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The Department of Natural Resources’ recent low-key roll-out of help for Kewaunee County residents dealing with contamination so great that they cannot drink nor should they bathe in their water highlights the DNR’s continued failures, lack of integrity, and continued lack of urgency in responding to Kewaunee’s health and water crisis.
In this week’s lightning round, the WisOpinion Insiders Kanavas and Chvala debate Trump, the Dem Party, the state budget and more. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Madison defense attorney Dean Strang discusses his book, “Worse Than the Devil: Anarchists, Clarence Darrow, and Justice in a Time of Terror.”
The congressional investigations will continue. And, Special Counsel Robert Mueller will try to get to the bottom. But House Speaker Paul Ryan still has his head in the sand.
The former FBI director believes that President Donald Trump tried to interfere with the FBI’s investigation into Russian ties to the Trump campaign. And from what I saw of his testimony, Comey came across as a down-to-earth man of integrity and professionalism.
Paul Soglin would bring some major wattage to a party that has faded into the wallpaper.
Say what you want about Madison “mayor for life” and potential Walker challenger Paul Soglin — he ain’t Mary Burke.
Time for Walker to make tough choices
It is ironic that these proposals are being promoted in Wisconsin by the party that is in the majority in both Congress and the state Legislature. Why should the U.S. Constitution be at risk for complete revision just so these politicians can accomplish what they already have the power to do legislatively?
The lawsuit recently filed by the attorney general of Ohio against five manufacturers of prescription opioids raises new questions about our own state Attorney General Brad Schimel.
Fundamental to the celebration of our diversity is recognition that every person has rights, rights that are protected by law and by basic human decency.
Our plan for the 2017-19 State Budget focuses on equitable funding for schools, increasing sustainability by limiting local referenda buy-downs, and helping to ensure all Wisconsin students have great educational opportunities regardless of where they live.
There is a gut feeling across this nation that laws have been broken, excesses of power taken, and deeds attempted, or in fact done, not for the sake of the country but for the benefit of one person. That being Donald Trump.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on fired FBI Director James Comey’s highly anticipated congressional testimony.
Who will be the more liberal candidate?
UW students can’t launch their Uber-like haircut business in Wisconsin without action from the Legislature.
Bruce Thompson responds to a Federalist column countering his assertion governors have little impact on the economy.
The decisions that a governor makes can have an impact on the state over the long run, but in the short run — notably those monthly unemployment statistics — it’s hard to give credit or assign blame.
It’s good to see the governor willing to talk about tolling as another option. We just hope he’s willing to go a little farther down that road toward a long-term sustainable solution for the state’s transportation needs.
While Wisconsin’s natural heritage was preserved and restored by generations of hunters and fishers who were predominantly white men, it might only survive into the future if a more diverse group of users joins them in the field and for different reasons.
The Department of Natural Resources’ recent low-key roll-out of help for Kewaunee County residents dealing with contamination so great that they cannot drink nor should they bathe in their water highlights the DNR’s continued failures, lack of integrity, and continued lack of urgency in responding to Kewaunee’s health and water crisis.
In this week’s lightning round, the WisOpinion Insiders Kanavas and Chvala debate Trump, the Dem Party, the state budget and more. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Madison defense attorney Dean Strang discusses his book, “Worse Than the Devil: Anarchists, Clarence Darrow, and Justice in a Time of Terror.”
The congressional investigations will continue. And, Special Counsel Robert Mueller will try to get to the bottom. But House Speaker Paul Ryan still has his head in the sand.
The former FBI director believes that President Donald Trump tried to interfere with the FBI’s investigation into Russian ties to the Trump campaign. And from what I saw of his testimony, Comey came across as a down-to-earth man of integrity and professionalism.
Paul Soglin would bring some major wattage to a party that has faded into the wallpaper.
Say what you want about Madison “mayor for life” and potential Walker challenger Paul Soglin — he ain’t Mary Burke.
Time for Walker to make tough choices
It is ironic that these proposals are being promoted in Wisconsin by the party that is in the majority in both Congress and the state Legislature. Why should the U.S. Constitution be at risk for complete revision just so these politicians can accomplish what they already have the power to do legislatively?
The lawsuit recently filed by the attorney general of Ohio against five manufacturers of prescription opioids raises new questions about our own state Attorney General Brad Schimel.
Fundamental to the celebration of our diversity is recognition that every person has rights, rights that are protected by law and by basic human decency.
Our plan for the 2017-19 State Budget focuses on equitable funding for schools, increasing sustainability by limiting local referenda buy-downs, and helping to ensure all Wisconsin students have great educational opportunities regardless of where they live.
There is a gut feeling across this nation that laws have been broken, excesses of power taken, and deeds attempted, or in fact done, not for the sake of the country but for the benefit of one person. That being Donald Trump.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on fired FBI Director James Comey’s highly anticipated congressional testimony.
Who will be the more liberal candidate?
UW students can’t launch their Uber-like haircut business in Wisconsin without action from the Legislature.
Bruce Thompson responds to a Federalist column countering his assertion governors have little impact on the economy.
The decisions that a governor makes can have an impact on the state over the long run, but in the short run — notably those monthly unemployment statistics — it’s hard to give credit or assign blame.
It’s good to see the governor willing to talk about tolling as another option. We just hope he’s willing to go a little farther down that road toward a long-term sustainable solution for the state’s transportation needs.
While Wisconsin’s natural heritage was preserved and restored by generations of hunters and fishers who were predominantly white men, it might only survive into the future if a more diverse group of users joins them in the field and for different reasons.
