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Mark Belling: Crowley gives laptops to Milwaukee jail inmates who intimidate witnesses

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

Wisconsin voters, in picking their governor in two months, will decide if they want to elect a leftist so addled that he signed legislation using public money to give laptops and tablets to jail inmates who then used them to intimidate witnesses and view pornography.

Read More »

Bill Lueders: Let the public copy court records

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

Court records are among the most important public records we have. Clerks of court should not be making it harder or cost-prohibitive for members of the public to access them.

Read More »

Jordan Sinz: Innovation in service of students

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

As students return to school this fall, educators across Wisconsin are focused on a familiar mission: providing every student with the best possible opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

Read More »

Mitchell A. Sobieski: Wisconsin’s brain drain shows how a rural state can produce talent yet struggle to keep it

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

Wisconsin’s latest brain drain numbers point to a problem that is less dramatic than a population collapse but more durable than a temporary labor-market fluctuation.

Read More »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

Stephen Pluháček and Heidi Bostic: We are having the wrong conversations about AI

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

Not only are the bodies and the souls of these AI workers being harmed, so is the Earth from which the materials needed to power AI are being extracted.

Read More »
Portrait of Bruce Murphy

Bruce Murphy: Milwaukee County Parks has oh so many friends

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

But so little funding. How did this contradictory, messy situation arise?

Read More »

Jessica Strand: Milwaukee County’s replacement for the Public Safety Building prioritizes victim-witnesses

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

The replacement for the Public Safety Building and the renovated Historic Courthouse is being designed with fully separate, secure hallways, so that people in custody move through the building on entirely different paths than victims, witnesses and their families.

Read More »
Portrait of Mike McCabe

Mike McCabe: Mooching us to financial ruin

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

In the time it takes to read this article, our nation will be some $22 million deeper in debt.

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Zweifel

Dave Zweifel: Trump’s chaos is all part of the plan

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

The administration’s strategy has nothing to do with solving the nation’s problems. Instead it’s a three-pronged approach to distract Americans while it dismantles the government that could address those problems.

Read More »

James Wigderson: We defeated socialism!

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to ensocialism. No, really.

Read More »
Image of Steven Walters

Steven Walters: It’s been a hot summer for news

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

An insider’s take on Canadian tariffs and Wisconsin, Elon Musk, commutations and elections.

Read More »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

Phillip Connelly: Wisconsin should boost support for mental health clubhouses

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

By formally incorporating and expanding the Clubhouse model, the state can build on its progress. With stronger support from policymakers, they can work for far more Wisconsinites.

Read More »
Portrait of Gregory Humphrey

Gregory Humphrey: Data Centers are coming, let’s plan smartly

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

The question before us is whether we build them in ways that strengthen both the national interest and international requirements and work in tandem with the local communities asked to host them.

Read More »
Portrait of Gregg Hoffmann

Gregg Hoffmann: Affordable, reliable, balanced energy

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

If you seek a balanced approach to issues, you might take a look at the Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future.

Read More »

Spencer Black: Trump’s destruction of public lands will be a damning part of his legacy

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

President Donald Trump is robbing us of our incredibly valuable natural heritage that is preserved on our public lands — lands we all own as Americans

Read More »

Natalie Eilbert: Jane Alexander on the arts, the environment and hope for Gen Z

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

Jane Alexander, the legendary actress of “The Great White Hope” fame will speak at Cap Times Idea Fest with David Maraniss.

Read More »

John Nichols: Celebrate Dolly Parton’s working-class solidarity

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

Dolly Parton lifted up the stories of working-class Americans with an artistry — and an instinctual solidarity — that merits celebration on Labor Day.

Read More »

James Wigderson: Facing Van Orden

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

The insurrectionist congressman calls a meeting.

Read More »
Portrait of John Torinus

John Torinus: Kwik Trip’s ingenuity, principles spell 1000 stores

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

Kwik Trip’s unique blend of building blocks in its business plan has created a Wisconsin success story.

Read More »

James E. Causey: If you are going to yell don’t come. My 6-year-old’s wisdom.

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

A Milwaukee parent tripped a 9-year-old during a youth football game. The incident reminded me of a lesson my daughter taught me years ago.

Read More »

Mark Belling: Crowley gives laptops to Milwaukee jail inmates who intimidate witnesses

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

Wisconsin voters, in picking their governor in two months, will decide if they want to elect a leftist so addled that he signed legislation using public money to give laptops and tablets to jail inmates who then used them to intimidate witnesses and view pornography.

Read More »

Bill Lueders: Let the public copy court records

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

Court records are among the most important public records we have. Clerks of court should not be making it harder or cost-prohibitive for members of the public to access them.

Read More »

Jordan Sinz: Innovation in service of students

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

As students return to school this fall, educators across Wisconsin are focused on a familiar mission: providing every student with the best possible opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

Read More »

Mitchell A. Sobieski: Wisconsin’s brain drain shows how a rural state can produce talent yet struggle to keep it

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

Wisconsin’s latest brain drain numbers point to a problem that is less dramatic than a population collapse but more durable than a temporary labor-market fluctuation.

Read More »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

Stephen Pluháček and Heidi Bostic: We are having the wrong conversations about AI

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

Not only are the bodies and the souls of these AI workers being harmed, so is the Earth from which the materials needed to power AI are being extracted.

Read More »
Portrait of Bruce Murphy

Bruce Murphy: Milwaukee County Parks has oh so many friends

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

But so little funding. How did this contradictory, messy situation arise?

Read More »

Jessica Strand: Milwaukee County’s replacement for the Public Safety Building prioritizes victim-witnesses

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

The replacement for the Public Safety Building and the renovated Historic Courthouse is being designed with fully separate, secure hallways, so that people in custody move through the building on entirely different paths than victims, witnesses and their families.

Read More »
Portrait of Mike McCabe

Mike McCabe: Mooching us to financial ruin

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

In the time it takes to read this article, our nation will be some $22 million deeper in debt.

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Zweifel

Dave Zweifel: Trump’s chaos is all part of the plan

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

The administration’s strategy has nothing to do with solving the nation’s problems. Instead it’s a three-pronged approach to distract Americans while it dismantles the government that could address those problems.

Read More »

James Wigderson: We defeated socialism!

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to ensocialism. No, really.

Read More »
Image of Steven Walters

Steven Walters: It’s been a hot summer for news

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

An insider’s take on Canadian tariffs and Wisconsin, Elon Musk, commutations and elections.

Read More »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

Phillip Connelly: Wisconsin should boost support for mental health clubhouses

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

By formally incorporating and expanding the Clubhouse model, the state can build on its progress. With stronger support from policymakers, they can work for far more Wisconsinites.

Read More »
Portrait of Gregory Humphrey

Gregory Humphrey: Data Centers are coming, let’s plan smartly

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

The question before us is whether we build them in ways that strengthen both the national interest and international requirements and work in tandem with the local communities asked to host them.

Read More »
Portrait of Gregg Hoffmann

Gregg Hoffmann: Affordable, reliable, balanced energy

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

If you seek a balanced approach to issues, you might take a look at the Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future.

Read More »

Spencer Black: Trump’s destruction of public lands will be a damning part of his legacy

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

President Donald Trump is robbing us of our incredibly valuable natural heritage that is preserved on our public lands — lands we all own as Americans

Read More »

Natalie Eilbert: Jane Alexander on the arts, the environment and hope for Gen Z

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

Jane Alexander, the legendary actress of “The Great White Hope” fame will speak at Cap Times Idea Fest with David Maraniss.

Read More »

John Nichols: Celebrate Dolly Parton’s working-class solidarity

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

Dolly Parton lifted up the stories of working-class Americans with an artistry — and an instinctual solidarity — that merits celebration on Labor Day.

Read More »

James Wigderson: Facing Van Orden

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

The insurrectionist congressman calls a meeting.

Read More »
Portrait of John Torinus

John Torinus: Kwik Trip’s ingenuity, principles spell 1000 stores

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

Kwik Trip’s unique blend of building blocks in its business plan has created a Wisconsin success story.

Read More »

James E. Causey: If you are going to yell don’t come. My 6-year-old’s wisdom.

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026

A Milwaukee parent tripped a 9-year-old during a youth football game. The incident reminded me of a lesson my daughter taught me years ago.

Read More »
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