
Dave Cieslewicz: Democrats don’t speak to legitimate blue-collar values
The liberal tripe about blue-collar voters going against their own self-interests or going for their worst instincts just isn’t a useful explanation, no matter its accuracy.
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The liberal tripe about blue-collar voters going against their own self-interests or going for their worst instincts just isn’t a useful explanation, no matter its accuracy.

The reason actual disciplinary actions will not be recommend nor taken by the Green Bay School District can be summed up in one buzzword: Optics.

As the U.S. Senate appears to be in the final throes of a bill to significantly change some of the worst aspects of Obamacare, it is appropriate to return to some fundamental truths that have been lost in the debate.

Millions, including nearly 300,000 Wisconsinites, stand to lose health coverage.

Republicans say they believe in austerity and fiscal responsibility. Bunk.

Since taking office, Trump has put forth so many baseless and absurd assertions that everything he utters must now be fact-checked for its veracity.

Don’t expect many — if any — of these new positions that Foxconn could bring to Wisconsin to come close to matching the pay and benefits of the manufacturing jobs that built Wisconsin’s and the nation’s middle class, but which are disappearing all too rapidly.

Five justices said penalizing homeowners who don’t open their homes to government appraisers violates the U.S. Constitution clause prohibiting illegal searches.

Doyle, and now Walker and the Republicans, were so hooked on highway debt they have needed to resort to the general fund to finance a portion of the burgeoning sums.

Wisconsin lawmakers might not like the idea of borrowing to pay for road projects, but an overwhelming amount of research and experience, not to mention current state policy, shows bonding to be an effective and essential component in transportation funding.

Ensuring that every eligible American voter has the ability to cast his or her ballot without intimidation, preclusion and prejudice is a constitutional right.

Tom Barrett’s organizational skills and personable manner have brought a lot of success in the public arena but have also at key moments worked against his elections and his reputation in office.

Business investment anywhere in Wisconsin is good for all of us, and we should be welcoming companies like Foxconn into the state.

Wisconsinites are still hurting from the recession with wages and salaries below the national average. Bringing in additional foreign laborers would hit disadvantaged groups particularly hard.

For the first time in his administration, Walker is faced with two very distinct sides within his party. Meanwhile, he is up for re-election in 2018.

A recent study by the University of Washington found that the City of Seattle’s recent move to increase its citywide minimum wage to $15 has been detrimental to the very workers it was trying to help.

WisOpinion.com Insider Chuck Chvala talks about his late co-host and friend Ted Kanavas. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.

The self-destructive tension between left-leaning factions is as baffling as it is counterproductive.

In Wisconsin, despite the best efforts of education reformers, we’ve created an unequal system where zip code does determine what education options are available to parents.

As we’ve all come to learn, strange things happen to the budget in the wee small hours when no one’s looking.

The liberal tripe about blue-collar voters going against their own self-interests or going for their worst instincts just isn’t a useful explanation, no matter its accuracy.

The reason actual disciplinary actions will not be recommend nor taken by the Green Bay School District can be summed up in one buzzword: Optics.

As the U.S. Senate appears to be in the final throes of a bill to significantly change some of the worst aspects of Obamacare, it is appropriate to return to some fundamental truths that have been lost in the debate.

Millions, including nearly 300,000 Wisconsinites, stand to lose health coverage.

Republicans say they believe in austerity and fiscal responsibility. Bunk.

Since taking office, Trump has put forth so many baseless and absurd assertions that everything he utters must now be fact-checked for its veracity.

Don’t expect many — if any — of these new positions that Foxconn could bring to Wisconsin to come close to matching the pay and benefits of the manufacturing jobs that built Wisconsin’s and the nation’s middle class, but which are disappearing all too rapidly.

Five justices said penalizing homeowners who don’t open their homes to government appraisers violates the U.S. Constitution clause prohibiting illegal searches.

Doyle, and now Walker and the Republicans, were so hooked on highway debt they have needed to resort to the general fund to finance a portion of the burgeoning sums.

Wisconsin lawmakers might not like the idea of borrowing to pay for road projects, but an overwhelming amount of research and experience, not to mention current state policy, shows bonding to be an effective and essential component in transportation funding.

Ensuring that every eligible American voter has the ability to cast his or her ballot without intimidation, preclusion and prejudice is a constitutional right.

Tom Barrett’s organizational skills and personable manner have brought a lot of success in the public arena but have also at key moments worked against his elections and his reputation in office.

Business investment anywhere in Wisconsin is good for all of us, and we should be welcoming companies like Foxconn into the state.

Wisconsinites are still hurting from the recession with wages and salaries below the national average. Bringing in additional foreign laborers would hit disadvantaged groups particularly hard.

For the first time in his administration, Walker is faced with two very distinct sides within his party. Meanwhile, he is up for re-election in 2018.

A recent study by the University of Washington found that the City of Seattle’s recent move to increase its citywide minimum wage to $15 has been detrimental to the very workers it was trying to help.

WisOpinion.com Insider Chuck Chvala talks about his late co-host and friend Ted Kanavas. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.

The self-destructive tension between left-leaning factions is as baffling as it is counterproductive.

In Wisconsin, despite the best efforts of education reformers, we’ve created an unequal system where zip code does determine what education options are available to parents.

As we’ve all come to learn, strange things happen to the budget in the wee small hours when no one’s looking.