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Sep 24, 2026

New York’s Massive SEIU Home-Care Drive Is a Preview of Wisconsin’s PPL Future

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BECI 765: Laws Governing Transmission Lines

By Michael Lucas

PerspectivesPerspectives - Sep 15, 2026

AmeriCorps Survived. Its Financial Problems Did, Too.

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PerspectivesPerspectives - Sep 11, 2026

A Dane County Case Could Quietly Erase Wisconsin’s Election Deadlines

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PerspectivesPerspectives - Sep 08, 2026

Once Again, the DNR Is Trying to Rewrite State Law

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PerspectivesPerspectives - December 17, 2025

Dem's Inflation Desperation

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Why I-794 Must Stay

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PerspectivesPerspectives - Jun 23, 2021

Don’t Believe the Left: Wisconsin’s Schools are Fully Funded

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Republicans’ Proposed Tax Cuts A Boon To Wisconsin’s Economy

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Downtown Milwaukee At A Crossroads

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PerspectivesPerspectives - Jun 11, 2021

A Sunk Cost Goes Completely Underwater 

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PerspectivesPerspectives - Jun 09, 2021

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Can We Finally Admit That Mask-Wearing Was Pointless?

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PerspectivesPerspectives - May 26, 2021

Budget Blog: Education Funding To Be Voted On Tomorrow

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PerspectivesPerspectives - May 26, 2021

A Special Kind Of Ignorance

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PerspectivesPerspectives - May 21, 2021

A Chronic Case Of Mask Addiction

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PerspectivesPerspectives - May 19, 2021

Laziness By Proxy

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PerspectivesPerspectives - May 14, 2021

Democrat Mayors May Have Violated Open Meetings Law During Secret Election Planning

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PerspectivesPerspectives - May 12, 2021

Did COVID-19 Really Escape From A Lab? The Evidence Suggests It Did 

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PerspectivesPerspectives - May 07, 2021

Emails Show Likely Illegality In The Way Milwaukee Ran The Presidential Election

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PerspectivesPerspectives - May 05, 2021

Seven Easy Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Win Back Wisconsin

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PerspectivesPerspectives - Apr 30, 2021

President Biden’s Tax-and-Spend Plans Ignore the Lessons of History

By Dan O’Donnell

PerspectivesPerspectives - Apr 28, 2021

The Greatest Threat To Black Lives In Wisconsin

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PerspectivesPerspectives - Apr 23, 2021

Green Bay’s City Attorney Accidentally Incriminates the City of Green Bay

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PerspectivesPerspectives - Apr 21, 2021

Debunking Every Major Myth About Mass Shootings in America

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