Column

A Most Unhappy Anniversary

According to the latest estimates, over 43 million Americans now owe $1.4 trillion, making student loans the second largest consumer debt in the nation.

Neil Gorsuch’s Dysfunctional Nuclear Family

Neil Gorsuch’s views fall far behind the rest of the country. But what is most unsettling is that he secured his critical position in a completely unprecedented manner.

Scot Ross: Refinancing student loans a real solution

Allowing them to refinance their student loans, just like you can with a mortgage, is a common sense solution to deliver real relief for Wisconsin borrowers. [Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune]

Eric Wimberger (R-Wall Street)

People across the ideological spectrum agree that student loan debt is a crisis and that borrowers should be able to refinancing their loans like you can a mortgage. Eric Wimberger does not.

What Senator Scott Fitzgerald Knew

The evidence shows to date state Sen. Scott Fitzgerald has not been forthcoming or honest with the media about these matters.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Obstruction)

Allowing our courts to become deadlocked for petty political reasons would be unprecedented. It’s time Sen. Ron Johnson stop playing games and start doing his job.

Governor ‘Incomplete’ on Student Debt

I would describe Scott Walker’s college affordability scheme the same way I would characterize his own personal higher ed experience — woefully incomplete.

Invitation Accepted, Governor Walker

While we are often at odds with Walker, on this we can agree: He most certainly should be evaluated by the company he keeps and his record in office.

Scott Walker signs anti-abortion bill into law

That even one woman’s life or health may be put at risk so Walker can increase his credibility with the extreme right-wing Republican presidential base is as unacceptable as it is heartbreaking. [Wisconsin Gazette]

Walker: No Rush to Condemn Rape Joke

By refusing to speak out now and allowing Rush Limbaugh’s sick comments to stand, Scott Walker is showing us where he really stands.

The War on the Wisconsin Idea

Rather than reinforcing the university's commitment to public service, Walker made clear he does not consider public education a virtue worth preserving.

State Senate Republicans Make a Bad Idea Even Worse

The efforts of both Assembly and Senate Republicans fall woefully short of protecting our children and tax dollars, instead putting ideology and political payback before helping our schools be the best that they can be.

Right to Work is Wrong for Wisconsin

A right to work law would take us in the opposite direction, and that’s why it’s wrong for families, wrong for workers and wrong for Wisconsin.