Failure to pass many of the proposals in the Evers budget, or at least reach effective compromises, will only perpetuate the “forever debate” in Wisconsin over the harmful “forever chemicals.”

ate last year a movement started to pass a resolution in the U.S. Senate to recognize this milestone and honor Aldo Leopold’s enduring contributions to conservation. Unfortunately, time ran out before it could pass. But as we enter this new year, I am hopeful that Congress will revisit this resolution and seize the opportunity to officially celebrate Leopold’s life and work.

Those who chose not to vote or cast protest ballots, like “Uncommitted,” may have thought they were sending a message. In reality, they inadvertently enabled policies that harm many of their own constituency base.

Pocan introduced a proposal to maintain transparency and honesty in government spending, which he dubbed the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act.

Doris Kearns Goodwin’s inspiring book “An Unfinished Love Story” contains dozens of revealing anecdotes about her late husband Richard Goodwin’s years with both John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.

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As two participants who agreed to take part in an IRG forum, we knew what we were getting into, we just didn’t know how it would all play out over the four hours we spent together

We submitted testimony in favor of the Assembly’s Number One piece of business this week because, no matter how lousy our kids’ and schools’ test scores are, it’s both counterproductive and plain wrong to pretend otherwise.

Democrats should continue to champion the rights of marginalized groups without letting that focus define their entire brand.

Our caring culture must be grounded in valuing and respecting every person. This means that racism and discrimination have no place at the college.

Baldwin, Moore, Pocan outraged. Republican Glenn Grothman not sure.

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie has reintroduced a bill to audit the Federal Reserve, a move he argues will increase transparency and accountability of the institution. In 2024, he introduced an even better bill—to abolish this pillar of the deep state altogether.

The former legislator and longtime superintendent of public instruction, whose real name is Herbert, regularly drops a hand-written note keeping me up to date on how he views the world and, especially, Wisconsin politics. Suffice it to say, he hasn’t changed much over the years.

Opponents of the project continue to use legal maneuvers to further stall this important project from moving forward that will allow Line 5 to continue to supply Wisconsinites with the energy we need to drive our vehicles and heat our homes.

Going green is not always as black and white as it might seem. Often there is gray among the green.

While the institutions are working on alternative energy sources and energy conservation, there’s also a serious need for the typical householder to implement a variety of measures.

While the world watches DOGE destroy wasteful spending at USAID, a rogue agency in Milwaukee might actually be worse.

I have yet to meet a parent who said, ‘We were going to stop at one, but then they repaved Main Street.’

Neighborhoods with Hispanic immigrants actually have lower rates of violent crime.