Steven Walters: Wisconsin depends on immigration
Immigrants are 7% of state’s workforce, 11% of business owners, 16% of physicians, HRSC report finds.
Melissa Ratcliff: Investing in Wisconsin’s workforce, building our future
We need bold, forward-looking policies as in the past that support workers, strengthen businesses, and make sure our state remains a place where families want to live and work.
Greg Keenan, Jeanine Burmania and Katie Rice: Beyond the breakthrough: Transforming university inventions into everyday innovations
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has spent a century partnering with UW-Madison to address one of higher education’s most significant challenges: translating university discoveries into real-world impact.
John Nichols: Francesca Hong thinks Wisconsin’s ready for bolder politics
Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, a Madison Democrat who, like New York’s Zohran Mamdani, has made a name for herself as an outspoken legislator who is aligned with the Assembly’s multi-member socialist caucus, thinks there is room for an insurgent politics in this state.
Mark Belling: Wisconsin judge who danced on Kirk’s grave needs to resign
Charlie Kirk was hated because he was so decent and so effective.
Dept. of Natural Resources: Get ready for the 2025 waterfowl hunting seasons
Prepare for the Wisconsin waterfowl seasons opening soon. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR EDITOR’S NOTE: The previous version of this release incorrectly stated the DNR processing fee for federal duck stamp purchases. That error has been corrected below. MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department
Bruce Murphy: The rage of Derrick Van Orden
Congressman’s attacks on liberals spread exactly the kind of wrath he claims to oppose.
Gregory Humphrey: Once again, America is at the crossroads
If we are to survive as a democracy we simply must push back and stem the erosion of shared truth. When facts become negotiable and institutions become stage props, democracy becomes a performative national joke. The stuff that writes itself for a late-night comedian to use.
Dave Zweifel: Power drunk, in charge of the military. What could go wrong?
Aside from wasting taxpayers’ money, this whole business of sending active military soldiers trained to fight wars and kill the enemy to confront their own citizenry is dangerous — and illegal.
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation: WARF champions the journey from discovery to impact
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is reaffirming its century-long commitment to transforming university research into real-world solutions. In a recent op-ed titled Beyond the breakthrough: Transforming university inventions into everyday innovations, WARF’s Greg Keenan, Jeanine Burmania and
Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin: Commits $4.2 million in funding to bolster student training and workforce development
Projects Will Help Address Statewide Water Challenges MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 17, 2025 — The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin has committed to investing more than $4.2 million in funding for the current biennium (FY26 and FY27) to support water education and water
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: Solving the math crisis: get Wisconsin kids counting again
The News: WILL has unveiled a new policy report, “Closing Wisconsin’s Math Gap: A Call for Early Numeracy Reform,” sounding the alarm on declining math achievement and offering solutions to reverse the crisis. The report draws on lessons from seven states that have
Wisconsin Public Radio: Announces new schedules featuring “Wisconsin Weekend” starting October 4
MADISON, WI – September 176, 2025 – Wisconsin Public Radio today announced its lineup of new shows, including “Wisconsin Weekend,” a roundup of highlights from WPR’s weekday program, “Wisconsin Today.” The new lineup begins on Saturday, Oct. 4 and also includes: “Freakonomics” –
Dept. of Natural Resources: Publishes initial public input summary for Chippewa Flowage Joint Agency Master Plan
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has published a summary of public comments from input the DNR, the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (LCO) collected during the initial public
Hong pledges to fix ‘rigged system’ in launching gubernatorial campaign
State Rep. Francesca Hong today joined the growing Dem gubernatorial field, saying she is running to fix a “rigged system.”