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Donald Trump promised all of us that he was going to help America’s forgotten working people who’ve been abandoned by the powers that be in this country. I’m trying to figure out, though, how this city slicker’s initial actions are going to help the beleaguered working stiffs he claims to care so much about.
Trump has reprised Nixonian rhetoric, calling Trump supporters the “silent majority” and himself the “law and order” president. And, like Nixon he may be heading toward a constitutional crisis.
If you cut construction worker wages by repealing prevailing wage laws — which everyone agrees will happen if prevailing wage laws are eliminated — veterans will be harder hit because veterans are more likely to work in the construction industry.
So here we are on Election Day in Wisconsin, and where are all of these “social justice warriors” and “defenders of democracy”? I can tell you they certainly aren’t on the ballot.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on education as Wisconsin voters face a primary in the state race for superintendent of public instruction.
Because the six-times-a-year magazine, which is completely supported by subscribers and not taxpayers, sometimes delves into subjects like global warming and its impact on the state’s wildlife, Walker has decided it has to go.
Federal tax reform should lower and simplify everyone’s taxes, not complicate the tax code even more.
Signs on the door of the East Side Madison eatery identified it as a “sanctuary restaurant” with “a place at the table for everyone.” “All are welcome and safe here,” they declared.
A look at history should give President Donald Trump pause if he and his administration think they understand the workings of Russian minds.
Ron Kind For Governor would tickle the Democrats to no end. He is the Democratic bench in Wisconsin – and he’s perhaps the one Democrat with a good shot at defeating Walker.
Repealing prevailing wage laws would hurt veterans disproportionately with no cost savings to justify the action.
For the Republican legislators looking for $300 million in the 2017-2019 state budget for road building, there’s a ready solution.
Recently, a group of 11 individuals, all appointed by Gov. Walker to the Group Insurance Board, almost unanimously voted to overhaul health care in Wisconsin by adopting a risky self-insurance scheme that will not only disrupt our entire health insurance market, but may end up costing taxpayers millions more.
Superintendent candidate John Humphries declared in November that he was “thrilled” with Trump’s pick. Lowell Holtz, hailed DeVos’ confirmation this month as a “positive development.
MMAC conduit spending in state superintendent, Milwaukee school board races
The return of the Wisconsin Legislature and the unveiling of the latest state budget plan has come with a mix of proposals tied to the state’s knowledge economy. Here’s a quick rundown of the pluses and minuses so far.
Here’s hoping that alert citizens and reporters will keep watching local government to keep that tide down.
The denial of climate change, the contempt for facts and a preference for the “alternative varieties,” the disdain for science and public service, and the all-purpose elevation of right-wing ideology has spread from the Trump campaign to his administration and now to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck says Donald Trump’s team has declared an all-out war on the media.
Voters who really understand what government can and cannot do may be what’s needed to achieve better results.
Donald Trump promised all of us that he was going to help America’s forgotten working people who’ve been abandoned by the powers that be in this country. I’m trying to figure out, though, how this city slicker’s initial actions are going to help the beleaguered working stiffs he claims to care so much about.
Trump has reprised Nixonian rhetoric, calling Trump supporters the “silent majority” and himself the “law and order” president. And, like Nixon he may be heading toward a constitutional crisis.
If you cut construction worker wages by repealing prevailing wage laws — which everyone agrees will happen if prevailing wage laws are eliminated — veterans will be harder hit because veterans are more likely to work in the construction industry.
So here we are on Election Day in Wisconsin, and where are all of these “social justice warriors” and “defenders of democracy”? I can tell you they certainly aren’t on the ballot.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on education as Wisconsin voters face a primary in the state race for superintendent of public instruction.
Because the six-times-a-year magazine, which is completely supported by subscribers and not taxpayers, sometimes delves into subjects like global warming and its impact on the state’s wildlife, Walker has decided it has to go.
Federal tax reform should lower and simplify everyone’s taxes, not complicate the tax code even more.
Signs on the door of the East Side Madison eatery identified it as a “sanctuary restaurant” with “a place at the table for everyone.” “All are welcome and safe here,” they declared.
A look at history should give President Donald Trump pause if he and his administration think they understand the workings of Russian minds.
Ron Kind For Governor would tickle the Democrats to no end. He is the Democratic bench in Wisconsin – and he’s perhaps the one Democrat with a good shot at defeating Walker.
Repealing prevailing wage laws would hurt veterans disproportionately with no cost savings to justify the action.
For the Republican legislators looking for $300 million in the 2017-2019 state budget for road building, there’s a ready solution.
Recently, a group of 11 individuals, all appointed by Gov. Walker to the Group Insurance Board, almost unanimously voted to overhaul health care in Wisconsin by adopting a risky self-insurance scheme that will not only disrupt our entire health insurance market, but may end up costing taxpayers millions more.
Superintendent candidate John Humphries declared in November that he was “thrilled” with Trump’s pick. Lowell Holtz, hailed DeVos’ confirmation this month as a “positive development.
MMAC conduit spending in state superintendent, Milwaukee school board races
The return of the Wisconsin Legislature and the unveiling of the latest state budget plan has come with a mix of proposals tied to the state’s knowledge economy. Here’s a quick rundown of the pluses and minuses so far.
Here’s hoping that alert citizens and reporters will keep watching local government to keep that tide down.
The denial of climate change, the contempt for facts and a preference for the “alternative varieties,” the disdain for science and public service, and the all-purpose elevation of right-wing ideology has spread from the Trump campaign to his administration and now to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck says Donald Trump’s team has declared an all-out war on the media.
Voters who really understand what government can and cannot do may be what’s needed to achieve better results.