By Karen Stokes The amount of care and services VHA can provide is determined by funding that Congress appropriates each year. On Wednesday, House Republicans passed their debt ceiling proposal … [Read more...]
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Dear Republicans, Your Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost
By LaKeshia N. Myers There are some days when I want to just, “throw it all away” and start over—the world that is. Because its too much; and after this week, its safe to say Republicans have … [Read more...]
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Republicans Prove They Aren’t Ready for the Keys to Power
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor On August 29, 2012 then-President Barack Obama tweeted “The GOP drove our economy into a ditch—and now they want the keys back.” It was a … [Read more...]
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Republican Attacks on Abortion Threaten Wisconsinites’ Health
By Samantha Crowley MD Candidate - Class of 2025 University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health As a medical student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public … [Read more...]
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The Republican Party’s Anti-Senior Agenda
By Richard Sicchio For over three decades, I worked for the Northern Area Agency on Aging. For 19 of those years, I served as its executive director. During that time, I was charged to oversee … [Read more...]
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A Hit Dog Will Holler
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Republicans Work to Silence Discussions on Race Frequently, when people want to dodge honest conversations about racism, they trot out a … [Read more...]
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New Year, Same Old Games
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor I entered the New Year with a renewed sense of optimism. Like a plan to lose weight, I began to mentally map out what I could do better. I … [Read more...]
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The Mis-education of Wisconsin Republicans
By LaKeshia N. Myers Budgets are blueprints for an organization’s priorities. In the state of Wisconsin, our budget shows the people of the state what our leaders’ value—and with the latest … [Read more...]
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When the Chickens Come Home to Roost: Donald Trump, Insurrection and the Death of the Grand Old Party
By LaKeshia N. Myers I wondered when enough would be enough. Publicly mocking a disabled reporter didn’t do it; neither did calling white supremacists in Charlottesville ‘very fine people’; and … [Read more...]
Republican agenda ignores communities of color
By Tony Carrk Republican leaders unveiled their “Pledge to America,” a 48-page document laying out a Republican governing philosophy should they fi nd themselves in the majority next year. … [Read more...]