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The article argues that Republican policies in Wisconsin, such as Act 10, have contributed to economic challenges and rising property taxes. It claims that Act 10 failed to deliver promised job growth and improved schools, instead leading to teacher shortages and lower per-pupil spending. The authors contend that state funding cuts for local governments and schools have shifted the financial burden onto property taxpayers.
Democrats are failing to offer a compelling agenda to working-class voters despite recent wins and Trump's declining popularity. Democratic victories have focused on criticizing Republican policies rather than presenting their own solutions. The author proposes a four-point agenda focused on job creation, healthcare expansion, tax reform, and fair trade to win back working-class support.
With a decisive win in the Wisconsin State Supreme Court race and Donald Trump's polling cratering, Democrats in Wisconsin and nationwide appear to be full of themselves in thinking they may have turned the tide in winning over working class voters. But as bad as Trump is doing, Democrats are doing even worse. In March, the Democratic Party hit an all-time polling low.
Dr. Ronald Shansky, one of the most respected experts in the U.S. on prison health reform, and a pioneer in correctional healthcare, was my brother. Throughout his life, Ronald was a passionate advocate for those less fortunate in our society. I remember him taking me through the Washington, D.C. jails, when he was the federal court-appointed receiver for those jails. I saw prisoners roaming the hallways or sitting on floors talking to themselves with no idea where they were or even who they were.
My uncle, Oscar Shansky, died 22 years ago. He grew up in Milwaukee, one of four children of Frank and Ida Shansky, both from Cohanim parents, who emigrated from Belarus, Russia, in the early 1900s. Oscar, like his parents, was a lifelong member of Congregation Anshai Lebowitz. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, never married and lived with his mother and sister’s family on Sherman Boulevard across the street from Sherman Park, until he was in his fifties.
Frank Shansky: What I learned from 12 years of knocking doors in Wisconsin People vote Nov. 6, 2018, at Jamestown Town Hall in Kieler. Nicki Kohl, Telegraph Herald Over the last 12 years, I have knocked on thousands of doors all over Wisconsin in support of Democratic candidates for office. I have knocked in Green Bay, Rhinelander, Wausau, Appleton, Racine, Omro, Oshkosh, Menomonee Falls and all over Milwaukee, including many of the poorest areas in the city.
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