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Pundits and political insiders may bemoan the fact that so much energy is going into the Democratic race to replace outgoing Gov. Tony Evers. But I disagree. History suggests that primaries are good for the parties that allow them to play out.
Over the past year, tens of thousands of Wisconsinites have lost FoodShare after Rep. Tom Tiffany voted for two bills that pushed for and locked in SNAP cuts.
Four Milwaukee-area Republicans and key Senate leaders are among those stepping down this year.
We are currently unable to track wandering officers who have been fired or forced out in other states and come to work here because we don’t have a list of all law enforcement officers here.
The rise of artificial intelligence has left many questioning what jobs may disappear, even as schools try to prepare students for jobs that may not yet exist. If we want our students to succeed in this evolving landscape, our definition of success must evolve with it.
In Sierra Club v. DNR, the issue is whether state agencies can effectively legislate through guidance documents without ever undergoing the public scrutiny.
The murder of George Floyd changed how many Americans viewed policing and race. The movement to pardon Derek Chauvin raises questions about whether that change was ever real.
Immigrants deserve the protections of their local law enforcement agencies, not to be victimized by the denial of constitutional safeguards afforded the rest of us living in this nation.
Equality and equity don’t happen overnight, but I sure wish it would hurry up a bit here in the 21st century. We need the absolute best minds available to help us in these times.
As Wisconsinites reel from economic pain under Trump’s economy, Gov. Tony Evers and GOP legislative leaders came up with a compromise for using the state surplus to increase spending for public schools, cut property taxes and give regular folks tax rebates.
With a Democratic governor and a Republican legislature, we saw a 0% increase in general aid funding for schools. This forces school boards to choose between cutting budgets or raising property taxes.
Some of Wisconsin’s most important recent failures of accountability share a common feature: Power has increasingly shifted away from the Legislature and toward governors, agencies, courts and other institutions that operate further from direct democratic control.
The fact that Wisconsin is so behind when it comes to the rights of children in the justice system is antithetical to Wisconsin ideals, and it’s long past time the state took the steps to remedy these injustices.
June Dairy Month in Wisconsin is a time-honored tradition that celebrates the rich agricultural heritage and dairy industry of the state.
For the most part, federal and state officials, along with candidates in this midterm election year, are still failing to focus on the practical steps that could be taken to address the threats to workers and communities that are posed by a rapid and ill-thought embrace of artificial intelligence and robotics.
The true measure of a nation is not found in the monuments it builds, the spectacles it stages, or the grandeur it displays, but in how it cares for those who live beneath its flag. I guess a bankrupt leader, morally or otherwise, would have a problem understanding that.
The Trump administration is siphoning money from park fees fund to help pay for the so-called beautification projects in Washington, taking money that is aimed at places like Glacier National or the Petrified Forest to help pay for painting the bottom of the reflecting pool between the Washington and Lincoln memorials to the tune of $13.1 million.
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin is threatening to pull the border patrol agents to provide security for his archipelago of gulags for people being deported from the United States.
Hypocrisy can sometimes play a surprising role in sustaining democratic norms.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District primary, where big money is backing competing GOP hopefuls. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Pundits and political insiders may bemoan the fact that so much energy is going into the Democratic race to replace outgoing Gov. Tony Evers. But I disagree. History suggests that primaries are good for the parties that allow them to play out.
Over the past year, tens of thousands of Wisconsinites have lost FoodShare after Rep. Tom Tiffany voted for two bills that pushed for and locked in SNAP cuts.
Four Milwaukee-area Republicans and key Senate leaders are among those stepping down this year.
We are currently unable to track wandering officers who have been fired or forced out in other states and come to work here because we don’t have a list of all law enforcement officers here.
The rise of artificial intelligence has left many questioning what jobs may disappear, even as schools try to prepare students for jobs that may not yet exist. If we want our students to succeed in this evolving landscape, our definition of success must evolve with it.
In Sierra Club v. DNR, the issue is whether state agencies can effectively legislate through guidance documents without ever undergoing the public scrutiny.
The murder of George Floyd changed how many Americans viewed policing and race. The movement to pardon Derek Chauvin raises questions about whether that change was ever real.
Immigrants deserve the protections of their local law enforcement agencies, not to be victimized by the denial of constitutional safeguards afforded the rest of us living in this nation.
Equality and equity don’t happen overnight, but I sure wish it would hurry up a bit here in the 21st century. We need the absolute best minds available to help us in these times.
As Wisconsinites reel from economic pain under Trump’s economy, Gov. Tony Evers and GOP legislative leaders came up with a compromise for using the state surplus to increase spending for public schools, cut property taxes and give regular folks tax rebates.
With a Democratic governor and a Republican legislature, we saw a 0% increase in general aid funding for schools. This forces school boards to choose between cutting budgets or raising property taxes.
Some of Wisconsin’s most important recent failures of accountability share a common feature: Power has increasingly shifted away from the Legislature and toward governors, agencies, courts and other institutions that operate further from direct democratic control.
The fact that Wisconsin is so behind when it comes to the rights of children in the justice system is antithetical to Wisconsin ideals, and it’s long past time the state took the steps to remedy these injustices.
June Dairy Month in Wisconsin is a time-honored tradition that celebrates the rich agricultural heritage and dairy industry of the state.
For the most part, federal and state officials, along with candidates in this midterm election year, are still failing to focus on the practical steps that could be taken to address the threats to workers and communities that are posed by a rapid and ill-thought embrace of artificial intelligence and robotics.
The true measure of a nation is not found in the monuments it builds, the spectacles it stages, or the grandeur it displays, but in how it cares for those who live beneath its flag. I guess a bankrupt leader, morally or otherwise, would have a problem understanding that.
The Trump administration is siphoning money from park fees fund to help pay for the so-called beautification projects in Washington, taking money that is aimed at places like Glacier National or the Petrified Forest to help pay for painting the bottom of the reflecting pool between the Washington and Lincoln memorials to the tune of $13.1 million.
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin is threatening to pull the border patrol agents to provide security for his archipelago of gulags for people being deported from the United States.
Hypocrisy can sometimes play a surprising role in sustaining democratic norms.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District primary, where big money is backing competing GOP hopefuls. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
