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Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez, who was emerging as a possible compromise Democratic candidate for governor, just fired her campaign manager and is suddenly short of cash.
He got help from Republican legislators and federal pandemic funding.
With at least three-quarters of Wisconsinites heavily in favor of conservation, GOP candidates oppose “green” legislation at their own risk.
How can spreading the daily waste from nearly 14,000 dairy cows over the acreage available benefit those living in and visiting the marvelous natural resource that Door County presents?
Legislators must pass a long-term energy planning requirement and clean energy portfolio standard to prevent utilities from continuing to exploit regulatory processes.
Marklein had the power to invest in childcare, in our schools, in this district. He chose not to.
Wisconsin was once a national leader in open government, but both political parties have spent decades weakening and evading transparency laws.
Ever since President Donald Trump shut down nearly all refugee resettlement activity, Mack, Open Door’s executive director, and his team of volunteers have had to pivot to other services that can help those refugees who are already here.
Our government keeps driving the lane toward symbolic controversies while passing up wide-open layups on systemic injustice.
The values we fought for—affordability, opportunity, dignity for working families, and a government that delivers results—do not leave this race simply because I did. The best way to carry those ideas forward is to unite behind Sara Rodriguez and elect her as Wisconsin’s next governor.
He’s like the responsible, overlooked sibling who gets a 4.0 and goes to college but sits woefully ignored while the parents gush over the flashier sibling who dashed in late, lives in the basement, smokes too much weed, and ran over grandma in the parking lot.
A pair of Democratic contenders pulled out of last week’s forum after learning they would be asked about Israel’s assault on Gaza and other controversial topics.
What should be a straightforward safeguard risks becoming a barrier that discourages qualified companies from choosing Wisconsin, risking future jobs, tax base growth and economic opportunity.
Streamlining programs and teaching success can return Wisconsin to path of progress against poverty.
It appears that being a uniformed law enforcement leader in Madison and Dane County has become more difficult, not only because of what might be happening in the streets, but also because of what is happening in meeting rooms of local government.
Dane County taxpayers are spending $207 million to build a jail addition that was supposed to accommodate the closing of two outdated and dangerous facilities elsewhere, while reducing total inmate capacity by one-fifth — or 200 fewer beds — for a metro population that will grow 58% in the next 25 years. You do the math because this county board sure as hell can’t.
Democrats must heed liberal icon Barney Frank. And Republicans must read the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights. Both are necessary to end Trump’s chaos, cruelty and incompetence, to which almost all congressional Republicans have offered no resistance.
A closer look at Blacks and other racial minorities elected to statewide office in the United States
The reason he was so interesting and important to our politics is that his range of actions earned him both applause and our utter dismay.
The Alaska Supreme Court recently ruled that a candidate named Dan J. Sullivan could appear on the U.S. Senate ballot this fall as a Republican to run against the Republican incumbent, Dan S. Sullivan.
Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez, who was emerging as a possible compromise Democratic candidate for governor, just fired her campaign manager and is suddenly short of cash.
He got help from Republican legislators and federal pandemic funding.
With at least three-quarters of Wisconsinites heavily in favor of conservation, GOP candidates oppose “green” legislation at their own risk.
How can spreading the daily waste from nearly 14,000 dairy cows over the acreage available benefit those living in and visiting the marvelous natural resource that Door County presents?
Legislators must pass a long-term energy planning requirement and clean energy portfolio standard to prevent utilities from continuing to exploit regulatory processes.
Marklein had the power to invest in childcare, in our schools, in this district. He chose not to.
Wisconsin was once a national leader in open government, but both political parties have spent decades weakening and evading transparency laws.
Ever since President Donald Trump shut down nearly all refugee resettlement activity, Mack, Open Door’s executive director, and his team of volunteers have had to pivot to other services that can help those refugees who are already here.
Our government keeps driving the lane toward symbolic controversies while passing up wide-open layups on systemic injustice.
The values we fought for—affordability, opportunity, dignity for working families, and a government that delivers results—do not leave this race simply because I did. The best way to carry those ideas forward is to unite behind Sara Rodriguez and elect her as Wisconsin’s next governor.
He’s like the responsible, overlooked sibling who gets a 4.0 and goes to college but sits woefully ignored while the parents gush over the flashier sibling who dashed in late, lives in the basement, smokes too much weed, and ran over grandma in the parking lot.
A pair of Democratic contenders pulled out of last week’s forum after learning they would be asked about Israel’s assault on Gaza and other controversial topics.
What should be a straightforward safeguard risks becoming a barrier that discourages qualified companies from choosing Wisconsin, risking future jobs, tax base growth and economic opportunity.
Streamlining programs and teaching success can return Wisconsin to path of progress against poverty.
It appears that being a uniformed law enforcement leader in Madison and Dane County has become more difficult, not only because of what might be happening in the streets, but also because of what is happening in meeting rooms of local government.
Dane County taxpayers are spending $207 million to build a jail addition that was supposed to accommodate the closing of two outdated and dangerous facilities elsewhere, while reducing total inmate capacity by one-fifth — or 200 fewer beds — for a metro population that will grow 58% in the next 25 years. You do the math because this county board sure as hell can’t.
Democrats must heed liberal icon Barney Frank. And Republicans must read the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights. Both are necessary to end Trump’s chaos, cruelty and incompetence, to which almost all congressional Republicans have offered no resistance.
A closer look at Blacks and other racial minorities elected to statewide office in the United States
The reason he was so interesting and important to our politics is that his range of actions earned him both applause and our utter dismay.
The Alaska Supreme Court recently ruled that a candidate named Dan J. Sullivan could appear on the U.S. Senate ballot this fall as a Republican to run against the Republican incumbent, Dan S. Sullivan.
