Politics
State Bonding to Help Finance Alabama Prisons
Questions about Wisconsin’s Public Finance Authority and proposed private prisons blasted as a 'golden gulag.’
Apr 18th, 2021 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
MPS Is Just As Bad as Police Department
Both are racist systems and both need wholesale reform.
Apr 18th, 2021 by Jordan Morales
Baldwin Challenges Opioid Companies ‘Abusive’ Tax Deductions
Letter from senators to IRS warns of deductions for legal expenses due to companies role in opioid epidemic.
Apr 18th, 2021 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
The Beguiling Blandness of Devin LeMahieu
Senate majority leader is conservative but eschews the nasty style of Robin Vos.
Apr 17th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin, Wisconsin Examiner
Evers, Advocates Discuss Justice System Reform, Legalizing Pot
Evers budget includes major reforms and legalizing medical and recreational marijuana.
Apr 17th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
Moore Hopes Biden Plan Can Replace City’s Lead Pipes
Milwaukee's 70,000 lead pipes including those for home of her great granddaughter.
Apr 17th, 2021 by Elizabeth Dohms-Harter, Wisconsin Public Radio
Evers Redistricting Panel Seeks ‘Partisan Fairness’
‘People's Maps Commission’ can only make suggestions which Republican legislators say they will reject.
Apr 17th, 2021 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
John McAdams, Professor That Brought Marquette to Supreme Court, Dies At 75
The Marquette professor sued the university for violation of his First Amendment rights, and won.
Apr 16th, 2021 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Conservative Group Sues Over Minority Scholarship Program
Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty argues the grant is racially exclusionary to white students and some Asian students.
Apr 16th, 2021 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
GOP State Senate Leader Dismisses Marijuana Legalization
State Senate Majority Leader said GOP legislators won't vote for legalizing medical or recreational marijuana.
Apr 16th, 2021 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio
State’s Infrastructure Is Falling Apart
Analysis gives C and D grades to roads, bridges, dams, ports, transit, drinking water and more.
Apr 16th, 2021 by Bill Kaplan
Can We Keep the Great Lakes Great?
$10 million plan for fresh water collaborative at 13 UW campuses must be funded.
Apr 15th, 2021 by John Torinus
