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MPS bilingual program has played an important role in helping language diversity thrive in our community.
For reasons that no pundit, historian, or politician can fully explain, Charlie Kirk’s death unleashed not only an outpouring of grief and anger but also a revival of hope, resistance, and inspiration that touched the hearts of millions around the world.
As Black America grapples with the latest iteration of the modern civil rights movement, Black churches find themselves at a critical crossroads.
Instead of constantly thinking and talking about him, we can choose to think and talk about our shared experiences as Americans, our cares, our concerns, our strengths, our weaknesses, our hopes, our dreams. Dare you.
Four historic allies of the United States and of Israel recognized the Palestinian state. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan thinks the United States should do the same.
Wind and solar power are well-positioned to quickly respond to the increasing load data centers are putting on Wisconsin’s electrical grid, a renewable energy expert argues. Wisconsin has become a hotbed of data center activity over the past few years,
Wisconsin Democrats would be wise to make a serious play for the 7th CD.
Consistently insulated from economic waves, it sports building cranes and signs of growth all around. Rockford, 70 miles south, has long been Madison’s polar opposite.
Gov. Tony Evers has made clear that he will forgo the opportunity for our state to participate in the Education Scholarships program.
Augustine Preparatory School’s north campus will fill an ‘opportunity gap’ for thousands of kids in the years ahead.
Following the clues.
Democrats should not flinch. The stakes are too high, the price too costly. They must confront this threat head-on and show Republicans that they will do everything possible to minimize the harm posed to Americans in this moment.
We need local and state government to protect American liberty and freedom from an overzealous federal police force that is compromising local law enforcement.
We must put protections into state law to ensure that every person — regardless of income, zip code, or insurance status — retains control over their own life.
It was a bit surprising last Saturday when the Camp Randall crowd erupted in a chorus of boos as the Badgers, trailing 20-0 after a lackluster first half, went jogging off to the locker room.
In Wisconsin—a true purple state—we’ve learned that climate action is common sense: it lowers bills, creates good local jobs, and protects the air and water families depend on. Our playbook is pragmatic and bipartisan: align smart policy with market innovation, center justice, and let businesses, workers, tribes, and frontline communities lead together.
Sometimes basic science takes us down a path whose destination cannot be imagined at the moment of discovery.
Radicals in Washington are trying to revoke the new employment requirements for able-bodied, working-age adults.
It’s well to see where we are now, on the cusp of fall. We have a president who delights in breaking the rules and conduct spelled out in the Constitution.
Our playing by the high-road rules and mature leadership is where the Donald Trump White House wants the Democrats to land so Republicans can continue to blast away the programs designed to help our nation’s health care needs in the federal budget.
MPS bilingual program has played an important role in helping language diversity thrive in our community.
For reasons that no pundit, historian, or politician can fully explain, Charlie Kirk’s death unleashed not only an outpouring of grief and anger but also a revival of hope, resistance, and inspiration that touched the hearts of millions around the world.
As Black America grapples with the latest iteration of the modern civil rights movement, Black churches find themselves at a critical crossroads.
Instead of constantly thinking and talking about him, we can choose to think and talk about our shared experiences as Americans, our cares, our concerns, our strengths, our weaknesses, our hopes, our dreams. Dare you.
Four historic allies of the United States and of Israel recognized the Palestinian state. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan thinks the United States should do the same.
Wind and solar power are well-positioned to quickly respond to the increasing load data centers are putting on Wisconsin’s electrical grid, a renewable energy expert argues. Wisconsin has become a hotbed of data center activity over the past few years, underscored by Microsoft’s more than $7 billion in investments in
Wisconsin Democrats would be wise to make a serious play for the 7th CD.
Consistently insulated from economic waves, it sports building cranes and signs of growth all around. Rockford, 70 miles south, has long been Madison’s polar opposite.
Gov. Tony Evers has made clear that he will forgo the opportunity for our state to participate in the Education Scholarships program.
Augustine Preparatory School’s north campus will fill an ‘opportunity gap’ for thousands of kids in the years ahead.
Following the clues.
Democrats should not flinch. The stakes are too high, the price too costly. They must confront this threat head-on and show Republicans that they will do everything possible to minimize the harm posed to Americans in this moment.
We need local and state government to protect American liberty and freedom from an overzealous federal police force that is compromising local law enforcement.
We must put protections into state law to ensure that every person — regardless of income, zip code, or insurance status — retains control over their own life.
It was a bit surprising last Saturday when the Camp Randall crowd erupted in a chorus of boos as the Badgers, trailing 20-0 after a lackluster first half, went jogging off to the locker room.
In Wisconsin—a true purple state—we’ve learned that climate action is common sense: it lowers bills, creates good local jobs, and protects the air and water families depend on. Our playbook is pragmatic and bipartisan: align smart policy with market innovation, center justice, and let businesses, workers, tribes, and frontline communities lead together.
Sometimes basic science takes us down a path whose destination cannot be imagined at the moment of discovery.
Radicals in Washington are trying to revoke the new employment requirements for able-bodied, working-age adults.
It’s well to see where we are now, on the cusp of fall. We have a president who delights in breaking the rules and conduct spelled out in the Constitution.
Our playing by the high-road rules and mature leadership is where the Donald Trump White House wants the Democrats to land so Republicans can continue to blast away the programs designed to help our nation’s health care needs in the federal budget.