by Howard Marklein | May 31, 2021 | Features
The Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) held an Executive Session on Education on Thursday, May 27, 2021. This session included decisions related to public, K-12 education, the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS), Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) and the...
by Badger Institute | May 31, 2021 | Features
Two very different COVID-19 responses produce different economic outcomes in Hudson, WI, and Stillwater, MN By Kevyn Burger for the Badger Institute Last year might have been the best of times and the worst of times for Joe Ehlenz, or in a further twist on the Charles...
by jameswigderson | May 26, 2021 | Features, Podcasts
I joined Charlie Sykes on the Bulwark Podcast on Wednesday to discuss what the blankety-blank happened to the Wisconsin GOP? It was a meeting of RightWisconsin editors, past and present, discussing the past and present of the Republican Party in Wisconsin. We name...
by RightWisconsin | May 25, 2021 | Features
The following is a letter from Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) and Joint Finance Committee co-Chairmen Rep. Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) and Sen. Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green). The letter, addressed to...
by jameswigderson | May 25, 2021 | Features
Over 100 Republicans (and counting) recently signed a letter to the Republican Party basically saying straighten up your act or we’ll start a third party. Among the letter signers included former Wisconsin Congressmen Reid Ribble and Tom Petri. In an interview...
by jameswigderson | May 25, 2021 | Features
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign in Wisconsin may have gotten a boost from the violence in Kenosha last summer. An analysis by The Economist found that Trump’s vote totals in the Kenosha area were higher than what could normally be expected. The...
