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A Dane County judge overturned much of the law that banned collective bargaining for most public employees.

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Wisconsin’s economy is thriving under free market reforms, many aided by Badger Institute research and advocacy.

So far local officials in Madison and other deep blue cities have not been speaking out at protests or announcing plans to create sanctuaries as they did early on in Trump’s first term. Partly that’s a reflection of the fact that no one knows precisely what to prepare for. But Democratic officials also don’t want to draw negative attention or make targets of their cities.

There must be a better way to secure the full blessings of American life for all of us besides using bigotry and injustice to empty our country of those we deem as less than us.

Cowles, a principled conservative, is best known for standing up for environmental issues. Cowles also believes strongly in the Constitution and the rule of law. Along with other Wisconsin Republicans, Cowles endorsed Kamala Harris for president.

Prominent Democratic leaders, from governors to Congress, must come together to broadly condemn Trump’s impending actions, if only they find the will.

Democrats do not lose campaigns for lack of money or organization. Democrats lose campaigns because too many voters don’t like what the party has become.

The strategist who helped Bernie Sanders win the Latino vote took himself out of the race for DNC chair—but he’s still got lots of ideas.

Call it “Wistalgia,” a stand-in for the “great” America that was no stranger to dark chapters, but nevertheless climbed toward kinship.

Clean energy brings real independence.

All too often, their country has dropped the ball on caring for them after they’ve completed their service, even as veterans are burdened with alarmingly high suicide rates and unexplained illnesses. The most many of today’s military personnel can expect is a faux tribute during a sporting event.
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The Sonnentag will host its inaugural commencement exercises on Dec. 21 when 659 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students will graduate during two ceremonies at the new facility. Candidates for graduation in the College of Business and College of Health and Human Sciences will receive
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the start of a public comment period for a draft rule that would rework portions of the state’s deer management unit boundaries. The public comment period runs until Jan.
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction was recently awarded federal grant funding to help meet the growing mental health needs of Wisconsin students by increasing pupil services staffing capacity in schools. The five-year, $10 million grant was awarded by the

Gov. Tony Evers says he won’t sign the next state budget if a GOP proposal requiring state employees back in the office is included in the final proposal.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that his staff will be available for mobile office hours at the times and locations listed below. These office hours give constituents the opportunity to meet with Sen. Johnson’s staff to request assistance
Honors Chemistry student teams pair up to develop biodiesel, test toxic chemicals in the lab At UW-Stout’s STEMM Student Expo, hundreds of first- to senior-year science, technology and engineering students will debut their applied research and projects from 1 to 3 p.m.
Rhinelander, WI – Forests in Wisconsin today, covering over 17.5 million acres of land and supporting a $37 billion forest products sector, face serious environmental and economic threats. Calling for renewed statewide action to address these threats to forests and the

A Dane County judge overturned much of the law that banned collective bargaining for most public employees.

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Wisconsin’s economy is thriving under free market reforms, many aided by Badger Institute research and advocacy.

So far local officials in Madison and other deep blue cities have not been speaking out at protests or announcing plans to create sanctuaries as they did early on in Trump’s first term. Partly that’s a reflection of the fact that no one knows precisely what to prepare for. But Democratic officials also don’t want to draw negative attention or make targets of their cities.

There must be a better way to secure the full blessings of American life for all of us besides using bigotry and injustice to empty our country of those we deem as less than us.

Cowles, a principled conservative, is best known for standing up for environmental issues. Cowles also believes strongly in the Constitution and the rule of law. Along with other Wisconsin Republicans, Cowles endorsed Kamala Harris for president.

Prominent Democratic leaders, from governors to Congress, must come together to broadly condemn Trump’s impending actions, if only they find the will.

Democrats do not lose campaigns for lack of money or organization. Democrats lose campaigns because too many voters don’t like what the party has become.

The strategist who helped Bernie Sanders win the Latino vote took himself out of the race for DNC chair—but he’s still got lots of ideas.

Call it “Wistalgia,” a stand-in for the “great” America that was no stranger to dark chapters, but nevertheless climbed toward kinship.

Clean energy brings real independence.

All too often, their country has dropped the ball on caring for them after they’ve completed their service, even as veterans are burdened with alarmingly high suicide rates and unexplained illnesses. The most many of today’s military personnel can expect is a faux tribute during a sporting event.
TOP STORIES Tony Evers says he’ll veto state budget if GOP requires state workers to return to office… “A lot of employees aren’t working, or they’re working only from home and not doing it very well with little supervision,” Vos told WISN-TV in November.* Evers: “I think it’s important for
The Sonnentag will host its inaugural commencement exercises on Dec. 21 when 659 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students will graduate during two ceremonies at the new facility. Candidates for graduation in the College of Business and College of Health and Human Sciences will receive diplomas at a 9 a.m. ceremony. Candidates for graduation in
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the start of a public comment period for a draft rule that would rework portions of the state’s deer management unit boundaries. The public comment period runs until Jan. 10. This draft rule would allow the DNR to
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction was recently awarded federal grant funding to help meet the growing mental health needs of Wisconsin students by increasing pupil services staffing capacity in schools. The five-year, $10 million grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education through its 2024 School-Based Mental Health

Gov. Tony Evers says he won’t sign the next state budget if a GOP proposal requiring state employees back in the office is included in the final proposal.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that his staff will be available for mobile office hours at the times and locations listed below. These office hours give constituents the opportunity to meet with Sen. Johnson’s staff to request assistance with a federal agency or other federal matters. Note: Staff-led mobile
Honors Chemistry student teams pair up to develop biodiesel, test toxic chemicals in the lab At UW-Stout’s STEMM Student Expo, hundreds of first- to senior-year science, technology and engineering students will debut their applied research and projects from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, in the Memorial Student Center second
Rhinelander, WI – Forests in Wisconsin today, covering over 17.5 million acres of land and supporting a $37 billion forest products sector, face serious environmental and economic threats. Calling for renewed statewide action to address these threats to forests and the forest-based economy, Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) has published a new