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Eliminating the Office of the State Treasurer consolidates more power in one agency; the greater the power, the greater the opportunity for corruption, and less transparency for citizens of the state.
According to legislative records. Beginning with the 2011-2012 legislative session and running through this spring, well over 90 percent of the 1,200-plus bills passed by the Assembly and Senate have garnered bipartisan votes. In fact, the lowest bipartisan approval rate for any one house was 89.5 percent in the Senate in 2011-2012.
Democrats don’t seem to trust poor blacks with guns. It is something that we have seen since at least the end of the Civil War. Yet, it is poor blacks, who are the most likely victims of violent crime who would benefit the most from being able to defend themselves.
Wisconsin’s “Dark Store” loophole is becoming a growing problem in municipalities of all sizes across the state. Wealthy corporations have rigged the system and taxpayers are left footing the bill.
While the amount of data campaigns are collecting on voters in the Internet age is alarming, it is hardly surprising. Social media users who think their personal information isn’t already being swapped all over the world are deluding themselves, and Cambridge Analytica is simply the natural progression of an oversharing culture.
Not for one moment should there be any foundation given to the idea that an empty elected office in the statehouse does not matter—or too costly to fill.
It is not just because Ryan will never support gun control or stymies consideration of limited reforms. Ryan does not get it that he is Speaker of the entire House of Representatives. Nor does he seem to understand that he helps lead an equal, separate branch of government.
The Spring 2018 issue of “Wisconsin Natural Resources” magazine is a wonderful lens through which to see the harm Walker has inflicted on Wisconsin, our environment, DNR priorities and oversight.
If government agencies are not held accountable, small procedural oversteps can become large abuses of power. That’s why it matters that Wisconsin’s education agency has failed in at least seven places to follow the required administrative rule-making process for a proposed regulation.
On March 22, 2017, the unimaginable happened in Rothschild, Wisconsin, just outside of Wausau. Four people were murdered by a man who went on a rampage. The tight-knit Wausau community was devastated, and is still focusing on healing, grieving, and honoring the deceased victims of this unthinkable tragedy.
Trickery has become the staple of politics on the local, state and national level – deception the public needs to know about.
North Division controversy raises issue: which schools best serve low-income black students?
As Trump continues to undermine the institutions of our democracy, Walker, Ryan and other sycophantic Republicans duck and cover or change the subject. Most of the mainstream Republicans I encounter in Madison do the same.
Companies aren’t delivering — and never promised — the salary hikes Republicans touted.
Critics are wrong, it’s all about workforce readiness.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on reports that the data of Facebook users were compromised in order to sway elections.
The Insiders, Jensen & Chvala, reflect on Gov. Scott Walker’s welfare reform efforts and how they compare to what Tommy Thompson and Democrats did in the 1990s. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
Judge Rebecca Dallet, a candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, told an audience at a fundraiser for her in San Francisco, CA, that her campaign is an effort to bring their values back to Wisconsin.
High court contender Michael Screnock says his rival, Rebecca Dallet,is a judicial activist and he’s not. Really?
An element of magical thinking drives the narrative that WisDOT has entered an era of new-found frugality and prudent management. It is reinforced by half-truths. It diminishes the credibility so essential in working with legislators and the public to address Wisconsin’s transportation revenue challenge.
Eliminating the Office of the State Treasurer consolidates more power in one agency; the greater the power, the greater the opportunity for corruption, and less transparency for citizens of the state.
According to legislative records. Beginning with the 2011-2012 legislative session and running through this spring, well over 90 percent of the 1,200-plus bills passed by the Assembly and Senate have garnered bipartisan votes. In fact, the lowest bipartisan approval rate for any one house was 89.5 percent in the Senate in 2011-2012.
Democrats don’t seem to trust poor blacks with guns. It is something that we have seen since at least the end of the Civil War. Yet, it is poor blacks, who are the most likely victims of violent crime who would benefit the most from being able to defend themselves.
Wisconsin’s “Dark Store” loophole is becoming a growing problem in municipalities of all sizes across the state. Wealthy corporations have rigged the system and taxpayers are left footing the bill.
While the amount of data campaigns are collecting on voters in the Internet age is alarming, it is hardly surprising. Social media users who think their personal information isn’t already being swapped all over the world are deluding themselves, and Cambridge Analytica is simply the natural progression of an oversharing culture.
Not for one moment should there be any foundation given to the idea that an empty elected office in the statehouse does not matter—or too costly to fill.
It is not just because Ryan will never support gun control or stymies consideration of limited reforms. Ryan does not get it that he is Speaker of the entire House of Representatives. Nor does he seem to understand that he helps lead an equal, separate branch of government.
The Spring 2018 issue of “Wisconsin Natural Resources” magazine is a wonderful lens through which to see the harm Walker has inflicted on Wisconsin, our environment, DNR priorities and oversight.
If government agencies are not held accountable, small procedural oversteps can become large abuses of power. That’s why it matters that Wisconsin’s education agency has failed in at least seven places to follow the required administrative rule-making process for a proposed regulation.
On March 22, 2017, the unimaginable happened in Rothschild, Wisconsin, just outside of Wausau. Four people were murdered by a man who went on a rampage. The tight-knit Wausau community was devastated, and is still focusing on healing, grieving, and honoring the deceased victims of this unthinkable tragedy.
Trickery has become the staple of politics on the local, state and national level – deception the public needs to know about.
North Division controversy raises issue: which schools best serve low-income black students?
As Trump continues to undermine the institutions of our democracy, Walker, Ryan and other sycophantic Republicans duck and cover or change the subject. Most of the mainstream Republicans I encounter in Madison do the same.
Companies aren’t delivering — and never promised — the salary hikes Republicans touted.
Critics are wrong, it’s all about workforce readiness.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on reports that the data of Facebook users were compromised in order to sway elections.
The Insiders, Jensen & Chvala, reflect on Gov. Scott Walker’s welfare reform efforts and how they compare to what Tommy Thompson and Democrats did in the 1990s. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
Judge Rebecca Dallet, a candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, told an audience at a fundraiser for her in San Francisco, CA, that her campaign is an effort to bring their values back to Wisconsin.
High court contender Michael Screnock says his rival, Rebecca Dallet,is a judicial activist and he’s not. Really?
An element of magical thinking drives the narrative that WisDOT has entered an era of new-found frugality and prudent management. It is reinforced by half-truths. It diminishes the credibility so essential in working with legislators and the public to address Wisconsin’s transportation revenue challenge.
