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For over 40 years, I taught the principles of American Democracy in high school classrooms. Today the Wisconsin Legislature is considering a bill to require civics education to graduate from high school.
Labor Day is commonly thought of as the last blast of summer – the transition from the lazy, hazy days to the regular grind. During my teaching and coaching years, …
Since the founding of our nation, elected officials have struggled with how to fairly assess taxes in a way that encourages hard work and economic success, but does not burden those who can no longer earn an income.
Overall, I believe this is a good budget that will help the people I represent. The budget provides more money than previous budgets to fix deteriorating local and county roads. It delivers a $2.6 billion income tax break over the biennium.
Of all your tax dollars that Wisconsin collects, 7 percent go to locking up offenders. By comparison, 6 percent of your tax dollars go to the University of Wisconsin System. Do we really want to spend more money on prisons than on universities? My answer is no.
The Fourth of July has traditionally been a day of parades, fireworks and festivities. The history teacher in me, however, wants to remind everyone about the origins of Independence Day.