The GOP Gives Evers’ Budget a Haircut
The Wisconsin state legislature’s budget-writing committee cut hundreds of proposals from Gov. Tony Evers’ two-year spending plan on May 6th. Wisconsin Republicans continue to be among the least willing politicians in the country to work in a bipartisan manner, stripping popular policies supported by Wisconsinites including health care access expansion, legalization of marijuana, and the […]
Shoutout to All the Municipal Clerks Out There
The week of May 2nd to May 8th, 2021 is the 52nd Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Appreciation Week. According to a proclamation from the office of Gov. Tony Evers, Wisconsin has 1,854 municipal clerks that serve across the state. Municipal clerks are crucial to the administration of elections as their duties include preparing ballots, training […]
Reasons to NOT Legalize Weed in Wisconsin
Marijuana. Cannabis. Weed. Hashish. Dope. Mary Jane. It’s known by many names, but it all means (basically) the same thing. Marijuana is fully legal in 16 states plus Washington D.C., with New Mexico recently becoming the 17th state to pass a measure to legalize it in April. It’s at least partially legal in all but […]
No Sales Tax for you Milwaukee!
Two years ago, a coalition of elected officials, business leaders, and community leaders formed to launch Move Forward MKE. The group’s main goal was to ask the state government to allow Milwaukee to raise its sales tax, giving the city and county more money to work with in the future. While Wisconsin has high property […]
Gov. Evers’ State Budget Proposal summarized in dance
If you’re like most people, you probably have no freaking clue how a state budget works or who writes it or what it covers. Well, you’ve come to the right place. In Wisconsin, the state legislature makes most of the decisions about what should be included in the budget, but the governor also gets input. […]
State of the State – A 60-Second Recap
You may have been too busy watching Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist last night and missed Wisconsin’s State of the State. I get it! Jane Levy, much more entertaining than Tony Evers. I’m here to recap it for you – a couple things went down! The State of The State Address – Broken Down Evers started by […]
What’s Up with the Draft during COVID?
This week we cover: The Green Bay Packers draft choices New beer from Ale Asylum Governor Tony Evers turning the dial Wood Shop Guillotines Two new economic plans The fact that cats are a**holes The Green Bay Packers draft choices Despite sports being canceled, for now, Packers fans are still finding a way to come […]
What’s Up with Pence Promoting AIDs?
This week we cover: A state of emergency #ReOpenWisconsin signs COVID-19 Reduction plans My concern for David Bakhtiari’s health And Pence promoting AIDS… for breathing. A state of emergency Governor Evers declared a state of emergency due to elevated wildfire conditions in response to Juneau County’s, 234-acre fire last Saturday. The fire started despite the […]