How Medicaid became such a drag on Colorado’s state budget

Colorado lawmakers are facing their second budget cycle in a row in which they’re forecast to have about $1 billion less than they need to continue current levels of state programs and services.  And the legislature was recently warned that they face a third billion-dollar shortfall in 2027 if nothing changes. The primary culprit? Medicaid, […]

Joint Finance Committee recommends funds for new UWEC science building | News

EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) – Thursday, the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee recommended the funds needed to construct UW-Eau Claire’s new Science and Health Sciences building.  The committee approved recommending the $231.3M in completion funds. That funding was requested in Governor Tony Evers’ 2023-25 budget. UWEC Chancellor James Schmidt said in a statement, “I am sincerely grateful […]

Christian right: Trump’s building a new MAGA religious movement

For over six decades, the “religious right” in America was boomer “Christian nationalism,” straight out of The Handmaid’s Tale. It was about “keeping God in the schools” and the National Prayer Breakfast. It was traditionalist, mindful of theology, and, well, theocratic, which is to say it wanted to take the standards of a religious tradition […]