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It’s ironic that here we are on Labor Day where, while state legislators and the governor can’t bring themselves to give a boost to the lowest paid among us, they are about to OK nearly $3 billion in assistance to a huge corporate conglomerate with a history of awful labor relations.
Working people must continue to join together for higher paychecks and the ability to balance life with work.
Facebook and Twitter are fast becoming the new town squares. Officials should not be allowed to wall them off.
Trump’s lying is blatant; Walker’s is persistent and just as devious.
It’s all about his love of Trump and the media spotlight. Not necessarily in that order.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. About one month ago residents of Wisconsin received great news: a major manufacturer selected our state to build its newest cutting-edge
In light of Speaker Ryan’s professed concern about marginal tax rates, it is extremely disappointing that he has supported ACA repeal and replacement bills that would cause a huge increase in health insurance costs for low-income families who have wage increases that put them over the income limit for Medicaid
In the last three budgets the destruction of the historic tax credit has been defeated, but it appears we are at the cusp of a “victory” for Walker limiting the credit for communities all over Wisconsin in planning phases for redevelopment.
As of now, the hybrid-electric tax is just a bad idea floated by a governor and a Legislature that imagines the people driving those vehicles as voters who would not vote for them anyway.
The users of roads should pay for those roads, maintenance and new lanes, no matter what kind of vehicles they’re driving.
Someone leaks incomplete report to Journal Sentinel, which slams Chief Flynn with it.
As we move forward to provide more Americans with more health care choices, our Medicare at 55 Act can offer a quality option for people to get the affordable health care they need and deserve.
Maryland uses same technique as Wisconsin, but to benefit Democrats.
Over the last six years, under DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp and the administration of Gov. Scott Walker, the agency has become a defacto arm of the Department of Commerce.
The horrible images broadcast from Houston, Beaumont, and other Texas communities after Hurricane Harvey dropped its historic rainfall show what can happen when government botches basic obligations and makes a bad situation even worse.
The law requires companies that want to develop sulfide mines in Wisconsin to show another mine that has operated for 10 years and been closed for 10 years without polluting groundwater and surface water.
As Congress pivots to tax reform, some lawmakers have considered raising taxes on energy developers to pay for tax cuts elsewhere. Such tax hikes would slam Wisconsin’s natural gas industry, leading to higher utility costs and fewer jobs.
Forget what you have been led to believe, the Foxconn deal in not economic development. In truth, it’s nothing more than corporate welfare and a boondoggle in the making.
Gov. Scott Walker has proposed a fast-tracked bill that hands unprecedented autonomy to a Taiwanese corporation, Foxconn, over the waters of Wisconsin.
Foxconn will cost 11 times more per job than Walker’s deal with Haribo.
It’s ironic that here we are on Labor Day where, while state legislators and the governor can’t bring themselves to give a boost to the lowest paid among us, they are about to OK nearly $3 billion in assistance to a huge corporate conglomerate with a history of awful labor relations.
Working people must continue to join together for higher paychecks and the ability to balance life with work.
Facebook and Twitter are fast becoming the new town squares. Officials should not be allowed to wall them off.
Trump’s lying is blatant; Walker’s is persistent and just as devious.
It’s all about his love of Trump and the media spotlight. Not necessarily in that order.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. About one month ago residents of Wisconsin received great news: a major manufacturer selected our state to build its newest cutting-edge
In light of Speaker Ryan’s professed concern about marginal tax rates, it is extremely disappointing that he has supported ACA repeal and replacement bills that would cause a huge increase in health insurance costs for low-income families who have wage increases that put them over the income limit for Medicaid
In the last three budgets the destruction of the historic tax credit has been defeated, but it appears we are at the cusp of a “victory” for Walker limiting the credit for communities all over Wisconsin in planning phases for redevelopment.
As of now, the hybrid-electric tax is just a bad idea floated by a governor and a Legislature that imagines the people driving those vehicles as voters who would not vote for them anyway.
The users of roads should pay for those roads, maintenance and new lanes, no matter what kind of vehicles they’re driving.
Someone leaks incomplete report to Journal Sentinel, which slams Chief Flynn with it.
As we move forward to provide more Americans with more health care choices, our Medicare at 55 Act can offer a quality option for people to get the affordable health care they need and deserve.
Maryland uses same technique as Wisconsin, but to benefit Democrats.
Over the last six years, under DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp and the administration of Gov. Scott Walker, the agency has become a defacto arm of the Department of Commerce.
The horrible images broadcast from Houston, Beaumont, and other Texas communities after Hurricane Harvey dropped its historic rainfall show what can happen when government botches basic obligations and makes a bad situation even worse.
The law requires companies that want to develop sulfide mines in Wisconsin to show another mine that has operated for 10 years and been closed for 10 years without polluting groundwater and surface water.
As Congress pivots to tax reform, some lawmakers have considered raising taxes on energy developers to pay for tax cuts elsewhere. Such tax hikes would slam Wisconsin’s natural gas industry, leading to higher utility costs and fewer jobs.
Forget what you have been led to believe, the Foxconn deal in not economic development. In truth, it’s nothing more than corporate welfare and a boondoggle in the making.
Gov. Scott Walker has proposed a fast-tracked bill that hands unprecedented autonomy to a Taiwanese corporation, Foxconn, over the waters of Wisconsin.
Foxconn will cost 11 times more per job than Walker’s deal with Haribo.
