Martin tops Wikler in vote for national Dem Party chair

Published   Feb 01, 2025 06:13PM
Minnesota Dem Party Chair Ken Martin topped Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler to become the next head of the national party, winning a majority on the first ballot. Martin received 246.5 votes, while Wikler received 134.5 votes. With 428 members voting, 214.5... ... Read more

Dave Zweifel: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Chopr

Even the controversial Trump advisor Peter Navarro, who has returned as a senior advisor after Trump pardoned him, is enamored with Chopra's ability to get things done. ... Read more

Bruce Murphy: Schimel haunted by rape kit issue

Candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court at odds over issue. ... Read more

Scott McCallum: Trump’s tariff plan is the economic change

Reevaluating trade deals and carefully leveraging certain tariffs could have a positive impact on the economy, but like any good deal it needs to be well thought out and executed in a way that won’t compound the problems created by Biden. ... Read more

Scott Walker: Trump demonstrates what ‘peace through strength’ means

Published   Jan 31, 2025 04:44PM
We are the most powerful country on the planet. It is about time we use our strength to protect our interests in the world. ... Read more

‘The Insiders’ analyze the Wisconsin Supreme Court race

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the spring election for state Supreme Court between Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel and Dane County Judge Susan Crawford. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompso ... Read more

John Hallinan: Restrictions on guns can prevent suicides

People who are suicidal frequently plan or think about it for a long time. However the decision to actually attempt suicide is often a spur-of-the-moment decision. Something happens in their life that triggers them to go through with it. So if you ma ... Read more

Kristen Brey: We’d have to care about sexual assault for r

Call me a cynic, but in this political environment, I’m far from convinced a backlog of rape kits will be the defining campaign issue in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race — because voters would actually have to take accusations of sexual assault a ... Read more