Abortion, voter ID and other laws awaiting Janet Protasiewicz
Mark LisheronWhat to watch for when the newest Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice is sworn in August 1 In the weeks leading up to the swearing in of liberal Janet Protasiewicz to…
UW DEI staff salvaged by Evers’ veto
Pushing back on a Gov. Tony Evers veto protecting the University of Wisconsin System’s extensive diversity, equity and inclusion infrastructure, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is asking for legislative committee approval…
Virtually all Wisconsinites already have internet access. Are fastest speeds now a right?
When state legislative Republicans pressed the pause button on state taxpayer funding for broadband expansion, they offered an opportunity to reflect on intertwining questions. When and why did bringing internet…
Lawmakers halt Evers’ broadband binge
When Republicans removed $750 million for broadband expansion from Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget last week, Wisconsin news outlets complained that for the first time in a decade miserly conservatives…
A lawmaker lifeline from Evers’ broadband binge
When Republicans removed $750 million for broadband expansion from Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget last week, Wisconsin news outlets complained that for the first time in a decade miserly conservatives…
Violence has progressives bringing cops back to schools
Milwaukee public high schools next in line Progressive city councils across the country are being forced by violence in and near their public schools to rethink their bans on stationing…
Medicaid: Wisconsin’s budget buster
A recent history of the state’s social spending Leviathan As the state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee begins budget deliberations, Gov. Tony Evers is pushing for a $31.6 billion budget for…
State lawmakers want cops back in Milwaukee Public Schools
But no money for the Hop Assembly Republicans have proposed a sales tax plan for the city of Milwaukee that would put police officers back in Milwaukee Public Schools for…
Pension proposal puts cops back in Milwaukee schools
School safety a key component in local revenue solution Assembly Republicans have proposed a sales tax plan for the city of Milwaukee that would put police officers back in Milwaukee…
Wisconsin lawmakers in the dark on broadband
Legislators have no idea if the state is getting its money’s worth Gov. Tony Evers has asked that Wisconsin spend another $750 million to expand broadband in the state without…