
Martha Laning: The fight for fair maps isn’t over
The fight for free maps is far from over. We can create the change we need by making sure people vote for and get a Democratic majority.
Visit WisPolitics-State Affairs for premium content,
keyword notifications, bill tracking and more
Submit columns for consideration to wisopinion@wispolitics.com

The fight for free maps is far from over. We can create the change we need by making sure people vote for and get a Democratic majority.

The issue of forced speech is by no means over — governments continue to pass language mandates that will take years to litigate.

While those of us in the labor movement abhor the court’s denial of “concerted activity” rights to nonunion workers, it underscores why unions came about and exist today: There’s strength in numbers.

For the state’s highest court to exempt itself from the state law on access to records would be an abusive power grab. If that’s what’s being considered, Chief Justice Patience Roggensack and the other justices first need to explain themselves.

In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on how the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy could affect Wisconsin and abortion rights.

Sykes talks with Adam J. White to discuss the legacy of Justice Anthony Kennedy, and who might be nominated to replace him.

Mayor calling supporters, plans to run for 5th term in 2020, they say.

With Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, the chief justice will likely move into the swing seat.

As news outlets and political pundits anxiously await the groundbreaking on Foxconn’s Racine County manufacturing facility, in the City of Racine, we are already starting to see how Foxconn’s unprecedented investment will benefit local residents and families.

The Foxconn project is billed as transformational for Wisconsin’s economy. But by 21st century environmental standards, it is out of date.

In what can only be described as another example of why anger management classes are needed in the White House, Trump has threatened Harley-Davidson, the iconic motorcycle company, with severe taxes. He also went further and predicted a public revolt that he said would eventually put the 115-year-old firm out of business.

Strange Supreme Court decision on Wisconsin redistricting leaves some room for hope.

RightWisconsin editor James Wigderson speaks with Appeals Court Judge Brian Hagedorn to discuss his possible run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

That Mr. Evjue was prescient in warning about a dictatorship of wealth was exemplified earlier this month when the Seattle, Washington, city council voted to repeal a “head tax” it had enacted a few weeks earlier to raise money to help the homeless and build affordable housing in the city.

Years of Republican policies that favor large corporations over smaller family farms and drive down milk prices are having detrimental impacts on our local communities.

There are many forms of loyalty, some courageous, some unthinking. But the loyalty that Walker gives Trump is the most dangerous of all.

Medicaid is an important federal program intended to help Americans in need. Increasingly, however, the program is funding fraudsters whose primary goal is self-enrichment.

Trump believed his tariffs on steel and aluminum would help balance America’s trade deficit with powerful nations like China. But in doing so, he’s prescribing a dangerous operation for a patient who isn’t sick.

That Harley-Davidson is among the first out of the gate with a warning on higher costs is a black eye for President Donald Trump, who last year thanked the company for “building things in America.”

One clear sign would be if Leah Vukmir loses U.S. Senate primary.

The fight for free maps is far from over. We can create the change we need by making sure people vote for and get a Democratic majority.

The issue of forced speech is by no means over — governments continue to pass language mandates that will take years to litigate.

While those of us in the labor movement abhor the court’s denial of “concerted activity” rights to nonunion workers, it underscores why unions came about and exist today: There’s strength in numbers.

For the state’s highest court to exempt itself from the state law on access to records would be an abusive power grab. If that’s what’s being considered, Chief Justice Patience Roggensack and the other justices first need to explain themselves.

In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on how the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy could affect Wisconsin and abortion rights.

Sykes talks with Adam J. White to discuss the legacy of Justice Anthony Kennedy, and who might be nominated to replace him.

Mayor calling supporters, plans to run for 5th term in 2020, they say.

With Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, the chief justice will likely move into the swing seat.

As news outlets and political pundits anxiously await the groundbreaking on Foxconn’s Racine County manufacturing facility, in the City of Racine, we are already starting to see how Foxconn’s unprecedented investment will benefit local residents and families.

The Foxconn project is billed as transformational for Wisconsin’s economy. But by 21st century environmental standards, it is out of date.

In what can only be described as another example of why anger management classes are needed in the White House, Trump has threatened Harley-Davidson, the iconic motorcycle company, with severe taxes. He also went further and predicted a public revolt that he said would eventually put the 115-year-old firm out of business.

Strange Supreme Court decision on Wisconsin redistricting leaves some room for hope.

RightWisconsin editor James Wigderson speaks with Appeals Court Judge Brian Hagedorn to discuss his possible run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

That Mr. Evjue was prescient in warning about a dictatorship of wealth was exemplified earlier this month when the Seattle, Washington, city council voted to repeal a “head tax” it had enacted a few weeks earlier to raise money to help the homeless and build affordable housing in the city.

Years of Republican policies that favor large corporations over smaller family farms and drive down milk prices are having detrimental impacts on our local communities.

There are many forms of loyalty, some courageous, some unthinking. But the loyalty that Walker gives Trump is the most dangerous of all.

Medicaid is an important federal program intended to help Americans in need. Increasingly, however, the program is funding fraudsters whose primary goal is self-enrichment.

Trump believed his tariffs on steel and aluminum would help balance America’s trade deficit with powerful nations like China. But in doing so, he’s prescribing a dangerous operation for a patient who isn’t sick.

That Harley-Davidson is among the first out of the gate with a warning on higher costs is a black eye for President Donald Trump, who last year thanked the company for “building things in America.”

One clear sign would be if Leah Vukmir loses U.S. Senate primary.