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  • Evers declares emergency over Trump’s SNAP cutoff

    Also: Van Orden on not ‘deserving’ to be in majority Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, November 2, 2025 The newest Marquette Poll doesn’t feature any big surprises. It’s still way too early for most people to have a favorite candidate in the 2026 elections for governor and state Supreme Court. But…


  • Trump rejects disaster aid for Wisconsin

    Also: A new nuclear power plant in WI? Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, October 26, 2025 🇺🇸 Let me begin with a note of personal gratitude that you’ve taken time each week to read our updates on Wisconsin politics. Public service is as important as ever — maybe more so, these…


  • Billions for Argentina instead of Wisconsin farmers? That’s El Loco!

    Also: Would you bet on online sports gambling coming to Wisconsin? Share with a friend 💰 A lot that can be done with $30 to $40 billion, depending on your values. President Donald Trump values his friendship with the president of Argentina. 🤪 Javier Milei, nicknamed “El Loco” for his eccentric manners, is one of…


  • The real reason for the shutdown: Your healthcare

    Also: Brewers win!! Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning, Brewers fans! It’s Sunday, October 12, 2025 (AP Photo/Morry Gash) 🍾 The magic ride continues! The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, on Saturday night in the deciding 5th game of the National League Division Series and move on to the National League Championship…


  • Our way-too-early first poll for governor

    Also: Trashing public service Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, October 5, 2025 🇺🇸 Is serving your country a partisan thing?  It sure didn’t used to be, but you wouldn’t know that from listening to President Donald Trump relishing the opportunity to lay off thousands of federal employees who serve our nation.…


  • Yet another abortion ban effort

    Also: Buddy, want some cheap soybeans? Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, September 28, 2025 We are not done watching candidates enter the 2026 election cycle, but we’re already seeing some end their campaigns.  In the 3rd Congressional District, former Eau Claire City Council member Laura Benjamin suspended her campaign on Friday.…


  • Wisconsin’s new Red Scare

    Also: Shutdown Showdown – Again Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, September 21, 2025 The conservative reaction to the Charlie Kirk assassination could be explained in its initial phase as an understandably emotional outburst over a heinous act of political violence. It should have been followed immediately by a national coming together…


  • The vile tirade by a Wisconsin congressman

    Also: The Big Lie lives on Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, September 14, 2025 It’s another beautiful weekend in Wisconsin — and with the Packers already putting a win in their back pockets on Thursday, there’s no reason not to get out of the house and wrap up the weekend with…


  • That one big ugly bill is still really unpopular

    Also: Don’t go away mad, Rebecca… Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, September 7, 2025 🏈 And Happy Packers Season Opener Day! Last week’s issue was already in the queue to be sent when two big pieces of news came down: the decision by right-wing state Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley to…


  • Honor those who made Labor Day possible

    Also: JD Vance wants you to be very afraid Share with a friend ☀️ Good morning! It’s Sunday, August 31, 2025 🇺🇸  Happy Labor Day! And we mean that sincerely because it’s a holiday that didn’t appear by happenstance. 🌅  Summer is bookended by Memorial Day and Labor Day. It doesn’t seem that terribly long…