
Ike Brannon and Mike Nichols: Help students succeed before they get to college
Admitting students with little chance to graduate helps no one. Tying UW System funding to graduation rates would force change.
Admitting students with little chance to graduate helps no one. Tying UW System funding to graduation rates would force change.
Lon Roberts was the secretary of the Department of Financial Institutions before his appointment. The PSC is tasked with keeping public utilities in line and essentially balancing our energy needs with the resources we currently have. With that responsibility in mind, why not choose someone with experience in that field?
When it comes to Wisconsin’s transportation finance crisis, the real “public trust” that needs rebuilding involves the governor and the legislators who have let Mark Gottlieb twist in the wind. He left the Transportation Department in better shape than when he took it over.
The roads are a mess, there’s not enough money to repair and improve them, the budgets are awash in red ink and taxpayers face mounting congestion and billions in unfunded obligations.
Under one version of legislation calling for a constitutional convention on a balanced budget, Republican leaders would get to pick all seven delegates.
Can one speech change the national mood? Perhaps not. But if any speech can, Donald J. Trump delivered it Tuesday night.
The most penetrating moment in Donald Trump’s speech to Congress Tuesday night was not his, except for the crass setup.
The temptation for Trump to wrap himself in the valor of a recently deceased soldier was too much to resist.
Cyber-attacks are rampant in industry as well as within government institutions, yet there are relatively few people trained for cybersecurity careers.
CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘These are simple questions for Sen. Johnson. They should be answered immediately.’ MADISON, Wis. — In light of the shocking revelations that Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied in writing and under oath to members
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Washington, D.C. – Governor Scott Walker spoke to members of the House Republican Conference at the United States Capitol today and urged members to “go big and bold” as they pursue their agenda. “Actions speak
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 6: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 elections for governor and U.S. Senate with the Cook Political Report’s Jennifer Duffy,
Candidates for state superintendent at a WisPolitics.com forum in Milwaukee disagreed about Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to make a proposed boost in per-pupil school aid contingent on compliance with Act 10. Walker’s plan would increase per-pupil aid by $200 the
A group of Dems today unveiled a tax package that would dramatically boost tax exemptions for the middle class while phasing out the manufacturing and agriculture credit. Speaker Robin Vos shot back the plan is one more reason to call
State Rep. Scott Krug, R-Nekoosa, says he’s working on two amendments to legislation that’s been introduced to govern the replacement, reconstruction or transfer of high-capacity wells. AB 105 was introduced this week and referred to the Ag Committee. The Senate
Admitting students with little chance to graduate helps no one. Tying UW System funding to graduation rates would force change.
Lon Roberts was the secretary of the Department of Financial Institutions before his appointment. The PSC is tasked with keeping public utilities in line and essentially balancing our energy needs with the resources we currently have. With that responsibility in mind, why not choose someone with experience in that field?
When it comes to Wisconsin’s transportation finance crisis, the real “public trust” that needs rebuilding involves the governor and the legislators who have let Mark Gottlieb twist in the wind. He left the Transportation Department in better shape than when he took it over.
The roads are a mess, there’s not enough money to repair and improve them, the budgets are awash in red ink and taxpayers face mounting congestion and billions in unfunded obligations.
Under one version of legislation calling for a constitutional convention on a balanced budget, Republican leaders would get to pick all seven delegates.
Can one speech change the national mood? Perhaps not. But if any speech can, Donald J. Trump delivered it Tuesday night.
The most penetrating moment in Donald Trump’s speech to Congress Tuesday night was not his, except for the crass setup.
The temptation for Trump to wrap himself in the valor of a recently deceased soldier was too much to resist.
Cyber-attacks are rampant in industry as well as within government institutions, yet there are relatively few people trained for cybersecurity careers.
CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘These are simple questions for Sen. Johnson. They should be answered immediately.’ MADISON, Wis. — In light of the shocking revelations that Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied in writing and under oath to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about his conversations with the
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Washington, D.C. – Governor Scott Walker spoke to members of the House Republican Conference at the United States Capitol today and urged members to “go big and bold” as they pursue their agenda. “Actions speak louder than words,” Governor Walker said. “In 2011, we went
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 6: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 elections for governor and U.S. Senate with the Cook Political Report’s Jennifer Duffy, Marquette Law pollster Charles Franklin and “Rewind” analysts JR Ross
Candidates for state superintendent at a WisPolitics.com forum in Milwaukee disagreed about Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to make a proposed boost in per-pupil school aid contingent on compliance with Act 10. Walker’s plan would increase per-pupil aid by $200 the first year and $204 the second year of his budget,
A group of Dems today unveiled a tax package that would dramatically boost tax exemptions for the middle class while phasing out the manufacturing and agriculture credit. Speaker Robin Vos shot back the plan is one more reason to call Dems tax-and-spend liberals. Meanwhile, Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, called the
State Rep. Scott Krug, R-Nekoosa, says he’s working on two amendments to legislation that’s been introduced to govern the replacement, reconstruction or transfer of high-capacity wells. AB 105 was introduced this week and referred to the Ag Committee. The Senate companion, SB 76, was introduced Feb. 21 and sent to