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Illinois has once again opted for a spending plan that grows government with increased taxes. Meanwhile, the Wisconsin budget includes tax relief, responsible investments, and doesn’t unnecessarily grow government.
Our state, our communities, and our families deserve the Democratic vision that works towards better outcomes and a brighter tomorrow.
A great legal scholar, but her style created bitter turmoil on the court.
We need to allow full practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses so that the people of Wisconsin can access the healthcare they need and deserve.
Here are seven reasons why Democratic Gov. Tony Evers won’t veto the entire 2019-21 budget passed by Republican legislators but instead will rework it with line-item vetoes.
A nonpartisan celebration of America’s independence will be turned into a Trump-GOP campaign rally.
Who would have thought that getting your kids vaccinated for measles would become a political issue? Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happened in this era of self-centered behavior that shows little regard for the welfare of others.
Former Gov. Scott Walker discusses Democrats’ comments on anti-abortion legislation in Virginia, Iran and more in his “You Can’t Recall Courage” podcast.
On this week’s episode of WisOpinion.com’s “The Insiders,” Chvala and Jensen consider the rising role of GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
You know who I admire? People who take risks to serve others, not just for kicks.
Th Republican budget is a missed opportunity to invest in classrooms, increase access to health care, ensure Wisconsinites have access to clean drinking water, and restore tax fairness.
Attitudes of the two parties seem to be flip-flopping on this issue.
former Gov. Scott Walker talks national and Wisconsin politics in his “You Can’t Recall Courage” podcast.
It has been 40 years since we last seriously considered a strategy to grow and support the manufacturing industry and its jobs.
It’s cost state taxpayers $1.1 billion. Why won’t Republicans accept the money?
Dane County Circuit Court Judge Richard Niess Niess’s belief that the judiciary can intervene when it doesn’t like how one of the other branches of government sets its own schedule is simultaneously laughable and terrifying. That three Wisconsin Supreme Court justices agreed with it is downright chilling.
Throughout the budget process, my Republican colleagues on the Joint Finance Committee repeatedly touted how eight years of Republican rule had “turned the state around.” Yet the facts reveal a starkly different picture.
The Legislature completed work on the state budget, and I am proud to say it invests in the people of Wisconsin while protecting taxpayers.
One house can hold up the whole process and two GOP senators have already said they oppose the budget passed by the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee.
Earlier this year, we authored a bill that sought to end the practice of discriminatory abortion. The Shield the Vulnerable Act would have protected children targeted on the basis of gender, race, or disability. The bill passed the Assembly and Senate, and needed only the governor’s signature to become law.
Illinois has once again opted for a spending plan that grows government with increased taxes. Meanwhile, the Wisconsin budget includes tax relief, responsible investments, and doesn’t unnecessarily grow government.
Our state, our communities, and our families deserve the Democratic vision that works towards better outcomes and a brighter tomorrow.
A great legal scholar, but her style created bitter turmoil on the court.
We need to allow full practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses so that the people of Wisconsin can access the healthcare they need and deserve.
Here are seven reasons why Democratic Gov. Tony Evers won’t veto the entire 2019-21 budget passed by Republican legislators but instead will rework it with line-item vetoes.
A nonpartisan celebration of America’s independence will be turned into a Trump-GOP campaign rally.
Who would have thought that getting your kids vaccinated for measles would become a political issue? Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happened in this era of self-centered behavior that shows little regard for the welfare of others.
Former Gov. Scott Walker discusses Democrats’ comments on anti-abortion legislation in Virginia, Iran and more in his “You Can’t Recall Courage” podcast.
On this week’s episode of WisOpinion.com’s “The Insiders,” Chvala and Jensen consider the rising role of GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
You know who I admire? People who take risks to serve others, not just for kicks.
Th Republican budget is a missed opportunity to invest in classrooms, increase access to health care, ensure Wisconsinites have access to clean drinking water, and restore tax fairness.
Attitudes of the two parties seem to be flip-flopping on this issue.
former Gov. Scott Walker talks national and Wisconsin politics in his “You Can’t Recall Courage” podcast.
It has been 40 years since we last seriously considered a strategy to grow and support the manufacturing industry and its jobs.
It’s cost state taxpayers $1.1 billion. Why won’t Republicans accept the money?
Dane County Circuit Court Judge Richard Niess Niess’s belief that the judiciary can intervene when it doesn’t like how one of the other branches of government sets its own schedule is simultaneously laughable and terrifying. That three Wisconsin Supreme Court justices agreed with it is downright chilling.
Throughout the budget process, my Republican colleagues on the Joint Finance Committee repeatedly touted how eight years of Republican rule had “turned the state around.” Yet the facts reveal a starkly different picture.
The Legislature completed work on the state budget, and I am proud to say it invests in the people of Wisconsin while protecting taxpayers.
One house can hold up the whole process and two GOP senators have already said they oppose the budget passed by the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee.
Earlier this year, we authored a bill that sought to end the practice of discriminatory abortion. The Shield the Vulnerable Act would have protected children targeted on the basis of gender, race, or disability. The bill passed the Assembly and Senate, and needed only the governor’s signature to become law.
