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There are bigger questions raised by the Foxconn project than what devices the company may build on disappearing farmland in Mt. Pleasant and how many human workers will eventually he hired in subsidized production there.
The suicide of a young woman in Colorado this week demonstrates that 48-hour waiting periods for gun purchases can save lives.
Mining company’s proposed tailings dam could cause massive pollution of Lake Michigan.
Supporters of Brian Hagedorn knew that they had to wake up a lot of dormant Trump voters and turn them out to vote.
The FDA just issued draft guidance that would expedite the development of groundbreaking cures by empowering drug makers to utilize “adaptive trial designs.”
Gov. Tony Evers 2019-21 budget makes expansion one of its centerpieces, addressing the health care needs of Wisconsin while maximizing taxpayer dollars to fund other important priorities such as education.
Democrats constantly remind us that “it’s the top one percent vs. the bottom 99 percent” and “the rich don’t pay their fair share.” So effective is this manipulation that it wholly obscures the truth – the rich don’t just pay their fair share. They pay everyone’s share.
Republicans continue to claim that the tax law changes benefit all Americans and boost the broader economy. However, the mounting evidence demonstrates the critics were right all along: the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a de facto massive giveaway to large corporations and the top one percent.
Economic development that works.
Evers needs to understand that repeal of any element of the minimum markup law isn’t good for many small family businesses that still exist in Wisconsin, but awfully good for those who want to put them out of business.
Wisconsin’s tax burden is not good, but it has been improving for the last eight years. Republicans should fight hard to maintain that trajectory for the benefit of all Wisconsinites.
Forbes sees huge growth in value of franchises since taxpayer-financed stadiums built.
Wisconsin lawmakers are seeking to amend the expungement law so that if a person does not ask for expungement at the time of sentencing, he or she can still come back to the judge and request it at a later date if the person successfully completes his or her sentence. Lawmakers are also seeking to allow people 25 years old or older at the time of the offense to request expungement.
Time will tell how Wisconsin will fare, perhaps sooner than we think.
Wisconsin’s law, which requires a judge to decide on expungement at the time of sentencing, is unlike any in the nation.
Congressman Mark Pocan and other progressives are calling on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to reverse its decision to not grant contracts to pollsters, strategists and communications specialists working with Democrats who mount primary challenges to incumbents in 2020.
Without change, the challenges facing our long-term care system will grow. We need real solutions and partnerships to prepare for the future.
It is rare for anyone to run for vice president, and Baldwin won’t actively campaign for the position. But Democrats, particularly progressive Democrats who are serious about winning in 2020, would be wise to talk her up as a running mate for whoever is nominated.
Pete Buttigieg has made Christianity a cornerstone of his candidacy, but while he talks the talk, his record in office doesn’t show he is walking the walk.
There are bigger questions raised by the Foxconn project than what devices the company may build on disappearing farmland in Mt. Pleasant and how many human workers will eventually he hired in subsidized production there.
The suicide of a young woman in Colorado this week demonstrates that 48-hour waiting periods for gun purchases can save lives.
Mining company’s proposed tailings dam could cause massive pollution of Lake Michigan.
Supporters of Brian Hagedorn knew that they had to wake up a lot of dormant Trump voters and turn them out to vote.
The FDA just issued draft guidance that would expedite the development of groundbreaking cures by empowering drug makers to utilize “adaptive trial designs.”
Gov. Tony Evers 2019-21 budget makes expansion one of its centerpieces, addressing the health care needs of Wisconsin while maximizing taxpayer dollars to fund other important priorities such as education.
Democrats constantly remind us that “it’s the top one percent vs. the bottom 99 percent” and “the rich don’t pay their fair share.” So effective is this manipulation that it wholly obscures the truth – the rich don’t just pay their fair share. They pay everyone’s share.
Republicans continue to claim that the tax law changes benefit all Americans and boost the broader economy. However, the mounting evidence demonstrates the critics were right all along: the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a de facto massive giveaway to large corporations and the top one percent.
Economic development that works.
Evers needs to understand that repeal of any element of the minimum markup law isn’t good for many small family businesses that still exist in Wisconsin, but awfully good for those who want to put them out of business.
Wisconsin’s tax burden is not good, but it has been improving for the last eight years. Republicans should fight hard to maintain that trajectory for the benefit of all Wisconsinites.
Forbes sees huge growth in value of franchises since taxpayer-financed stadiums built.
Wisconsin lawmakers are seeking to amend the expungement law so that if a person does not ask for expungement at the time of sentencing, he or she can still come back to the judge and request it at a later date if the person successfully completes his or her sentence. Lawmakers are also seeking to allow people 25 years old or older at the time of the offense to request expungement.
Time will tell how Wisconsin will fare, perhaps sooner than we think.
Wisconsin’s law, which requires a judge to decide on expungement at the time of sentencing, is unlike any in the nation.
Congressman Mark Pocan and other progressives are calling on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to reverse its decision to not grant contracts to pollsters, strategists and communications specialists working with Democrats who mount primary challenges to incumbents in 2020.
Without change, the challenges facing our long-term care system will grow. We need real solutions and partnerships to prepare for the future.
It is rare for anyone to run for vice president, and Baldwin won’t actively campaign for the position. But Democrats, particularly progressive Democrats who are serious about winning in 2020, would be wise to talk her up as a running mate for whoever is nominated.
Pete Buttigieg has made Christianity a cornerstone of his candidacy, but while he talks the talk, his record in office doesn’t show he is walking the walk.
