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Communities across the U.S. would be a lot stronger and less divided if they had a common source of information vetted by journalists who focus on truth and accuracy.

CMS rule modernizing Medicare Part D to recognize obesity as a chronic disease represents a critical step.

The governor’s budget is more than a long list of numbers and calculations, it’s a statement of our Wisconsin values and a bold investment in our future.

Budget embarrassment proves Evers is a befuddled figurehead.

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has made the right decision by aligning with President Trump’s executive order and banning transgender athletes assigned male at birth from competing in girls sports.

We cannot allow budget cuts to erase over a century of progress in creating educational opportunities for Black students in the agricultural sciences.

DEI has become a pejorative, the latest catch-all phrase to replace decades of grievances against affirmative action, wokeness and critical race theory, all seen by many on the right as attempts to unfairly advantage women and minorities.

Ward Wallis and Gerald Ford, two college buddies and teammates would use a headline making football controversy as a lesson to a nation that needed to come to grips with deeply instilled racism.

What makes the current moment so perilous for our society is not just that brutes are breaking so many things—norms, laws, social contracts, standards of human decency. The greater danger is that brutishness is being normalized and ritualized, pulling nobler souls down into the gutter.

The America I grew up in is unrecognizable.

History says otherwise. So does the age of other current governors.

Sen. Felzkowski and Badger Institute made the case for dental therapists

His massive campaign donation to Brad Schimel raises big questions.

This month, I am reminded of the strength and resilience of our Black communities, whose unwavering fight for justice has driven our state’s progress. Their efforts have made Wisconsin a hub of political movements and social progress, pushing our state forward.

If we keep letting the Legislature chip away at our rights, one day we’ll wake up and they’ll all be gone.

When we compare figures like Cannon, who is Black, and Musk, who is white, a double standard appears in how society views them as fathers.

Bernie Sanders appeared in Iowa City over the weekend.

There’s a new worst American ever, and it’s apparently the men and women who work in government roles. They are under attack like never before.

The proposal includes major changes for Green Bay, Waupun, Stanley and youth prisons.

The grounds for scanning inmate mail are dubious, and vendors profit from the high price of connection.

Communities across the U.S. would be a lot stronger and less divided if they had a common source of information vetted by journalists who focus on truth and accuracy.

CMS rule modernizing Medicare Part D to recognize obesity as a chronic disease represents a critical step.

The governor’s budget is more than a long list of numbers and calculations, it’s a statement of our Wisconsin values and a bold investment in our future.

Budget embarrassment proves Evers is a befuddled figurehead.

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has made the right decision by aligning with President Trump’s executive order and banning transgender athletes assigned male at birth from competing in girls sports.

We cannot allow budget cuts to erase over a century of progress in creating educational opportunities for Black students in the agricultural sciences.

DEI has become a pejorative, the latest catch-all phrase to replace decades of grievances against affirmative action, wokeness and critical race theory, all seen by many on the right as attempts to unfairly advantage women and minorities.

Ward Wallis and Gerald Ford, two college buddies and teammates would use a headline making football controversy as a lesson to a nation that needed to come to grips with deeply instilled racism.

What makes the current moment so perilous for our society is not just that brutes are breaking so many things—norms, laws, social contracts, standards of human decency. The greater danger is that brutishness is being normalized and ritualized, pulling nobler souls down into the gutter.

The America I grew up in is unrecognizable.

History says otherwise. So does the age of other current governors.

Sen. Felzkowski and Badger Institute made the case for dental therapists

His massive campaign donation to Brad Schimel raises big questions.

This month, I am reminded of the strength and resilience of our Black communities, whose unwavering fight for justice has driven our state’s progress. Their efforts have made Wisconsin a hub of political movements and social progress, pushing our state forward.

If we keep letting the Legislature chip away at our rights, one day we’ll wake up and they’ll all be gone.

When we compare figures like Cannon, who is Black, and Musk, who is white, a double standard appears in how society views them as fathers.

Bernie Sanders appeared in Iowa City over the weekend.

There’s a new worst American ever, and it’s apparently the men and women who work in government roles. They are under attack like never before.

The proposal includes major changes for Green Bay, Waupun, Stanley and youth prisons.

The grounds for scanning inmate mail are dubious, and vendors profit from the high price of connection.