Tech Council urging federal lawmakers to push for reversing NIH cuts

Published   Feb 11, 2025 05:51PM
The Wisconsin Technology Council is urging the state’s congressional delegation to push for restoring National Institutes of Health funding and preventing similar cuts from being made elsewhere.  After the NIH on Friday announced cuts to grants that help cover indirect... ... Read more

John Nichols: Pocan seeks to hold Musk to account

Pocan introduced a proposal to maintain transparency and honesty in government spending, which he dubbed the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act. ... Read more

Gregg Hoffmann: PFAS: The forever debate

Failure to pass many of the proposals in the Evers budget, or at least reach effective compromises, will only perpetuate the “forever debate” in Wisconsin over the harmful “forever chemicals.” ... Read more

James Causey: Those who tell me to be more like MLK expose t

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Iowa Misses Out As People Cross Border For Legal Illinois Marijuana

The Dispensary in East Dubuque, Illinois. Photo by Starting Line staff

While Iowans are increasingly flocking across the Mississippi River to obtain legal marijuana at Illinois dispensaries, Iowa’s legislative majority seems stuck in a “Reefer Madness” mindset when it comes to marijuana legalization.

The growing disconnect between Iowa voters and their state government may put more pressure on Republican legislators over their anti-legalization stances, which is quickly putting Iowa into outlier status as one of ... Read more

Bruce Murphy: Hospitals get even more stingy on charity care

Hospitals in state and metro area have further cut the percent of revenue for this. ... Read more

Joel Kleefisch: Aldo Leopold’s lessons hold true decades l

ate last year a movement started to pass a resolution in the U.S. Senate to recognize this milestone and honor Aldo Leopold’s enduring contributions to conservation. Unfortunately, time ran out before it could pass. But as we enter this new year, I ... Read more

Wyatt Eichholz: To what extent are school districts losing t

Teacher turnover varies by pay, seniority and other characteristics. ... Read more