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I can think of few men more uniquely unqualified to liaise with local law enforcement at this juncture, when the agency is ramping up immigration raids, filling detention centers and carrying out deportations as fast as possible.
A state measure that would require placing sexual offenders in their home counties may make sense. What doesn’t is enacting it by sneaking it into the state budget.
There is no bailing out or patching up Obamacare. It will eventually sink to the bottom of the abyss.
What I’d like to see are itemized bills showing what procedures, hospital stays, drugs and all the other American health care products actually cost.
A recent $425,000 grant to the University of Wisconsin-Stout by the Charles Koch Foundation is the largest single, annual gift ever given to a Wisconsin college or university by the rightwing grantor, but not the first.
Without a doubt, comprehensive tax reform is the key to economic growth and creating more jobs.
The Trump Administration’s move can be seen one of two ways: Either it feels as though it was backed into a corner or it feels as though it has nothing to hide.
It’s good that Clarke is leaving, and we hope he can do a better job in Homeland Security than he ever did here. We’ll be watching to see.
The sense of relief that coursed through Milwaukee May 17 was immediately mitigated by fears of what this means for the nation’s immigrant community and the concept of sanctuary communities.
The Democratic Party needs younger leaders, new voices, renewed energ and a new vision. She helped get us where we are but she can’t get us where we need to go.
Albert Walker, whose clients include many Packers players, has years of experience but can’t run his own shop.
More evidence is piling up about the favors showered on well-connected private interests.
What candidate wants to beg for money four hours a day?
In the better-than-nothing-I-guess category comes a bill in the Wisconsin legislature suggesting in essence police employ measures not to kill people quite so often.
Remember when gay marriage seemed almost unimaginable? Hold on to that, because the way we got to where we are now — with equal marriage rights throughout the land — can teach us something about the Trump era.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Rick Esenberg’s recent op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “State Supreme Court was Right to Reject Change in Recusal Rules,” argues
As we have seen over the past year, political parties are simply a tool for factions to gain power.
It’s the job of writers to challenge people and get them to question their assumptions.
Hacked files suggest foundation may violate laws against political activity.
GOP lawmakers are circulating a proposal that would allow state rules governing public health, consumer protection, and the environment, among other things, to expire after seven years.
I can think of few men more uniquely unqualified to liaise with local law enforcement at this juncture, when the agency is ramping up immigration raids, filling detention centers and carrying out deportations as fast as possible.
A state measure that would require placing sexual offenders in their home counties may make sense. What doesn’t is enacting it by sneaking it into the state budget.
There is no bailing out or patching up Obamacare. It will eventually sink to the bottom of the abyss.
What I’d like to see are itemized bills showing what procedures, hospital stays, drugs and all the other American health care products actually cost.
A recent $425,000 grant to the University of Wisconsin-Stout by the Charles Koch Foundation is the largest single, annual gift ever given to a Wisconsin college or university by the rightwing grantor, but not the first.
Without a doubt, comprehensive tax reform is the key to economic growth and creating more jobs.
The Trump Administration’s move can be seen one of two ways: Either it feels as though it was backed into a corner or it feels as though it has nothing to hide.
It’s good that Clarke is leaving, and we hope he can do a better job in Homeland Security than he ever did here. We’ll be watching to see.
The sense of relief that coursed through Milwaukee May 17 was immediately mitigated by fears of what this means for the nation’s immigrant community and the concept of sanctuary communities.
The Democratic Party needs younger leaders, new voices, renewed energ and a new vision. She helped get us where we are but she can’t get us where we need to go.
Albert Walker, whose clients include many Packers players, has years of experience but can’t run his own shop.
More evidence is piling up about the favors showered on well-connected private interests.
What candidate wants to beg for money four hours a day?
In the better-than-nothing-I-guess category comes a bill in the Wisconsin legislature suggesting in essence police employ measures not to kill people quite so often.
Remember when gay marriage seemed almost unimaginable? Hold on to that, because the way we got to where we are now — with equal marriage rights throughout the land — can teach us something about the Trump era.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Rick Esenberg’s recent op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “State Supreme Court was Right to Reject Change in Recusal Rules,” argues
As we have seen over the past year, political parties are simply a tool for factions to gain power.
It’s the job of writers to challenge people and get them to question their assumptions.
Hacked files suggest foundation may violate laws against political activity.
GOP lawmakers are circulating a proposal that would allow state rules governing public health, consumer protection, and the environment, among other things, to expire after seven years.
