Last night’s primary results in New York were not just a bad night for more centrist Democrats. They were a signal that the party’s center of gravity has…
Author: Megan Novak
A recent article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel was ostensibly supposed to give a rundown of each gubernatorial candidate’s proposed energy policy. Far from doing so, all it did was demonstrate the media’s failure to ask hard…
In June 2013, Wisconsin Democrats gathered in Oconomowoc (yes, Oconomowoc) and adopted a set of resolutions that read like the concerns of a party rooted in…
In a stunning admission this week at a WisPolitics Luncheon, Senate Democrat Leader Dianne Hesselbein told attendees that her number one regret of this legislative session was failing to pass what…
Last year, Madison Metropolitan School District hit taxpayers with the largest property tax hike in over three decades: a jaw-dropping 20.4% increase following a pair of…
For many Wisconsin families, Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer. Cookouts, cabin trips, parades, and time with family are all part of the…
Most Wisconsin moms are not asking for ideological validation. They are asking for affordable groceries, safer neighborhoods, good schools, lower energy bills, and the ability to raise their kids…
Even New York Gov. Kathy Hochul opted into the new federal education opportunity tax credit program. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers refused — and vetoed legislation that…
By any honest measure, Medicaid is at a crossroads. Originally designed as a safety net for the most vulnerable—low-income children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities—the program…
Wisconsin’s public records law is supposed to guarantee timely access to government information so citizens can understand how decisions are made in their name. In practice, that promise increasingly feels…