In our unstable hyper-partisan political era, the $3 billion Wisconsin budget surplus has become a political football. Shouldn’t it be appreciated, instead, as a huge strategic opportunity?

Activists want ability to bypass elected officials and directly quash large development projects on old GM site

Climate action gets stronger when affordability, innovation and community come together.

I strongly suspect that the farmers who feel abandoned by federal policies, frustrated by trade uncertainty or squeezed by market conditions will decide to send a message on Election Day.

Fraud in Minnesota is a major issue in the state’s 2026 campaigns. The problem is so severe that it heavily shadowed Gov. Tim Walz’s decision not to seek reelection.

Someone asked the other day if Donald Trump or his cadre of culture warriors have ever visited the Smithsonian museums. Perhaps not, but it’s probably best they stay away. Look what happened, after all, when they got inside the Kennedy Center.

The popular Madison state representative is heading out to the far corners of Wisconsin this fall to rally voters on behalf of a Democratic “trifecta” — the November result that would give the party control of the governorship and both chambers of the Legislature.

Tom Tiffany is asking Wisconsin voters to trust him with one of the state’s most important offices. But he shrinks on the campaign trail, unable to let every reporter hold him accountable. That is a troubling look with only about a month to go until Election Day.

The First Amendment belongs to all of us. We should never be comfortable watching the door close on someone else’s voice, because tomorrow, it could be ours.

In Wisconsin, reproductive rights are only as strong as the lawmakers willing to protect them.

If the Brewers can compete, why can’t our schools?

Head Start’s success is built on a commitment to proven practices that support children’s learning, health, and development. Weakening those standards risks eroding both program quality and public confidence in the results Head Start delivers for children, families, and communities.

Janesville referendum could give voters a lasting veto over private development.

Kaepernick’s memoir, “The Perilous Fight,” hit bookstores this month.

The refugee resettlement process, which as recently as 2024 welcomed more than 29,000 Christian refugees from countries where Christians face the most severe persecution, no longer welcomes them.

The upcoming G20 ministerial meeting in Milwaukee from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 will feature leaders from around the world coming together to discuss these matters, especially trade, making Wisconsin the stage for discussing global policy on everything from artificial intelligence to fuel prices.

McKibben and other environmental leaders urged the UN this week to make clean energy available to everyone across the globe by 2030, and he thinks it’s possible. Leopold would agree.

The candidates for Wisconsin governor had vastly different priorities.

Wisconsinites from every corner of the state and every walk of life are hurting from these unprecedented costs — and they know U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany and Donald Trump are to blame.

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