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As the rest of us celebrate Father’s Day, isn’t a good day for hundreds of illegal immigrant dads, many of whom fled to the U.S. in an attempt to escape murderous gangs and persecution in their home countries. Their kids are no longer with them and many have no idea where they are.
Following special elections in the 1st SD and 42th AD, the WisOpinion Insiders, Jensen and Chvala, address whether a “blue wave” will flip the governor’s office and reshape the partisan makeup of the Legislature. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
A UW project explores how news media transformations, including the rise of talk radio, have changed our politics.
Members of the Wisconsin delegation have their differences on what trade policies work best, but it would be helpful if they agreed unilateral tariffs are a dangerous course.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck asks in light of last week’s G7 summit: Is fighting for dairy farmers bad trade policy?
The GOP record on transportation under Walker is “highlighted” by more roads in poor condition, a doubling of highway debt service and the basic unraveling of a bipartisan commitment to rebuild Eisenhower-era freeways that are unsafe and at the end of their useful lives.
Conservatives separating themselves and refusing to compete in the only relevant arena isn’t “playing,” it is “conceding.” Instead of grinding out a painful mediocrity of a show, we just need to hone our skills and compete on the progressives’ turf.
To the progressive leaders and activists who hope to replace the Republicans, what people need to hear from you is not just another recitation of the failures of Scott Walker and his gang, but rather how you intend to make Wisconsin better.
Constructive ideas to bolster our enrollment and enhance our revenue, coupled with smart reductions in spending, will point us forward.
Walker engaged in dissembling about Act 10, its reach and goals when he launched and sugar-coated it.
Democrats flip a historically Republican State Senate seat in an election the embattled governor of Wisconsin tried to block.
When a Democratic candidate wins, it’s about the Wisconsin people, not the Democratic Party.
Despite Democrats capturing a State Senate seat they haven’t held for four decades, a Green Bay-based Republican strategist rejects the notion that the results of a pair of legislative special elections Tuesday foreshadow a “blue wave” of Democratic dominance coming in the fall elections.
Sykes talks with The Weekly Standard’s John McCormack and Jonathan V. Last about Tuesday’s GOP primaries in Virginia and South Carolina.
Wisconsin’s Constitution doesn’t allow sports betting, but that could change.
Milwaukee’s arrest rate in murder cases outpaces that of most other large U.S. cities.
In the last two years, the federal government has passed two major pieces of legislation to combat this crisis. In 2016, Congress passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. Earlier this year, we allocated nearly $4 billion toward opioid abuse prevention and treatment as part of a broader government funding package.
Among the hardest hit have been the state’s public school teachers. Not only were they required to pick up a significant portion of their health insurance and pension costs, Act 10 also significantly hamstrung local school districts from raising some revenue on their own even as the state cut $750 million from public education while enacting tax breaks for many of the state’s big businesses.
When deciding on a political strategy, candidates should revert back to first principles. Target metaphors do not cause violence. Being indecent is bad for our culture. Celebrities don’t have magical powers. Have some discipline and reject the bogus tricks you once mocked.
The way Wisconsin pays for schools is unfair, inequitable and antiquated.
As the rest of us celebrate Father’s Day, isn’t a good day for hundreds of illegal immigrant dads, many of whom fled to the U.S. in an attempt to escape murderous gangs and persecution in their home countries. Their kids are no longer with them and many have no idea where they are.
Following special elections in the 1st SD and 42th AD, the WisOpinion Insiders, Jensen and Chvala, address whether a “blue wave” will flip the governor’s office and reshape the partisan makeup of the Legislature. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
A UW project explores how news media transformations, including the rise of talk radio, have changed our politics.
Members of the Wisconsin delegation have their differences on what trade policies work best, but it would be helpful if they agreed unilateral tariffs are a dangerous course.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck asks in light of last week’s G7 summit: Is fighting for dairy farmers bad trade policy?
The GOP record on transportation under Walker is “highlighted” by more roads in poor condition, a doubling of highway debt service and the basic unraveling of a bipartisan commitment to rebuild Eisenhower-era freeways that are unsafe and at the end of their useful lives.
Conservatives separating themselves and refusing to compete in the only relevant arena isn’t “playing,” it is “conceding.” Instead of grinding out a painful mediocrity of a show, we just need to hone our skills and compete on the progressives’ turf.
To the progressive leaders and activists who hope to replace the Republicans, what people need to hear from you is not just another recitation of the failures of Scott Walker and his gang, but rather how you intend to make Wisconsin better.
Constructive ideas to bolster our enrollment and enhance our revenue, coupled with smart reductions in spending, will point us forward.
Walker engaged in dissembling about Act 10, its reach and goals when he launched and sugar-coated it.
Democrats flip a historically Republican State Senate seat in an election the embattled governor of Wisconsin tried to block.
When a Democratic candidate wins, it’s about the Wisconsin people, not the Democratic Party.
Despite Democrats capturing a State Senate seat they haven’t held for four decades, a Green Bay-based Republican strategist rejects the notion that the results of a pair of legislative special elections Tuesday foreshadow a “blue wave” of Democratic dominance coming in the fall elections.
Sykes talks with The Weekly Standard’s John McCormack and Jonathan V. Last about Tuesday’s GOP primaries in Virginia and South Carolina.
Wisconsin’s Constitution doesn’t allow sports betting, but that could change.
Milwaukee’s arrest rate in murder cases outpaces that of most other large U.S. cities.
In the last two years, the federal government has passed two major pieces of legislation to combat this crisis. In 2016, Congress passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. Earlier this year, we allocated nearly $4 billion toward opioid abuse prevention and treatment as part of a broader government funding package.
Among the hardest hit have been the state’s public school teachers. Not only were they required to pick up a significant portion of their health insurance and pension costs, Act 10 also significantly hamstrung local school districts from raising some revenue on their own even as the state cut $750 million from public education while enacting tax breaks for many of the state’s big businesses.
When deciding on a political strategy, candidates should revert back to first principles. Target metaphors do not cause violence. Being indecent is bad for our culture. Celebrities don’t have magical powers. Have some discipline and reject the bogus tricks you once mocked.
The way Wisconsin pays for schools is unfair, inequitable and antiquated.