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As I See It

As I See It is Wisconsin’s only daily radio editorial, a staple on WIZM since 1971. Hosted by WIZM’s Scott Robert Shaw, the feature has won numerous awards from the Wisconsin Broadcaster’s Association as the best editorial in Wisconsin. Feel free to share your comments. Tell us how you see it!

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Drop boxes are more secure than mailboxes

For the past two years, voters in Wisconsin who chose to cast their ballots absentee have had to put their ballots in the mailbox rather than a drop box. That could change soon. The Wisconsin Supreme Court appears to be fast-tracking a lawsuit seeking to have the current ban on drop boxes overturned. It appears […]

Wisconsin lawmaker praises colleagues for doing little

Leave it to the politicians to pat themselves on the back for doing nothing. The 2023 session of the Wisconsin Legislature was, by all accounts, rather unproductive. They adjourned for the year, but left many bills on the table for future legislatures to sort out. But that didn’t stop the Majority Leader of the Wisconsin […]

WI legislature done with pettiness for the year

The Wisconsin Legislature is now officially done for the year. The Senate held is final floor period yesterday and the Assembly wrapped up its work weeks ago. While most of us can’t fathom having the rest of the year off, maybe it’s a good thing. At least we’ll get a break from the pettiness that […]

Even with bipartisan support some bills have trouble becoming law

In a divided government it is often difficult to get bills passed into law. We have certainly seen that in  Wisconsin, where very few bills authored by the Republican Legislature earned the signature of Democratic Governor Tony Evers. But every once in a while, a bill is introduced with bipartisan support. That is the case […]

Greedflation costing us a pretty penny

When the pandemic hit, American consumers were faced with higher prices. The inflation was blamed on supply-chain issues that made just about everything more expensive. Those issues have been resolved, but for some products, prices remain stubbornly high. In many cases, this is the result of not inflation, but greedflation. That term, coined by Senator […]

Wisconsin lawmakers continue to cash in on per diems

It’s pretty good work if you can get it. Members of the Wisconsin Legislature are considered full-time, yet work less than a part-time schedule. Members of the Assembly and Senate have packed it in for 2024, with no plans to return to Madison on official business for the rest of the year. They draw a […]

School board should take time to get referendum right

Sometimes Plan B is better than Plan A. That could be the case for the La Crosse School District, which is putting the finishing touches on a referendum likely to go before voters in November. Last month the school board made plans to ask voters whether to merge Spence and Emerson elementaries in a new […]

State of the Union needs to be heard

Two days from now, the President of the United States will appear on national television to declare the state of the union is strong. President Joe Biden will deliver his State of the Union address to the nation on Thursday night. Sure, it is a lot or rah-rah as the President pats himself on the […]

Things get interesting if neither candidate gets 270 electoral votes

The common school of thought is that the next President of the United States will be named either Biden or Trump. But what if that school of thought is wrong? There are many reasons to wonder. Neither party is all that enthused about the prospects of another term for either candidate. Joe Biden is considered […]

You can’t miss the Caitlin Clark show

Sometimes, amid life’s chaos and worries, you need to find something that brings you a little joy. A distraction from our struggles that keeps us from thinking about politics, and wars, and disease and oppression. Like millions of other Americans, I have found that joy to be watching Caitlin Clark play basketball. Clark is a […]

Broader, better field of candidates needed

Doesn’t anyone want to be President anymore? As kids many of us may have dreamed of becoming the leader of the free world. But inevitably we seem to end up with the same candidates to choose from over and over again. In the 2024 contest, both of the main candidates have their flaws, leading some […]

Record warmth has us all confused

Some weather we’re having, isn’t it? Call it the winter that wasn’t. This is the mildest winter I can recall during my 35 years in Wisconsin. It isn’t just a warmer than normal day once in a while. We have had sustained warm weather, and we’ve set many records along the way. Yesterday we were […]

Prince Alert a rare accomplishment for Wisconsin Legislature

The Wisconsin Legislature didn’t accomplish much this session. They left more unfinished business than they completed, and decided that less than two months work was enough for 2024. The Legislature adjourned last week, with no intention to return to Madison for the rest of the year. As a result, action on a number of items […]

Will latest effort to end homelessness fare better?

The city of La Crosse’s efforts to address the problem of homelessness have been well documented. Despite trying a variety of tactics, those efforts have largely failed to solve the problem. Perhaps the city will have better luck by partnering with the county. The two municipalities recently agreed to work together to reduce the local […]

Wisconsin legislature ready to clock our for 2024

It is only February, but Wisconsin legislators are getting close to wrapping up their work. For the year. The Wisconsin legislative session began just last month, but our elected members of the Assembly are hoping to clock out for the year by tomorrow. The Senate will stay in session a little longer, but only until […]

Fairer maps are better for everyone

It is a beautiful day for democracy in Wisconsin, as Governor Tony Evers has signed new legislative voting maps into law. For decades, Wisconsin voters have been going to the polls to select candidates amid the most gerrymandered maps in the country. That has made it easier for incumbents, particularly those incumbents who drew the […]

Paid family medical leave a good idea for Wisconsin

At some point in our lives most of us will need to receive medical care. Or at least help care for a sick family member. But in Wisconsin, that often means deciding whether to get the necessary care, or earn a paycheck. Wisconsin remains among the states without a paid family medical leave program, meaning […]

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker wrongly targeted for recall

It is not often I come to the defense of Robin Vos. The Wisconsin Assembly Speaker, the state’s top Republican, has often been an uncompromising idealogue, drunk with power, his number one priority seemingly to maintain his party’s grip on power rather than serving the people of the state. But that doesn’t mean he should […]