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Just What Are They Thinking? - By Charles J. Sykes

Here’s the most interesting political question of the year: why do Jim Doyle and the Democrats think they can get away with this budget?

Government's Billion Dollar Word - By Christian Schneider-The state is looking to close a $6.6 billion deficit without making any changes to the way it funds state employee retirement benefits.

Pedro Colon Made Some Startling Accusations This Week - By Mike Nichols
During a Joint Finance Committee discussion of whether to make police collect data on the race of people they pull over, the state representative essentially accused a broad array of suburban cops of locking people up for five days for simply having a beer.

Doyle's New Friend Rosy- In 2002, Jim Doyle ripped Governor Scott McCallum for his 5% revenue growth estimate during a mild recession. But it wasn't nearly as bad as Doyle's 5% estimate during the current deep recession.

Willy Wonka Explains the State Budget - WPRI calls on a mystical budget expert to explain how the state's budget is "pure imagination."?

An Imperfect Union- AFL-CIO "Day at the Capitol" has come and gone. Are the union leaders lobbying for tax changes that could ultimately hurt their own members?

Miracle at St. Marcus: Henry Tyson Shows How Urban Education Can Succeed in the Right Setting. By Sunny Schubert

MPS' Parental-Enticement Program Spent Freely, Widely. But Oh, the Questionable Expenditures. Now Some Are Banned. By Mike Nichols

Paperless Future? Overtaken by the Web and battered by the recession, Wisconsin’s 32 dailies are in a world of hurt. By Marc Eisen

What's the Matter With Wisconsin? Begin With Disturbing Parallels to a classic political screed castigating the anti-business politics of Kansas in 1896. By Charles J. Sykes

Wisconsin Residents Overwhelmingly Oppose Increasing Taxes on Businesses - November18, 2008

Wisconsin Residents Continue to be Concerned About the Growing Cost of Health Care and Prescription Drugs - November 26, 2008

Opinions About Public Education are Similar to 20 Years Ago - November 18, 2008

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