Like a Breath of Fresh Air, Youth Climate Strikes Lift Off in 125 Countries
Global climate actions kicked off by the young Swedish teen, Greta Thurnberg, nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize this week.
Wisconsin
Speaker Vos Proposes Merger of Non-Partisan Agencies, Will Open Records Get Lost in the Shuffle?
Mergers of Legislative Council and Legislative Reference Bureau discussed behind closed doors.
Koch and Bradley Groups Battle Medicaid Expansion Proposed by Gov. Tony Evers
Bradley network lined up to attack Evers, back GOP in budget battles.
How Scott Walker Made Wisconsin the National Poster Child for Dark Money Corruption
The tale of Wisconsin's lead poisoned children becomes "Exhibit A" in congressional hearing Thursday.
Meet Scott Beightol: Anti-Worker Corporate Lawyer and Scott Walker's Lame Duck Pick for UW Board of Regents
Scott Beightol defends corporations accused of racial, gender, and age discrimination, and employers who want to deny workers medical and family leave.
Time for a Clean Sweep at the Capitol
When I arrived in Madison in the early 1990s from the mean streets of Philadelphia, I thought Wisconsin's commitment to clean and open government was quaint, charming -- at times a little irritating. Badger Rules, the state ethics code, meant that legislative staffers like myself couldn't even take a cup of coffee from a lobbyist, and I remember one lowly public official was nabbed for using a state phone for a few private calls.
Wisconsin Schools the Nation on Hypocrisy and Partisan Power Grabs
Record-setting early voting is not an emergency -- it's democracy.
Former Supreme Court Justice Janine Geske Speaks Out on Electoral Manipulation, Lame Duck Session
Geske opposes GOP scheme to move 2020 presidential primary to benefit Justice Kelly in upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
Wisconsin GOP Hopes to Pull Rug Out from Under New Governor, Rig Key Supreme Court Election in Lame Duck Session
On his way out the door, Scott Walker and GOP cronies mull a lame duck session to manipulate Supreme Court elections for partisan advantage.
After Bright Blue Wave, Wisconsin's Gerrymandered Legislature Already Up to Dirty Tricks
The GOP-controlled legislature is scheming to lock in its political control and curtail the powers of the newly elected governor, Tony Evers.
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