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Black voters in Milwaukee might not be as big on Biden right now. But we need to reframe our thinking of electoral politics in 2024.
"Times are hard, and people withholding their vote is not always from a place of apathy or lacking education...Black voters have a more sophisticated…
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Angela Lang
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Back from the brink? Milwaukee just had its best budget season in decades
The downstream effect of the state government's long overdue action on local funding means Milwaukee's finances are in their best shape in decades. New…
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Dan Shafer
EXCLUSIVE: Robin Vos attended a conference in Brazil during Sept. 20 special session
On the day of the special session on child care funding and workforce challenges, the Republican Assembly Speaker went to a National Conference of State…
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Dan Shafer
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PODCAST: Milwaukee's 'mindblowing' budget turnaround
With Rob Henken of the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
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Dan Shafer
As redistricting case marches forward, Wisconsin is passing a key date regarding Republican impeachment threats
Plus: Could a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on gerrymandered maps be coming in a matter of weeks?
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What can the final vote on the Brewers stadium package tell us about Wisconsin politics?
"The political dynamics that shaped the Senate vote on shared revenue provide us with a reasonably good guide to the politics of the stadium deal."
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Phil Rocco
Wisconsin State Senate passes Brewers stadium funding bill with 19-14 vote
See our map breaking down how the votes were cast from members of each party.
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Dan Shafer
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Is the Republican presidential primary going to be at all competitive?
Plus: Robin Vos' unique unfavorability, the RFK Jr. factor, Nikki Haley, and more from our breakdown of the Marquette University Law School Poll.
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Dan Shafer
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Reader Mailbag: Brewers deal, Milwaukee optimism, WOW shifts, freeway expansion
In these discombobulating times, we're recombobulating together.
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It's time for a Reader Mailbag!
In these discombobulating times, let's recombobulate together. Send us your questions, and we'll give you some answers.
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The Recombobulation Area is an award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer, covering news and politics in Milwaukee and Wisconsin. We live in discombobulating times. Let's recombobulate.

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