Sheila Plotkin: We the irrelevant people
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018
Citizens overwhelmingly opposed long list of legislation passed by Republicans.
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Rick Esenberg: The flawed legal challenge to Wisconsin’s early-voting reforms
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018
Rather than challenge the new law on its own merits, the liberal groups are asking the judge in Madison to determine that his rulings back in 2016 on the previous statute somehow apply to the new statute.
Alan Talaga: Restoring balance
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018
The next two high court elections could swing power to liberals.
Ed Wall: The looming shadow of law-enforcement suicide
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018
As secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, I had five officers commit suicide in three-and-a- half years. These events alarmed me and I dove deeper into those numbers and found that at that time, the department had lost 39 officers to suicide in less than 18 years. It was that sobering realization that drove me to start the DOC suicide awareness and intervention program with the help of very devoted staff who had suffered the effects of suicides in their lives.
WisOpinion.com: Vote for WisPoliticos, best ads of 2018
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
Voting is now open for WisPolitics.com’s annual Dem and Republican “WisPolitico of the Year” and “Ad of the Year.”
Bruce Murphy: State facing endless lawsuits
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
Suits by governor, legislature, citizens coming on lame duck laws, gerrymandering.
James Wigderson & Steve Scaffidi: A Venn diagram, and how bad was 2018 for the GOP?
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
RightWisconsin Editor James Wigderson and WTMJ-AM’s Steve Scaffidi look back at 2018.
Dave Zweifel: GOP’s spin on lame-duck session won’t wash with voters
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
My guess is that the Wisconsin Legislature’s Republicans had no idea what kind of public relations blunder they had committed when they decided to pass a bunch of laws to make the jobs of the governor and attorney general the people of Wisconsin had just elected a little more difficult.
James Rowen: The WI GOP’s little men launched a long game. Let’s beat them.
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
Every election loser knows the drill: you take the stage, speak into the microphone, concede to the winner, tough it all out and move on, because the people had spoken and that’s how that game is played and completed. Refusing to do so, and then changing the rules and the import of the result out of spite, and in service to your often secret financial backers, is a serious and dangerous thing to do.
Gregory Humphrey: Fond memory of Bill Kraus, dead at 92
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
We have very few living reminders of how our political culture once was in this state. Perhaps no one characterized that better than Kraus.
Drew Slocum: The ROI of D&I: How diversity and inclusion fuels innovation and productivity in the workplace
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
Over the last 50 years, the United States has passed legislation outlawing discrimination based on religion, race, gender, sexual orientation and political affiliation. Yet, as the racial and ethnic composition of the country continues to change, and the disruptive business landscape requires new skills and unique perspectives in the workforce, it’s no longer enough for companies to simply remain within the laws.
Dave Zweifel: Look over here! Trump’s tweets distract from real damage
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018
While the mainstream media and especially cable TV news have been preoccupied with Donald Trump’s asinine tweets, his administration is laying waste to policies that for decades have helped and served the average American.
Chris Rochester: Top 10 lies of 2018
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018
We thought 2017 had more whoppers than the front counter at a movie theater. But from the lies that influenced the Wisconsin election to lies that changed the national narrative about a whole host of issues, 2018 proved even worse. It wasn’t easy, but we narrowed the list down to the top ten whopping lies.
John Nichols: Paul Ryan sends a chill down Scrooge’s spine
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018
Last week, when the whole world was demanding urgent action to end the Saudi-led bombardment and starvation of Yemen, the Janesville Republican used all of his considerable authority to block an urgent response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
Neil Kraus: Meaningful campus-community connections require some difficult, yet obvious, questions
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018
Unless the discussion about all of our campuses becomes a discussion about the economy, public higher education will end up digging our own grave as we become the best closers around.
Will Flanders: Milwaukee Public Schools should look to their own record on selective admissions
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018
The ability for students to have an education tailored to their needs can sometimes mean that schools may select students whose needs align with the school. This could be a school that is focused on Montessori education, a school for gifted students, or a school for students with special needs. But if MPS deigns to end this practice for its charter schools, it should first take a hard look at its own backyard.
John Nichols: Scott Walker ends his miserable governorship with a final blow to democracy
Monday, Dec 17, 2018
By signing lame-duck legislation to disempower his successor, the Wisconsinite confirms his scorching contempt for the will of the people.
Eric Bott: Instead of hysterics, let’s talk about what’s in the lame-duck reform bills
Monday, Dec 17, 2018
A far more objective review of the legislation reveals that several measures are helpful reforms that promote much-needed improvements in our state’s governance.
Jennifer Shilling: Republicans need a lesson in sportsmanship
Monday, Dec 17, 2018
Rather than be gracious in defeat, Republicans responded with sweeping proposals to consolidate more power, eliminate checks and balances, and restrict access to voting in future elections.
Bill Kaplan: Governing vs. rabble-rousing
Monday, Dec 17, 2018
Trump and defeated Wisconsin GOP Governor Scott Walker have demonstrated again that they reject governing and embrace rabble-rousing.
Sheila Plotkin: We the irrelevant people
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018
Citizens overwhelmingly opposed long list of legislation passed by Republicans.
Rick Esenberg: The flawed legal challenge to Wisconsin’s early-voting reforms
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018
Rather than challenge the new law on its own merits, the liberal groups are asking the judge in Madison to determine that his rulings back in 2016 on the previous statute somehow apply to the new statute.
Alan Talaga: Restoring balance
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018
The next two high court elections could swing power to liberals.
Ed Wall: The looming shadow of law-enforcement suicide
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018
As secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, I had five officers commit suicide in three-and-a- half years. These events alarmed me and I dove deeper into those numbers and found that at that time, the department had lost 39 officers to suicide in less than 18 years. It was that sobering realization that drove me to start the DOC suicide awareness and intervention program with the help of very devoted staff who had suffered the effects of suicides in their lives.
WisOpinion.com: Vote for WisPoliticos, best ads of 2018
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
Voting is now open for WisPolitics.com’s annual Dem and Republican “WisPolitico of the Year” and “Ad of the Year.”
Bruce Murphy: State facing endless lawsuits
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
Suits by governor, legislature, citizens coming on lame duck laws, gerrymandering.
James Wigderson & Steve Scaffidi: A Venn diagram, and how bad was 2018 for the GOP?
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
RightWisconsin Editor James Wigderson and WTMJ-AM’s Steve Scaffidi look back at 2018.
Dave Zweifel: GOP’s spin on lame-duck session won’t wash with voters
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
My guess is that the Wisconsin Legislature’s Republicans had no idea what kind of public relations blunder they had committed when they decided to pass a bunch of laws to make the jobs of the governor and attorney general the people of Wisconsin had just elected a little more difficult.
James Rowen: The WI GOP’s little men launched a long game. Let’s beat them.
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
Every election loser knows the drill: you take the stage, speak into the microphone, concede to the winner, tough it all out and move on, because the people had spoken and that’s how that game is played and completed. Refusing to do so, and then changing the rules and the import of the result out of spite, and in service to your often secret financial backers, is a serious and dangerous thing to do.
Gregory Humphrey: Fond memory of Bill Kraus, dead at 92
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
We have very few living reminders of how our political culture once was in this state. Perhaps no one characterized that better than Kraus.
Drew Slocum: The ROI of D&I: How diversity and inclusion fuels innovation and productivity in the workplace
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018
Over the last 50 years, the United States has passed legislation outlawing discrimination based on religion, race, gender, sexual orientation and political affiliation. Yet, as the racial and ethnic composition of the country continues to change, and the disruptive business landscape requires new skills and unique perspectives in the workforce, it’s no longer enough for companies to simply remain within the laws.
Dave Zweifel: Look over here! Trump’s tweets distract from real damage
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018
While the mainstream media and especially cable TV news have been preoccupied with Donald Trump’s asinine tweets, his administration is laying waste to policies that for decades have helped and served the average American.
Chris Rochester: Top 10 lies of 2018
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018
We thought 2017 had more whoppers than the front counter at a movie theater. But from the lies that influenced the Wisconsin election to lies that changed the national narrative about a whole host of issues, 2018 proved even worse. It wasn’t easy, but we narrowed the list down to the top ten whopping lies.
John Nichols: Paul Ryan sends a chill down Scrooge’s spine
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018
Last week, when the whole world was demanding urgent action to end the Saudi-led bombardment and starvation of Yemen, the Janesville Republican used all of his considerable authority to block an urgent response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
Neil Kraus: Meaningful campus-community connections require some difficult, yet obvious, questions
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018
Unless the discussion about all of our campuses becomes a discussion about the economy, public higher education will end up digging our own grave as we become the best closers around.
Will Flanders: Milwaukee Public Schools should look to their own record on selective admissions
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018
The ability for students to have an education tailored to their needs can sometimes mean that schools may select students whose needs align with the school. This could be a school that is focused on Montessori education, a school for gifted students, or a school for students with special needs. But if MPS deigns to end this practice for its charter schools, it should first take a hard look at its own backyard.
John Nichols: Scott Walker ends his miserable governorship with a final blow to democracy
Monday, Dec 17, 2018
By signing lame-duck legislation to disempower his successor, the Wisconsinite confirms his scorching contempt for the will of the people.
Eric Bott: Instead of hysterics, let’s talk about what’s in the lame-duck reform bills
Monday, Dec 17, 2018
A far more objective review of the legislation reveals that several measures are helpful reforms that promote much-needed improvements in our state’s governance.
Jennifer Shilling: Republicans need a lesson in sportsmanship
Monday, Dec 17, 2018
Rather than be gracious in defeat, Republicans responded with sweeping proposals to consolidate more power, eliminate checks and balances, and restrict access to voting in future elections.
Bill Kaplan: Governing vs. rabble-rousing
Monday, Dec 17, 2018
Trump and defeated Wisconsin GOP Governor Scott Walker have demonstrated again that they reject governing and embrace rabble-rousing.
