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In recent court filings, attorneys for the former Madison city clerk advanced a troubling argument: that absentee voting is a privilege, not a right.
Opponents now attacking David Crowley for his handling of the situation.
The phony Republican stewardship bill will not only drastically cut funding for stewardship but essentially prohibit those funds from being used for purchasing or protecting vital conservation lands, the very core purpose of the Stewardship Fund.
Adam Procell was forced to step down because of an outdated, fear-based law.
Many Americans have recently asserted that the U.S. has no authority to regulate immigration. Their opponents say the opposite, but then cite constitutional clauses that do not actually enumerate the power. So where is it?
After a couple of false starts, Senate Democrats seem to have figured out how to work a potential government shutdown. House Dems should go along.
Melania is nothing like the media have portrayed, so it’s not surprising that her movie is nothing like the critics say.
A couple of Sundays ago, the New York Times’ editorial board reported that a Times analysis shows that Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion.
When prior authorizations are transparent and medically grounded, everyone benefits. Patients receive treatment without harmful delays, health plans maintain oversight, and physicians can focus on what we were trained to do: care for people.
Are absentee ballots a right? Can voters sue for monetary damages if there’s a mistake?
Republicans now have a certain nominee without the headache of a bloody primary: U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a congressman, former campground manager, and once-legislator from northwestern Wisconsin. Meanwhile, the Democrats are fighting inside their crowded clown car.
A formula for saving America
The Department of Homeland Security has changed how it responds to federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from immigrants facing deportation in a way that deprives many immigrants of their only tool for obtaining information they need to prove they deserve to remain in the country.
Last June UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin received a retention bonus of $150,000. She would have gotten $250,000 had she stayed into June of this year, but instead she’s leaving for Columbia University.
How physician-owned hospitals and cash-only providers offer a path to lower health care costs.
Organic farmland is declining. That should be of some concern whether your diet is organic or not.
Tech giants must be pressured to implement a series of protections against fraudulent user accounts and address young people’s vulnerability to sextortionists and predators at large.
Some argue that universal school meals are too expensive. But the truth is, we’re already paying for the consequences of not feeding kids properly.
Our national response to immigrant children reveals a society in moral decay.
While Minnesota is where much of the resistance has been happening, my gratitude spills beyond its borders because the resistance has been virtually everywhere ICE brutality occurs.
In recent court filings, attorneys for the former Madison city clerk advanced a troubling argument: that absentee voting is a privilege, not a right.
Opponents now attacking David Crowley for his handling of the situation.
The phony Republican stewardship bill will not only drastically cut funding for stewardship but essentially prohibit those funds from being used for purchasing or protecting vital conservation lands, the very core purpose of the Stewardship Fund.
Adam Procell was forced to step down because of an outdated, fear-based law.
Many Americans have recently asserted that the U.S. has no authority to regulate immigration. Their opponents say the opposite, but then cite constitutional clauses that do not actually enumerate the power. So where is it?
After a couple of false starts, Senate Democrats seem to have figured out how to work a potential government shutdown. House Dems should go along.
Melania is nothing like the media have portrayed, so it’s not surprising that her movie is nothing like the critics say.
A couple of Sundays ago, the New York Times’ editorial board reported that a Times analysis shows that Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion.
When prior authorizations are transparent and medically grounded, everyone benefits. Patients receive treatment without harmful delays, health plans maintain oversight, and physicians can focus on what we were trained to do: care for people.
Are absentee ballots a right? Can voters sue for monetary damages if there’s a mistake?
Republicans now have a certain nominee without the headache of a bloody primary: U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a congressman, former campground manager, and once-legislator from northwestern Wisconsin. Meanwhile, the Democrats are fighting inside their crowded clown car.
A formula for saving America
The Department of Homeland Security has changed how it responds to federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from immigrants facing deportation in a way that deprives many immigrants of their only tool for obtaining information they need to prove they deserve to remain in the country.
Last June UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin received a retention bonus of $150,000. She would have gotten $250,000 had she stayed into June of this year, but instead she’s leaving for Columbia University.
How physician-owned hospitals and cash-only providers offer a path to lower health care costs.
Organic farmland is declining. That should be of some concern whether your diet is organic or not.
Tech giants must be pressured to implement a series of protections against fraudulent user accounts and address young people’s vulnerability to sextortionists and predators at large.
Some argue that universal school meals are too expensive. But the truth is, we’re already paying for the consequences of not feeding kids properly.
Our national response to immigrant children reveals a society in moral decay.
While Minnesota is where much of the resistance has been happening, my gratitude spills beyond its borders because the resistance has been virtually everywhere ICE brutality occurs.