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ICE says 83 arrested in Wisconsin, including 20 in Dane County CHRIS RICKERT crickert@madison.com Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of Voces de la Frontera, delivers remarks Monday in Madison on the arrests of Latino immigrants in several Wisconsin cities by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents over the past week. After federal immigration officials arrested more […]

The Farm Bill Expires on Sunday. Now What?  Posted by Carol Miller|September 26, 2018 Photo courtesy of Wikimedia. While there has been a lot of political news this week, none of it revolves around the 2018 Farm Bill. That’s surprising, since the existing Farm Bill expires this Sunday, Sep. 30. During the United Fresh Washington Conference, various […]

The Cost of Keeping Children Poor  Op-Ed Contributor By Mark R. Rank Dr. Rank studies poverty, social welfare, economic inequality and social policy. April 15, 2018 ImageCreditPeter Arkle ST. LOUIS — This past week, President Trump and House Republicans took initial steps to cut back the social safety net. Both have argued that such spending is […]

On the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, faith groups rally to combat systemic racism   by Michelle Boorstein, Julie Zauzmer and DeNeen L. Brown On the fiftieth anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s murder, one of the activist pastors who has tried to follow in his footsteps spoke of the task at hand after […]

Smith: Sportsmen for Wetlands initiative wells up in Wisconsin                             by Paul A. Smith What do you see when you look at a wetland? Obstacle? Or asset? Developers in Wisconsin have been stridently pushing their view in recent months. To them, a marshy […]

State Senate votes to add work, child support requirements, drug testing for public assistance programs by Mark Sommerhauser The state Senate has approved a package of bills championed by Gov. Scott Walker to add new requirements to receive public assistance, including new requirements for recipients to work, pay child support or undergo drug screenings. Nearly 80 […]

Switch to selling gas made by manure & garbage Steven Verburg COUNTY LANDFILL | MOVE MADE IN RESPONSE TO UTILITIES Dane County leads switch to selling gas made by manure and garbage STEVEN VERBURG sverburg@madison.com Dane County will soon begin selling landfill gas for use in cars and trucks. Above, landfill manager Paul Howard stands […]

Wisconsin Senate OKs constitutional convention.. Todd Richmond Wisconsin state Sen. Chris Larson leads demonstrators outside the Senate chambers in the state Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 in Madison, Wisc. They were protesting against a resolution calling for a convention of states to add a balanced budget amendment to the U.S Constitution. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond) MADISON, […]

Environmentalists criticize exemptions for Foxconn’s $10 billion Wisconsin plant Lee Bergquist and Rick Romell, Milwaukee Environmental organizations are raising objections over a legislative package exempting Foxconn Technology Group from regulations if the company agrees to build a $10 billion electronics plant in Wisconsin, but Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday defended the package and said the manufacturer would still have to comply […]

Healthcare Bill:  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE H.R. 1628, Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act of 2017 July 19, 2017 Cost Estimate CBO and JCT estimate that enacting this legislation would reduce federal deficits by $473 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 32 million in 2026 relative to current […]