"This is a matter of hoping, pleading really, for a legislator to abandon what was always a dangerously irresponsible and politicized approach to a deadly threat."
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The bills would ban certain concepts in schools, which opponents fear could limit discussions about racial issues.
Larson joined the race in May.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi is backing Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in the crowded Democratic U.S. Senate primary, Barnes' campaign announced Tuesday.
Dear Editor: Sen. Chris Larson makes good points on the need for quality health care for all Americans. Even today, the unvaccinated include a…
Johnson has not said whether he will seek a third term.
Five Democratic candidates and one potential candidate participated in a forum Tuesday.
"The good news for Democrats is that all the candidates were capable of stringing together coherent sentences without engaging in the sort of delusional ranting that have made Johnson the laughingstock of the Senate."
Six Democrats vying for the chance to unseat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in 2022 made their cases to the party base on Sunday, each lobbing more barbs at the incumbent than at their primary opponents.
One concern among Evers-appointed regents is that their votes could be used to deny them confirmation. To avoid potential political reprisal, the board recently voted to continue holding elections by paper ballot.
"That Wisconsin legislators aren't required to save their emails and other correspondence allows them to simply destroy anything they don't want the public to know."
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Chris Larson, an employee of University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, held the position of Fac Maint Spec Adv in the Facilities Planning & Mgmt …
Dear Editor: I had to laugh at state Sen. Chris Larson's column, "When America Almost Fell." The funny part was this line: "For one party to o…
We've watched the legislative leadership dodge everything from debating gun safety measures to acting on police reform, and now declining to take a position on how to deal with this awful pandemic.
Public figures — some connected to Kenosha like native Trae Waynes (who is an NFL cornerback) and local YouTuber Tristan Jass, and some apparently unconnected to southeast Wisconsin like Podcaster Akilah Hughes — quickly weighed in with their reactions to the shooting.
The petition adds to the growing list of Wisconsinites calling on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to join the more than 30 states across the nation to implement a statewide mask order in efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Also on Thursday, DWD reported the state's unemployment rate fell from 12.1% in May to 8.5% last month.
Bills proposed in the 2017-18 legislative session to prohibit conversion therapy failed to gain any traction in the GOP-led chambers.
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
Decades ago legislators exempted themselves from having to retain most records. Lawmakers are paid by the public — their records should be kept and made available to the public.
MILWAUKEE — They say what’s good for the goose is good for the gander, but when it comes to public records, the state Legislature doesn’t seem…
We must never make the mistake of thinking that we were only elected to serve the voters who agree with us.
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.