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Christina Lieffring

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Christina Lieffring is Tone Madison’s Managing Editor, a free-wheelin’ freelancer, and lifelong Midwesterner.

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Capitol Punishments: Clocking out

Wisconsin's full-time Legislature goes on vacation, and Madison's vision for housing gets, uh, smaller.

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The Gableman mess culminates in a fevered flop

Republicans’ sham election investigation confirms their delusional priors and not much else.

Capitol Punishments: Snap decisions, no answers

The shitshow around the Quadren Wilson shooting drags on, and Amazon expands its local footprint.

Capitol Punishments: Ramming down

Wisconsin's Legislature and Supreme Court make it clear that the punishment will continue for the state's largest cities.

Capitol Punishments: Consult the supercomputer

Republicans escalate their election freak show and still find time to try to kick more people off BadgerCare.

The regressive Scott Walker tax plan that wouldn’t die

A new version of the former governor's proposal to eliminate state income taxes is even more short-sighted than the last.

Capitol Punishments: Don’t vote here, don’t live here, don’t smoke here

This week’s horrible, foolish, and weird goings-on in Wisconsin politics.

Capitol Punishments: Line up for exposure!

This week’s horrible, foolish, and weird goings-on in Wisconsin state government.