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The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the political uproar over data centers and legislation for siting them in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
As we prepare for the PSC to make a decision on data centers, we need to make our voices heard to decision makers: Big Tech and We Energies don’t get to decide what’s best for Wisconsin.
Maybe it’s got something to do with the air in the state Capitol. But once otherwise ordinary men and women are elected to serve, they develop a belief that they’re above the law.
Journalists make mistakes. Plenty of them. Criticism is often deserved. The only time I saw journalism under this kind of relentless attack, though, was at the height of the Watergate crisis. Let’s look at some issues facing journalism today.
No matter what one’s political views are, especially when it comes to adults and children, the grown-up bears responsibility for exercising restraint.
Federal agents derailed a state proceeding, undermining the integrity of our court system.
Wisconsin employers can’t find literate workers
Time can be better spent on other things like AI
While some regions may be more dependent on a single tech sector, it’s reassuring to know Wisconsin is spreading its investment bets. It just needs bigger bets.
We require testing and recertification for many professions where public safety is at stake, yet we place virtually no specialized requirements on elderly drivers.
This week, we celebrate President Reagan’s birthday. Though his last public statements were decades ago, so many of his words still ring true today.
The memories of one generation of Baders is kept alive by current family members to share with others. In Milwaukee, the foundation has a special focus on community and neighborhood development.
Legislation alone won’t keep us safe from ICE. Because the harm that ICE does is inherent to it, it cannot be reformed or trained to be a positive institution.
This could well be a death blow for Washington residents to mix and match beyond politics. The closure will hurt the local economy, with African American seniors a large part of its workforce.
The falling of two dominoes has left Republicans in Wisconsin, for the first time since the Scott Walker era, with a chance to unite for a year behind a candidate for governor and avoid the intraparty bloodbaths that have been suicidal.
Gov. Tony Evers, the DNR and GOP lawmakers recently signaled a deal may be within reach to release around $132 million set aside to address PFAS contamination.
A bipartisan path forward is achievable and straightforward.
Every human being deserves to eat. That shouldn’t be a controversial statement, and it certainly isn’t a political one.
A free society cannot accept a system where government agents can exercise immense authority while shielded from public recognition.
They already have too much power.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the political uproar over data centers and legislation for siting them in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
As we prepare for the PSC to make a decision on data centers, we need to make our voices heard to decision makers: Big Tech and We Energies don’t get to decide what’s best for Wisconsin.
Maybe it’s got something to do with the air in the state Capitol. But once otherwise ordinary men and women are elected to serve, they develop a belief that they’re above the law.
Journalists make mistakes. Plenty of them. Criticism is often deserved. The only time I saw journalism under this kind of relentless attack, though, was at the height of the Watergate crisis. Let’s look at some issues facing journalism today.
No matter what one’s political views are, especially when it comes to adults and children, the grown-up bears responsibility for exercising restraint.
Federal agents derailed a state proceeding, undermining the integrity of our court system.
Wisconsin employers can’t find literate workers
Time can be better spent on other things like AI
While some regions may be more dependent on a single tech sector, it’s reassuring to know Wisconsin is spreading its investment bets. It just needs bigger bets.
We require testing and recertification for many professions where public safety is at stake, yet we place virtually no specialized requirements on elderly drivers.
This week, we celebrate President Reagan’s birthday. Though his last public statements were decades ago, so many of his words still ring true today.
The memories of one generation of Baders is kept alive by current family members to share with others. In Milwaukee, the foundation has a special focus on community and neighborhood development.
Legislation alone won’t keep us safe from ICE. Because the harm that ICE does is inherent to it, it cannot be reformed or trained to be a positive institution.
This could well be a death blow for Washington residents to mix and match beyond politics. The closure will hurt the local economy, with African American seniors a large part of its workforce.
The falling of two dominoes has left Republicans in Wisconsin, for the first time since the Scott Walker era, with a chance to unite for a year behind a candidate for governor and avoid the intraparty bloodbaths that have been suicidal.
Gov. Tony Evers, the DNR and GOP lawmakers recently signaled a deal may be within reach to release around $132 million set aside to address PFAS contamination.
A bipartisan path forward is achievable and straightforward.
Every human being deserves to eat. That shouldn’t be a controversial statement, and it certainly isn’t a political one.
A free society cannot accept a system where government agents can exercise immense authority while shielded from public recognition.
They already have too much power.