It is time to bring some ETHICS to Washington. ETHICS is a piece of legislation before Congress called the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks...
Our asylum system is broken, according to Alejandro Mayorkas. He should know. As Homeland Security Secretary, he is in charge of immigration. He claims the system...
You know what the say about weather in Wisconsin. Just wait five minutes and it will change. That has certainly been true over the past week...
If history is any guide, lawmakers in Madison won’t just tweak Governor Evers’ proposed two-year state budget, they will gut it. The final document they approved...
The issue of parental rights is very much in the news these days. Parents are protesting at school board meetings, upset about what their kids are...
Three years later and it’s finally over, at least officially. President Biden essentially has declared the Covid-19 pandemic to be over with the signing of legislation...
Congratulations. We made it. At least I hope so. Spring arrived weeks ago, but Mother Nature wasn’t paying attention to the calendar. We got 12 inches...
It isn’t entirely clear why, but we just witnessed something historic in Tuesday’s election in Wisconsin. A historic number of people voted in a spring election....
What is the biggest takeaway from Tuesday’s elections in Wisconsin? Voters in La Crosse choose a new school board and approved more spending for the school...
It is being called the most important election in the United States this year. But that still won’t be enough to entice many people to the...
We would like to think that those who run for public office are working in the public’s interest, and not their own. Of course, we know...
Some props for police. A couple stories in the news this week got me thinking. The first dealt with the tragic school shooting in Nashville. Police...
Wisconsin’s contest for a seat on the state Supreme Court is officially nonpartisan. Of course, we know better. Just because they don’t have a “D” or...
Wisconsin has a long and proud tradition of openness in government. At nearly every level, from city councils to county boards and school boards, meetings are...
One week from today, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls to have their say in a very contentious race for the Supreme Court. Two candidates,...
Suddenly, the signs of spring are everywhere. Ok, not everywhere, but much of the snow has melted. There are no tulips peeking out of the ground...
It seemed we were heading in the same direction, just taking different routes to get there. So it seemed. Both Governor Tony Evers and the Republican-controlled...
In just under two weeks, a very important election will take place in Wisconsin. Voters will head to the polls on April 4 to elect city...
For the past almost half a century, lots of things have changed in Madison. We have elected several different governors and hundreds of legislators have come...
When it comes to deciding how to treat people accused of crimes, the differences couldn’t be more stark. Wisconsin republicans are pushing a constitutional amendment that...