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Businesspeople should be scared stiff that Trump’s economic goofiness will trigger another round of high inflation and even a recession.


Democrats try to guilt-trip America into voting against Trump.

Climate disasters will impact us all, including here in Wisconsin. Here is what you can do.

The time is now for political leaders to fairly and equitably support the education of all children in our state.

Madison is just one of 122 districts with measures on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Social Security and other programs allow people like me to live independently.

A key state Biohealth Tech Hub workforce project aims to connect underserved communities with employment gaps across the sector. That’s according to Mark Thomas, chief strategy officer for Madison College, a tech hub consortium member that’s leading the project. He

Wisconsin’s biohealth industry had an estimated $22 billion direct economic impact in the state last year, according to BioForward Wisconsin’s latest report. The Madison-based group recently published its “Wisconsin Biohealth Industry Landscape and Economic Impact Report,” detailing job growth in

I’m fighting for the people of Wisconsin.

Rejecting proposed voting definition constitutional amendment would be third defeated amendment in 2024.

I saw ads from an organization inappropriately named “Follow The Law” recently calling on clerks to “only certify an accurate election” and “NO RUBBER STAMPS!” … In Wisconsin, certification of the election is a statutory requirement, meaning that it is not something a county clerk can choose not to do.

Going behind the curtain to explain how elections are administered in Wisconsin, from registration to casting, counting and certifying votes, was the topic of a Wisconsin Technology Council luncheon Oct. 22 in Madison.

My thought as a contentious presidential election comes to a close is the thousands of poll workers across the country deserve the same level of respect: “Thank you for your service, poll workers.”

When newspapers like The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times refuse to make endorsements in contests for the presidency — and when other newspapers drop the practice of making endorsements altogether — they reject the basic premise of freedom of the press in the United States.

Pray in pew Sunday morning, laugh at lewd racist jokes at his rally in evening.

I suppose I get why Donald Trump had a big rally at Madison Square Garden the other night and why his campaign filled the Garden with crude, hate-filled speakers. His closing strategy is to turn out disaffected young men who otherwise wouldn’t vote. But did it cost him more than he’ll get?

When Trump had the chance, he failed to protect us from PFAS, which has so far been detected in the drinking water of more than 7,000 communities.

Despite lots of lip-service about helping small business headed into the 2024 election, our political leaders are leaving “the little guy” behind.

Public education is expensive, but it is the smartest investment we can make for a strong economy and democracy.

Businesspeople should be scared stiff that Trump’s economic goofiness will trigger another round of high inflation and even a recession.


Democrats try to guilt-trip America into voting against Trump.

Climate disasters will impact us all, including here in Wisconsin. Here is what you can do.

The time is now for political leaders to fairly and equitably support the education of all children in our state.

Madison is just one of 122 districts with measures on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Social Security and other programs allow people like me to live independently.

A key state Biohealth Tech Hub workforce project aims to connect underserved communities with employment gaps across the sector. That’s according to Mark Thomas, chief strategy officer for Madison College, a tech hub consortium member that’s leading the project. He spoke yesterday during BioForward Wisconsin’s Wisconsin BioHealth Summit in Madison,

Wisconsin’s biohealth industry had an estimated $22 billion direct economic impact in the state last year, according to BioForward Wisconsin’s latest report. The Madison-based group recently published its “Wisconsin Biohealth Industry Landscape and Economic Impact Report,” detailing job growth in the sector and its contribution to the state economy. The

I’m fighting for the people of Wisconsin.

Rejecting proposed voting definition constitutional amendment would be third defeated amendment in 2024.

I saw ads from an organization inappropriately named “Follow The Law” recently calling on clerks to “only certify an accurate election” and “NO RUBBER STAMPS!” … In Wisconsin, certification of the election is a statutory requirement, meaning that it is not something a county clerk can choose not to do.

Going behind the curtain to explain how elections are administered in Wisconsin, from registration to casting, counting and certifying votes, was the topic of a Wisconsin Technology Council luncheon Oct. 22 in Madison.

My thought as a contentious presidential election comes to a close is the thousands of poll workers across the country deserve the same level of respect: “Thank you for your service, poll workers.”

When newspapers like The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times refuse to make endorsements in contests for the presidency — and when other newspapers drop the practice of making endorsements altogether — they reject the basic premise of freedom of the press in the United States.

Pray in pew Sunday morning, laugh at lewd racist jokes at his rally in evening.

I suppose I get why Donald Trump had a big rally at Madison Square Garden the other night and why his campaign filled the Garden with crude, hate-filled speakers. His closing strategy is to turn out disaffected young men who otherwise wouldn’t vote. But did it cost him more than he’ll get?

When Trump had the chance, he failed to protect us from PFAS, which has so far been detected in the drinking water of more than 7,000 communities.

Despite lots of lip-service about helping small business headed into the 2024 election, our political leaders are leaving “the little guy” behind.

Public education is expensive, but it is the smartest investment we can make for a strong economy and democracy.