
Dominique Paul Noth: ALEC continues churning out blueprints for right wing experiments
Wisconsin has become the nationwide test tube for the rightist wing of the Republican Party.
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Wisconsin has become the nationwide test tube for the rightist wing of the Republican Party.
Republicans in Florida have answered the call for education reform. What will their peers in Wisconsin do?
Trump’s proposed budget makes deep cuts to the federal resources that Wisconsin uses to develop the state’s skilled and work-ready labor force.
It’s like it’s all a distraction to get the media and his opponents to take their eyes off the ball — his agenda.
The DNR hurriedly approved a big sand mine where there are wetlands and rare stands of timber, and environmental groups are going to court to force the DNR to do its job on behalf of taxpayers and the environment.
June is dairy month. A time to celebrate all we love about “America’s Dairyland” – home to 1.28 million dairy cows, which is more than one cow for every five Wisconsinites.
Conservative justices want to hear the case as a way to correct an error, while liberals see it as their last best chance to tee up a landmark constitutional case on redistricting while Anthony Kennedy is still on the court.
This is a case that has enormous national implications, which would apply regardless of which party holds power in a state.
For more than a decade now, redistricting reformers have hunted for the Holy Grail: A nonpartisan standard to identify partisan gerrymandering that would appeal to Justice Anthony Kennedy, the swing vote on a Supreme Court that has consistently refused to stop determined Republicans or Democrats from tilting maps in their favor since the founding of our nation.
Those who care about the process of governing are pleased there is now a high-stakes legal drama in the offing which may allow for some sanity to be brought to the matter of how states construct their internal political boundaries for election purposes.
While Alex Jones has no exact analogue on the left, we have to watch him, and also watch out to make sure that something similar is not emerging on the left.
Ironworker and activist hopes to win Paul Ryan’s seat.
There is zero chance that the shooting of U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise earlier this week will change anything about the gun debate in Washington, D.C. That’s because there is no gun debate in Washington, D.C. The NRA has won. Not the debate — the gun lobby remains very wrong on the facts. But the group had won the politics — big time.
Emil Seidel is best known as Milwaukee’s first Socialist mayor dating back to 1910. What has been unknown until recently is his final resting place.
Most Madisonians probably don’t know because they have more important things to worry about, but their mayor and several influential City Council members can’t stand each other.
In fairness, Priebus is in over his head and serves a president who is unprecedented in demanding total loyalty, returning none, and, well, lying as a serial tactic.
If the events of Alexandria have shown us anything, it’s that we as a nation need to find our collective “Off Switch” when it comes to our heated political rhetoric.
The Wisconsin Legislature should take action now to protect our citizens and our robust private health insurance market.
The public’s concerns may be swept aside as Senate leadership barrels ahead — in secret — hoping to declare the nation free of Obamacare by Independence Day.
Since 2011 Kansas and Wisconsin have been far-right GOP models for sharp budget and tax cutting that would supposedly lead to economic growth and prosperity. However, it was all delusion. Last year, Kansas voters finally had enough.
Wisconsin has become the nationwide test tube for the rightist wing of the Republican Party.
Republicans in Florida have answered the call for education reform. What will their peers in Wisconsin do?
Trump’s proposed budget makes deep cuts to the federal resources that Wisconsin uses to develop the state’s skilled and work-ready labor force.
It’s like it’s all a distraction to get the media and his opponents to take their eyes off the ball — his agenda.
The DNR hurriedly approved a big sand mine where there are wetlands and rare stands of timber, and environmental groups are going to court to force the DNR to do its job on behalf of taxpayers and the environment.
June is dairy month. A time to celebrate all we love about “America’s Dairyland” – home to 1.28 million dairy cows, which is more than one cow for every five Wisconsinites.
Conservative justices want to hear the case as a way to correct an error, while liberals see it as their last best chance to tee up a landmark constitutional case on redistricting while Anthony Kennedy is still on the court.
This is a case that has enormous national implications, which would apply regardless of which party holds power in a state.
For more than a decade now, redistricting reformers have hunted for the Holy Grail: A nonpartisan standard to identify partisan gerrymandering that would appeal to Justice Anthony Kennedy, the swing vote on a Supreme Court that has consistently refused to stop determined Republicans or Democrats from tilting maps in their favor since the founding of our nation.
Those who care about the process of governing are pleased there is now a high-stakes legal drama in the offing which may allow for some sanity to be brought to the matter of how states construct their internal political boundaries for election purposes.
While Alex Jones has no exact analogue on the left, we have to watch him, and also watch out to make sure that something similar is not emerging on the left.
Ironworker and activist hopes to win Paul Ryan’s seat.
There is zero chance that the shooting of U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise earlier this week will change anything about the gun debate in Washington, D.C. That’s because there is no gun debate in Washington, D.C. The NRA has won. Not the debate — the gun lobby remains very wrong on the facts. But the group had won the politics — big time.
Emil Seidel is best known as Milwaukee’s first Socialist mayor dating back to 1910. What has been unknown until recently is his final resting place.
Most Madisonians probably don’t know because they have more important things to worry about, but their mayor and several influential City Council members can’t stand each other.
In fairness, Priebus is in over his head and serves a president who is unprecedented in demanding total loyalty, returning none, and, well, lying as a serial tactic.
If the events of Alexandria have shown us anything, it’s that we as a nation need to find our collective “Off Switch” when it comes to our heated political rhetoric.
The Wisconsin Legislature should take action now to protect our citizens and our robust private health insurance market.
The public’s concerns may be swept aside as Senate leadership barrels ahead — in secret — hoping to declare the nation free of Obamacare by Independence Day.
Since 2011 Kansas and Wisconsin have been far-right GOP models for sharp budget and tax cutting that would supposedly lead to economic growth and prosperity. However, it was all delusion. Last year, Kansas voters finally had enough.