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Jay Heck: Redistricting needs reform

03/28/13 - Wisconsin State Journal

Tony Evers: I'll keep working to improve public education

03/20/13 - Capital Times

Rep. Don Pridemore: I favor less bureaucracy, more local control in schools

03/20/13 - Capital Times

Jay Miller: Roggensack v. Fallone: Where's the heat?

03/20/13 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -- Purple Wisconsin

Christian Schneider: Is Wisconsin's high court dysfunctional?

03/13/13 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Chris Rickert: Early voting bill could improve election fairness

03/07/13 - Wisconsin State Journal

John Nichols: Wisconsin should work to ensure high-turnout elections

03/05/13 - Capital Times

Bill Leuders: Recusal an issue in high court race

03/05/13 - Wisconsin Watch

Christian Schneider: A hit job on a respected justice near election day

02/18/13 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

John Nichols: On Tuesday, hold Pat Roggensack to account

02/18/13 - Capital Times

Ruth Conniff: Who will challenge Scott Walker in 2014?

02/15/13 - Isthmus

Andrea Kaminski: Reforms should build on state election strengths

02/14/13 - The Cap Times

In April vote, keep politics out of court

01/28/13 - Janesville Gazette

Christian Schneider: Who's afraid of a little democracy?

01/16/13 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

GOP's motto: 'Grab all you can'

Why did the majority end up in the minority? Largely because Republicans cooked the map. 

01/07/13 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

John Nichols: A campaign to renew high court credibility

01/07/13 - Capital Times

Republicans Sneaking Bill on Same Day Registration?

12/11/12 - Murphy's Law - Urban Milwaukee

Eugene Kane: Some final thoughts on big election

11/20/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Arthur Cyr: Janesville’s Ryan remains national election winner

11/12/12 - Janesville Gazette - GazetteXtra

Noam Scheiber: Paul Ryan Was Not the GOP’s Savior

11/09/12 - The New Republic

Rebecca Kemble: Redistricting Helps Scott Walker Grab More Power

11/09/12 - The Progressive

Matt Rothschild: Obama, Baldwin, Warren Lead Progressive Victory

11/07/12 - The Progressive

Christian Schneider: What I got wrong (a lot)...and right (a little)

11/07/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Purple Wisconsin

Jack Craver: The triumph of the Obama-Walker vote

11/07/12 - Capital Times

Ruth Conniff: Tammy Baldwin Gets a Lift from Obama

11/06/12 - The Progressive

Our pick: Mitt Romney

11/04/12 - Wisconsin State Journal

Christian Schneider: The Unlikely Swing State

Romney can win without Wisconsin, but if he does win it, he probably wins the election.

11/02/12 - National Review Online

Steve Prestegard: Tuesday’s Questions

11/01/12 - Platteville Journal

Lisa Kaiser: Progressive Women Aren’t Buying What Tommy Is Selling

11/01/12 - Shepherd Express

Wisconsin Saves America?

Ryan was a little audacious predicting that Wisconsin would hand Obama a loss in November....Now, a week from the November 6 election, the state is a tossup.

11/01/12 - The Weekly Standard

Ruth Conniff: Romney Voter Fraud in Wisconsin

10/31/12 - The Progressive

Owen Robinson: It’s time to walk a new path, Romney/Ryan promise pride and prosperity

10/30/12 - West Bend Daily News

Christian Schneider: Thank you, third-party advertising

10/30/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Purple Wisconsin

Scott Rasmussen: Wisconsin May Be the New Ohio

10/26/12 - Rasmussen Reports

Jack Craver: 5 things to watch for in Friday night’s Tammy Baldwin-Tommy Thompson debate

10/26/12 - Capital Times

Roger Bybee: Why Obama has slipped in Wisconsin

10/25/12 - The Progressive

Christian Schneider: Early voting is bad for democracy

10/24/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Purple Wisconsin

Ruth Conniff: Fireworks at the Second Tammy/Tommy Debate

10/19/12 - The Progressive

Ruth Conniff: Tammy vs Tammy

10/18/12 - The Progressive

Spencer Black: It’s clear that Obama is better for the environment

10/16/12 - Capital Times

John Nichols: Paul Ryan is a smiling Dick Cheney

10/15/12 - Capital Times

Ruth Conniff: Karl Rove Targets Tammy on Medicare

10/10/12 - The Progressive

Andrea Kaminski: Make sure your vote is counted

10/08/12 - Capital Times

John Nichols: Debate issue: Paul Ryan vs. Mitt Romney

10/08/12 - Capital Times

Christian Schneider: Obama's big move backward

10/08/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Ruth Conniff: Obama in Wisconsin After Lackluster Debate

10/05/12 - The Progressive

Takes on Tommy/Tammy talk at WisOpinion.com

10/01/12 - WisOpinion

John Nichols: Tommy just says it: 'Do away with Medicare, Medicaid'

09/25/12 - Capital Times

Ruth Conniff: Obama Plays Summerfest in Wisconsin

09/25/12 - The Progressive

Christine Harbin: Ryan’s story about Janesville GM plant highlights bigger concern about government

09/20/12 - Janesville Gazette - GazetteXtra

Bill Wineke: Romney's remarks show disdain for 47 percent of Americans

09/20/12 - Channel 3000 - WISC TV

Ron Johnson: Follow Mitt Romney’s plan to restore economic growth

09/18/12 - Politico

Andrea Kaminski and Carolyn Castore: Don't rush the courts on voter ID

09/13/12 - Capital Times

Keith Knutson: Obama, Romney are wise to pay attention to Midwest

09/11/12 - La Crosse Tribune

John Nichols: Baldwin speaks for Wisconsin

09/10/12 - Capital Times

Andrea Kaminski: Voters should demand honesty in political ads

09/07/12 - BizTimes

Ruth Conniff: Democratic Convention Buries RNC

09/07/12 - The Progressive

John Nichols: Obama Manufactures an Argument for His Re-election

09/07/12 - The Nation

Jared Mehre: Baldwin should emphasize her own strengths

09/06/12 - The Badger Herald

James Causey: Better off? Yes, we are is the answer

09/06/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

David Clarenbach: Baldwin can win Tammy vs. Tommy matchup

09/05/12 - Capital Times

Sen. Ron Johnson: Biden should be honest about Obama's record

09/04/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Mary Lazich: GAB approves cell phone residency against staff advice

08/31/12 - WisOpinion

Christian Schneider: Ryan makes this a campaign about ideas

08/31/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Kevin Binversie: When will voter ID have its day in court in Wisconsin?

08/30/12 - Sun Prairie Star

Ruth Connif: After Delay, RNC's Crazy First Full Day

08/29/12 - The Progressive

Steven Nemcek: Romney-Ryan: Radicals? Ridiculous

08/28/12 - The Daily Cardinal

Tom Giffey: Give political conventions meaning again

08/28/12 - Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

Neil Heinen: Don't Rush Voter ID Review

08/23/12 - Channel 3000 - WISC TV

Margaret Carlson: Todd Akin and Paul Ryan Are More Alike Than You Think

08/23/12 - Bloomberg

Christian Schneider: Ryan's plan offers hope for Medicare

08/20/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

John Nichols: Will Karl Rove attack Paul Ryan?

08/20/12 - Capital Times

Bruce Murphy: Election's winners and losers

08/17/12 - Urban Milwaukee

MD Kittle: 'You never doubt Tommy'

08/16/12 - Sun Prairie Star

Dave Cieslewicz: Tommy, Tammy and Mark

08/16/12 - Isthmus: The Daily Page

Don Huebscher: This is Ryan's chance to show the nation what leadership is

08/14/12 - Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

Roger Cohen: Saving Private Romney

Bring it on! Saving Private Romney is going to involve an ideological battle...

08/14/12 - New York Times

Dave Cieslewicz: Mark Pocan versus Kelda Roys

 
There's two things I know about the upcoming primary election to replace Tammy Baldwin in Congress.  The first is that I strongly support Mark Pocan. The second is that I think it's a good thing that Kelda Roys has been attacking him.

08/09/12 - Isthmus: The Daily Page

Jay Miller: Time to improve Wisconsin's electoral system

Once the primaries Tuesday are behind us, we should start thinking about changing the way we go about redrawing legislative districts, allowing for recalls and conducting primaries.

08/09/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Peter Barca: Unprecedented secrecy and abuse

I agree wholeheartedly with the premise of the recent Wisconsin State Journal editorial that the redistricting system is broken.

08/06/12 - Wisconsin State Journal

Paul Fanlund: Retreat of the moderates

08/06/12 - Capital Times

Christian Schneider: Partisan redistricting apparently still a surprise

08/03/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Bruce Murphy: Fitzgerald’s Strangely Sleepy Campaign

08/03/12 - Urban Milwaukee

Bill Kraus: Elections without candidates, voters without choices

There are going to be, at the most, 18 meaningful races for state legislative seats in November out of a possible 115. 

07/31/12 - FightingBob.com GuestBlog

Paul Fanlund: Why progressives should relish the GOP Senate primary

07/30/12 - Capital Times

Christian Schneider: Wisconsin's very own game of thrones

07/30/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Dave Cieslewicz: Tim Cullen demonstrates the wrong way to be an independent

07/26/12 - Isthmus: The Daily Page

Bruce Murphy: Eric Hovde: Elect me because I'm wealthy

07/20/12 - Isthmus: The Daily Page

Kevin Binversie: Thompson a victim of his own dithering

07/19/12 - Sun Prairie Star

Eugene Kane: Williams fears black voters could lose voice in Madison

07/17/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

FreedomWorks splits with other conservatives, endorses Hovde in Wisconsin

07/13/12 - The Hill

Owen Robinson: Four strong GOP candidates make run for Senate

07/11/12 - West Bend Daily News

Van Wanggaard: Why I asked for a recount

07/10/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Frank Bruni: Love Among the Spuds

07/10/12 - New York Times

Jenni Dye: Wisconsin Democrats must embrace new energy, younger leaders

07/09/12 - Isthmus: The Daily Page

Paul Fanlund: Progressives can’t take younger voters for granted

07/02/12 - The Capital Times

Wisconsin Department of Administration thumbs nose at state law on outside contractors

06/27/12 - Isthmus

Tammy Baldwin: Don't underestimate her in Senate race

06/25/12 - WisOpinion

Mutiny in Madison: Walker’s pyrrhic victory

06/21/12 - Duluth News Tribune

Bill Lueders: Winners and losers in recall 2012

06/08/12 - Capital Times

Ruth Conniff: The Recall Is Not the End

06/08/12 - The Progressive

Bruce Murphy: Why the voters rejected the Walker recall

06/08/12 - Isthmus: The Daily Page

Matt Rothschild: How the Wisconsin solidarity movement failed in imagination and nerve

06/07/12 - Isthmus: The Daily Page

E.J. Dionne Jr.: What Wisconsin taught us

06/07/12 - Capital Times

Christian Schneider: Did Dems just blow the 2014 governor's race?

06/07/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Chris Hardie: Let’s take a deep breath then get to work

06/06/12 - La Crosse Tribune

Christian Schneider: Why Walker won

06/06/12 - National Review

Eugene Kane: Please, keep the end zone dances down after the election

06/05/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Scott Walker: Our reforms are working for the state

06/04/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Tom Barrett: We can't fix the state with Walker

06/04/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Jack Bruss: Walker should finish term

06/01/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

George Wagner: Barrett can bring us together

06/01/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Matt Rothschild: Barrett Hits Walker with Zingers in Final Debate

06/01/12 - The Progressive

Christian Schneider: Desperate Times Call for Desperate TV Ads

05/23/12 - National Review

Robert Kraig: A real history of the recall in Wisconsin

05/23/12 - The Capital Times

Tom Fitzpatrick: Walker not acting like a conservative

05/21/12 - La Crosse Tribune

High Noon in Wisconsin

05/21/12 - The Weekly Standard

Joseph Cotto: The Republican Case Against Scott Walker's Reelection

05/18/12 - Washington Times

John Nichols: Dave Obey says top national Democrats need to go to bat for Tom Barrett

05/18/12 - Capital Times

Chris Rickert: Political flimflam is a real problem

05/17/12 - Wisconsin State Journal

Greg Sargent: Wisconsin Dems furious with DNC for refusing to invest big money in Walker recall

05/16/12 - The Plum Line - Washington Post

Bill Kraus: Triumvirate of campaign deform

05/15/12 - Fighting Bob GuestBlog

Greta Van Susteren: Outside money soils Wisconsin politics

05/13/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Tom Giffey: Will recall cool political fire? Not likely

05/13/12 - Eau Claire Leader Telegram

Chris Rickert: Even for the apathetic, it comes down to numbers

05/12/12 - Wisconsin State Journal

Tony Walter: Recall has spawned dualist mentality in Wisconsin

05/11/12 - Green Bay Press Gazette

Dave Zweifel: Feingold’s ‘disgusted’ at what he sees

05/09/12 - The Capital Times

Ruth Conniff & Matthew Rothschild: What’s at Stake in Wisconsin

05/09/12 - The Progressive

Dave Cieslewicz: Walker's millions will have little effect on Barrett in the recall election

05/09/12 - Isthmus: The Daily Page

Eugene Kane: Can you stand four more weeks of recall talk?

05/08/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

John Nichols: The template takes shape for people-power vs. money-power politics

05/08/12 - Capital Times

Chris Rickert: Surprisingly, money may not be deciding factor in recall election

05/07/12 - Wisconsin State Journal

Mike Nichols: Recall has national implications

05/07/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Ira Robins: We must get special-interest money out of politics

05/02/12 - The Capital Times

Ruth Conniff: Women, Take Back Wisconsin!

05/02/12 - The Progressive

Owen Robinson: Vote for whom you support--Recall crossovers could have unintended results

05/02/12 - West Bend Daily News

John Nichols: Dems should listen to Vinehout, La Follette

05/02/12 - The Capital Times

Ed Garvey: No time for fatigue — let’s make some history

04/30/12 - Capital Times

Political robo-calls don't work, but will not go away

04/27/12 - Isthmus: The Daily Page

Kathleen Falk’s Fading Hopes

04/24/12 - National Review

John Nichols: ‘A Lincoln/La Follette Republican’

04/15/12 - Capital Times

A key national test of labor's power coming this spring in Wisconsin

04/14/12 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Spencer Black: Dem primary attacks would hurt Dems

04/11/12 - Capital Times

John Nichols: Is Dave Obey right about Tom Barrett? Not so fast

04/10/12 - Capital Times

Barrett strongest for Dems as centrist candidate

04/09/12 - Badger Herald

Why Mitt Romney may never let go of Paul Ryan

04/07/12 - The Plum Line (Wash Post)