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The rule of law is not a political instrument. Not for lefties lionizing Dugan for resisting immigration authorities. Not for righties celebrating Dugan being perp-walked without an indictment. Deep breaths, everyone. Follow the legal process.
To best support the health of children in Wisconsin and across the country, we must protect Medicaid.
David Remnick, longtime editor of the venerable magazine The New Yorker, did a masterful job in a recent issue comparing Donald Trump’s first days in office with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first days back in 1933.
The sweeping tariffs imposed by the current administration are already fueling inflation, disrupting supply chains, and pushing small businesses to the brink. Local retailers, independent producers and small manufacturers — the very backbone of our neighborhoods — are being hit hardest.
Did you hear the one about the felon with the stolen gun?
Welcome to a stunning paradoxical moment in local politics: At a time of soaring voter turnout and clear signs that Madison is approaching a milestone in population growth, we have an enfeebled political discussion. Wherein a lot of smart people are hiding in the bushes rather than running for office or at least stirring the pot.
It is not hard to empathize with the ‘where do I go now’ feeling residents near to Truax Field are experiencing with the bureaucratic hurdles when trying to find funding for noise abatement due to F-35 jets.
The 2026 elections seem far away. Unless you are a potential candidate. The year before election year is when you get your campaign going. So it makes sense that one of the least known potential candidates — Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann — has officially kicked off his campaign for governor next year.
The population at Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison for boys has been on the rise in recent months even as the state seeks to shut it down, a trend driven in part by more offenders being sentenced for serious crimes, according to the Department of Corrections.
Legislation from GOP lawmakers would make some state tax credit programs more flexible to drive investments in child care and workforce housing, bill authors say. Rep. Dave Armstrong of Rice Lake and Sen. Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac are
I join the many voters today who are sick of the politics of personal destruction that tear down an opponent rather than uplift us with ideas and positive visions for the future.
Questions will include why the party’s candidate for state Supreme Court lost by 10 points.
Keeping people informed in an increasingly difficult task as government officials impose new restrictions on media access.
Trump’s bully-boy tactics are making him politically toxic on the international stage. And they are doing the same thing at home.
Football isn’t just a game, Trump isn’t just the president.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee will kick off work on the state budget Thursday by voting on a motion that would strip 612 of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals from the document he sent the Legislature in February.
Buying local is patriotic, and good for you and the local farmers who are your neighbors.
Republican lawmakers are seeking to change the state’s apprenticeship law to allow skilled workers to supervise two construction apprentices each, rather than just one. Sen. Chris Kapenga of Delafield, along with Reps. Dave Maxey of New Berlin and Adam Neylon
It shouldn’t and doesn’t have to be that way.
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.
The rule of law is not a political instrument. Not for lefties lionizing Dugan for resisting immigration authorities. Not for righties celebrating Dugan being perp-walked without an indictment. Deep breaths, everyone. Follow the legal process.
To best support the health of children in Wisconsin and across the country, we must protect Medicaid.
David Remnick, longtime editor of the venerable magazine The New Yorker, did a masterful job in a recent issue comparing Donald Trump’s first days in office with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first days back in 1933.
The sweeping tariffs imposed by the current administration are already fueling inflation, disrupting supply chains, and pushing small businesses to the brink. Local retailers, independent producers and small manufacturers — the very backbone of our neighborhoods — are being hit hardest.
Did you hear the one about the felon with the stolen gun?
Welcome to a stunning paradoxical moment in local politics: At a time of soaring voter turnout and clear signs that Madison is approaching a milestone in population growth, we have an enfeebled political discussion. Wherein a lot of smart people are hiding in the bushes rather than running for office or at least stirring the pot.
It is not hard to empathize with the ‘where do I go now’ feeling residents near to Truax Field are experiencing with the bureaucratic hurdles when trying to find funding for noise abatement due to F-35 jets.
The 2026 elections seem far away. Unless you are a potential candidate. The year before election year is when you get your campaign going. So it makes sense that one of the least known potential candidates — Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann — has officially kicked off his campaign for governor next year.
The population at Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison for boys has been on the rise in recent months even as the state seeks to shut it down, a trend driven in part by more offenders being sentenced for serious crimes, according to the Department of Corrections.
Legislation from GOP lawmakers would make some state tax credit programs more flexible to drive investments in child care and workforce housing, bill authors say. Rep. Dave Armstrong of Rice Lake and Sen. Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac are currently circulating a co-sponsorship memo for the bill. It follows
I join the many voters today who are sick of the politics of personal destruction that tear down an opponent rather than uplift us with ideas and positive visions for the future.
Questions will include why the party’s candidate for state Supreme Court lost by 10 points.
Keeping people informed in an increasingly difficult task as government officials impose new restrictions on media access.
Trump’s bully-boy tactics are making him politically toxic on the international stage. And they are doing the same thing at home.
Football isn’t just a game, Trump isn’t just the president.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee will kick off work on the state budget Thursday by voting on a motion that would strip 612 of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals from the document he sent the Legislature in February.
Buying local is patriotic, and good for you and the local farmers who are your neighbors.
Republican lawmakers are seeking to change the state’s apprenticeship law to allow skilled workers to supervise two construction apprentices each, rather than just one. Sen. Chris Kapenga of Delafield, along with Reps. Dave Maxey of New Berlin and Adam Neylon of Pewaukee, recently circulated a co-sponsorship memo for legislation to
It shouldn’t and doesn’t have to be that way.
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.