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Duane Beachey: Will America wake up before our hate swallows our democracy?

Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025

It seems we will have to walk through this period until a majority of the country can clearly see the lies and deception underlying MAGA.

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Picture of Dem governor candidate Mandela Barnes standing before a crowd of supporters during his U.S. Senate campaign in 2021.

Barnes launches guv bid vowing to get ‘things done the Wisconsin Way’

Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025

Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes formally launched his campaign for governor, arguing the best way to move the state forward “is to reject the ‘Washington Way’ and get things done the ‘Wisconsin Way.’”

Read More »

Exact Sciences acquisition ‘puts a spotlight’ on state’s biohealth sector

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

Abbott’s recently announced $21 billion acquisition of Exact Sciences helps “put a spotlight” on the state’s biohealth sector, which is already attracting more attention from major companies.  That’s according to Lisa Johnson, CEO of BioForward Wisconsin. In an interview, she

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Scott Fitzgerald: GOP plan to expand HRAs offer real health care alternative

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

HRAs give employees the ability to select the health plan that works best for them instead of being forced to a single, employer-sponsored option.

Read More »
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James Workman: How Wisconsin fishermen reclaimed their place in the industry

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

They succeed by being specific, measurable and local. Benefits accrue as fishermen see their ecosystem as an appreciating endowment, with rising yields.

Read More »

Mike Nichols: Madison is a perfect example of why cities should stay out of grocery business

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

What’s happening in a south side neighborhood in Madison is the perfect illustration of why government should stay out of an intensely competitive business it knows nothing about.

Read More »

Reg Wydeven: Lawsuits accuse egg producers of fixing prices after avian flu losses

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

According to the plaintiffs, the companies set prices through Urner Barry’s pricing benchmarks and a private trading platform.

Read More »

Courtney Graves: Wisconsin sees a surge in childhood disability program enrollment

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

Enrollment in CLTS and Birth to 3 programs has skyrocketed in recent years, highlighting both rising developmental concerns and growing program participation.

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Zweifel

Dave Zweifel: Few ICE detainees qualify as ‘worst of the worst’

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

More than 97% of the immigrants detained in Donald Trump’s now ended “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago had no criminal conviction whatsoever.

Read More »

Jeffrey Sommers: Minimum wage buys less than it did in 1945. US needs a raise

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

Stuck since 2009 and having lost a third of its value, the minimum wage is bad for American workers and productivity. If our Congress and President refuse to increase it, Wisconsin’s Governor and Legislature should do the job.

Read More »

James Causey: Getting even small share of American Dream seems far-fetched

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

To achieve the American Dream — owning a home, saving for retirement, raising children, paying for college, owning a car, having good health care, going on vacations, caring for pets, and paying for a wedding — you need to earn over $5 million in your lifetime, according to Fortune.

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Portrait of Scott Walker

Scott Walker: Thankful for family and a nation that overcomes every challenge

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

Thanksgiving encourages us to honor the past, cherish the present and fight for a freer and more prosperous future

Read More »

LaKeshia Myers: Just be thankful for what you’ve got

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

As a society, we can become so enveloped in our personal wants and desires that we don’t take the time to stop and give thanks for all of the things we already have.

Read More »

Bill Kaplan: Trump is Putin’s lapdog

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

Putin, greenlighted by Trump, will not stop at Ukraine’s borders.

Read More »

Arthur Cyr: Trump’s Venezuela aggression follows U.S. pattern

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

Given the turmoil, literal and rhetorical, context is important. A basic fact of life is that the United States does not willingly tolerate hostile regimes in the Americas. The Monroe Doctrine stated this concern early.

Read More »

Kristin Brey: Don’t let politics tear Thanksgiving apart. Talk it out.

Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025

Here’s the unfunny truth: Economists have actually measured that Thanksgiving dinners with mixed political affiliations end 30–45 minutes earlier than those where everyone shares the same party.

Read More »

Brian Reisinger: Family farms face disaster that leaves us all vulnerable

Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025

The Thanksgiving food on our tables this year is more vulnerable than it’s ever been, as the loss of farms across the nation reaches a tipping point.

Read More »
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Steven Walters: The battle over on-line betting

Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025

Gambling keeps growing in Wisconsin. How did we get here?

Read More »
Portrait of Tom Still

Tom Still: Modernized state tax credits can help young technology firms

Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025

Successful tech-based companies become so in different ways, a phenomenon on display of late with the announced $23 billion acquisition of Wisconsin’s Exact Sciences by Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories.

Read More »

Sam Klinger: Compass Health Center’s Brookfield opening is an investment in Wisconsin’s mental health

Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025

We believe that when communities invest in mental health, they invest in everything that makes them stronger—families, classrooms, workplaces, and neighborhoods.

Read More »
Capital Times logo

Duane Beachey: Will America wake up before our hate swallows our democracy?

Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025

It seems we will have to walk through this period until a majority of the country can clearly see the lies and deception underlying MAGA.

Read More »
Picture of Dem governor candidate Mandela Barnes standing before a crowd of supporters during his U.S. Senate campaign in 2021.

Barnes launches guv bid vowing to get ‘things done the Wisconsin Way’

Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025

Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes formally launched his campaign for governor, arguing the best way to move the state forward “is to reject the ‘Washington Way’ and get things done the ‘Wisconsin Way.’”

Read More »

Exact Sciences acquisition ‘puts a spotlight’ on state’s biohealth sector

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

Abbott’s recently announced $21 billion acquisition of Exact Sciences helps “put a spotlight” on the state’s biohealth sector, which is already attracting more attention from major companies.  That’s according to Lisa Johnson, CEO of BioForward Wisconsin. In an interview, she said Madison-based Exact Sciences has been a key pillar in

Read More »

Scott Fitzgerald: GOP plan to expand HRAs offer real health care alternative

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

HRAs give employees the ability to select the health plan that works best for them instead of being forced to a single, employer-sponsored option.

Read More »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel logo

James Workman: How Wisconsin fishermen reclaimed their place in the industry

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

They succeed by being specific, measurable and local. Benefits accrue as fishermen see their ecosystem as an appreciating endowment, with rising yields.

Read More »

Mike Nichols: Madison is a perfect example of why cities should stay out of grocery business

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

What’s happening in a south side neighborhood in Madison is the perfect illustration of why government should stay out of an intensely competitive business it knows nothing about.

Read More »

Reg Wydeven: Lawsuits accuse egg producers of fixing prices after avian flu losses

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

According to the plaintiffs, the companies set prices through Urner Barry’s pricing benchmarks and a private trading platform.

Read More »

Courtney Graves: Wisconsin sees a surge in childhood disability program enrollment

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

Enrollment in CLTS and Birth to 3 programs has skyrocketed in recent years, highlighting both rising developmental concerns and growing program participation.

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Zweifel

Dave Zweifel: Few ICE detainees qualify as ‘worst of the worst’

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

More than 97% of the immigrants detained in Donald Trump’s now ended “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago had no criminal conviction whatsoever.

Read More »

Jeffrey Sommers: Minimum wage buys less than it did in 1945. US needs a raise

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

Stuck since 2009 and having lost a third of its value, the minimum wage is bad for American workers and productivity. If our Congress and President refuse to increase it, Wisconsin’s Governor and Legislature should do the job.

Read More »

James Causey: Getting even small share of American Dream seems far-fetched

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

To achieve the American Dream — owning a home, saving for retirement, raising children, paying for college, owning a car, having good health care, going on vacations, caring for pets, and paying for a wedding — you need to earn over $5 million in your lifetime, according to Fortune.

Read More »
Portrait of Scott Walker

Scott Walker: Thankful for family and a nation that overcomes every challenge

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

Thanksgiving encourages us to honor the past, cherish the present and fight for a freer and more prosperous future

Read More »

LaKeshia Myers: Just be thankful for what you’ve got

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

As a society, we can become so enveloped in our personal wants and desires that we don’t take the time to stop and give thanks for all of the things we already have.

Read More »

Bill Kaplan: Trump is Putin’s lapdog

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

Putin, greenlighted by Trump, will not stop at Ukraine’s borders.

Read More »

Arthur Cyr: Trump’s Venezuela aggression follows U.S. pattern

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

Given the turmoil, literal and rhetorical, context is important. A basic fact of life is that the United States does not willingly tolerate hostile regimes in the Americas. The Monroe Doctrine stated this concern early.

Read More »

Kristin Brey: Don’t let politics tear Thanksgiving apart. Talk it out.

Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025

Here’s the unfunny truth: Economists have actually measured that Thanksgiving dinners with mixed political affiliations end 30–45 minutes earlier than those where everyone shares the same party.

Read More »

Brian Reisinger: Family farms face disaster that leaves us all vulnerable

Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025

The Thanksgiving food on our tables this year is more vulnerable than it’s ever been, as the loss of farms across the nation reaches a tipping point.

Read More »
Image of Steven Walters

Steven Walters: The battle over on-line betting

Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025

Gambling keeps growing in Wisconsin. How did we get here?

Read More »
Portrait of Tom Still

Tom Still: Modernized state tax credits can help young technology firms

Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025

Successful tech-based companies become so in different ways, a phenomenon on display of late with the announced $23 billion acquisition of Wisconsin’s Exact Sciences by Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories.

Read More »

Sam Klinger: Compass Health Center’s Brookfield opening is an investment in Wisconsin’s mental health

Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025

We believe that when communities invest in mental health, they invest in everything that makes them stronger—families, classrooms, workplaces, and neighborhoods.

Read More »
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