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Vacancy rates for hospital jobs in Wisconsin have fallen from a recent peak in 2022 but remain well above pre-pandemic levels, a Wisconsin Hospital Association report shows. The group today is releasing its 2026 Wisconsin Health Care Workforce Report, which
Longest-serving Assembly speaker in history had a controversial tenure.
The speaker believed responsible conservatism wins elections.
A trifecta is possible. That would be historic.
Imagine you’re one of the millions of Americans who visit Wisconsin every year. You’d likely enjoy classic Wisconsin hospitality: bratwurst, cheese curds, brandy old-fashioneds and — maybe even a tax bill?
The new enemy is a cold, creamy glass of whole milk.
Rejecting the empty rhetoric and even emptier caution that characterizes most campaigns, Hong is focusing in on the debates about data centers and artificial intelligence that will define Wisconsin’s future.
We are out here — on the ice, in the snow, at the top of the podium — because excellence doesn’t wait for an invitation. It shows up anyway.
If we want stronger local journalism anywhere, we should stop talking about trust as a mood and start treating it as a practice.
When members of the Wisconsin Legislature, myself included, chose to leave the state to stand against an attack on workers’ rights, Rev. Jackson was there. He didn’t just lend his voice, he lent his heart and resources.
Now is a dark time in environmental history. Fortunately, the earth will survive, with or without humans.
Measured by their dedication to mutual aid, and their refusal to let fear dictate daily life, the people of Ukraine have already demonstrated a strength that no missile can extinguish.
Data centers are not a bogeyman. They are part of the foundation for today’s economy and a more prosperous future. Data centers are infrastructure. Just like grain elevators. Just like paper mills.
How would the current congressional map, constructed to meet the now discredited “least-change” constraint, fare if it were thoroughly inspected for partisan bias as in the Grofman & Cervas report?
In a building defined by turnover, Bob Lang has been the closest thing Wisconsin government has to a permanent fixture.
Rural health care is dangerously near a breaking point.
What if the biggest barrier to fixing health care isn’t the system itself but the friction within it?
The American dream is being stolen by those at the top of the economic ladder, not those beneath us.
We are asking to be trusted, respected, and included. We are asking for policies that reflect the reality of our work and the value of our students.
Republican or Democrat, it is essential our leaders tell the truth about our elections. Wisconsin voters deserve confidence in the system and Wisconsin deserves the right to run its own elections, as we always have.
Vacancy rates for hospital jobs in Wisconsin have fallen from a recent peak in 2022 but remain well above pre-pandemic levels, a Wisconsin Hospital Association report shows. The group today is releasing its 2026 Wisconsin Health Care Workforce Report, which shows the state’s hospital vacancy rate was 7.2% on Sept.
Longest-serving Assembly speaker in history had a controversial tenure.
The speaker believed responsible conservatism wins elections.
A trifecta is possible. That would be historic.
Imagine you’re one of the millions of Americans who visit Wisconsin every year. You’d likely enjoy classic Wisconsin hospitality: bratwurst, cheese curds, brandy old-fashioneds and — maybe even a tax bill?
The new enemy is a cold, creamy glass of whole milk.
Rejecting the empty rhetoric and even emptier caution that characterizes most campaigns, Hong is focusing in on the debates about data centers and artificial intelligence that will define Wisconsin’s future.
We are out here — on the ice, in the snow, at the top of the podium — because excellence doesn’t wait for an invitation. It shows up anyway.
If we want stronger local journalism anywhere, we should stop talking about trust as a mood and start treating it as a practice.
When members of the Wisconsin Legislature, myself included, chose to leave the state to stand against an attack on workers’ rights, Rev. Jackson was there. He didn’t just lend his voice, he lent his heart and resources.
Now is a dark time in environmental history. Fortunately, the earth will survive, with or without humans.
Measured by their dedication to mutual aid, and their refusal to let fear dictate daily life, the people of Ukraine have already demonstrated a strength that no missile can extinguish.
Data centers are not a bogeyman. They are part of the foundation for today’s economy and a more prosperous future. Data centers are infrastructure. Just like grain elevators. Just like paper mills.
How would the current congressional map, constructed to meet the now discredited “least-change” constraint, fare if it were thoroughly inspected for partisan bias as in the Grofman & Cervas report?
In a building defined by turnover, Bob Lang has been the closest thing Wisconsin government has to a permanent fixture.
Rural health care is dangerously near a breaking point.
What if the biggest barrier to fixing health care isn’t the system itself but the friction within it?
The American dream is being stolen by those at the top of the economic ladder, not those beneath us.
We are asking to be trusted, respected, and included. We are asking for policies that reflect the reality of our work and the value of our students.
Republican or Democrat, it is essential our leaders tell the truth about our elections. Wisconsin voters deserve confidence in the system and Wisconsin deserves the right to run its own elections, as we always have.