Despite their names sometimes percolating, one member even missed the vote while on a trip to Israel.

Johnson’s position is only a bit more hard-edged than that of President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders in the House and Senate. But it is notable that Johnson, who has positioned himself as a Biblically-inspired leader, is so out of touch with the moral messages of religious leaders and faith-based international aid groups that are calling for a ceasefire.

America has changed its mind on what public education looks like, thanks to parents who demanded school choice.

According to Adam Grant of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, research shows that kids do best in school when they have the same teacher at least twice.

The reason the Minority Teacher Loan Program and others are even necessary is because of the need to rectify past discriminatory practices.

The digital world is evolving and the demands for faster internet speeds and more reliable connections continue to grow. We must adapt our approach to broadband expansion in order to keep pace with these changes.

This common-sense gun safety measure is what our community has been asking for since the terrible shooting in 2018 and it is far past time for our Legislature to do something about it.

Maine Democratic Congressman Jared Golden announced that he had seen the light following 18 people being slaughtered by an assault weapon. As a result, he was changing his position on those deadly weapons and now supported a ban on them in the United States.

The lack of strength and the lack of arms to defend your nation has always led to wars throughout history, while a well-armed nation that shows strength will prevent a war, just as Ronald Reagan proved.

There is still time. Justice Protasiewicz miserably fails the test of impartiality and should recuse herself from this case for her continual commentary of bias toward the maps. The people of Wisconsin deserve better.

Speaker Johnson, a little-known firebrand, was Trump’s accomplice in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

It’s getting a bit strange that in this critically important swing state, no major GOP challenger has launched a campaign to run against Tammy Baldwin.

Ronald Reagan had it. Mike Johnson seems to have it, too. Not the angry face of the early Barry Goldwater. Not the glowering criminal mug shot of the Sore Loser who vows to be your vengeance. But a family man of real faith.

Part of me is relieved that House Republicans finally got their dysfunctional caucus functioning well enough to elect a new Speaker. The other part of me laments that it’s a radical conservative.

All too often, we Americans take our freedom for granted. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly. So many have been willing to sacrifice these fundamental liberties in the past few years.

While states around us have upped their minimum wages — Illinois is at $13, Minnesota at $10.59, and several other states are on track to increase the minimum to $20 — our Legislature keeps insisting that it’s not necessary to raise the minimum because the free market is taking care of it.

Wisconsin hospitals are proud to provide some of the best care in the country. Let there be no doubt: Our hospitals and their dedicated teams will continue doing their part to make high-quality health care affordable and accessible to all.

Even though Gov. Tony Evers will ultimately veto this cruel, transphobic piece of legislation, the very fact that every Republican Assembly member and state senator voted in favor of it shows how much Republicans feel the need to discriminate against trans kids.

Lawmakers in Washington and Madison are playing games while our climate crisis grows.