Politics
State Trails Nation on Women Legislators
Wisconsin in decline since 2003, far fewer women candidates and winners than neighboring states.
Feb 15th, 2019 by Ryan Weichelt, WisContext
Evers Will Give Pardons
Reversing Walker’s policy, governor to consider pardons, as other predecessors did.
Feb 15th, 2019 by Elizabeth Dohms-Harter, Wisconsin Public Radio
Hagedorn Backs School That Bans Gays
State Supreme Court candidate on board of school that bans gay teachers, students, parents.
Feb 15th, 2019 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio
City Struggles to Keep Up Snow Plowing
Problems include aging equipment, staff shortages and inexperienced operators.
Feb 14th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
DNR Must Stop Coal Pollution
We Energies pollutes Lake Michigan, adding to toxic mercury levels harmful to babies.
Feb 14th, 2019 by Carl Lindner
County Officials Offer Antidote to Youth Prisons
Won’t be “a prison,” they say, promising humane alternative to Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake.
Feb 14th, 2019 by Dave Fidlin
GOP Senators, Too, Resist Honoring Kaepernick
They remove Milwaukee native and former NFL star from black history resolution, but won’t say why.
Feb 14th, 2019 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Special Ed Funding Gap Hits $1 Billion
That’s per year, new report says. Schools required to provide education, but it's grossly underfunded.
Feb 14th, 2019 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Republicans Discover the Middle Class
But their proposed tax cut is unfunded and doesn’t address state’s tax inequity.
Feb 14th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
Three City Libraries Will Get Solar
But city wants to install five times more solar power and faces We Energies opposition.
Feb 13th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Not All Conservatives Oppose Streetcar
In fact, some argue New Urbanism enhances conservative values.
Feb 13th, 2019 by Bruce Thompson
Recall National Guard From the Border
Walker sent troops to Mexican border, Evers should recall them. It’s a made-up crisis.
Feb 13th, 2019 by Gregory Humphrey
