Special Guest Perspective by Dan O’Donnell – My fellow Wisconsinites, the state of our state is strong. Not because of anything the man delivering this year’s State of the State address did, mind you. It’s quite the opposite, actually. Read More The State of Our State is Strong…Thanks to Conservatism
By Ola Lisowski – A new report shows that students from 196 Wisconsin high schools were required to take remedial math or English when they entered the UW System as new freshmen in the fall of 2017. Read More Students from 196 Wisconsin High Schools Needed Remedial Classes at UW System
By M.D. Kittle — Republicans called it “Walker Derangement Syndrome” for good reason. Now, new Democrat Gov. Tony Evers is urging a return to civility. He’d better check with his friends on the uncivil left. Read More Gov. Tony Evers’ Call For ‘Civility’ Tall Order For Uncivil Left
By M.D. Kittle – Gov.-elect Tony Evers talked a lot about “common ground” and bringing people together on the campaign trail. But Evers’ lofty words of bipartisanship don’t jibe with his selection of far left advisors. Read More Will Evers Lead From The Far Left? His Choice Of Advisers Suggests So
By Matt Kittle – The Republican governor’s limited-government policies were so anathema to their big-government religion that progressives launched a recall movement, the birth of the left’s national resistance movement, against him. They hated him so much that they readily endorsed a secret, unconstitutional “John Doe” investigation — one of the darkest chapters in Wisconsin history — into Walker, his campaign, and many of the center-right organizations in the state. But Walker and the conservative Legislature embraced the battle, and bested progressives at nearly every turn. Read More The Scott Walker Legacy: An Unprecedented Time of Reform and Taxpayer Victories
By Ola Lisowski – Wisconsin schools and districts appear to be trending in the right direction according to the Department of Public Instruction’s latest report cards for the 2017-18 school year. Having already examined the results as a whole, let’s take the time to focus in on some districts and schools of interest. Read More 2018 School Report Cards: Spotlight on Milwaukee, Racine, Choice and Charter
By Bill Osmulski – Student achievement in Wisconsin school districts is on the rise according to the Department of Public Instruction’s latest report cards released on Tuesday, but at the same time, individual schools are increasingly drifting away from both the highest and lowest scores towards the middle. Read More 2018 School Report Cards: Districts Generally Improve, Schools Drifting To Middle
Dan O’Donnell has a deeply personal message for conservatives in the wake of Governor Walker’s loss: Internalize the hurt you’re feeling right now and channel it to ensure you don’t have to feel it again. Read More How It Feels
By M.D. Kittle – In the closing hours of the campaign for Wisconsin governor, Democrat candidate Tony Evers appears to have had a change of heart on raising taxes. Read More Evers Now Says He Won’t Raise Taxes, Contrary To What He’s Often Said
By Chris Rochester – Obama’s claim that Wisconsin is “one of the worst gerrymandered states in the country” drastically overstates the issue. Not only is a key tool used to make such claims fatally flawed, but his rhetoric disguises the left’s real goal: to seize power and secure control over the next round of gerrymandering. Read More MacIver Fact Check: Obama’s Claims About Wisconsin Gerrymandering