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Elections should be determined by citizens evaluating candidates on their merits — not by political insiders or pundits questioning whether a particular gender is overrepresented in a race.
Majority of states now have top rate below 5 percent
Brent M. Haglund, who died June 12 at 78, harnessed the power of people to safeguard the natural world, one victory at a time.
‘Badass Caucus’ will light up stage at Cap Times Idea Fest
We were founded on the belief in freedom for all.
The data suggests many still have safe seats. Unless there’s a Democratic blowout.
Students cannot communicate effectively if they struggle to read, and they cannot solve problems or think critically without mathematical proficiency and a strong foundation of knowledge.
The gap between what the Department of Public Instruction and Superintendent Jill Underly told the public and what their own records prove is substantial.
We tried democratizing GHC, the board plotted against us
The provisional agreement to end the war that has cost $30 billion and 13 U.S. lives appears to more or less restore the status quo before the war started.
As the current federal administration dismantles environmental gains over the past 50-plus years, it’s almost like history is speeding in reverse, wildly out of control.
In 2025, after the Trump administration announced a separate initiative to repeal the Roadless Rule, a public comment period delivered 99% opposition to the proposal
The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall is a case in point.
City-owned grocery stores in New York—backed by tens of millions in taxpayer dollars per location—threaten private businesses and repeat proven policy failures.
Artificial intelligence may be new technology, but the importance of local representation, accountable government, and state authority remains as important as ever.
Kelda Roys is the progressive, competent and proven candidate for governor who will win in November.
Until the legislature addresses the healthcare monopolies devouring local school district budgets, any future financial compromise on school aid is an illusion. Without real medical cost control, our school districts will remain underfunded, our children will continue to pay the price, and hospitals and insurance companies will continue to increase profits.
Starting July 1, Wisconsin will require schools to keep cellphones out of classrooms. A study of Florida’s ban found test scores rose significantly. But those gains are inside, not outside, school.
Understanding this history explains many things about our state: how many places got their names, the significance rivers have always had here, and why Wisconsin was and remains one of America’s most Catholic states.
America’s strength has always been our ability to govern ourselves, with disagreements and debate, but always as one nation. That idea was extraordinary 250 years ago and remains one of the most powerful and enduring ideas the world has ever known.
Elections should be determined by citizens evaluating candidates on their merits — not by political insiders or pundits questioning whether a particular gender is overrepresented in a race.
Majority of states now have top rate below 5 percent
Brent M. Haglund, who died June 12 at 78, harnessed the power of people to safeguard the natural world, one victory at a time.
‘Badass Caucus’ will light up stage at Cap Times Idea Fest
We were founded on the belief in freedom for all.
The data suggests many still have safe seats. Unless there’s a Democratic blowout.
Students cannot communicate effectively if they struggle to read, and they cannot solve problems or think critically without mathematical proficiency and a strong foundation of knowledge.
The gap between what the Department of Public Instruction and Superintendent Jill Underly told the public and what their own records prove is substantial.
We tried democratizing GHC, the board plotted against us
The provisional agreement to end the war that has cost $30 billion and 13 U.S. lives appears to more or less restore the status quo before the war started.
As the current federal administration dismantles environmental gains over the past 50-plus years, it’s almost like history is speeding in reverse, wildly out of control.
In 2025, after the Trump administration announced a separate initiative to repeal the Roadless Rule, a public comment period delivered 99% opposition to the proposal
The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall is a case in point.
City-owned grocery stores in New York—backed by tens of millions in taxpayer dollars per location—threaten private businesses and repeat proven policy failures.
Artificial intelligence may be new technology, but the importance of local representation, accountable government, and state authority remains as important as ever.
Kelda Roys is the progressive, competent and proven candidate for governor who will win in November.
Until the legislature addresses the healthcare monopolies devouring local school district budgets, any future financial compromise on school aid is an illusion. Without real medical cost control, our school districts will remain underfunded, our children will continue to pay the price, and hospitals and insurance companies will continue to increase profits.
Starting July 1, Wisconsin will require schools to keep cellphones out of classrooms. A study of Florida’s ban found test scores rose significantly. But those gains are inside, not outside, school.
Understanding this history explains many things about our state: how many places got their names, the significance rivers have always had here, and why Wisconsin was and remains one of America’s most Catholic states.
America’s strength has always been our ability to govern ourselves, with disagreements and debate, but always as one nation. That idea was extraordinary 250 years ago and remains one of the most powerful and enduring ideas the world has ever known.
