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In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents after Sen. John McCain cast a “no” vote that helped clinch the U.S. Senate’s rejection of a measure to repeal parts of Obamacare.
If those costs were truly the only reason for the ban, however, I could understand at least having a discussion about altering that part of the order. Completely banning transgender people from serving, however, signals that this is about much more.
Our partnership with Lands’ End is just one example of the kind of innovative thinking that’s going to drive business development and keep both UW-Madison and our industry partners moving forward in the next decade.
We each must choose to make a conscious effort to step back into the light of civility, strengthen our communication, and self-correct each time we stumble … and who better to first cross the aisle as unified partners, than our elected officials.
Notorious Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn is setting Wisconsin up for a hustle, and the very people who should be suspicious — news media and politicians — are playing right into Foxconn’s hands.
And Paul Ryan. And a Republican legislature?
Wednesday’s White House announcement about Foxconn coming to Wisconsin brought with it predictable complaints from the Wisconsin left.
Don’t overlook the availability of Great Lakes water as critical to Foxconn’s location decision.
The most recent state Senate proposal includes cutting 200 engineering positions at the Department of Transportation, a demonstrably counterproductive measure. Lawmakers instead should swear off this new round of outsourcing state work to pricey highway consultants.
Maybe it’s time we as a country candidly acknowledge our deep divisions on health care policy and work to develop a framework on the fundamentals on which we can agree.
Let’s see how it plays out in other states first.
Conservative MacIver Institute says yes. Let’s look at the data.
Predictably, Democrats will compare the Foxconn jobs, if they materialize, to Third World sweatshop labor because wages won’t be what Democrats think are appropriate.
The public, the press and elected officials need to ask some tough questions about what’s on the table and demand some straight answers, now.
Among Scott Walker’s boneheaded moves during his years in the governor’s office, his decision to give away more than $800 million in federal aid to expand passenger rail in Wisconsin still ranks among the top contenders.
Cutting Part B reimbursements would lead to reduced care for our seniors, especially for those living in rural areas.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck says President Donald Trump should not be trying to run the nation like it’s a business.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first of many presidents to address the Scouts at their National Jamboree. He told them: “Scouting revolves around not the mere theory of service to others but the habit of service to others.” Trump had a different message — he talked about himself and belittled his enemies.
Study warns over-reliance on property tax, state aid threatens city’s future.
Donald Trump’s new communications director, Goldman Sachs alumnus Anthony Scaramucci, doesn’t just claim that Madison is a communist stronghold. Scaramucci says there’s a Marxist strain that runs through all of Wisconsin.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents after Sen. John McCain cast a “no” vote that helped clinch the U.S. Senate’s rejection of a measure to repeal parts of Obamacare.
If those costs were truly the only reason for the ban, however, I could understand at least having a discussion about altering that part of the order. Completely banning transgender people from serving, however, signals that this is about much more.
Our partnership with Lands’ End is just one example of the kind of innovative thinking that’s going to drive business development and keep both UW-Madison and our industry partners moving forward in the next decade.
We each must choose to make a conscious effort to step back into the light of civility, strengthen our communication, and self-correct each time we stumble … and who better to first cross the aisle as unified partners, than our elected officials.
Notorious Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn is setting Wisconsin up for a hustle, and the very people who should be suspicious — news media and politicians — are playing right into Foxconn’s hands.
And Paul Ryan. And a Republican legislature?
Wednesday’s White House announcement about Foxconn coming to Wisconsin brought with it predictable complaints from the Wisconsin left.
Don’t overlook the availability of Great Lakes water as critical to Foxconn’s location decision.
The most recent state Senate proposal includes cutting 200 engineering positions at the Department of Transportation, a demonstrably counterproductive measure. Lawmakers instead should swear off this new round of outsourcing state work to pricey highway consultants.
Maybe it’s time we as a country candidly acknowledge our deep divisions on health care policy and work to develop a framework on the fundamentals on which we can agree.
Let’s see how it plays out in other states first.
Conservative MacIver Institute says yes. Let’s look at the data.
Predictably, Democrats will compare the Foxconn jobs, if they materialize, to Third World sweatshop labor because wages won’t be what Democrats think are appropriate.
The public, the press and elected officials need to ask some tough questions about what’s on the table and demand some straight answers, now.
Among Scott Walker’s boneheaded moves during his years in the governor’s office, his decision to give away more than $800 million in federal aid to expand passenger rail in Wisconsin still ranks among the top contenders.
Cutting Part B reimbursements would lead to reduced care for our seniors, especially for those living in rural areas.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck says President Donald Trump should not be trying to run the nation like it’s a business.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first of many presidents to address the Scouts at their National Jamboree. He told them: “Scouting revolves around not the mere theory of service to others but the habit of service to others.” Trump had a different message — he talked about himself and belittled his enemies.
Study warns over-reliance on property tax, state aid threatens city’s future.
Donald Trump’s new communications director, Goldman Sachs alumnus Anthony Scaramucci, doesn’t just claim that Madison is a communist stronghold. Scaramucci says there’s a Marxist strain that runs through all of Wisconsin.
