The president’s tax plan won’t help small businesses and entrepreneurs. It will hurt them while bestowing huge rewards on big businesses and the very rich.

North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones, a Republican who has been in Congress since 1994, has been quietly writing letters of condolence to the families of thousands of service men and women who have lost their lives fighting in the nation’s wars during this still-young 21st century. He’s been doing so as penance for his vote in 2002 to authorize the U.S. to invade Iraq, which he now regrets.

The future of our state could and should be bright, but right now it doesn’t look that way to those who have seen their optimism eclipsed by the reality of economic insecurity and stagnation.

Attorney General has been reluctant to pursue opioid manufacturers. Why?

State prisons already overcrowded; bill would add 1,800 inmates, cost $57 million per year.

Wisconsin could lower the drinking age to 19, then charge 19- and 20-year-olds a fee for an addendum to their driver’s license that would allow them to drink legally. To gain this privilege, the applicant would need his or her parents’ permission and to attend a training class on alcohol use. The funds raised by the new license would both pay for the classes and help offset the state’s loss of federal funds.

And what’s the secret — so far — of his success?

Roy Moore is what happens when political parties and religions prioritize power over principles.