What steps do progressives in Wisconsin need to take?

In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on a UW-Madison voter ID study that was funded by Dane County.

Prominent historian Jeremi Suri says his new book makes that case that “it has become almost impossible even for the most qualified, talented, well-prepared person to succeed in this office and we don’t often get the most well-qualified, well-prepared person.”

Their bill, dubbed the “right to carry,” would allow people to carry a concealed firearm without even having to get a permit or demonstrate that they know how to handle a weapon, both of which are requirements of the concealed carry law in Wisconsin. It would also lower the minimum age of conceal carry from 21 to 18.

Morning Martini’s Chris Rochester discusses the new state budget with La Crosse radio host Bob Schmidt.

Evers’ plan, a requirement under the new federal law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, fails to take any serious action on low-performing schools and forgoes opportunities to improve K-12 schools in Wisconsin.

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There is no reason we can’t make the code easier to understand and comply with while also lowering rates and still feeling good about not saddling our kids with a financial burden years down the road.

Next Tuesday, Oct. 3, the court will hear oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford. That case, which originated in Wisconsin, seeks to declare extreme partisan redistricting unconstitutional. The court’s decision will profoundly impact elections for decades to come, not just in Wisconsin but nationwide.

Defeated multiple times on their own health care bill, Republicans are forging ahead as if there had been no setbacks.

Since his arrival in Washington, D.C., our wealthy Senator Johnson has preached the Republican Gospel of Frugality Toward the Poor, in which national wealth is primarily to be dispensed to the national wealthy.

68% of voucher students already attended private schools.

With so many of his long-time allies supporting Trump, Sykes said he feels like he’s been ex-communicated from the conservative movement.

There are three effective platforms that work that could form the foundation for a national program and should be politically acceptable on a bipartisan basis: value based health care driven by employers; lean transformation at hospitals and clinics; and Medicare Advantage-For-All.

Media, scholars push narrative that is not supported by the survey data.

As another state budget cycle concludes, solutions for student loan debt remain unrealized, not because they are unreachable, but because Walker and the Republicans aren’t listening and aren’t trying.

It’s clearly the lack of sensible regulation that led to the Equifax scandal that has put tens of millions of people at financial risk through no fault of their own. It’s another example of why the claim of some that regulations aren’t needed and are a hindrance to the economy is nothing more than a lie.

If the Foxconn deal is the new standard, the subsidy for Amazon could reach $10 billion.