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18

Feb
2020

18 February 2020

Don’t shrink county board size

With 38 members, Marathon County Board of Supervisors is the largest in the state. Is it too big? And should the county have a smaller board? ...

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Don’t shrink county board size

With 38 members, Marathon County Board of Supervisors is the largest in the state. Is it too big? And should the county have a smaller board? ...

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Posted on February 18, 2020

Bill pushes for ‘net zero emissions’

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined 32 of her Senate colleagues, led by Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), in introducing legislation that would put...

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Bill pushes for ‘net zero emissions’

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined 32 of her Senate colleagues, led by Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), in introducing legislation that would put...

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Posted on February 18, 2020

Lobbying activity drops in 2019

Interest groups spent $16.7 million lobbying the state Capitol during the second half of 2019, a big drop from the same period two years earlier,...

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Opinion

Lobbying activity drops in 2019

Interest groups spent $16.7 million lobbying the state Capitol during the second half of 2019, a big drop from the same period two years earlier,...

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Posted on February 18, 2020

11

Feb
2020

11 February 2020

We have to let them all speak

Imagine you’re taking a walk in a forest on a warm spring day. You pull up a nearby stump to sit a spell, and close your eyes to focus just on t...

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We have to let them all speak

Imagine you’re taking a walk in a forest on a warm spring day. You pull up a nearby stump to sit a spell, and close your eyes to focus just on t...

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Posted on February 11, 2020

Which do you think is better?

Timothy Kapfhamer Colby Editor: Who is better for America? For mer President Obama’s (D) policies produced a very anemic recovery a...

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Opinion

Which do you think is better?

Timothy Kapfhamer Colby Editor: Who is better for America? For mer President Obama’s (D) policies produced a very anemic recovery a...

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Posted on February 11, 2020

04

Feb
2020

04 February 2020

Support expanded body cam use

The Wisconsin State Legislature needs to take action on SB50, a bill that will set standards when it comes to record retention and access for law ...

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Opinion

Support expanded body cam use

The Wisconsin State Legislature needs to take action on SB50, a bill that will set standards when it comes to record retention and access for law ...

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Posted on February 4, 2020

Contractors say state building reviews are too slow

A persistent backlog of commercial building permits at the Department of Safety and Professional Services has prompted the state’s construction...

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Contractors say state building reviews are too slow

A persistent backlog of commercial building permits at the Department of Safety and Professional Services has prompted the state’s construction...

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Posted on February 4, 2020

Evers creates student debt task force

Gov. Tony Evers, joined by Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld, last week signed Executive Order #67 creating the Gove...

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Opinion

Evers creates student debt task force

Gov. Tony Evers, joined by Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld, last week signed Executive Order #67 creating the Gove...

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Posted on February 4, 2020

28

Jan
2020

28 January 2020

Impartiality must prevail

You’ve all heard the old adage that it’s not a wise thing to let the inmates run the asylum. Another example of that notion would be to not al...

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Opinion

Impartiality must prevail

You’ve all heard the old adage that it’s not a wise thing to let the inmates run the asylum. Another example of that notion would be to not al...

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Posted on January 28, 2020

State GOP candidates have more cash than Dems

Republican incumbents up for re-election to the Wisconsin state Senate this fall, on average, had almost twice as much money in the bank heading i...

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Opinion

State GOP candidates have more cash than Dems

Republican incumbents up for re-election to the Wisconsin state Senate this fall, on average, had almost twice as much money in the bank heading i...

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Posted on January 28, 2020