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If I lived in New York City, he’d be my choice for mayor.
Republican lawmakers are seeking to create a “farmland link” program that would help connect potential buyers with agricultural land. Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, and Rep. Clint Moses, R-Menomonie, this week began circulating a cosponsorship memo for the legislation, LRB-3225/1
Texas Democratic U.S. representatives trying to block gerrymander vote, Wisconsin state senators tried the same with Act 10.
Allow the myth that we are somehow immune from weather disasters to float away.
Whether it’s Tea Partiers then or Democrats now, yelling is not democracy. It’s crude and rude. Behave yourselves.
GOP candidate for governor pretends to be Mr. MAGA. He’s not.
AI is likely just part of the reason a story with incorrect information made it into the State Journal.
By giving voters an institutional path to shape policy and challenge entrenched power through the ballot, initiative campaigns can turn legitimate frustrations into constructive civic action.
I strongly condemned Hamas’ horrific Oct. 7 attack on Israel, with the slaughter of innocent civilians and capture of hundreds of hostages. But Israel’s destruction of almost everything in Gaza, along with the expulsion of aid organizations and closure of borders, has led to an amount of death, suffering and starvation that most of us cannot truly conceive.
We’re regressing to a time when ignorance and distrust ruled the world. And lives hang in the balance.
If more Democrats focus of farm policy and the needs of our small towns, their party could fill the void the GOP has left in rural Wisconsin.
Why Gov. Tony Evers is being evasive about endorsing in the governor’s race.
This month, for the first time in 30 years, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is without Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. It is also without one of its most consistent advocates for transparency in government.
The Wisconsin Legislature would be wise to adopt a version of Minnesota’s hemp-derived THC law.
The critical role of a child’s caregiver in their success
If we pull back on higher education while our global competitors invest in theirs, we risk falling behind.
An economist with UW-Madison says GDP growth is a poor indicator of the economy’s current trajectory, as other factors suggest a national slowdown amid tariffs and related uncertainty. Menzie Chinn, a professor in the university’s La Follette School of Public
Realta Fusion and research partners at UW-Madison are aiming to publish an early design for a commercial-scale fusion energy pilot device next year. The Madison-based startup and partners at the university recently issued two studies detailing breakthroughs made by the
History has a way of repeating itself, and as we watch Texas Democrats flee their state to block another Republican power grab, those of us who remember the Wisconsin 14’s brave stand in 2011 are experiencing a profound sense of déjà vu.
If Democrats are going to mount a serious challenge to the fascist takeover of our country by Trump and his minions, it’s hard to see how ceding the moral high ground and running roughshod over the principle that the will of the majority of voters should prevail is going to help.
If I lived in New York City, he’d be my choice for mayor.
Republican lawmakers are seeking to create a “farmland link” program that would help connect potential buyers with agricultural land. Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, and Rep. Clint Moses, R-Menomonie, this week began circulating a cosponsorship memo for the legislation, LRB-3225/1 and LRB 4320/1, which would create the program. It would
Texas Democratic U.S. representatives trying to block gerrymander vote, Wisconsin state senators tried the same with Act 10.
Allow the myth that we are somehow immune from weather disasters to float away.
Whether it’s Tea Partiers then or Democrats now, yelling is not democracy. It’s crude and rude. Behave yourselves.
GOP candidate for governor pretends to be Mr. MAGA. He’s not.
AI is likely just part of the reason a story with incorrect information made it into the State Journal.
By giving voters an institutional path to shape policy and challenge entrenched power through the ballot, initiative campaigns can turn legitimate frustrations into constructive civic action.
I strongly condemned Hamas’ horrific Oct. 7 attack on Israel, with the slaughter of innocent civilians and capture of hundreds of hostages. But Israel’s destruction of almost everything in Gaza, along with the expulsion of aid organizations and closure of borders, has led to an amount of death, suffering and starvation that most of us cannot truly conceive.
We’re regressing to a time when ignorance and distrust ruled the world. And lives hang in the balance.
If more Democrats focus of farm policy and the needs of our small towns, their party could fill the void the GOP has left in rural Wisconsin.
Why Gov. Tony Evers is being evasive about endorsing in the governor’s race.
This month, for the first time in 30 years, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is without Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. It is also without one of its most consistent advocates for transparency in government.
The Wisconsin Legislature would be wise to adopt a version of Minnesota’s hemp-derived THC law.
The critical role of a child’s caregiver in their success
If we pull back on higher education while our global competitors invest in theirs, we risk falling behind.
An economist with UW-Madison says GDP growth is a poor indicator of the economy’s current trajectory, as other factors suggest a national slowdown amid tariffs and related uncertainty. Menzie Chinn, a professor in the university’s La Follette School of Public Affairs, discussed this topic during the latest Wisconsin Foundation and
Realta Fusion and research partners at UW-Madison are aiming to publish an early design for a commercial-scale fusion energy pilot device next year. The Madison-based startup and partners at the university recently issued two studies detailing breakthroughs made by the company’s computational physics team. These scientists have developed a unique
History has a way of repeating itself, and as we watch Texas Democrats flee their state to block another Republican power grab, those of us who remember the Wisconsin 14’s brave stand in 2011 are experiencing a profound sense of déjà vu.
If Democrats are going to mount a serious challenge to the fascist takeover of our country by Trump and his minions, it’s hard to see how ceding the moral high ground and running roughshod over the principle that the will of the majority of voters should prevail is going to help.