Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Wisconsin’s Self-Inflicted Budget Woes
Op-Ed

Wisconsin’s Self-Inflicted Budget Woes

Budget decisions by Walker and Republicans are coming back to haunt them.

Op-Ed: Hospitals Could Fix State’s Health Care
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Hospitals Could Fix State’s Health Care

They should emulate other states, offer to pay our state's share of Medicaid expansion.

Op-Ed: Moving Towards Flint?
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Moving Towards Flint?

Republican bills would allow building on lakebeds, reduce pollution controls and allow privatized public utilities.

Op-Ed: Walker Gets “Incomplete” on Student Debt
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Walker Gets “Incomplete” on Student Debt

97 percent of student loan borrowers would not be helped by governor's plan.

Op-Ed: Walker Targets Health Care Savings
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Walker Targets Health Care Savings

Self-insurance for state employees would get business support. But GOP legislators resist idea. Why?

Op-Ed: The Walker Agenda Is Failing
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The Walker Agenda Is Failing

The result is rising job layoffs, a shrinking middle class, and nation's third-worst roads.

Op-Ed: To Fix Roads, Use Conservative Approach
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To Fix Roads, Use Conservative Approach

Gas tax is user fee that works. Borrowing is an inefficient alternative.

Op-Ed: Why the Denver Development Boom?
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Why the Denver Development Boom?

A combination of tax limits and new taxes helped transform its downtown.

Op-Ed: Bill Could Attract Radioactive Waste Dump
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Bill Could Attract Radioactive Waste Dump

Assembly approves bill that could allow radioactive waste repository in the North Woods.

Op-Ed: Speed and Secrecy Killing Democracy
Op-Ed

Speed and Secrecy Killing Democracy

Citizen after citizen testified: "We don't know what's in the bill."

Op-Ed: Bill Would Limit City Control of Development
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Bill Would Limit City Control of Development

Proposed state law would increase developer "property rights" at expense of others.

Op-Ed: Wisconsin’s Solitary Stance On Climate Change
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Wisconsin’s Solitary Stance On Climate Change

This is the only state in America without a Clean Power Plan.