Mark Born: Legislation will make schools more accountable
The Assembly recently passed several bills focusing on accountability for K-12 education.
John Imes: Wisconsin’s energy future
A smarter, more affordable path forward … Investing in clean energy solutions creates jobs, lowers costs and aligns with corporate sustainability goals.
Melissa Beck: The tragic, accidental death of Levi Iverson
Wisconsin needs to raise the age to purchase AR-15-style rifles to 21.
Fabu: America again at racial crossroads
Black History Month 2025 was our 99th year of celebrating the obscured, forgotten, erased or falsely attributed achievements of Black people from ancient times to the present day.
Rafeeq Asad: Building diversity into the architectural profession
While challenges remain, the ongoing DEI efforts are making measurable progress, underscoring the critical importance of continuing these initiatives to foster a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive profession.
David Blaska: Democrats need to lighten up
Politics is performance, much of it. But Democrats came across as surly and sour.
Dave Cieslewicz: What to do
The best thing to do right now is less. As Trump moves to dismantle everything from weather forecasting to Medicaid, don’t get in his way. When a man is digging his own grave, don’t take away his shovel.
Richard Moore: The threat within, Part 2: Wisconsin’s censorship-industrial complex
What most Wisconsinites don’t know—but should—is that Wisconsin has had its own censorship industrial complex that works in league and in tandem with the federal matrix of oppression.
Tom Still: Against a backdrop of tariffs aimed at neighbors, one friend navigates a path
The effects of U.S. tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China have yet to be fully felt, and there’s no guarantee Trump won’t seek to tax imports from other nations. For now, however, the U.S. relationship with Japan appears solid … and that will benefit Wisconsin over time, as well.
THU News Summary: Marquette Poll shows voters largely unfamiliar with Crawford and Schimel
TOP STORIES MU Law poll: Many don’t know about Crawford or Schimel in pivotal Supreme Court race… did not ask [registered voters] who they plan to vote for in the April 1 election. Schimel launched his campaign in Nov. 2023,
Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking volunteers for rare plant monitoring program
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that it is seeking volunteers for the Wisconsin Rare Plant Monitoring Program, a community-based science program that allows plant enthusiasts to conduct surveys for rare plants around the state. The
Dept. of Health Services: Gov. Evers makes critical investments in health care coverage and access
Today, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) highlights critical portions of Gov. Evers’ 2025-27 DHS budget proposal, which was introduced February 18, 2025. “Building on his declaration of 2025 as the Year of the Kid, Governor Evers’ budget supports
U.S. Rep. Tiffany: Announces 2025 Congressional Art Competition
WAUSAU, WI – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) announced that his district office is accepting submissions for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. All students in the Seventh Congressional District, 7th through 12th grade, are invited to participate. “The Congressional Art Competition is a
Gov. Evers: Blasts President Trump over reports of Executive Order aimed at decimating the U.S. Department of Education
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers yesterday released a statement regarding new reports from the Wall Street Journal that President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order as early as Thursday aimed at decimating the U.S. Department of Education. Gov. Evers, who’s spent most
A Better Wisconsin Together: Ahead of public hearing, denounces GOP’s anti-LGBTQ bills, urges lawmakers to listen to constituent opposition
MADISON, Wis. — This morning, a committee of the Wisconsin Assembly will hold a public hearing on Republican-authored bills that unjustly target LGBTQ+ youth by putting politicians in charge of deciding what sports kids in Wisconsin can play and allowing elected