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Lawmakers are seeking to change state law around renting mobile and manufactured homes, saying the effort would protect tenants amid the state’s housing shortage. Sen. Jesse James, R-Thorp, and Rep. Scott Krug, R-Rome, yesterday sent a cosponsorship memo to other
A visual effects executive says “there needs to be guardrails” on AI as the technology becomes increasingly skilled at producing high-quality images and animation. Scott Ross, who co-founded the Academy Award-winning studio Digital Domain Inc., discussed this topic during last
The Wisconsin congressional delegation stood up as Wisconsinites asking FEMA for aid after terrible floods. Why not continue doing that? Stop listening to Trump. Do your jobs. Listen to rural, urban and suburban working people.
At a time when trust in public institutions is at an all-time low, the city of Madison needs to see this as a wake-up call.
Beer production in a state that prides itself on its brewing heritage is down more than 15 percent in just the last four years, a victim of a confluence of local and national drinking trends.
Also, a short history of American presidents and the prize.
Now that Putin is insisting on a macro settlement of the war, Trump has the opportunity to enlarge the scope of the negotiations to include limits on nuclear weapons.
In the America of Donald Trump, the old virtues of honesty, hard work, and fair play have been swept aside for a new creed: if you can cheat and get away with it, why not?
No one is above the law, but no one IS the law, either.
Statewide home sales in July dipped 0.3% over the year as home prices and total listings increased over the same period, the Wisconsin Realtors Association reports. The group’s July report shows 6,820 homes were sold in Wisconsin last month, down
Beginning with the class of 2028, all high school students in Wisconsin must complete at least one semester of personal financial literacy to earn a diploma.
40 years ago it was worth three times more. What happened?
Workers at many nonprofits are under-paid and overworked, with high turnover.
If eco-radicals get their way, natural resources will have legally personhood and constitutional rights. Those rights will trump ours.
Peace through strength works.
How far and fast we’ve fallen. This beautiful city is beleaguered by Trump’s malice and military. Others may not be far behind. Trump is the un-American president.
This week’s parade of European leaders at the White House felt less like a diplomatic summit and more like a coronation ceremony.
Biometrica’s offer to Milwaukee is not a neutral tool — it’s a step toward a dystopian future.
At a time when the gendered culture war between modernity and conservatism is palpable, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce offer a model of partnership rooted in confidence, equality, and timing.
Madison lost two men in recent weeks who, in each of their own ways, were nothing less than outstanding educators.
Lawmakers are seeking to change state law around renting mobile and manufactured homes, saying the effort would protect tenants amid the state’s housing shortage. Sen. Jesse James, R-Thorp, and Rep. Scott Krug, R-Rome, yesterday sent a cosponsorship memo to other lawmakers on the legislation, LRB 2426/4483. They point to limited
A visual effects executive says “there needs to be guardrails” on AI as the technology becomes increasingly skilled at producing high-quality images and animation. Scott Ross, who co-founded the Academy Award-winning studio Digital Domain Inc., discussed this topic during last week’s Forward Fest in Madison. Ross led Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light
The Wisconsin congressional delegation stood up as Wisconsinites asking FEMA for aid after terrible floods. Why not continue doing that? Stop listening to Trump. Do your jobs. Listen to rural, urban and suburban working people.
At a time when trust in public institutions is at an all-time low, the city of Madison needs to see this as a wake-up call.
Beer production in a state that prides itself on its brewing heritage is down more than 15 percent in just the last four years, a victim of a confluence of local and national drinking trends.
Also, a short history of American presidents and the prize.
Now that Putin is insisting on a macro settlement of the war, Trump has the opportunity to enlarge the scope of the negotiations to include limits on nuclear weapons.
In the America of Donald Trump, the old virtues of honesty, hard work, and fair play have been swept aside for a new creed: if you can cheat and get away with it, why not?
No one is above the law, but no one IS the law, either.
Statewide home sales in July dipped 0.3% over the year as home prices and total listings increased over the same period, the Wisconsin Realtors Association reports. The group’s July report shows 6,820 homes were sold in Wisconsin last month, down slightly from 6,843 in July 2024. At the same time,
Beginning with the class of 2028, all high school students in Wisconsin must complete at least one semester of personal financial literacy to earn a diploma.
40 years ago it was worth three times more. What happened?
Workers at many nonprofits are under-paid and overworked, with high turnover.
If eco-radicals get their way, natural resources will have legally personhood and constitutional rights. Those rights will trump ours.
Peace through strength works.
How far and fast we’ve fallen. This beautiful city is beleaguered by Trump’s malice and military. Others may not be far behind. Trump is the un-American president.
This week’s parade of European leaders at the White House felt less like a diplomatic summit and more like a coronation ceremony.
Biometrica’s offer to Milwaukee is not a neutral tool — it’s a step toward a dystopian future.
At a time when the gendered culture war between modernity and conservatism is palpable, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce offer a model of partnership rooted in confidence, equality, and timing.
Madison lost two men in recent weeks who, in each of their own ways, were nothing less than outstanding educators.