Politics
Conservative Power Rises in Senate
With the replacement of two key GOP moderates, Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has far more power.
May 18th, 2015 by Steven Walters
Education and Transportation Top Concerns at Budget Forum
Democratic legislators hold listening session in Milwaukee and get an earful.
May 14th, 2015 by Jabril Faraj, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
The Disappearance of Dan Bice
The state’s top political reporter has disappeared. Is the Journal Sentinel killing his column?
May 14th, 2015 by Bruce Murphy
Wisconsin’s Economy Still Needs Help
The business climate has improved under Walker but state still lacks a coherent vision of the future.
May 13th, 2015 by John Torinus
State Public Employment Lowest in 20 Years
And yes, those background checks on guns do catch felons.
May 13th, 2015 by Bill Lueders, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Gas Tax Insanity
Bipartisan opposition to the gas tax is causing potholes and rising car repair bills, and hurting the state economy.
May 12th, 2015 by Bruce Murphy
Valley of Death Hurts Startup Businesses
State could help with WHEDA funding. Why not try it on a pilot basis?
May 11th, 2015 by John Torinus
Abrahamson’s Suit Has Strong Legal Argument
Language of state constitution suggests the switch in chief justices must wait until her current term ends.
May 11th, 2015 by Ed Fallone
Push to Maintain Historic Tax Credits
State budget plan would reduce them, but new data shows big benefits for state in maintaining them, advocates say.
May 11th, 2015 by Michael Horne
No Christmas In May For Republicans
Tax collections haven’t risen so GOP lawmakers may have to swallow Walker budget cuts they opposed.
May 11th, 2015 by Steven Walters
Lady MacBeth of the Supreme Court
Pat Roggensack has shamed herself and the high court in the ugly way she’s handled her elevation to chief justice.
May 7th, 2015 by Bruce Murphy
The Meaning of Judge Bradley’s Victory
She carried more assembly districts than Obama or Mary Burke. Are there lessons for Democrats and the GOP in her victory?
May 6th, 2015 by Bruce Thompson
