
Dave Zweifel: Predators take aim at the little people
Richard Cordray had just announced he is stepping down as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau when the special interests that prey on American consumers came running.
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Richard Cordray had just announced he is stepping down as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau when the special interests that prey on American consumers came running.
Paperwork takes staff away from daily responsibilities and educating kids, officials say.
Trump and the GOP-led Congress have done nothing for regular folks.
Sen. Ron Johnson is right to challenge the GOP’s tax reform plan.
We have come a long way in integrating people with disabilities into society. But individuals with mental health and conduct disorders are an exception. We need to provide, support, and encourage mental health facilities in our communities. And we need to provide treatment for these individuals, not just seclusion from the general public.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debate the merger of the UW colleges with nearby four-year institutions. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
Bringing together the best minds in the Middle East with the best minds in the Midwest is a win-win for us all.
Before Walker, Wisconsin politics were spirited yet civil, but have been replaced today by scorched-earth, single-party governance so toxic that Walker refuses to appear in public before any skeptical audience. Sycophants only, please.
While the record shows just how cynical his worry about Democrats’ outside money is, the truth is that Gov. Scott Walker doesn’t just wallow in money lavished on him by outside contributors. He’s owned by them.
A great way to get donations from billionaires like Sheldon Adelson.
Hordes of Wisconsin government workers are employed to ‘check boxes’ for the feds.
The decision by the student government at UW-Stevens Point to deny recognition to students attempting to form a chapter of Turning Point USA is a sign of a wider intolerance of free speech on college campuses.
I’m an urban liberal who voted for Hillary Clinton, but when I sit for hours in my deer stand I remind myself of the value of being settled and maybe I start to understand, just a little bit, what it means to feel unrooted in a world you don’t know. This doesn’t make me want to change my political stripes, but it does argue for a change in attitude.
The GOP retreat from fiscal conservatism is twofold: The tax plan helps balloon federal deficits, and it does nothing to address the rising costs of entitlements as the population grows older and sicker.
And why do I get nothing back in return but a bigger federal deficit?
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents after Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson became the first GOP senator to officially oppose a tax overhaul plan.
Foxconn will bring thousands of family-supporting jobs to Wisconsin, transforming our economy. We will look back at this moment as a turning point for Wisconsin, the point in which we became the economic powerhouse of the Midwest.
Hunting is a way of life and a proud tradition in Wisconsin. I wish you the best of luck as you head out into the woods with your friends and family for a safe and productive hunt.
Walker’s misguided policies are jeopardizing the university’s and Wisconsin’s future.
Do you feel things in Wisconsin under Gov. Scott Walker are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?
Richard Cordray had just announced he is stepping down as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau when the special interests that prey on American consumers came running.
Paperwork takes staff away from daily responsibilities and educating kids, officials say.
Trump and the GOP-led Congress have done nothing for regular folks.
Sen. Ron Johnson is right to challenge the GOP’s tax reform plan.
We have come a long way in integrating people with disabilities into society. But individuals with mental health and conduct disorders are an exception. We need to provide, support, and encourage mental health facilities in our communities. And we need to provide treatment for these individuals, not just seclusion from the general public.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debate the merger of the UW colleges with nearby four-year institutions. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
Bringing together the best minds in the Middle East with the best minds in the Midwest is a win-win for us all.
Before Walker, Wisconsin politics were spirited yet civil, but have been replaced today by scorched-earth, single-party governance so toxic that Walker refuses to appear in public before any skeptical audience. Sycophants only, please.
While the record shows just how cynical his worry about Democrats’ outside money is, the truth is that Gov. Scott Walker doesn’t just wallow in money lavished on him by outside contributors. He’s owned by them.
A great way to get donations from billionaires like Sheldon Adelson.
Hordes of Wisconsin government workers are employed to ‘check boxes’ for the feds.
The decision by the student government at UW-Stevens Point to deny recognition to students attempting to form a chapter of Turning Point USA is a sign of a wider intolerance of free speech on college campuses.
I’m an urban liberal who voted for Hillary Clinton, but when I sit for hours in my deer stand I remind myself of the value of being settled and maybe I start to understand, just a little bit, what it means to feel unrooted in a world you don’t know. This doesn’t make me want to change my political stripes, but it does argue for a change in attitude.
The GOP retreat from fiscal conservatism is twofold: The tax plan helps balloon federal deficits, and it does nothing to address the rising costs of entitlements as the population grows older and sicker.
And why do I get nothing back in return but a bigger federal deficit?
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents after Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson became the first GOP senator to officially oppose a tax overhaul plan.
Foxconn will bring thousands of family-supporting jobs to Wisconsin, transforming our economy. We will look back at this moment as a turning point for Wisconsin, the point in which we became the economic powerhouse of the Midwest.
Hunting is a way of life and a proud tradition in Wisconsin. I wish you the best of luck as you head out into the woods with your friends and family for a safe and productive hunt.
Walker’s misguided policies are jeopardizing the university’s and Wisconsin’s future.
Do you feel things in Wisconsin under Gov. Scott Walker are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?