Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young Scott Walker and his band of minions are apparently feeling the political heat. According to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll, Democratic challenger Tony Evers has experienced a slight rise in his poll numbers that puts him 5 points ahead of his Republican opponent—incumbent Governor Scott […]
Make No Mistake, This Is Wrong
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Senate Judiciary Committee Unfair to Blasey Ford If you are like most folks, you are watching the Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination process play out. You may be struggling with recent information that has been introduced into the fray regarding allegations of a sexual assault that has been […]
No Shame in the GOP’s Game
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young The Senate is called on by the Constitution to provide “advice and consent” regarding presidential nominations of “judges of the Supreme Court.” This is an explicit charge that outlines a clear duty. Yet, hundreds of thousands of pages of relevant records of Brett Kavanaugh’s service to former […]
What this Election Means for Wisconsinites’ Health Care
By U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Last month, Vice President Mike Pence visited Wisconsin. Moments after landing in Milwaukee, he was asked about my new legislation to protect the over 2 million Wisconsinites who have pre-existing conditions. In his response, with just a few words, Vice President Pence outlined what this U.S. Senate election is really […]
Health, Housing, and the Fight for Basic Human Rights
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Lately there’s been a lot of talk about the things that make our country great, and just as importantly the things that don’t. Although I’ve had doubts about the direction we’re going in, and past decisions we’ve made, I’ve always looked back on certain moments in our country’s […]
Education Chief DeVos: Failing to Make the Grade
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young Before she was even sworn in as Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos emerged as one of the most controversial members of the Trump Administration. Her confirmation required a historic tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence after every Senate Democrat and two Senate Republicans voted against her. In […]
Trump’s Mutterings are Stark Contrast to Lincoln’s Eloquence
By Jesse Jackson Last week, President Trump, in a rambling stump speech in Montana, bizarrely compared his oratory to that of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, arguing (incorrectly) that Lincoln was “ridiculed” for the speech. “He was excoriated by the fake news. …Fifty years after his death, they said it may have been the greatest speech […]
Commentary: There is A Black Wave Sweeping Across the State of Florida
By Roger Caldwell NNPA Newswire Contributor Many political experts and pundits will admit that their polls were wrong, when they discuss which Democratic candidate would win the Florida governor’s primary election. When a candidate like Jeff Greene comes into a campaign and spends $34 million, and Philip Levine spends $28 million, you must begin to […]
Has Foxconn Changed its Business Stripes?
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young On its face, it looks like an extraordinary generous gift and would be the largest investment from a research partner in the University of Wisconsin’s history. Foxconn Technology Group has pledged up to $100 million to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including funding to help establish a new […]
When Talking About Suicide Awareness, Hope Matters
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Young people around the country sharpened their pencils and strapped their backpacks on for the start of another exciting school year. As I joined others in greeting students at Maple Tree Elementary School this week, the significance of the day was not lost on any of us. I […]
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