Capitol Punishments
The week’s highlights (and low-lights) from the Wisconsin Legislature and beyond.
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Paving Wisconsin into oblivion
WisDOT’s track record does not bode well for the intersection of East Wash and Stoughton Road.
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Who the hell is Tim Michels?
Tony Evers’ challenger shifts from a relatively bland primary campaign to an unsavory far-right mess.
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A Wisconsin politics scandal that is and one that isn’t
Recent news cycles around Tim Michels and Mandela Barnes demonstrate that not all political dirt is created equal.
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How chronically strapped schools became fixtures on Wisconsin’s ballots
Once again, it’s up to voters across the state to fill in the gaps of a perverse school funding formula.
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Capitol Punishments: Relief from big debts and small minds
Our vision for higher education needs to look beyond the crabs-in-a-barrel discourse on student loans.
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Capitol Punishments: Vos tosses Gableman
Vos tries to sweep the fiasco of Gableman’s sham election investigation under the rug.
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Capitol Punishments: Let’s shoot some fish
It’s been an abundant week of absurdity, even for Wisconsin politics.
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Capitol Punishments: The debate that bullshit built
Takeaways from the alternate reality of the first debate in Wisconsin’s GOP gubernatorial primary.
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Capitol Punishments: Lying to fuel anti-trans terrorism in Kiel
Plus, politicos once again fail to understand Wisconsin’s Senate primary.