It looks to be a busy week, finally, for the Wisconsin Legislature. After earning the title of the nation’s least busy full-time state legislature, lawmakers are...
Have you gotten your shots yet? Great progress has been made in getting people vaccinated from the Coronavirus, but the last push is likely to be...
Sometimes when you hear something, you can’t believe it. Maybe you shouldn’t. Too many people are too willing to express their outrage over a story, even...
I used to think Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson was simply pandering to his audience, telling them what they want to hear. Now, I’m not so...
If we allow our elected officials to act on the honor system, we shouldn’t be surprised by the results. Yet members of the Wisconsin Assembly and...
Politicians like to talk about creating jobs. They unveil proposals they say will “get people back to work” and “getting our economy running again.” But despite...
If you go to the store and buy something labeled as milk, or cheese or yogurt, you no doubt expect those products will contain milk from...
When tensions are running high, raising the rhetoric is rarely a good idea. That is why it is unfortunate that California Congresswoman Maxine Waters resorted to...
A changing of the guard today at La Crosse’s City Hall. Today marks the end of Mayor Tim Kabat’s second term and the swearing in of...
Wisconsin spends a lot of money on criminal justice measures. So its important taxpayers get their money’s worth. Since 2005, Wisconsin has made investments in alternatives...
We all shook our heads in disappointment after seeing such a poor turnout in La Crosse’s last election. Barely one quarter of the city’s eligible voters...
It is hardly the most pressing issue facing the state of Wisconsin, but it is good to see our lawmakers are willing to give a break...
Talk about an exercise in futility. Wisconsin legislative leaders have a plan for spending federal funding designed to help states recover from the pandemic. The problem...
Wisconsin has a proud tradition of protecting its natural resources. Or at least it used to. According to the Wisconsin Policy Forum, Wisconsin ranks 49th among...
It is a victory for Wisconsin voters. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the Wisconsin Elections Commission should not remove from the voter rolls the...
Many people are turned off by politics. It’s hard to blame them. Some think politicians are all crooked liars. Others think it doesn’t matter who they...
The results of Tuesday’s election were rather underwhelming. Not who won or lost, but how many people chose not to participate in the democratic process. Turnout...
