Kaleem Caire: Death of surplus deal leaves window open for kids
We are not satisfied with what failed. We are not satisfied with what was on the table before it failed. We can and must do better for our children.
Daniel Buck and Cory Brewer: While other states boost schools, Wisconsin rejects reforms
Evers’ partisanship leaving Wisconsin behind on education.
David Blaska: Tom Tiffany says ‘You betcha’ that WI doesn’t want to become Minnesota!
If there was a convention rallying cry, it was Don’t Let Wisconsin Become Minnesota.
Jessica McBride: 3rd CD: A Navy SEAL and that ‘political operative’ in a broken down car
Van Orden and his team have spent the entire campaign season trying to remind voters who Cooke really is.
Daniel Steininger: I’m grandson of a ‘sewer socialist.’ Today’s crop miss mark.
Fiscal frugality offers the starkest contrast between “self-proclaimed sewer socialists” versus real ones
Ellen Nowak: Data centers will pay their own way in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s approach is deliberate. Regulators, utilities, and consumer groups spent months getting this right because the public trust demands it. The data centers coming to Wisconsin will create jobs and expand the tax base. They should be welcome—and customers who were here long before them can be confident that they will not be stuck with an unwelcome bill.
UW-Eau Claire: True Blu: Proksch takes his energy to Hollywood, ‘The Office’ and beyond
Since graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2000, Mark Proksch has had several interesting jobs. Wait, what? It turns out all those jobs were part of the same career path for Proksch — his successful acting career. Proksch
Bill Berry: College basketball player outearns UW president by millions
A sign of our crazy times: It wasn’t even noteworthy when we learned during the bruhaha over the firing of Jay Rothman, the president of the Universities of Wisconsin, that the position’s market value is millions of dollars below that of a good college basketball player.
Brad Cole: Bigger, heavier trucks would be a danger to Wisconsin’s highways
As a sheriff, my oath is to protect life and preserve public safety on our roads. Increasing truck size and weight not only threatens motorists, it imperils every deputy, EMS technician, and firefighter who responds to traffic accidents every day and night.
Robert VerBruggen: Big federal bucks so far produce a paltry 21 EV charging stations in Wisconsin
Brief pause didn’t help, nor does weak market for electric cars; private sector efforts outstrip government
Michelle Bryant: Trump sues IRS: Make it make sense
The President of the United States is suing the IRS for billions of dollars, while simultaneously controlling the executive branch agencies responsible for defending and prosecuting the case.
Bill Kaplan: Support U.S. troops, stand up to Putin
No Wisconsin GOP member of Congress has protested Russian military aid to Iran, which is killing and wounding U.S. troops.
Richard Moore: Why Trump (rightly) fired the National Science Foundation Board
President Trump’s recent firing of all 22 members of the National Science Foundation board ignited the sort of institutional panic one normally associates with medieval villagers spotting a comet.
Earth Justice: Wisconsin Judge orders partial freeze on Line 5 construction
Washburn, WI – The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has won a partial stay from Wisconsin’s Iron County Circuit Court immediately halting some of Enbridge’s construction activities on the Line 5 reroute project. Following a packed court hearing last month, Judge John P. Anderson ruled that Enbridge must cease all work at four
Dept. of Transportation: Buckle Up: Wisconsin State Patrol’s Click It or Ticket campaign is underway
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of State Patrol is joining law enforcement agencies across the state in the national Click It or Ticket campaign from May 18-31. The annual campaign reminds drivers that seat belts save lives with focused