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Wisconsin’s food insecurity rate was 13.5% in 2024, according to new data from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap project. That’s up from 11.8% in the prior year. The group found the state had a “food budget shortfall” of $551
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider how the recent legislative primary will affect the November election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Could Crowley v. Tiffany outcome forecast next U.S. president?
As long as our country is going over in a barrel.
Our straitjacket of rules and spiral of subsidies has demonstrably failed; time to give families flexibility.
Wisconsin has a massive budget surplus, and that’s good news for taxpayers. Maybe. It all depends on who they elect as their next governor, of course, because Republican Tom Tiffany and Democrat David Crowley have very different plans for that money — your money.
Creating a humane future for all of us means not spending resources on death-making entities but instead investing in life-affirming climate-resilient infrastructure and resources.
His latest effort is a proposal called RISE, for “Resources for Independence, Stability and Employment,” to overhaul a patchwork of social safety-net programs.
Canada was the No. 1 destination for Wisconsin exports of all descriptions at $7.52 billion in 2025. Trade is a two-way street that led to Wisconsin importing $5.7 billion in Canadian products in 2025.
When the actual costs of artificial intelligence data center development are considered honestly, suddenly, opposition to AIDCs isn’t so stupid after all. The solution, then, to this “moral crisis” is readily apparent, and all it requires is a commitment to free market principles.
What specific policies should Wisconsinites demand from their political leaders on data centers?
Price transparency alone will not solve every problem with America’s health care system. But competition cannot work when consumers and employers cannot meaningfully compare prices.
Foodborne outbreaks point to several problems with our food system. One is consolidation. Whether it’s pork, eggs, lettuce, or strawberries, one or two companies often control the sector.
No one should have to earn the right to die with dignity.
Congress must act, codifying right-to-repair to ensure this undue burden on farmers and the monopoly it creates are broken for good.
Dolly Parton loved the place she came from and kept pulling up chairs for people unlike her. Her life made a better America visible, leaving the harder work of building it to all of us.
Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.
Two very different American stories are in focus this week: rich people and what they do with their wealth.
The founder of CellTrack, who won this year’s Pressure Chamber pitch contest in Madison, will use an upcoming trip to Silicon Valley to “warm up investors” for a coming $5 million seed funding round. Victor Santoro Fernandes is a postdoctoral
Main Street Agenda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel team on documentary project exploring how polarization is shaping the lives of Gen Z in Wisconsin and contributing to distrust of political system.
Wisconsin’s food insecurity rate was 13.5% in 2024, according to new data from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap project. That’s up from 11.8% in the prior year. The group found the state had a “food budget shortfall” of $551 million for 2024, up from $463 million in 2023. This
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider how the recent legislative primary will affect the November election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Could Crowley v. Tiffany outcome forecast next U.S. president?
As long as our country is going over in a barrel.
Our straitjacket of rules and spiral of subsidies has demonstrably failed; time to give families flexibility.
Wisconsin has a massive budget surplus, and that’s good news for taxpayers. Maybe. It all depends on who they elect as their next governor, of course, because Republican Tom Tiffany and Democrat David Crowley have very different plans for that money — your money.
Creating a humane future for all of us means not spending resources on death-making entities but instead investing in life-affirming climate-resilient infrastructure and resources.
His latest effort is a proposal called RISE, for “Resources for Independence, Stability and Employment,” to overhaul a patchwork of social safety-net programs.
Canada was the No. 1 destination for Wisconsin exports of all descriptions at $7.52 billion in 2025. Trade is a two-way street that led to Wisconsin importing $5.7 billion in Canadian products in 2025.
When the actual costs of artificial intelligence data center development are considered honestly, suddenly, opposition to AIDCs isn’t so stupid after all. The solution, then, to this “moral crisis” is readily apparent, and all it requires is a commitment to free market principles.
What specific policies should Wisconsinites demand from their political leaders on data centers?
Price transparency alone will not solve every problem with America’s health care system. But competition cannot work when consumers and employers cannot meaningfully compare prices.
Foodborne outbreaks point to several problems with our food system. One is consolidation. Whether it’s pork, eggs, lettuce, or strawberries, one or two companies often control the sector.
No one should have to earn the right to die with dignity.
Congress must act, codifying right-to-repair to ensure this undue burden on farmers and the monopoly it creates are broken for good.
Dolly Parton loved the place she came from and kept pulling up chairs for people unlike her. Her life made a better America visible, leaving the harder work of building it to all of us.
Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.
Two very different American stories are in focus this week: rich people and what they do with their wealth.
The founder of CellTrack, who won this year’s Pressure Chamber pitch contest in Madison, will use an upcoming trip to Silicon Valley to “warm up investors” for a coming $5 million seed funding round. Victor Santoro Fernandes is a postdoctoral fellow in UW-Madison’s Medical Physics Department and CEO of the
Main Street Agenda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel team on documentary project exploring how polarization is shaping the lives of Gen Z in Wisconsin and contributing to distrust of political system.