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Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler on his plans to win Wisconsin
The new state Democratic Party chair of Wisconsin, Ben Wikler, moved back to Madison to run for current job, leaving his role as Washington director for MoveOn and promising to use his organizing experience defending the Affordable Care Act to help Democrats retake his home state. Sitting in his office across the street from the […]
Pro-Immigrant policies strengthen local, state economies
A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that local governments can take four key steps to better integrate immigrants and strengthen local economies and communities. “Giving all residents access to economic opportunity would enable them to earn higher wages, spend more at businesses, and contribute more in taxes that are […]
Democratic groups raise 500% more money than GOP groups
Groups that supported Democratic candidates raised five times as much money as groups that support Republicans in Wisconsin during the first half of 2019, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign reports. Of the nearly $3.2 million raised by 527 groups–nonprofit organizations that, under IRS rules, can raise and spend unlimited, unregulated money on election activities–a whopping $2.7 […]
Neighbors shocked as Michael’s closes because of visa problem
The news that Michael’s Frozen Custard on Monroe Street in Madison will be closing after the owner’s husband was barred from returning to the United States stunned neighborhood residents. “That’s just been a gathering place for our neighborhood forever,” said Andrea Gunn, a teacher and mother of three who lives a few blocks from the […]
Neighbors shocked by Michael’s closure
The news that Michael’s Frozen Custard on Monroe Street in Madison will be closing after the owner’s husband was barred from returning to the United States stunned neighborhood residents. “That’s just been a gathering place for our neighborhood forever,” said Andrea Gunn, a high-school science teacher and mother of three who lives a few blocks […]
Tackling prescription drug costs: ‘It’s like taking on the NRA’
Gov. Tony Evers and other Wisconsin leaders announced this week that they are taking aim at high prescription drug prices. Evers on Tuesday signed an executive order creating a task force to study the development, pricing, distribution, and purchasing of prescription drugs. “Picking up a medication shouldn’t break the bank, but it often does for […]
Teacher of the year shuns textbook, teaches real world civics
Eighth-grade social studies teacher Erin McCarthy, the 2020 Wisconsin Middle School Teacher of the Year, found out on the second day of school this week that she will be the Badger State’s nominee for National Teacher of the Year. “It doesn’t mean that I’m the most caring or wonderful teacher,” McCarthy told her class at […]
Podcast for political junkies in Wisconsin and beyond
“It’s very clear that the eyes of the world are going to be on Wisconsin for the next 18 months, and we intend to draw some conclusions about who is going to win,” Scot Ross announced in the kickoff episode of his new podcast with co-host Bill McCoshen, Win2020 with McCoshen and Ross. Ross, a […]
Wisconsin Examiner turns one month old
My oldest daughter, Lily, turned 18 at the end of July while on a canoe trip in the Canadian Arctic all summer. This week, the rest of the family and I are headed up to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area on the Minnesota/Canada border for our last fling of summer, and to see Lily return […]
We will not ‘allow ICE…to take our friends and neighbors’
Community leaders spoke out against the abuse of immigrants during a rally at the Capitol in Madison on Thursday evening. Responding to news of the massive roundup of immigrant workers at food processing plants in Mississippi that left children stranded as their parents were hauled away, immigrant-rights activists and state and local officials hurriedly organized […]
Sen. Baldwin meets with tribal leaders on climate
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin travelled to northern Wisconsin to meet with members of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa on Wednesday, to discuss the impacts of climate change on tribal land. “Extreme storms and severe flooding have threatened the location and abundance of wild rice on the Lac du Flambeau reservation,” Sen. […]
Gov. Evers embraces public school activists, touts partial veto
Speaking to an enthusiastic crowd of public-school advocates at Central High School in La Crosse, Gov. Tony Evers thanked members of the Wisconsin Public Education Network (WPEN) for “having my back,” and called out the group repeatedly, mentioning increases in the state budget he signed for special education, mental health services and general state aid. […]