Bill Kaplan: Wisconsin bishops and doctors oppose cutting Medicaid
It’s long past time to stop the warp speed race to cruelty and misery. Stand up for rural Wisconsin or the sick will suffer and others will die needlessly.
John Quackenbush: Wisconsin should pass laws to help build the electric grid
ROFR laws in Wisconsin are sensible for customers because the electric grid of the future will be built quicker and more affordably.
Dave Zweifel: Constituents fume as Van Orden plays hide-and-seek
The congressman has been a no-show at town hall meetings, unwilling to face constituents demanding answers to their sudden misfortune.
Vignesh Ramachandran and Dahlia Saba: UW-Madison tramples protesters’ First Amendment rights
Rather than opposing the overwhelmingly popular demands of their students at every turn, only releasing weakly worded statements when they feel the government has gone too far, we call on universities to be accountable to their students and actively fight against state repression.
LaKeshia Myers: The Shedeur Sanders controversy: Exposing the NFL’s plantation mindset
As we watch Shedeur Sanders navigate this system, we must recognize that the criticisms of his demeanor aren’t about football – they’re about power. They’re about maintaining a structure where Black excellence must be packaged in a way that doesn’t threaten white comfort.
David Blaska: Fantasizing Gov. Tony Evers’ arrest is a sign our democracy is ailing
MAGA minions are ululating over the prospect of the Democrat(ic) governor doing the perp walk. If they can’t defeat ‘em at the ballot box, put ‘em in handcuffs! Easier than winning minds and hearts.
Gov. Evers: And Wisconsin Department of Tourism celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week, highlight 2025-27 budget investments to bolster the state’s $25 billion tourism industry
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers today are kicking off National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW), which extends from May 4 through May 10 with a statewide tour to highlight Wisconsin’s booming tourism economy and
Lucy Ripp: 100 days in, here’s how Trump has harmed state communities — and what we can do about it
We must continue making our voices heard through forums like public hearings, town halls, protests, and letters to the editor, and holding our Wisconsin elected officials accountable, demanding they put Wisconsinites first.
Brian Reisinger: Trump must negotiate trade deals that will put America’s family farms first
The only way forward is targeted trade deals that put family farms — and our domestic food supply — first.
Richard Moore: The mantra of due process
While progressives run around yelling for due process for criminal immigrants and cartoonish judges, there are less glamorous though far more serious issues of due process being contested every day in the United States.
John Nichols: Trump’s assault on PBS and NPR chooses oligarchy over press freedom and democracy
As the supporters of speaking truth to power celebrate World Press Freedom Day, Trump seeks to defund public media in the United States.
Dave Cieslewicz: Local public media will pay the price for the sins of NPR
What I’d like to see preserved is the public money that goes to the local stations. They provide valuable local news coverage and local cultural programming. Yes, they’ve followed NPR and PBS in going left, but it’s not nearly as extreme.
Dept. of Natural Resources: Keep wildlife wild: Know what to do if you find a fawn this spring, summer
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public to protect white-tailed deer fawns by observing them from a safe distance this spring and summer. If you encounter a fawn while outdoors, do not touch it or
Dept. of Transportation: State Patrol reminds all road users that safety is a shared responsibility
With the return of warmer weather, the Wisconsin State Patrol reminds everyone on the road to be alert and watch for others. We can expect to start seeing more motorcycles, bicycles and other smaller profile road users. Drivers may also
Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Spongy Moth aerial spraying to begin in May
MADISON, Wis. – Beginning in May, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will treat areas in three western Wisconsin counties for spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) as a part of the national Slow the Spread of the