
Bill Kaplan: Trump’s budget betrays rural Wisconsin
Shame on Trump and the GOP. Their budget betrays rural Wisconsin, including farmers and all that is good in America.
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Shame on Trump and the GOP. Their budget betrays rural Wisconsin, including farmers and all that is good in America.

The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that the manufacturer of the AR-15 used in the Sandy Hook massacre can be sued by families of the victims and the survivors of the attack.

As budget deliberations get started at the State Capitol, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, navigate the possible routes for creating a bipartisan transportation budget. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
As was the case with Clinton, mere physical presence likely won’t be enough to win Wisconsin voters over. Taking precedence will be what their candidate stands for.

The city’s selection for Democratic National Convention is symbolic. But of what?

Gov. Tony Evers can speak about his support of the Latino community, but his appointments reflect a disregard for Latinos, one of the critical populations for the future of Wisconsin and his re-election.

The fight over the once-progressive state.

Judge Hagedorn’s detractors — who, ironically, attack him in the name of advancing “equality” — are guilty of applying a religious test that’s discriminatory and at odds with Article VI of the U.S. Constitution.

When campaigning for governor Tony Evers promised to reduce the prison population, do something about chronic wasting disease, and fix the controversial WEDC. None of those proposals are in his first budget.

Without meaningful research, the debate won’t move beyond soundbites about how hundreds/thousands of offenders are returned to prison for “technical” violations of parole or probation.

Their policies helped fuel a dairy crisis.

Gov. Tony Evers, in conjunction with AG Josh Kaul, made it known Wednesday Wisconsin will participate with other states in a lawsuit regarding the attempt to divert federal monies under the guise of a national emergency.


Taxpayers can’t afford to pump millions and billions into profitable private companies without harming their own economies.

None raised any doubts about a deal that always seemed suspect.

Owners of agricultural event venues, commonly referred to as wedding barns, will be able to continue to operate without applying for liquor licenses, according to Gov. Tony Evers.

This funding will go a long way to support a vast network of fast recharging stations across the entire state.

Now is not the time to go wobbly.

The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, the venerable nonprofit that keeps tabs on how big money is spent to influence Wisconsin politics and shares that information with the public, notes on the organization’s website that the 2018 governor’s race cost a record $93 million.

The Democrats are coming. Let ’em in. The most harm they will do is to themselves.

Shame on Trump and the GOP. Their budget betrays rural Wisconsin, including farmers and all that is good in America.

The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that the manufacturer of the AR-15 used in the Sandy Hook massacre can be sued by families of the victims and the survivors of the attack.

As budget deliberations get started at the State Capitol, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, navigate the possible routes for creating a bipartisan transportation budget. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
As was the case with Clinton, mere physical presence likely won’t be enough to win Wisconsin voters over. Taking precedence will be what their candidate stands for.

The city’s selection for Democratic National Convention is symbolic. But of what?

Gov. Tony Evers can speak about his support of the Latino community, but his appointments reflect a disregard for Latinos, one of the critical populations for the future of Wisconsin and his re-election.

The fight over the once-progressive state.

Judge Hagedorn’s detractors — who, ironically, attack him in the name of advancing “equality” — are guilty of applying a religious test that’s discriminatory and at odds with Article VI of the U.S. Constitution.

When campaigning for governor Tony Evers promised to reduce the prison population, do something about chronic wasting disease, and fix the controversial WEDC. None of those proposals are in his first budget.

Without meaningful research, the debate won’t move beyond soundbites about how hundreds/thousands of offenders are returned to prison for “technical” violations of parole or probation.

Their policies helped fuel a dairy crisis.

Gov. Tony Evers, in conjunction with AG Josh Kaul, made it known Wednesday Wisconsin will participate with other states in a lawsuit regarding the attempt to divert federal monies under the guise of a national emergency.


Taxpayers can’t afford to pump millions and billions into profitable private companies without harming their own economies.

None raised any doubts about a deal that always seemed suspect.

Owners of agricultural event venues, commonly referred to as wedding barns, will be able to continue to operate without applying for liquor licenses, according to Gov. Tony Evers.

This funding will go a long way to support a vast network of fast recharging stations across the entire state.

Now is not the time to go wobbly.

The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, the venerable nonprofit that keeps tabs on how big money is spent to influence Wisconsin politics and shares that information with the public, notes on the organization’s website that the 2018 governor’s race cost a record $93 million.

The Democrats are coming. Let ’em in. The most harm they will do is to themselves.