Sen. Stroebel: Appointed to Joint Finance Committee

Madison, WI – Senator Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) released the following statement after his appointment to JFC: I thank Senator Fitzgerald for the opportunity to serve on JFC to continue the reforms conservatives have been enacting. I look forward to using

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Fitzgerald appoints Stroebel to Joint Finance

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald today appointed Sen. Duey Stroebel to the Joint Finance Committee. The Saukville Republican, who was elected to the Senate in 2015, replaces Sheila Harsdorf, who last month became DATCP secretary. He also was one of three

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Christian Schneider: Democrats spread the politics of envy

Somewhere along the line, Americans on the left began thinking incomes were a zero-sum game; if someone was making more money, it meant they were making less. But the idea that your life would be better if someone else was worse off is antithetical to an opportunity society. Envy may be a useful talking point, but as a general rule, deadly sins make for bad tax policy.

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Leon Young: The GOP’s Blind Eye to the Environment

All in all, Walker has made good on his promise that Wisconsin would be open for business, which has included consistently siding with environmental polluters. The Foxconn fiasco is just the latest example of a governor bent on ravaging our natural resources and destroying our environmental quality of life.

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Spencer Black: Donald Trump’s working to destroy the free press

Trump has vilified and sought to discredit any media outlet that dares to report news that is not flattering to him. His attacks on the media have even incited threats of violence against reporters. Less visible are his efforts to use government power to threaten the independent media and to hand over control of key broadcast outlets to his corporate supporters.

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WisDems: Is Kevin Nicholson still proud of his Steve Bannon endorsement?

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — Last night, out-of-state big money special interest puppet Kevin Nicholson’s top out-of-state boss Steve Bannon was in Alabama campaigning for alleged serial sexual predator Roy Moore. Bannon’s Moore campaigning comes just two weeks after Nicholson was running digital ads calling on social media users

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Sen. Stroebel: Appointed to Joint Finance Committee

Madison, WI – Senator Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) released the following statement after his appointment to JFC: I thank Senator Fitzgerald for the opportunity to serve on JFC to continue the reforms conservatives have been enacting. I look forward to using my private sector experience on the Joint Finance Committee. After

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Fitzgerald appoints Stroebel to Joint Finance

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald today appointed Sen. Duey Stroebel to the Joint Finance Committee. The Saukville Republican, who was elected to the Senate in 2015, replaces Sheila Harsdorf, who last month became DATCP secretary. He also was one of three Republicans who issued a series of veto demands to Gov.

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Christian Schneider: Democrats spread the politics of envy

Somewhere along the line, Americans on the left began thinking incomes were a zero-sum game; if someone was making more money, it meant they were making less. But the idea that your life would be better if someone else was worse off is antithetical to an opportunity society. Envy may be a useful talking point, but as a general rule, deadly sins make for bad tax policy.

Read More »

Leon Young: The GOP’s Blind Eye to the Environment

All in all, Walker has made good on his promise that Wisconsin would be open for business, which has included consistently siding with environmental polluters. The Foxconn fiasco is just the latest example of a governor bent on ravaging our natural resources and destroying our environmental quality of life.

Read More »

Spencer Black: Donald Trump’s working to destroy the free press

Trump has vilified and sought to discredit any media outlet that dares to report news that is not flattering to him. His attacks on the media have even incited threats of violence against reporters. Less visible are his efforts to use government power to threaten the independent media and to hand over control of key broadcast outlets to his corporate supporters.

Read More »