Legislature Sends Budget to Evers
OwenMeh. MADISON – Assembly lawmakers late Thursday sent to Gov. Tony Evers a $99 billion two-year spending plan that leverages a historic surplus to cut income taxes by more than…
Republicans finally propose a tax cut
My column for the Washington County Daily News is online and in print. Here’s a taste: Wisconsin currently has four income tax brackets. Under the Republicans’ plan, they would reduce…
Legislature Proposes to Merge UWMWC and MPTC
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Washington County would merge with Moraine Park Technical College under a plan pushed through by Republican lawmakers Thursday as part of the state budget. If signed into law,…
Republicans Push Prioritization at UW
Good. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted to cut the University of Wisconsin System’s budget by $32 million on Thursday despite a projected record-high $7 billion state budget surplus,…
Demographic destiny
I’m still out, but here is my column that ran in the Washington County Daily News this week:If, as the axiom goes, demography is destiny, then Wisconsin is facing a…
Let kids work: Power of work yields lessons for lifetime
Yes, I’m still on vacation, but I wrote a couple of columns ahead of time. Check out my most recent colum from the Washington County Daily News.Wisconsin Republicans have joined…
Pro-moms. Pro-babies.
Here is my full column that ran in the Washington County Daily News earlier this week. Republican State Sen. Romaine Quinn and Republican Reps. Gae Magnafici and Donna Rozar have…
Wisconsin Republicans Take a Harder Stance on Shared Revenue Negotiations
In an ideal world, they would just strip out the Milwaukee bailout and spending increases anyway, but it’s good to see a little party unity. MADISON – In order to…
Republicans Move to Block Unnecessary Vaccine Mandate
Excellent. The state Assembly and state Senate will take action on Wednesday that will bar Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration from implementing a new rule that would have required seventh…
Pro-moms. Pro-babies.
My column for the Washington County Daily News is online and in print. Here’s a part: Still, one must step back from the political machinations at play and marvel at…