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Noting that some billionaires actually get by without paying any income taxes — Donald Trump being the most infamous — there have been several attempts to enact a surtax on their assets.
When Democratic voters cast ballots in August, they should ask themselves which gubernatorial candidate is most likely to win in November.
The clumsy firing of Jay Rothman might discourage some top candidates.
How GOP legislators got away with spending $26 million on private attorneys and charging taxpayers.
As increased political polarization has eroded norms of political cooperation, an increased role for the courts should be welcomed. At the same time, the proposed amendment is incomplete and unnecessarily grants the court more authority then appropriate.
Within Wisconsin, 14 cities, including Madison, have ordinances on the books that ban the practice.
In both February and April, I had the privilege of officially facilitating the voting process in several Green Bay senior care centers.
A society that values justice cannot allow good intentions to override the rule of law, especially when safer, lawful avenues for change exist.
Something’s brewing in Wisconsin and other states as local people stand up for their communities. It may be too early to call it a new age of citizen environmental activism, but it’s starting to look like it. And it’s uniting people across traditional political divides.
Public officials, regardless of party or ideology, have a duty to condemn violence with consistency and integrity. Terrorism must be defined by actions, not based on religion, race or identity.
President Donald Trump, a very angry man, must get up every morning having figured out 1. How to piss off another segment of people in the country and across the world and 2. How to further screw up the U.S. and world economies.
Healthy skepticism is part of a strong democracy, but so is a willingness to engage directly with the facts. The more we learn about those who run our elections and the systems they oversee, the more our confidence in election integrity can grow.
At a point when polls show substantial numbers of Democratic voters and progressive independents remain undecided about who the party nominee should be, the WEAC recommendation is a major boost for Kelda Roys.
Process and uncertainty likely to scare off developers
It’s time for the political and legal games to stop. Wisconsin’s farmers, our workers, our businesses and our families need Line 5 and want to see the relocation built.
One citizen’s blueprint for saving Milwaukee’s water future
U.S. inflation is surging. Gas is near $4 per gallon in Wisconsin and above nationally. Mortgage rates are up as are groceries and airfares. Farmers losing markets because of Trump’s tariff wars, now face soaring diesel fuel and fertilizer costs imposed by the Iran War. Moreover, the International Monetary Fund warned that the Iran War and its disruption of oil supply could lead to global inflation and recession.
The promise of America has always rested on a simple, radical idea: that power belongs to the people. Anything less than that really is janky.
I remember Fitz when he was strutting around the state Capitol insisting that Wisconsin’s state budget needed to be cut while he voted against school aids and destroyed teachers’ unions seeking better pay for their members. Now he’s gladly voting to pass legislation that adds trillions to an already dangerously bloated national debt.
Hungary is suffering severely economically, with nil growth, high inflation and low investment. New Prime Minister Magyar and associates have both challenge and opportunity to improve the situation.
Noting that some billionaires actually get by without paying any income taxes — Donald Trump being the most infamous — there have been several attempts to enact a surtax on their assets.
When Democratic voters cast ballots in August, they should ask themselves which gubernatorial candidate is most likely to win in November.
The clumsy firing of Jay Rothman might discourage some top candidates.
How GOP legislators got away with spending $26 million on private attorneys and charging taxpayers.
As increased political polarization has eroded norms of political cooperation, an increased role for the courts should be welcomed. At the same time, the proposed amendment is incomplete and unnecessarily grants the court more authority then appropriate.
Within Wisconsin, 14 cities, including Madison, have ordinances on the books that ban the practice.
In both February and April, I had the privilege of officially facilitating the voting process in several Green Bay senior care centers.
A society that values justice cannot allow good intentions to override the rule of law, especially when safer, lawful avenues for change exist.
Something’s brewing in Wisconsin and other states as local people stand up for their communities. It may be too early to call it a new age of citizen environmental activism, but it’s starting to look like it. And it’s uniting people across traditional political divides.
Public officials, regardless of party or ideology, have a duty to condemn violence with consistency and integrity. Terrorism must be defined by actions, not based on religion, race or identity.
President Donald Trump, a very angry man, must get up every morning having figured out 1. How to piss off another segment of people in the country and across the world and 2. How to further screw up the U.S. and world economies.
Healthy skepticism is part of a strong democracy, but so is a willingness to engage directly with the facts. The more we learn about those who run our elections and the systems they oversee, the more our confidence in election integrity can grow.
At a point when polls show substantial numbers of Democratic voters and progressive independents remain undecided about who the party nominee should be, the WEAC recommendation is a major boost for Kelda Roys.
Process and uncertainty likely to scare off developers
It’s time for the political and legal games to stop. Wisconsin’s farmers, our workers, our businesses and our families need Line 5 and want to see the relocation built.
One citizen’s blueprint for saving Milwaukee’s water future
U.S. inflation is surging. Gas is near $4 per gallon in Wisconsin and above nationally. Mortgage rates are up as are groceries and airfares. Farmers losing markets because of Trump’s tariff wars, now face soaring diesel fuel and fertilizer costs imposed by the Iran War. Moreover, the International Monetary Fund warned that the Iran War and its disruption of oil supply could lead to global inflation and recession.
The promise of America has always rested on a simple, radical idea: that power belongs to the people. Anything less than that really is janky.
I remember Fitz when he was strutting around the state Capitol insisting that Wisconsin’s state budget needed to be cut while he voted against school aids and destroyed teachers’ unions seeking better pay for their members. Now he’s gladly voting to pass legislation that adds trillions to an already dangerously bloated national debt.
Hungary is suffering severely economically, with nil growth, high inflation and low investment. New Prime Minister Magyar and associates have both challenge and opportunity to improve the situation.
