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His press conference was supposed to be about taxes. How did it go so terribly wrong?
A money grab at death drives outmigration
Comparing to Midwest and the nation. A solution to affordability issue?
Flock insists its system reduces crime, but long-term reporting doesn’t support that claim.
Great Lakes region needs to unite now in the face of fascist occupation.
Across the country, reforms increasingly reflect the principle that those wrongfully convicted should not be punished a second time by a system that fails to help them rebuild.
Wisconsin is currently behind much of the country in providing these protections. As a result, journalists, activists and ordinary citizens in Wisconsin are more vulnerable to retaliatory lawsuits.
Do we really own our homes or are we only allowed to keep them subject to the whims of the state? Can we be forced to sell all or a part of our “Castle and Fortress?” Maybe.
Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law — arguably one of the best in the country — states that it is the government’s duty to “make a reasonable effort to accommodate any person desiring to record, film or photograph the meeting.”
It is all about Ukraine. The history of the Nobel Prize Committee is pretty clear: no cigar for a truce, a ceasefire, a buffer zone or postponing war while Russia regroups.
What was even more disturbing than ICE’s behavior in Minneapolis this month was the reaction of all too many Americans.
Milwaukee was ranked near the bottom among 50 U.S. metro areas for the strength of its multifamily housing market, despite a growing renter pool and low vacancy rates. The ranking comes from Marcus & Millichap’s ‘26 Multifamily National Investment Forecast,
One traditional rule — any bill that hasn’t passed one house of the Legislature by now, the second year of a legislative session, has little chance of becoming law — doesn’t apply so much anymore.
The proposed constitutional amendment on diversity, equity, and inclusion set for the 2026 ballot isn’t about fairness—it’s about dismantling decades of progress toward genuine opportunity for all Wisconsinites.
Authorizing the provisions within Senate Bill 170 would allow retired teachers the option to return to the classroom without jeopardizing their retirement benefits.
An amendment preventing enforcement of an unconstitutional federal requirement to install anti-drunk driving technology in all vehicles failed to pass in the House. Time to go back to federalist basics and nullify.
Wisconsin members of Congress afraid to address ICE killing of a native son?
A powerful statement from Jacob Frey pleads with Trump to pull ICE forces out of Minneapolis before more people are killed.
This fight will not be won by politicians, consultants, or pollsters. It will be won by regular people who have decided to build a movement town by town, county by county, state by state.
Real change will only happen when we first seek to understand, when we come together and listen, identify the shortcomings in the existing model, and create solutions together that solve each of our concerns.
His press conference was supposed to be about taxes. How did it go so terribly wrong?
A money grab at death drives outmigration
Comparing to Midwest and the nation. A solution to affordability issue?
Flock insists its system reduces crime, but long-term reporting doesn’t support that claim.
Great Lakes region needs to unite now in the face of fascist occupation.
Across the country, reforms increasingly reflect the principle that those wrongfully convicted should not be punished a second time by a system that fails to help them rebuild.
Wisconsin is currently behind much of the country in providing these protections. As a result, journalists, activists and ordinary citizens in Wisconsin are more vulnerable to retaliatory lawsuits.
Do we really own our homes or are we only allowed to keep them subject to the whims of the state? Can we be forced to sell all or a part of our “Castle and Fortress?” Maybe.
Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law — arguably one of the best in the country — states that it is the government’s duty to “make a reasonable effort to accommodate any person desiring to record, film or photograph the meeting.”
It is all about Ukraine. The history of the Nobel Prize Committee is pretty clear: no cigar for a truce, a ceasefire, a buffer zone or postponing war while Russia regroups.
What was even more disturbing than ICE’s behavior in Minneapolis this month was the reaction of all too many Americans.
Milwaukee was ranked near the bottom among 50 U.S. metro areas for the strength of its multifamily housing market, despite a growing renter pool and low vacancy rates. The ranking comes from Marcus & Millichap’s ‘26 Multifamily National Investment Forecast, which was published yesterday by the national brokerage firm. The
One traditional rule — any bill that hasn’t passed one house of the Legislature by now, the second year of a legislative session, has little chance of becoming law — doesn’t apply so much anymore.
The proposed constitutional amendment on diversity, equity, and inclusion set for the 2026 ballot isn’t about fairness—it’s about dismantling decades of progress toward genuine opportunity for all Wisconsinites.
Authorizing the provisions within Senate Bill 170 would allow retired teachers the option to return to the classroom without jeopardizing their retirement benefits.
An amendment preventing enforcement of an unconstitutional federal requirement to install anti-drunk driving technology in all vehicles failed to pass in the House. Time to go back to federalist basics and nullify.
Wisconsin members of Congress afraid to address ICE killing of a native son?
A powerful statement from Jacob Frey pleads with Trump to pull ICE forces out of Minneapolis before more people are killed.
This fight will not be won by politicians, consultants, or pollsters. It will be won by regular people who have decided to build a movement town by town, county by county, state by state.
Real change will only happen when we first seek to understand, when we come together and listen, identify the shortcomings in the existing model, and create solutions together that solve each of our concerns.