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Door County is among spots where housing is beyond reach.
It’s not that wake boats are bad boats, they’re just inappropriate for Wisconsin’s glacial lakes with their defined shorelines.
Do not let the protesters’ noise drown out the voices of hardworking taxpayers. This is the message for President Trump and everyone who voted for him in November. I know it well.
Who would side with taking money from the nation’s poorest and give it to the rich? Why, all six of Wisconsin’s Republican House members, of course.
As Ron Paul put it so long ago: “Unless and until Congress asserts itself by limiting federal court jurisdiction, judges will continue to act as de facto lawmakers.”
State has 30,000 federal employees. And many state workers in federally funded agencies.
The Assembly recently passed several bills focusing on accountability for K-12 education.
A smarter, more affordable path forward … Investing in clean energy solutions creates jobs, lowers costs and aligns with corporate sustainability goals.
Wisconsin needs to raise the age to purchase AR-15-style rifles to 21.
Black History Month 2025 was our 99th year of celebrating the obscured, forgotten, erased or falsely attributed achievements of Black people from ancient times to the present day.
While challenges remain, the ongoing DEI efforts are making measurable progress, underscoring the critical importance of continuing these initiatives to foster a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive profession.
Politics is performance, much of it. But Democrats came across as surly and sour.
The best thing to do right now is less. As Trump moves to dismantle everything from weather forecasting to Medicaid, don’t get in his way. When a man is digging his own grave, don’t take away his shovel.
What most Wisconsinites don’t know—but should—is that Wisconsin has had its own censorship industrial complex that works in league and in tandem with the federal matrix of oppression.
The effects of U.S. tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China have yet to be fully felt, and there’s no guarantee Trump won’t seek to tax imports from other nations. For now, however, the U.S. relationship with Japan appears solid … and that will benefit Wisconsin over time, as well.
The latest Marquette University Law School Poll finds respondents are “really skeptical” of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the poll’s director says. The poll, conducted in late February before this week’s Trump tariffs, found 32% of those surveyed said tariffs help
If Democrats gain control of the Wisconsin state legislature in 2026 and hold on to the governorship, they could — and must — restore a semblance of fairness to our state’s campaign finance law.
Yes, the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court is now nationalized. Who will benefit?
While the Legislature and the governor enact environmental policy, it is often up to the courts to decide how our environmental laws will be enforced. The environmental records of the two candidates for Supreme Court justice couldn’t be more different when it comes to enforcement of our environmental laws.
Wisconsin manufacturing groups are raising concerns about tariff impacts on supply chains and the cost of energy, while soybean farmers in the state are looking for a “quick resolution” to avoid long-term damage to their trade relationships. President Donald Trump
Door County is among spots where housing is beyond reach.
It’s not that wake boats are bad boats, they’re just inappropriate for Wisconsin’s glacial lakes with their defined shorelines.
Do not let the protesters’ noise drown out the voices of hardworking taxpayers. This is the message for President Trump and everyone who voted for him in November. I know it well.
Who would side with taking money from the nation’s poorest and give it to the rich? Why, all six of Wisconsin’s Republican House members, of course.
As Ron Paul put it so long ago: “Unless and until Congress asserts itself by limiting federal court jurisdiction, judges will continue to act as de facto lawmakers.”
State has 30,000 federal employees. And many state workers in federally funded agencies.
The Assembly recently passed several bills focusing on accountability for K-12 education.
A smarter, more affordable path forward … Investing in clean energy solutions creates jobs, lowers costs and aligns with corporate sustainability goals.
Wisconsin needs to raise the age to purchase AR-15-style rifles to 21.
Black History Month 2025 was our 99th year of celebrating the obscured, forgotten, erased or falsely attributed achievements of Black people from ancient times to the present day.
While challenges remain, the ongoing DEI efforts are making measurable progress, underscoring the critical importance of continuing these initiatives to foster a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive profession.
Politics is performance, much of it. But Democrats came across as surly and sour.
The best thing to do right now is less. As Trump moves to dismantle everything from weather forecasting to Medicaid, don’t get in his way. When a man is digging his own grave, don’t take away his shovel.
What most Wisconsinites don’t know—but should—is that Wisconsin has had its own censorship industrial complex that works in league and in tandem with the federal matrix of oppression.
The effects of U.S. tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China have yet to be fully felt, and there’s no guarantee Trump won’t seek to tax imports from other nations. For now, however, the U.S. relationship with Japan appears solid … and that will benefit Wisconsin over time, as well.
The latest Marquette University Law School Poll finds respondents are “really skeptical” of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the poll’s director says. The poll, conducted in late February before this week’s Trump tariffs, found 32% of those surveyed said tariffs help the U.S. economy while 51% said they hurt the economy.
If Democrats gain control of the Wisconsin state legislature in 2026 and hold on to the governorship, they could — and must — restore a semblance of fairness to our state’s campaign finance law.
Yes, the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court is now nationalized. Who will benefit?
While the Legislature and the governor enact environmental policy, it is often up to the courts to decide how our environmental laws will be enforced. The environmental records of the two candidates for Supreme Court justice couldn’t be more different when it comes to enforcement of our environmental laws.
Wisconsin manufacturing groups are raising concerns about tariff impacts on supply chains and the cost of energy, while soybean farmers in the state are looking for a “quick resolution” to avoid long-term damage to their trade relationships. President Donald Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada