Governor Says That Mass Shootings Point To Need For Better Mental Health Treatment by Chuck Quirmbach Gov. Scott Walker said Friday that calls for more gun control following a mass shooting in Oregon are premature. A number of politicians, including President Barack Obama, have said that shootings like the one on Thursday demonstrate a need […]
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What’s Next for Walker and Wisconsin?
Legislatively Speaking by Senator Lena C. Taylor Governor Scott Walker’s presidential campaign went supernova. At first, he exploded onto the national political scene, but it didn’t last long. His early exit from the race leaves Wisconsinites wondering, “Now what?” To see where Walker will take us, we should first look at where we’ve been. Just […]
Clinton Talks Walker and Women During Thursday Rally
by Ariele Vaccaro Days before state legislators would vote on bills to defund Planned Parenthood, Hillary Clinton visited Milwaukee for a ‘Women for Hillary’ rally event. It was the first campaign stop the Democratic candidate has made in Wisconsin since announcing her bid for the presidency. Among women’s issues, Clinton brought up her college affordability […]
Walker Unveils Health Care Reform Plan, Faces Heat from Fellow GOP Candidate
by Ariele Vaccaro Governor Scott Walker unveiled a new healthcare plan he would use to replace the Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare, if he were to become president. During a Tuesday campaign stop in Minnesota, Walker highlighted the new plan’s strengths. In the plan called “The Day One Patient Freedom Plan,” Walker criticizes the […]
Governor Walker: Sexual Assault Reporting, What You Should Know

By Lindsey Gapen March 6, 2015 Many websites have corrected or retracted stories about Governor Scott Walker this week in response to Walker’s proposal to remove requirements of reporting sexual assault incidents to the state government. Walker, who may be the 2016 Republican candidate in the presidential election, faced an attack […]
UW System Gets Hit By Walker’s Budget Proposal

By Graham Thomas Kilmer February 13, 2015 Gov. Scott Walker On Tuesday February 3 Governor Scott Walker released his budget proposal, a plan that includes a proposed $300 million cut in funding to the UW-System and the installation of a public authority in the place of the UW’s existing governance structure. […]
Minority Report: What Will Walker Do for Diverse Wisconsinites?

By Ariele Vaccaro January 9, 2015 Scott Walker For the second time, Scott Walker held up his right hand, pledged to perform his duty as governor, and stepped into another four-year term as Wisconsin’s political leader. At his inauguration on Tuesday, the governor made a lot of promises to Wisconsinites. If those […]
Why New Unionization Efforts Matter
By Alex Lasry The last 20 years have been tough for unions in Wisconsin. Almost every state saw a decline in unionized workforce over that time frame, but no state saw a bigger decline than Wisconsin. Wisconsin went from 17.8% of unionized workers in 2000, to 7.9% in 2021. Wisconsin’s drop was the largest in […]
OPINION: Wisconsin’s Report Cards for Schools are Bending the Truth
By Isral DeBruin, Colleston Morgan and Spencer Schien This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Editor’s note: Have something on your mind? “Community Voices” is the place to let Milwaukee hear what you have to say. To […]
Hell No, We Won’t Go (Along to Get Along): Redistricting Maps Require Black Representation
By LaKeshia N. Myers Gerrymandering is the decennial fight for lines drawn to declare power and representation at every level of government. For some it is par for the course, but for political junkies, it is blood sport. The official definition of gerrymandering is, “manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor […]
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