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The DNC elects a new leader as it seeks to unify the party and win back working-class voters.

The new Democratic National Party chair won’t be in a position to improve the party’s fortunes either.

The Dane County area’s housing market last year had its “first meaningful increase” in available homes since the pandemic, even as prices increased slightly more than expected. That’s according to the latest report from Stark Company Realtors President and CEO

Our state maintains one of the largest achievement gaps between Black and white students in the nation – a crisis that demands immediate attention and action.

It’s a statewide embarrassment for our education system.

The Legislature’s failure to adequately fund public schools has led to school districts turning to referendums to meet their operational costs. Wisconsin’s legislature has not given schools enough funding to keep pace with inflation for the last 15 years.

It’s disappointing that Gov. Evers prioritizes political agendas over the safety of Wisconsin families.

Wisconsin Democrats were hoping their own Ben Wikler would be chosen chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Democrats instead elected the state chairman responsible for Tim Walz in Minnesota.

God works in mysterious ways — or, at least, Donald Trump’s God does.

The left abandons its principles as Trump embraces them

Why recognizing this political and cultural realignment — as fake populist and hollow as it might be — is critical to Democrats’ ability to compete going forward.

Such a failure to understand the role and purpose of soft power calls into question the overall IQ of the person sitting in the Oval Office.

Snoop Dogg lost 570,000 followers on Instagram following his performance, and 20,000 unfollowed him on X.

Unfortunately, the first days of the second Trump term are proving this prediction to be prescient.

New estimate renews GOP tax cut pledge.

Officials at all levels of government are well aware that prohibitive costs can lead to would-be records requesters relinquishing their rights rather than risking high legal fees.

Wisconsin’s public schools are losing students faster than districts are downsizing their staff, analysis of data from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction shows.

Why the DPI superintendent race matters for Black students in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has only one truly principled justice: conservative Brian Hagedorn. Last week Hagedorn recused himself from a case involving Act 10, much to the chagrin of Republicans who were counting on him to be a vote to uphold the law which restricts public employee bargaining rights.

The AI hog is pigging out already and will be eating up even more energy soon.

The DNC elects a new leader as it seeks to unify the party and win back working-class voters.

The new Democratic National Party chair won’t be in a position to improve the party’s fortunes either.

The Dane County area’s housing market last year had its “first meaningful increase” in available homes since the pandemic, even as prices increased slightly more than expected. That’s according to the latest report from Stark Company Realtors President and CEO David Stark covering regional market trends for the winter season

Our state maintains one of the largest achievement gaps between Black and white students in the nation – a crisis that demands immediate attention and action.

It’s a statewide embarrassment for our education system.

The Legislature’s failure to adequately fund public schools has led to school districts turning to referendums to meet their operational costs. Wisconsin’s legislature has not given schools enough funding to keep pace with inflation for the last 15 years.

It’s disappointing that Gov. Evers prioritizes political agendas over the safety of Wisconsin families.

Wisconsin Democrats were hoping their own Ben Wikler would be chosen chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Democrats instead elected the state chairman responsible for Tim Walz in Minnesota.

God works in mysterious ways — or, at least, Donald Trump’s God does.

The left abandons its principles as Trump embraces them

Why recognizing this political and cultural realignment — as fake populist and hollow as it might be — is critical to Democrats’ ability to compete going forward.

Such a failure to understand the role and purpose of soft power calls into question the overall IQ of the person sitting in the Oval Office.

Snoop Dogg lost 570,000 followers on Instagram following his performance, and 20,000 unfollowed him on X.

Unfortunately, the first days of the second Trump term are proving this prediction to be prescient.

New estimate renews GOP tax cut pledge.

Officials at all levels of government are well aware that prohibitive costs can lead to would-be records requesters relinquishing their rights rather than risking high legal fees.

Wisconsin’s public schools are losing students faster than districts are downsizing their staff, analysis of data from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction shows.

Why the DPI superintendent race matters for Black students in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has only one truly principled justice: conservative Brian Hagedorn. Last week Hagedorn recused himself from a case involving Act 10, much to the chagrin of Republicans who were counting on him to be a vote to uphold the law which restricts public employee bargaining rights.

The AI hog is pigging out already and will be eating up even more energy soon.