Bruce Murphy: Taking aim at voucher schools
Friday, Feb 10, 2017
A recent, in-depth story in the liberal American Prospect, “Milwaukee’s Voucher Verdict,” raises troubling questions about choice schools.
A recent, in-depth story in the liberal American Prospect, “Milwaukee’s Voucher Verdict,” raises troubling questions about choice schools.
170210WI Legislative Response – Gov. Walker Medicaid Block Grant Letter … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or
For now, we should be cautiously optimistic about Story Hill and the West side of Milwaukee being spared the loss of property, tax base, clean air, and peace of mind – – essentially, that segment of the plan is collapsing if its own unfunded weight and space limitations within the narrow corridor.
What was surprising is that despite foot-dragging in the governor’s office, solar jobs in Wisconsin climbed to more than 2,800, up from 1,941 in 2015.
Instead of a knee-jerk reaction, how about doing an in-depth study to truly understand how best to protect the environment in Wisconsin?
Contact: 414-278-4067 Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee County Clerk George L. Christenson joins Circuit Court Judges and Commissioners in welcoming couples who are getting married on Valentine’s Day at the Milwaukee County Courthouse. “Each year the County Clerk’s Office looks forward to
The Ninth Circuit issued an unanimous ruling in State of Washington v. Trump rejecting the Trump Administration’s motion for an emergency stay of the District Court’s temporary injunction.
Outdoor Report editors: Paul Holtan, DNR Office of Communications, Madison, 608-267-7517 Charlie Nettesheim, DNR Office of Communications, Madison, 608-267-0541 Complete DNR Outdoor Report (Reports from conservation wardens, wildlife and fisheries staff and property managers from around the state) Snow improves
Breathtakingly, even prior to the formal introduction of Judge Neil Gorsuch as President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, several Democrats hinted at a filibuster, a truly unprecedented move. Following Gorsuch’s introduction, no response rivaled that of Wisconsin’s Sen. Tammy Baldwin.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. We Americans are pragmatic – when what we do does not work, we admit it and try another way. The DeVos
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In “Two Minutes with Mitch” local radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents after Sen. Elizabeth Warren was rebuked by Senate leadership.
The back and forth between the establishment GOP and the populist insurgent wing of the party is perhaps best personified by the relationship between White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon and Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.
Contact: Kim Gasper Rabuck, International Socialist Organization, 608-957-2087 The Madison branch of the International Socialist Organization, the Madison chapter of the National Organization for Women, Socialist Alternative, and organizers of the Women’s March on Madison have called a defense of
Contact: Brittni Palke (Johnson), (202) 224-0382, Drew Pusateri (McCaskill), (202) 224-0101 ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** WASHINGTON — Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 to examine and evaluate government operations identified
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Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt (608) 266-1683 The rate of opioid overdose deaths in Wisconsin has nearly doubled over the last decade, according to a new Department of Health Services (DHS) report, “Select Opioid-Related Morbidity and Mortality Data for Wisconsin.” The
LOCATION: Critter’s Wolf River Sports, 700 W. Main St., Winneconne, along State 116, six blocks west of the bridge CONTACT: Ed Culhane, DNR communications, 715-781-1683 SUBJECT: DNR news conference – Sturgeon season opener TIME: 1 p.m. Saturday,
Foley & Lardner, Suite 5000, 150 E. Gilman St., Madison Contact: Erik Greenfield, Communications Manager, 608-443-1952 (office), 608-669-7884 (cell) Wisconsin’s Largest Tech Meetup to Join With Accelerate Madison for Sold-Out Big Data Event Trio of local experts will lead discussion
Contact: Erik Greenfield, Communications Manager, 608-443-1952 (office), 608-669-7884 (cell) Trio of local experts will lead discussion on making better business decisions using data MADISON – For the first Accelerate Madison event of 2017, the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce will
A recent, in-depth story in the liberal American Prospect, “Milwaukee’s Voucher Verdict,” raises troubling questions about choice schools.
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For now, we should be cautiously optimistic about Story Hill and the West side of Milwaukee being spared the loss of property, tax base, clean air, and peace of mind – – essentially, that segment of the plan is collapsing if its own unfunded weight and space limitations within the narrow corridor.
What was surprising is that despite foot-dragging in the governor’s office, solar jobs in Wisconsin climbed to more than 2,800, up from 1,941 in 2015.
Instead of a knee-jerk reaction, how about doing an in-depth study to truly understand how best to protect the environment in Wisconsin?
Contact: 414-278-4067 Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee County Clerk George L. Christenson joins Circuit Court Judges and Commissioners in welcoming couples who are getting married on Valentine’s Day at the Milwaukee County Courthouse. “Each year the County Clerk’s Office looks forward to this event and it seems that we will set a
The Ninth Circuit issued an unanimous ruling in State of Washington v. Trump rejecting the Trump Administration’s motion for an emergency stay of the District Court’s temporary injunction.
Outdoor Report editors: Paul Holtan, DNR Office of Communications, Madison, 608-267-7517 Charlie Nettesheim, DNR Office of Communications, Madison, 608-267-0541 Complete DNR Outdoor Report (Reports from conservation wardens, wildlife and fisheries staff and property managers from around the state) Snow improves winter recreation in north, rain hurts it in the south;
Breathtakingly, even prior to the formal introduction of Judge Neil Gorsuch as President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, several Democrats hinted at a filibuster, a truly unprecedented move. Following Gorsuch’s introduction, no response rivaled that of Wisconsin’s Sen. Tammy Baldwin.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. We Americans are pragmatic – when what we do does not work, we admit it and try another way. The DeVos confirmation as Secretary of Education is a symptom of our
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In “Two Minutes with Mitch” local radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents after Sen. Elizabeth Warren was rebuked by Senate leadership.
The back and forth between the establishment GOP and the populist insurgent wing of the party is perhaps best personified by the relationship between White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon and Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.
Contact: Kim Gasper Rabuck, International Socialist Organization, 608-957-2087 The Madison branch of the International Socialist Organization, the Madison chapter of the National Organization for Women, Socialist Alternative, and organizers of the Women’s March on Madison have called a defense of the Planned Parenthood Clinic on Orin road in Madison for
Contact: Brittni Palke (Johnson), (202) 224-0382, Drew Pusateri (McCaskill), (202) 224-0101 ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** WASHINGTON — Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 to examine and evaluate government operations identified by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) as being “high risk”
170210Dandenau … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.
Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt (608) 266-1683 The rate of opioid overdose deaths in Wisconsin has nearly doubled over the last decade, according to a new Department of Health Services (DHS) report, “Select Opioid-Related Morbidity and Mortality Data for Wisconsin.” The report provides statewide and county-level data on opioid-related deaths and
LOCATION: Critter’s Wolf River Sports, 700 W. Main St., Winneconne, along State 116, six blocks west of the bridge CONTACT: Ed Culhane, DNR communications, 715-781-1683 SUBJECT: DNR news conference – Sturgeon season opener TIME: 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 Editors, reporters: DNR sturgeon biologist Ryan Koenigs and
Foley & Lardner, Suite 5000, 150 E. Gilman St., Madison Contact: Erik Greenfield, Communications Manager, 608-443-1952 (office), 608-669-7884 (cell) Wisconsin’s Largest Tech Meetup to Join With Accelerate Madison for Sold-Out Big Data Event Trio of local experts will lead discussion on making better business decisions using data MADISON – For
Contact: Erik Greenfield, Communications Manager, 608-443-1952 (office), 608-669-7884 (cell) Trio of local experts will lead discussion on making better business decisions using data MADISON – For the first Accelerate Madison event of 2017, the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce will join the Big Data Madison Meetup for a special sold-out