Op-Ed

Op Ed: America Needs “Red Flag Laws”
Op Ed

America Needs “Red Flag Laws”

Laws would allow judges to prohibit a person from having or buying firearms in certain circumstances.

Op Ed: Congress Must Protect the DSH Program
Op Ed

Congress Must Protect the DSH Program

Program created by President Reagan provides funds to hospitals to offset costs for providing care to the uninsured.

Op Ed: Tent City A Result of Public Policy
Op Ed

Tent City A Result of Public Policy

Tent City residents need resources not currently available to them, not destruction of their camp.

Op Ed: Governor’s Leadership Moves State Forward
Op Ed

Governor’s Leadership Moves State Forward

A bold vision for Wisconsin and a budget based on input from all the people.

Op Ed: How Evers Should Reform Criminal Justice
Op Ed

How Evers Should Reform Criminal Justice

More pardons and commutations and ending solitary confinement would be a good start.

Op Ed: Limited Legal Pot Is Not Enough
Op Ed

Limited Legal Pot Is Not Enough

Fully legal cannabis has far more economic, social and health benefits.

Op Ed: Why Is Water Task Force Ignoring City?
Op Ed

Why Is Water Task Force Ignoring City?

State Water Quality Task Force will hold 11 public hearings, none in Milwaukee.

Op Ed: Enough of Divide-and-Conquer Politics
Op Ed

Enough of Divide-and-Conquer Politics

Once again Vos and Fitzgerald try to scapegoat Milwaukee.

Op Ed: The Game is Rigged in Wisconsin
Op Ed

The Game is Rigged in Wisconsin

We wouldn’t tolerate a rigged football game. Why allow a rigged democracy?

Op Ed: Prevailing Wage Laws Protect Middle Class
Op Ed

Prevailing Wage Laws Protect Middle Class

They also protect taxpayers from shoddy construction and lower quality work.

Op Ed: Remembering Justice Stevens
Op Ed

Remembering Justice Stevens

He died at age 99, but his dissent in Citizens United case lives on.

Op Ed: Obama-Trump Voters Key To Election
Op Ed

Obama-Trump Voters Key To Election

Signs of some deserting Trump, including state’s dairy farmers.