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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.
The fight to lower the voting age to 16 may seem like something of a new frontier in the long struggle to expand voting rights in the United States. But this is an idea based in common sense and honest observation.
Increased taxes, regulation would undo gains made under Walker.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. In late February, Governor Evers signed Executive Order #13, withdrawing 112 Wisconsin National Guard personnel from the Southwest Border where they
Time for Evers and legislators to sit down at the bargaining table, e.g., combining a gas tax hike with transportation-related fees.
At the end of the day, Evers can only claim he is adding $294.1 million to local and state road improvements, while increasing taxes and fees by $600 million. His critics could add that without bonding, Evers would only be increasing total road spending by $69 million.
What may have been true for eight years under GOP’s departed governor Scott Walker is undergoing the crashing sounds of change.
Congressman Mark Pocan accomplished something remarkable last week. Amid all the wrangling in Washington, he proposed to end an injustice and got the House to go along with him.
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.
The fight to lower the voting age to 16 may seem like something of a new frontier in the long struggle to expand voting rights in the United States. But this is an idea based in common sense and honest observation.
Increased taxes, regulation would undo gains made under Walker.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. In late February, Governor Evers signed Executive Order #13, withdrawing 112 Wisconsin National Guard personnel from the Southwest Border where they
Time for Evers and legislators to sit down at the bargaining table, e.g., combining a gas tax hike with transportation-related fees.
At the end of the day, Evers can only claim he is adding $294.1 million to local and state road improvements, while increasing taxes and fees by $600 million. His critics could add that without bonding, Evers would only be increasing total road spending by $69 million.
What may have been true for eight years under GOP’s departed governor Scott Walker is undergoing the crashing sounds of change.
Congressman Mark Pocan accomplished something remarkable last week. Amid all the wrangling in Washington, he proposed to end an injustice and got the House to go along with him.
