Visit WisPolitics-State Affairs for premium content,
keyword notifications, bill tracking and more
Submit columns for consideration to wisopinion@wispolitics.com
As Wisconsin marks the birthday of its Worker’s Compensation program, we can continue to take pride in our state’s ingenuity and creativity in solving a daunting problem over 100 years ago and providing the nation with a solution that has withstood the test of time.
The Wisconsin State Assembly Tuesday completed the Legislature’s disgustingly predictable overthrow of State Constitutional public water protections and granted permanent groundwater ownership to the state’s biggest private well water users.
Attorney General’s handling of a voter fraud claim has been epically inept.
Do you agree or disagree? Here’s your chance to make a difference.
The 2017-2019 budget debate will not be without surprises, changes, and adjustments to existing state appropriations.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on the Campus Free Speech Act.
The 103-page plan in one word: ambitious.
The truth is that plenty of the data on the state’s economy right now is just plain blah.
Wisconsin’s current rule for recusal of judges is in tune with Wisconsin’s system of an elected judiciary. Newspaper editorial boards, elected officials and citizens all have the right to participate in the election process. It would be wrong to change the rules in a way that restricts the First Amendment rights of citizens to be heard as part of that process.
Donald Trump’s proclivity for using alternative facts should be seen for exactly what it is: A political ploy to mask his utter incompetence, lack of experience and propensity for lying. Someone should remind Mr. Trump that we are all entitled to our own opinions, but not to our own set of facts.
The hundred days have been a race to the bottom for Trump and Ryan: Their polls at historic lows, a do-nothing president, no substantive congressional legislation, a mutual record of cruelty and incompetence, theatrics and failed leadership.
For the last broadcast of Indivisible, Charlie Sykes was joined by Weekly Standard Editor Stephen Hayes, Washington Post correspondent Karen Tumulty, and Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold to review the 100 days of the Trump Administration.
Trump’s diehard supporters are right. One hundred days is not enough to judge a president. Six months would be better — though, if in that time he provides no greater satisfaction to the base than Neil Gorsuch, their diehardism should die away.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck says debate over taxes should be about revenue, not whether Donald Trump and other rich people get tax cuts.
“Patriotic Millionaires” are oblivious to the business realities of dramatically increasing the minimum wage.
Donald Trump’s war on the environment was prototyped by far-right politicians in state government. We can learn from Indigenous communities who fought back in the name of science and democracy — and won.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. It’s been nearly two years since Republicans in the state Legislature tried to use a secretive, last-minute measure just before the
In Wisconsin, the primary pharmacy benefits manager in the state may be choosing to put profits before patients, favoring its cozy relationship with a controversial drugmaker over what’s best for patients, taxpayers and law enforcement. T
Employees who feel appreciated bolster any workplace. And if we want good young people to aspire to the teaching profession, we had better make up our minds that we need to pay them fairly — Scott Walker notwithstanding.
Our state constitution’s Public Trust Doctrine sets out that Wisconsin’s waters belong to all Wisconsin residents. Senate Bill 76 takes the state in another direction — the one with the biggest straw gets the most water.
As Wisconsin marks the birthday of its Worker’s Compensation program, we can continue to take pride in our state’s ingenuity and creativity in solving a daunting problem over 100 years ago and providing the nation with a solution that has withstood the test of time.
The Wisconsin State Assembly Tuesday completed the Legislature’s disgustingly predictable overthrow of State Constitutional public water protections and granted permanent groundwater ownership to the state’s biggest private well water users.
Attorney General’s handling of a voter fraud claim has been epically inept.
Do you agree or disagree? Here’s your chance to make a difference.
The 2017-2019 budget debate will not be without surprises, changes, and adjustments to existing state appropriations.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on the Campus Free Speech Act.
The 103-page plan in one word: ambitious.
The truth is that plenty of the data on the state’s economy right now is just plain blah.
Wisconsin’s current rule for recusal of judges is in tune with Wisconsin’s system of an elected judiciary. Newspaper editorial boards, elected officials and citizens all have the right to participate in the election process. It would be wrong to change the rules in a way that restricts the First Amendment rights of citizens to be heard as part of that process.
Donald Trump’s proclivity for using alternative facts should be seen for exactly what it is: A political ploy to mask his utter incompetence, lack of experience and propensity for lying. Someone should remind Mr. Trump that we are all entitled to our own opinions, but not to our own set of facts.
The hundred days have been a race to the bottom for Trump and Ryan: Their polls at historic lows, a do-nothing president, no substantive congressional legislation, a mutual record of cruelty and incompetence, theatrics and failed leadership.
For the last broadcast of Indivisible, Charlie Sykes was joined by Weekly Standard Editor Stephen Hayes, Washington Post correspondent Karen Tumulty, and Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold to review the 100 days of the Trump Administration.
Trump’s diehard supporters are right. One hundred days is not enough to judge a president. Six months would be better — though, if in that time he provides no greater satisfaction to the base than Neil Gorsuch, their diehardism should die away.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck says debate over taxes should be about revenue, not whether Donald Trump and other rich people get tax cuts.
“Patriotic Millionaires” are oblivious to the business realities of dramatically increasing the minimum wage.
Donald Trump’s war on the environment was prototyped by far-right politicians in state government. We can learn from Indigenous communities who fought back in the name of science and democracy — and won.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. It’s been nearly two years since Republicans in the state Legislature tried to use a secretive, last-minute measure just before the
In Wisconsin, the primary pharmacy benefits manager in the state may be choosing to put profits before patients, favoring its cozy relationship with a controversial drugmaker over what’s best for patients, taxpayers and law enforcement. T
Employees who feel appreciated bolster any workplace. And if we want good young people to aspire to the teaching profession, we had better make up our minds that we need to pay them fairly — Scott Walker notwithstanding.
Our state constitution’s Public Trust Doctrine sets out that Wisconsin’s waters belong to all Wisconsin residents. Senate Bill 76 takes the state in another direction — the one with the biggest straw gets the most water.
