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Despite vast wealth it closed pediatric clinic on 29th and Clark.

Black, Latino and Native American businesses remain underrepresented in Wisconsin’s economy, a series of UW-Madison reports show. The university’s Community Economic Development program recently released the reports on Black, Latino, Asian, and Native-owned companies in the state, detailing their growth

A UW-Madison expert warns of “significant” economic damage in the state if a circulating strain of the bird flu hits Wisconsin’s dairy industry. California declared an emergency in December after discovering bird flu in more than 600 dairy herds, raising

Republicans plan to move quickly to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures. They see an opening, with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, to push through changes that include voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements.

Remote work has served a useful purpose by showing us just how useless many state workers were. Now is the time to get rid of many of them, plus the buildings they once occupied.

Gov. Tony Evers is once again floating a plan to create an initiative-referendum system for Wisconsin. It’s a bad idea.

Scott Walker’s infamous Act 10 was a highly partisan political bill that has done enormous damage to Wisconsin’s economy and exacerbated the hollowing out of our middle class. He fueled a politics of resentment that divided families, communities and our state long before Donald Trump emerged as the prince of grievance politics.

The plan will offer direct admission to UW-Madison for students placing in the top 5% of their Wisconsin high schools.

While other former presidents aimed to sit on corporate boards or slip off the stage quietly to paint, Carter embraced the world. Putting his faith forward, interlaced with a mighty keen mind he formed working coalitions and solutions which benefited the world.

As is its tradition, the Forecasters Anonymous tribe gathered once again between Christmas and New Year’s Day to sneak a few extra post-holiday calories, renew acquaintances and swap tall tales.

Sachin and I bridged all that divided us with curiosity, dialogue, understanding, mutual respect and good will.
Schimel’s campaign said today the haul is more than double what any Supreme Court candidate in Wisconsin history has raised during the July to December period ahead of a spring election. The campaign added that Schimel finished 2024 with $1.8 million in the bank.

Thirty projects aimed at boosting Wisconsin’s food production industry are getting $23.2 million through a USDA infrastructure program, state and federal officials announced. Funding for the projects comes from the agency’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program, which aims to strengthen

Too many vital services are starved for cash.

Effective government begins with districts that reflect real communities, yet Wisconsin’s maps still fall short of this basic standard.

Carter secured the nomination and the presidency — with just enough votes from the farmers and smalltown people of Grant, Richland, Vernon and other Wisconsin counties that gave a last-minute Democratic primary assist to the peanut farmer from Georgia.

Carter was the first president to stress having a Cabinet, judges, and other government nominees that “looked like America.”

If Donald Trump pardons the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who heeded his call to “fight like hell or we won’t have a country any more” he will be ripping the bandage off a wound still suppurating.

But why pay the bills when his only purpose for seeking another term in the White House is to fleece the taxpayers.

Has the crime rate gone up or down in Milwaukee and nationally?

Despite vast wealth it closed pediatric clinic on 29th and Clark.

Black, Latino and Native American businesses remain underrepresented in Wisconsin’s economy, a series of UW-Madison reports show. The university’s Community Economic Development program recently released the reports on Black, Latino, Asian, and Native-owned companies in the state, detailing their growth over time as well as persistent challenges for each minority

A UW-Madison expert warns of “significant” economic damage in the state if a circulating strain of the bird flu hits Wisconsin’s dairy industry. California declared an emergency in December after discovering bird flu in more than 600 dairy herds, raising concerns about the disease spreading further in 2025. Prof. Keith

Republicans plan to move quickly to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures. They see an opening, with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, to push through changes that include voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements.

Remote work has served a useful purpose by showing us just how useless many state workers were. Now is the time to get rid of many of them, plus the buildings they once occupied.

Gov. Tony Evers is once again floating a plan to create an initiative-referendum system for Wisconsin. It’s a bad idea.

Scott Walker’s infamous Act 10 was a highly partisan political bill that has done enormous damage to Wisconsin’s economy and exacerbated the hollowing out of our middle class. He fueled a politics of resentment that divided families, communities and our state long before Donald Trump emerged as the prince of grievance politics.

The plan will offer direct admission to UW-Madison for students placing in the top 5% of their Wisconsin high schools.

While other former presidents aimed to sit on corporate boards or slip off the stage quietly to paint, Carter embraced the world. Putting his faith forward, interlaced with a mighty keen mind he formed working coalitions and solutions which benefited the world.

As is its tradition, the Forecasters Anonymous tribe gathered once again between Christmas and New Year’s Day to sneak a few extra post-holiday calories, renew acquaintances and swap tall tales.

Sachin and I bridged all that divided us with curiosity, dialogue, understanding, mutual respect and good will.
Schimel’s campaign said today the haul is more than double what any Supreme Court candidate in Wisconsin history has raised during the July to December period ahead of a spring election. The campaign added that Schimel finished 2024 with $1.8 million in the bank.

Thirty projects aimed at boosting Wisconsin’s food production industry are getting $23.2 million through a USDA infrastructure program, state and federal officials announced. Funding for the projects comes from the agency’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program, which aims to strengthen the “middle of the food supply chain,” expanding markets for

Too many vital services are starved for cash.

Effective government begins with districts that reflect real communities, yet Wisconsin’s maps still fall short of this basic standard.

Carter secured the nomination and the presidency — with just enough votes from the farmers and smalltown people of Grant, Richland, Vernon and other Wisconsin counties that gave a last-minute Democratic primary assist to the peanut farmer from Georgia.

Carter was the first president to stress having a Cabinet, judges, and other government nominees that “looked like America.”

If Donald Trump pardons the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who heeded his call to “fight like hell or we won’t have a country any more” he will be ripping the bandage off a wound still suppurating.

But why pay the bills when his only purpose for seeking another term in the White House is to fleece the taxpayers.