Wisconsin GOP's Lame-Duck Power Grab Ruled Unconstitutional
Judge strikes down three bills, curtailing the authority of Governor Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul, and 82 appointments.
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Open Records Shed Light on Proposed Merger of Wisconsin Legislative Council and Legislative Reference Bureau
Public transparency is an issue in the merger discussions.
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.
"The House is on Fire," Climate Strikes Come to America March 15
Record-breaking heat last summer, inspired-15-year-old Greta Thunberg to pack a water bottle, a book, and a snack and take a stand outside the Swedish parliament with a handmade sign "School Strike for Climate." By January 2019, school strikes were spreading across Europe and some 70,000 teens hit the streets to demand action in Brussels, where the EU Parliament meets.
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.
American Federation of Teachers Targets Mass Incarceration, Private Prison Profiteers
2.7 million school children have an incarcerated parent.
Koch Kumbaya: The Billionaire Industrialists Appropriate Frederick Douglass, Pledge to "Do Right"
What are we to make of all the good news and talk of bipartisanship coming from the Koch camp?
ALEC's New Union-Busting Toolkit Illustrates the Goal Is to Bankrupt Unions Not Protect Workers
ALEC’s post-Janus toolkit inadvertently sheds light on the real aims of the group’s union-busting activities.
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.