“Can you really get Healthy Wisconsin passed? We need the plan now.” At summer parades and picnics, in the cafes and through call-in radio shows, the message to me is the same “Can you really get this job done? We need it now.”

Healthy Wisconsin: Your Choice, Your Plan is...

“How are things at our veterans’ homes?” the Korean War vet asked me at a forum on veterans’ issues. The man was particularly concerned about what he heard about care at our Veterans Homes.

Veterans issues are personal for so many, including my family. Both my parents were veterans. My...