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Milwaukee Ald. Jose Perez is asking a good question: Why hasn’t a federal Department of Justice draft review of the Milwaukee Police Department been released to city officials and the public?
While many states have legalized medical marijuana, Wisconsin and other states should move toward full legalization in order to best combat the opioid epidemic.
The fire fighters union’s backing of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s recall is all about driving up their wages and benefits.
The Affordable Care Act and Healthcare.gov created a way for self-employed and small business owners to buy health coverage.
In the competition for a big Foxconn plant with an alleged 10,000 workers, bear in mind that Wisconsin has generally been a loser in sweepstakes those big deals.
Wisconsin’s major highways are congested, in disrepair, with no Amtrak alternative for relief or a 2017-’19 transportation budget resolution in sight — so let’s not forget who helped set this in motion years ago.
The liberal tripe about blue-collar voters going against their own self-interests or going for their worst instincts just isn’t a useful explanation, no matter its accuracy.
The reason actual disciplinary actions will not be recommend nor taken by the Green Bay School District can be summed up in one buzzword: Optics.
As the U.S. Senate appears to be in the final throes of a bill to significantly change some of the worst aspects of Obamacare, it is appropriate to return to some fundamental truths that have been lost in the debate.
Millions, including nearly 300,000 Wisconsinites, stand to lose health coverage.
Republicans say they believe in austerity and fiscal responsibility. Bunk.
Since taking office, Trump has put forth so many baseless and absurd assertions that everything he utters must now be fact-checked for its veracity.
Don’t expect many — if any — of these new positions that Foxconn could bring to Wisconsin to come close to matching the pay and benefits of the manufacturing jobs that built Wisconsin’s and the nation’s middle class, but which are disappearing all too rapidly.
Five justices said penalizing homeowners who don’t open their homes to government appraisers violates the U.S. Constitution clause prohibiting illegal searches.
Doyle, and now Walker and the Republicans, were so hooked on highway debt they have needed to resort to the general fund to finance a portion of the burgeoning sums.
Wisconsin lawmakers might not like the idea of borrowing to pay for road projects, but an overwhelming amount of research and experience, not to mention current state policy, shows bonding to be an effective and essential component in transportation funding.
Ensuring that every eligible American voter has the ability to cast his or her ballot without intimidation, preclusion and prejudice is a constitutional right.
Tom Barrett’s organizational skills and personable manner have brought a lot of success in the public arena but have also at key moments worked against his elections and his reputation in office.
Business investment anywhere in Wisconsin is good for all of us, and we should be welcoming companies like Foxconn into the state.
Wisconsinites are still hurting from the recession with wages and salaries below the national average. Bringing in additional foreign laborers would hit disadvantaged groups particularly hard.
Milwaukee Ald. Jose Perez is asking a good question: Why hasn’t a federal Department of Justice draft review of the Milwaukee Police Department been released to city officials and the public?
While many states have legalized medical marijuana, Wisconsin and other states should move toward full legalization in order to best combat the opioid epidemic.
The fire fighters union’s backing of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s recall is all about driving up their wages and benefits.
The Affordable Care Act and Healthcare.gov created a way for self-employed and small business owners to buy health coverage.
In the competition for a big Foxconn plant with an alleged 10,000 workers, bear in mind that Wisconsin has generally been a loser in sweepstakes those big deals.
Wisconsin’s major highways are congested, in disrepair, with no Amtrak alternative for relief or a 2017-’19 transportation budget resolution in sight — so let’s not forget who helped set this in motion years ago.
The liberal tripe about blue-collar voters going against their own self-interests or going for their worst instincts just isn’t a useful explanation, no matter its accuracy.
The reason actual disciplinary actions will not be recommend nor taken by the Green Bay School District can be summed up in one buzzword: Optics.
As the U.S. Senate appears to be in the final throes of a bill to significantly change some of the worst aspects of Obamacare, it is appropriate to return to some fundamental truths that have been lost in the debate.
Millions, including nearly 300,000 Wisconsinites, stand to lose health coverage.
Republicans say they believe in austerity and fiscal responsibility. Bunk.
Since taking office, Trump has put forth so many baseless and absurd assertions that everything he utters must now be fact-checked for its veracity.
Don’t expect many — if any — of these new positions that Foxconn could bring to Wisconsin to come close to matching the pay and benefits of the manufacturing jobs that built Wisconsin’s and the nation’s middle class, but which are disappearing all too rapidly.
Five justices said penalizing homeowners who don’t open their homes to government appraisers violates the U.S. Constitution clause prohibiting illegal searches.
Doyle, and now Walker and the Republicans, were so hooked on highway debt they have needed to resort to the general fund to finance a portion of the burgeoning sums.
Wisconsin lawmakers might not like the idea of borrowing to pay for road projects, but an overwhelming amount of research and experience, not to mention current state policy, shows bonding to be an effective and essential component in transportation funding.
Ensuring that every eligible American voter has the ability to cast his or her ballot without intimidation, preclusion and prejudice is a constitutional right.
Tom Barrett’s organizational skills and personable manner have brought a lot of success in the public arena but have also at key moments worked against his elections and his reputation in office.
Business investment anywhere in Wisconsin is good for all of us, and we should be welcoming companies like Foxconn into the state.
Wisconsinites are still hurting from the recession with wages and salaries below the national average. Bringing in additional foreign laborers would hit disadvantaged groups particularly hard.
