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While the court didn’t kill the Democrats’ challenge altogether, it did allow the Republican maps to stand. It was the right decision, as overturning the GOP maps would have been a precedent-setting intrusion into the longstanding reapportionment process.
The Supreme Court declined to act to stop partisan gerrymandering, so we must act instead.
We cannot have a functioning republic if the politicians choose their voters. We cannot have a credible democracy if courts do not make sure that partisan lines do not create unfair voting outcomes.
The U.S. Supreme Court didn’t completely close a key door to democracy. It just made knocking on more doors more important.
And frankly, Roys looked like the best candidate.
A recently released report reveals that the number of Wisconsin residents living in poverty is growing, in large part because wages have not kept pace with the cost of child care, health care, and other expenses.
My campaign for governor is about serving the state’s middle class, not the fat cats.
Addiction experts frequently say relapse is a part of recovery from addiction to drugs or alcohol. That is very often an unfortunate truth. But in the criminal justice system, we often expect and demand perfection when it comes to abstinence from alcohol and drugs.
More contested seats, tough campaign tactics could make for tighter, intense races.
The campaign seems more about getting attention by attempting to be “edgy” than by being effective. This ad was a complete misfire.
Talented faculty leaving. Business leaders and others should push for greater funding.
California, Maine and a few other states defanged the parties power by turning their primary elections into popularity contests where neither party is guaranteed a place in the finals.
Iowa’s nonpartisan approach to redistricting is cheap, speedy and transparent.
One of the 10 Democratic candidates for Wisconsin Governor admitted that his party is “pickled in identity politics.”
Gov. Scott Walker, President Trump and the GOP-led Congress have been disingenuous on health care.
When liberals start to be as outraged on behalf of folks like Paula Jones as they are about folks like Monica Lewinsky, the Democratic Party will have returned to its roots and be worth supporting again. Until then, the party just continues its advocacy for the affluent and the educated, and who cares about that.
As the rest of us celebrate Father’s Day, isn’t a good day for hundreds of illegal immigrant dads, many of whom fled to the U.S. in an attempt to escape murderous gangs and persecution in their home countries. Their kids are no longer with them and many have no idea where they are.
Following special elections in the 1st SD and 42th AD, the WisOpinion Insiders, Jensen and Chvala, address whether a “blue wave” will flip the governor’s office and reshape the partisan makeup of the Legislature. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
A UW project explores how news media transformations, including the rise of talk radio, have changed our politics.
While the court didn’t kill the Democrats’ challenge altogether, it did allow the Republican maps to stand. It was the right decision, as overturning the GOP maps would have been a precedent-setting intrusion into the longstanding reapportionment process.
The Supreme Court declined to act to stop partisan gerrymandering, so we must act instead.
We cannot have a functioning republic if the politicians choose their voters. We cannot have a credible democracy if courts do not make sure that partisan lines do not create unfair voting outcomes.
The U.S. Supreme Court didn’t completely close a key door to democracy. It just made knocking on more doors more important.
And frankly, Roys looked like the best candidate.
A recently released report reveals that the number of Wisconsin residents living in poverty is growing, in large part because wages have not kept pace with the cost of child care, health care, and other expenses.
My campaign for governor is about serving the state’s middle class, not the fat cats.
Addiction experts frequently say relapse is a part of recovery from addiction to drugs or alcohol. That is very often an unfortunate truth. But in the criminal justice system, we often expect and demand perfection when it comes to abstinence from alcohol and drugs.
More contested seats, tough campaign tactics could make for tighter, intense races.
The campaign seems more about getting attention by attempting to be “edgy” than by being effective. This ad was a complete misfire.
Talented faculty leaving. Business leaders and others should push for greater funding.
California, Maine and a few other states defanged the parties power by turning their primary elections into popularity contests where neither party is guaranteed a place in the finals.
Iowa’s nonpartisan approach to redistricting is cheap, speedy and transparent.
One of the 10 Democratic candidates for Wisconsin Governor admitted that his party is “pickled in identity politics.”
Gov. Scott Walker, President Trump and the GOP-led Congress have been disingenuous on health care.
When liberals start to be as outraged on behalf of folks like Paula Jones as they are about folks like Monica Lewinsky, the Democratic Party will have returned to its roots and be worth supporting again. Until then, the party just continues its advocacy for the affluent and the educated, and who cares about that.
As the rest of us celebrate Father’s Day, isn’t a good day for hundreds of illegal immigrant dads, many of whom fled to the U.S. in an attempt to escape murderous gangs and persecution in their home countries. Their kids are no longer with them and many have no idea where they are.
Following special elections in the 1st SD and 42th AD, the WisOpinion Insiders, Jensen and Chvala, address whether a “blue wave” will flip the governor’s office and reshape the partisan makeup of the Legislature. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
A UW project explores how news media transformations, including the rise of talk radio, have changed our politics.
