Patrick McIlheran: Mobile taxpayers would decide whether Evers’ dream of higher taxes is ‘fair’
Governor talks of new 9.8% top rate — one that would wallop businesses that don’t flee.
Dave Cieslewicz: All prisons are local
Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to fix Wisconsin’s penal institutions has a chance.
Scott Walker: Happy ‘Inseminated Person’ Day!
Gov. Tony Evers is making Wisconsin a national embarrassment after including language in his state budget proposal that changes the definition of mother to inseminated person.
Mark Mone: UWM has weathered cuts, delivered research to improve health and commerce
As a survivor of multiple cancers, I’m proud that we just launched our third cohort of 15 UWM undergraduates studying cancer with faculty mentors at the Medical College of Wisconsin
Jonathan Patz: We Energies Kenosha County power plant threatens public health and environment
Gas power plants, in addition to emitting greenhouse gases, pollute the air with nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter and volatile organic compounds.
Tommy Thompson: Want cheaper, more reliable power? Pass right of first refusal legislation.
The law would also require Wisconsin’s transmission owning companies to competitively bid out every aspect of the construction process for every covered project.
Paul Fanlund: Donald Trump could teach a master class on how to lie
Lies come so fast that it feels impossible for the press to push back on them all, which is the point.
Ruth Conniff: ‘Evolving away from the cruelty’
The bonds between rural people in Mexico and the Midwest
Gary G. Yerkey: From Ripon College to Selma, Alabama
Remembering a journey against injustice 60 years ago, ‘Participating in the march, which has been called one of the pivotal moments in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, was inspiring. It changed my life.’
Paul Melotik: Celebrating February as Career and Technical Education Month
This month serves as an important reminder of the outstanding technical education opportunities available to residents across Wisconsin.
FRI News Summary: GOP lawmakers open to Evers’ plan to close Green Bay prison
TOP STORIES Assembly GOP open to Evers’ plan to close GBCI… “It’s an outdated facility. The operating costs are huge,” [Corrections chair] Kaufert said. “The bottom line is, it’s time to close that facility.” … “But we definitely all have
OEC Group Milwaukee: Expert available to discuss canned beer and wine impacted by new tariffs
James Vanderloo Can Discuss Trump’s New Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Impacting Canned Beverages MILWAUKEE – James Vanderloo, Head at OEC Group Milwaukee, a global freight forwarder and leading company in Trans-Pacific Trade, is available to discuss what to expect with
Judge Schimel: Participates in Hispanic roundtable
WAUKESHA, Wisc. – On Thursday, Judge Brad Schimel met with Hispanic voters in Milwaukee County to discuss the importance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Wisconsinites in every corner of the state are sick and tired of Justices on their highest court
Kinser for Wisconsin Kids: Underly’s FIVE BIG LIES of 2025
MADISON, Wisc. — It didn’t take Jill Underly or her campaign too long to come up with their top five lies ahead of the April 1 general election. Just days after the primary election for DPI Superintendent, DNC Chairman Ken Martin stood alongside Underly
Sen. Baldwin: Statement on deep cuts at social security administration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin issued the following statement on reports that the Social Security Administration will fire half of the agency’s staff: “Plain and simple, this is an attack on Wisconsinites’ Social Security,” said Senator Baldwin. “Donald Trump