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Government intervention is a blunt instrument for enforcement, one preferable to avoid. But too often, such interventions are brought on when we fail to act responsibly as citizens.

Wide open, lots of candidates, no obvious favorites and so much at stake.

There is no way to escape the enormity of the moment we are living in as the nation withdraws from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. The national angst was underscored with live coverage Sunday morning as 13 dead American soldiers returned in caskets to Dover Air Force Base.

An Indian American who grew up in Brookfield, Olikara says he hopes to attract liberal Democrats who supported Sen. Bernie Sanders, “politically homeless Republicans” and “disillusioned, disaffected independents.”

In the year since Blake was shot, state government has sat on its hands.

Every House Republican voted last week against the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Drafted in response to the overwhelming frustrations over increased thefts of catalytic converters, SB 408 seeks to reign in and regulate scrap dealer purchases of catalytic converters.

Gov. Tony Evers called Republican lawmakers’ concerns about the vetting process for Afghan refugees arriving at Fort McCoy “dog-whistle crap.” Evers said those GOP lawmakers are either misinformed about the subject or trying to label children and Afghans who have

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — With Dem AG Josh Kaul seeking to force him off the Natural Resources Board, Wausau dentist Frederick Prehn is asking a Dane County court to declare he can

Gov. Tony Evers criticized Republicans for going ahead with inquiries into the 2020 presidential election, noting that “things changed” when Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, visited former President Donald Trump last week. “Apparently they’re all drinking the Kool-Aid,” Evers said

The three-judge panel overseeing two federal redistricting suits is signaling it may consolidate them into one action. The court on Friday set a Sept. 7 deadline for the parties involved in the two cases to show why they shouldn’t be

A startup called RehabPath aims to help more people escape the cycle of addiction. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimates about 20 million Americans have an addiction to illicit drugs, alcohol or both. Out of that group,

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has been issued two cooperative funding agreements worth $37 million by federal officials to boost production of a material widely used in medical imaging. The material — known as molybdenum-99 or Mo-99 — is used to create

Government intervention is a blunt instrument for enforcement, one preferable to avoid. But too often, such interventions are brought on when we fail to act responsibly as citizens.

Wide open, lots of candidates, no obvious favorites and so much at stake.

There is no way to escape the enormity of the moment we are living in as the nation withdraws from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. The national angst was underscored with live coverage Sunday morning as 13 dead American soldiers returned in caskets to Dover Air Force Base.

An Indian American who grew up in Brookfield, Olikara says he hopes to attract liberal Democrats who supported Sen. Bernie Sanders, “politically homeless Republicans” and “disillusioned, disaffected independents.”

In the year since Blake was shot, state government has sat on its hands.

Every House Republican voted last week against the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Drafted in response to the overwhelming frustrations over increased thefts of catalytic converters, SB 408 seeks to reign in and regulate scrap dealer purchases of catalytic converters.

Gov. Tony Evers called Republican lawmakers’ concerns about the vetting process for Afghan refugees arriving at Fort McCoy “dog-whistle crap.” Evers said those GOP lawmakers are either misinformed about the subject or trying to label children and Afghans who have aided U.S. forces as terrorists. “They like to raise the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — With Dem AG Josh Kaul seeking to force him off the Natural Resources Board, Wausau dentist Frederick Prehn is asking a Dane County court to declare he can remain until the Senate confirms a successor. Kaul earlier this

Gov. Tony Evers criticized Republicans for going ahead with inquiries into the 2020 presidential election, noting that “things changed” when Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, visited former President Donald Trump last week. “Apparently they’re all drinking the Kool-Aid,” Evers said during a press conference on Dems’ “Build Back Better” plan.

The three-judge panel overseeing two federal redistricting suits is signaling it may consolidate them into one action. The court on Friday set a Sept. 7 deadline for the parties involved in the two cases to show why they shouldn’t be consolidated, noting the plaintiffs in both “appear to be raising

A startup called RehabPath aims to help more people escape the cycle of addiction. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimates about 20 million Americans have an addiction to illicit drugs, alcohol or both. Out of that group, only about 10 percent will seek help with addiction rehab.

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has been issued two cooperative funding agreements worth $37 million by federal officials to boost production of a material widely used in medical imaging. The material — known as molybdenum-99 or Mo-99 — is used to create Technetium-99m. It is used in millions of diagnostic tests each