This holiday, we hope everyone gets what they want under the tree. Not just the children who are eagerly awaiting Santa’s arrival tonight. For those who...
Forget for a minute the debate over whether laws passed in Wisconsin’s lame-duck legislative session are right, or just. One thing for sure is that the...
It doesn’t happen often, so when it does, it is worth taking note. Republicans and Democrats in the nation’s capital actually agree on something. They worked...
Here we go again. A court fight is about to get underway over restrictions Wisconsin lawmakers have put on our right to vote. The lame duck...
It is almost as if he is eager to do it. President Donald Trump isn’t backing off his pledge to shut down the federal government if...
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, down to his final days as Governor, hopes one of his final acts as Governor will serve as his legacy. Walker has...
It is yet another example of if you can’t win the game, then change the rules. The latest example comes out of Madison, where Governor Scott...
Despite efforts to reduce the power of Wisconsin’s next Governor, Tony Evers will still have some of the strongest powers of any Governor in the nation....
Well, that was ugly. We got to see the most powerful people in our country explode into a shouting match. Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer met...
When playing a game, it is important to follow the rules. But in the game of politics, you can simply change the rules to make things...
Not long ago, we heard of the ideal of local control. But those days are long gone. More and more, Madison has passed laws that restrict...
The funeral of former President George H.W. Bush reminds us of the importance of legacy. Leaders and former leaders gathered this week to say goodbye to...
It is, by any measure, an assault on our democracy. Legislative leaders in Madison have followed through on their threats to ignore the results of the...
It is bad enough that legislative leaders in Madison want to take power away from their successors. They have hatched a plan to limit the powers...
I am quite weary of hearing the nasal tone of Scott Robert Shaw with his poorly conceived, single-minded, repetitious monologues, droning on with his prejudiced overview...
Leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature are starting to look a little desperate. Stung by losses in the recent election which saw democrats capture the governor’s office,...
Each election season we are bombarded by negative ads. They are more frequent, and more nasty. All designed to spread mis-truths and outright lies, to convince...
The issue of gerrymandering has been in the news a lot in Wisconsin. The way that legislative boundaries were drawn after the last census was done...
The Wisconsin legislature is not scheduled to meet again this year. But in the wake of the election, republicans in control of the legislature may try...
In Wisconsin, the public records law is pretty clear. Basically, government records are considered to be open and available to the public except in very rare...