times’ Paul Fanlund writes about an exhibit featuring 80 Pulitzer-winning images at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis.
The response by the Wisconsin Legislature’s two Republican leaders, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ call for a special session to consider two gun safety laws is nothing short of pathetic.
If elected president, Warren would wield her executive power authority to direct the federal government’s involvement into nearly every classroom in the country resulting in more mandates on Wisconsin’s public schools.
More than 50% are committed with guns. As a teen I could have been one of those statistics.
Creating a license for public insurance adjusters is not necessary in Wisconsin
The Midwest shows that Trump’s vote could actually grow in 2020.
Wisconsin Environmental Initiative Executive Director John Imes shares his experiences at the VERGE 19 conference and expo in Oakland, California.
The list is long and could get longer. Handicapping the favorites.
Now is the time for centrist Democrats who want to defeat Donald Trump to move on from Joe Biden so that either Amy Klobuchar or Pete Buttigieg have some chance at winning the nomination.
Many municipalities across our state require just one type of piping material, ductile iron, for water infrastructure projects. By restricting the materials that can be used, these local governments are creating monopolies, driving material costs through the roof.
Who’s (still) afraid of occupational licensing? It appears that, yet again, the answer is right-wing organizations and their Republican allies in the Wisconsin Legislature.
When Republicans tried playing with the election dates of the Democratic Presidential Primary Election, Democrats (and their accomplices in the state media) cried foul. But Evers’ playing with the election date of the special election, at some cost to local municipalities, has so far been met with silence.
