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A recent column by state Rep. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison, called commercial pot a “gateway to equity, opportunity, and moving Wisconsin forward.” Such an outlandish statement requires some fact checking.
In a country when so many gun deaths are suicides, red flag laws have proven to help take guns away from people going through obvious trauma, or drinking bouts or opioid distress. There is evidence that taking away the methods of suicide – guns, pills, whatever –deter suicidal folk. But there is little evidence that, outside suicides, red flag laws are more than a drop in the bucket of blood our society endures
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. In past years, the safety of our drinking water has come to the forefront of Wisconsin’s political landscape. Extensive studies have
A conservative publication has filed lawsuit in federal court against Gov. Tony Evers for systematically excluding it from press events, including his administration’s budget press briefing that was open to other journalists.
Wisconsin under GOP control loosened or eliminated various pesky controls on weapon possession during the Walker era.
Poll shows city residents support increased funding for MPS, but referendum still faces obstacles.
To be fair, Republicans and Democrats alike, have benefited from partisan gerrymandering. The decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that federal judges have no power to police partisan gerrymandering has opened the door to more shenanigans from legislators seeking to retain control.
The times clearly call for some adjustments, some reckonings that go beyond the slow walk the electorate usually uses to correct itself. But these are not the adjustments we are getting.
Top down approaches from the federal government must end and more flexibility for states on important issues like school discipline must be encouraged.
Program created by President Reagan provides funds to hospitals to offset costs for providing care to the uninsured.
Inclusion is not frivolous special treatment for which we should have to beg. Inclusion is the minimum a decent society owes us.
One of the most tiresome and predictable refrains in the wake of a national tragedy is a call to “do something.” Generally speaking, this nebulous “something” is never clearly defined but nonetheless failure to do it is perceived as unacceptable.
The value of today’s rapid-fire presidential debates is doubtful.
Sadly, Johnson has marched lock-step with his fellow Republicans in providing whatever cover they can for a president who not only knows no decency, but has surrounded himself with what many historians are calling the most corrupt administration in the nation’s history.
There are plans to expand Truax Air Force Base so that F-35 fighter jets, designed to carry two nuclear bombs each, can be stationed here.
Tent City residents need resources not currently available to them, not destruction of their camp.
Cognitive Dissedence writer Jeff Simpson has passed away after a battle with a rare form of cancer.
Seeking solutions for chronic wasting disease in southwest Wisconsin.
I believe the most compelling reason to support the F-35 jets has to do with our duty as Americans to the larger world.
Stopping the spread of drugs, be it in Northern Wisconsin or statewide, is not a simple task. No one policy will help curb abuse. But with this budget, our criminal justice system is better equipped to make a difference in people’s lives and that’s a good thing that you might not have read about or heard on the local news.
A recent column by state Rep. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison, called commercial pot a “gateway to equity, opportunity, and moving Wisconsin forward.” Such an outlandish statement requires some fact checking.
In a country when so many gun deaths are suicides, red flag laws have proven to help take guns away from people going through obvious trauma, or drinking bouts or opioid distress. There is evidence that taking away the methods of suicide – guns, pills, whatever –deter suicidal folk. But there is little evidence that, outside suicides, red flag laws are more than a drop in the bucket of blood our society endures
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. In past years, the safety of our drinking water has come to the forefront of Wisconsin’s political landscape. Extensive studies have
A conservative publication has filed lawsuit in federal court against Gov. Tony Evers for systematically excluding it from press events, including his administration’s budget press briefing that was open to other journalists.
Wisconsin under GOP control loosened or eliminated various pesky controls on weapon possession during the Walker era.
Poll shows city residents support increased funding for MPS, but referendum still faces obstacles.
To be fair, Republicans and Democrats alike, have benefited from partisan gerrymandering. The decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that federal judges have no power to police partisan gerrymandering has opened the door to more shenanigans from legislators seeking to retain control.
The times clearly call for some adjustments, some reckonings that go beyond the slow walk the electorate usually uses to correct itself. But these are not the adjustments we are getting.
Top down approaches from the federal government must end and more flexibility for states on important issues like school discipline must be encouraged.
Program created by President Reagan provides funds to hospitals to offset costs for providing care to the uninsured.
Inclusion is not frivolous special treatment for which we should have to beg. Inclusion is the minimum a decent society owes us.
One of the most tiresome and predictable refrains in the wake of a national tragedy is a call to “do something.” Generally speaking, this nebulous “something” is never clearly defined but nonetheless failure to do it is perceived as unacceptable.
The value of today’s rapid-fire presidential debates is doubtful.
Sadly, Johnson has marched lock-step with his fellow Republicans in providing whatever cover they can for a president who not only knows no decency, but has surrounded himself with what many historians are calling the most corrupt administration in the nation’s history.
There are plans to expand Truax Air Force Base so that F-35 fighter jets, designed to carry two nuclear bombs each, can be stationed here.
Tent City residents need resources not currently available to them, not destruction of their camp.
Cognitive Dissedence writer Jeff Simpson has passed away after a battle with a rare form of cancer.
Seeking solutions for chronic wasting disease in southwest Wisconsin.
I believe the most compelling reason to support the F-35 jets has to do with our duty as Americans to the larger world.
Stopping the spread of drugs, be it in Northern Wisconsin or statewide, is not a simple task. No one policy will help curb abuse. But with this budget, our criminal justice system is better equipped to make a difference in people’s lives and that’s a good thing that you might not have read about or heard on the local news.
