by Lucas Vebber and Luke Berg | Oct 2, 2019 | Features
Why the 7th Congressional District Special Election Date Had to Change Background: Congressman Sean Duffy resigned from the House of Representatives effective September 23, 2019. Upon his resignation, Governor Tony Evers called a special election to fill the now...
by jameswigderson | Sep 9, 2019 | Features
A new report is warning that state government under Gov. Tony Evers is becoming less transparent when it comes to handling open records requests. The report by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty says that Evers’ administration “threatens to turn...
by George Mitchell | Aug 12, 2019 | Features
Republicans and Democrats have something on which they can agree: Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes will be an anchor on Gov. Tony Evers if Barnes seeks re-election. While GOP leaders must hope Barnes hangs in there, Evers and his braintrust almost certainly are grappling with...
by Will Flanders | Jul 22, 2019 | Features
Despite the efforts of Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsin Democrats to end school choice, the evidence continues to build on the positive effects of the program. The most recent evidence in a new study from the Urban Institute is arguably some of the most important so...
by George Mitchell | Jul 21, 2019 | Features
Myths About Incarceration Causes Preventing Real Discussion of Prison Population Reduction Problems During the three decades I have followed Wisconsin prison policy, public discussion has been hobbled by half-truths about who is in prison and how they got...