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If your lightbulbs are connected to the power plant that’s connected to the lake, you’ll pay.
Our land, water, and wildlife don’t have political affiliations. If you enjoy the wealth of outdoor opportunities Wisconsin has to offer, consider contacting your state representatives.
Banned Books Week this year was observed Oct. 5-11 and included many events in Madison and Dane County public libraries to call attention to the censorship that suppresses free expression, ideas and creativity.
Maggie Brickerman, the new president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, has laid out her vision for the organization’s future, which includes driving more investment deals in the state. Speaking yesterday at the group’s Early Stage Symposium in Madison during her
My vision as governor is to make sure every kid gets a great education that sets them up for success — one that isn’t predetermined by their ZIP code.
As Mandela Barnes flirts with another statewide campaign, it’s worth reassessing his last one, which was both overrated and underrated at the same time.
You can be cynical about politics or frustrated with taxes, but if you are going to question where your tax dollars go, remember this: funding SNAP is not a luxury item. It is basic infrastructure.
In the midst of the government shutdown, only Governor Evers can decide how the state spends its remaining $373 million, and thus far, he has decided that he won’t spend it helping hungry Wisconsinites.
For one year with Donald Trump being more destructive than even pessimists feared, we have been consistently told how Democrats are in utter disarray. Tuesday’s election flipped that script, with resounding victories in Virginia, New Jersey, New York City, California and elsewhere.
Let’s not get carried away. Democrats won three Democrat strongholds Tuesday night: New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City. Let the church bells ring!
Demonizing prosecutor Jack Smith and distorting his investigation of Trump.
Nonprofit groups navigate the Trump administration’s attacks on diversity and equity.
The abrupt end of the U.S. penny in the way Trump did it, offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of skirting established government processes.
Milwaukee’s local labor market is showing signs of “beginning to cool down,” an economist with Marquette University says. Nicholas Jolly, an associate professor of economics at the Milwaukee university, co-authored a report released yesterday detailing economic trends for the region
There was one clear message from yesterday’s elections: it’s all about the cost of living.
America’s commitment to religious pluralism has often been tested — in New York and across the country. But it is defended and strengthened in this time by believers such as Zohran Mamdani, who choose to practice their faith in the light.
A special initiative by the MacIver Institute to highlight the skyrocketing cost of living in Wisconsin and how government “solutions” have only made things worse.
Hardly anyone is talking about the harm being done to the housing market by real estate speculators engaged in flipping.
From Rio de Janeiro to Belém, Wisconsin is showing how pragmatic, locally led climate action can power jobs, resilience, and economic growth
Company faces more legal claims for underpaying workers.
If your lightbulbs are connected to the power plant that’s connected to the lake, you’ll pay.
Our land, water, and wildlife don’t have political affiliations. If you enjoy the wealth of outdoor opportunities Wisconsin has to offer, consider contacting your state representatives.
Banned Books Week this year was observed Oct. 5-11 and included many events in Madison and Dane County public libraries to call attention to the censorship that suppresses free expression, ideas and creativity.
Maggie Brickerman, the new president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, has laid out her vision for the organization’s future, which includes driving more investment deals in the state. Speaking yesterday at the group’s Early Stage Symposium in Madison during her third day on the job, Brickerman discussed how her past
My vision as governor is to make sure every kid gets a great education that sets them up for success — one that isn’t predetermined by their ZIP code.
As Mandela Barnes flirts with another statewide campaign, it’s worth reassessing his last one, which was both overrated and underrated at the same time.
You can be cynical about politics or frustrated with taxes, but if you are going to question where your tax dollars go, remember this: funding SNAP is not a luxury item. It is basic infrastructure.
In the midst of the government shutdown, only Governor Evers can decide how the state spends its remaining $373 million, and thus far, he has decided that he won’t spend it helping hungry Wisconsinites.
For one year with Donald Trump being more destructive than even pessimists feared, we have been consistently told how Democrats are in utter disarray. Tuesday’s election flipped that script, with resounding victories in Virginia, New Jersey, New York City, California and elsewhere.
Let’s not get carried away. Democrats won three Democrat strongholds Tuesday night: New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City. Let the church bells ring!
Demonizing prosecutor Jack Smith and distorting his investigation of Trump.
Nonprofit groups navigate the Trump administration’s attacks on diversity and equity.
The abrupt end of the U.S. penny in the way Trump did it, offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of skirting established government processes.
Milwaukee’s local labor market is showing signs of “beginning to cool down,” an economist with Marquette University says. Nicholas Jolly, an associate professor of economics at the Milwaukee university, co-authored a report released yesterday detailing economic trends for the region and state. The Economic Scorecard for Southeastern Wisconsin shows unemployment
There was one clear message from yesterday’s elections: it’s all about the cost of living.
America’s commitment to religious pluralism has often been tested — in New York and across the country. But it is defended and strengthened in this time by believers such as Zohran Mamdani, who choose to practice their faith in the light.
A special initiative by the MacIver Institute to highlight the skyrocketing cost of living in Wisconsin and how government “solutions” have only made things worse.
Hardly anyone is talking about the harm being done to the housing market by real estate speculators engaged in flipping.
From Rio de Janeiro to Belém, Wisconsin is showing how pragmatic, locally led climate action can power jobs, resilience, and economic growth
Company faces more legal claims for underpaying workers.