
David Blaska: Madison helps by race, not need
Race-based public policy is tearing this country apart. Madison should help people according to economic need rather than race.
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Race-based public policy is tearing this country apart. Madison should help people according to economic need rather than race.

Wise investments in vocational and technical schools have brought that spending up to 4th in the nation on a per-student basis. State investment in the UW should be brought up to the same standard: up from 43rd to 4th.

NIMBY language is wielded by people appealing to the sanctity of property and freedom in an attempt to usurp the property rights and freedoms of others.

Illinois is investing in the future by accelerating improvements.

Second-quarter fundraising numbers show Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign outpaced everyone else in the 2024 GOP primary race with $20.1 million raised.

The danger of a second Trump term is too serious a threat to our democracy to mess around with third-party candidates.

Those who tried to subvert the state’s 2020 election results have faced few consequences. But thanks in part to the work of a few tenacious lawyers, that might soon change.

The biggest star of the season has a crystal-clear answer to questions about whether she’ll stand in solidarity with her fellow actors.

One month before the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, State Republican Party Chairman Brian Schimming is advising members of his party who have a favorite candidate to also have a Plan B.

What DeSantis, the Florida Board of Education, and any allies of theirs don’t understand is, you can’t take from us, what you didn’t give to us. You don’t own our history, we do.

If they don’t approve sales tax hike, county will face fiscal disaster and voters will blame them.

Colleges and universities should rely on merit, principally one’s grades and test scores, to determine if they meet the demands of the university or college to which they seek admission.

Protecting diversity on campus creates better paths to opportunity for students of every race. The question now is to figure out how.

Gov. Tony Earl led efforts in 1986 to save American Players Theater, the nation’s second-largest outdoor theater for the classics.

Biden knows that there are some things he just can’t get by Congress. So, like most presidents, he’s trying to get them done by executive fiat.

Battery manufacturers, retailers, politicians, and government agencies need to work quickly to create a safe and easily accessible infrastructure for battery disposal.

There are almost an infinite number of ways to use the remaining $4 billion state surplus.

Money is not the problem at this time. … The problems now are planning, supply chains, workforce, weather and the time it takes to actually install the technology in our communities.

National publication takes note of Dane County’s influence.

As we all take time to digest the recent Supreme Court decision that rolled back affirmative action provisions in higher education admissions, we must look to the aftermath of the Brown decision to find its impetus.

Race-based public policy is tearing this country apart. Madison should help people according to economic need rather than race.

Wise investments in vocational and technical schools have brought that spending up to 4th in the nation on a per-student basis. State investment in the UW should be brought up to the same standard: up from 43rd to 4th.

NIMBY language is wielded by people appealing to the sanctity of property and freedom in an attempt to usurp the property rights and freedoms of others.

Illinois is investing in the future by accelerating improvements.

Second-quarter fundraising numbers show Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign outpaced everyone else in the 2024 GOP primary race with $20.1 million raised.

The danger of a second Trump term is too serious a threat to our democracy to mess around with third-party candidates.

Those who tried to subvert the state’s 2020 election results have faced few consequences. But thanks in part to the work of a few tenacious lawyers, that might soon change.

The biggest star of the season has a crystal-clear answer to questions about whether she’ll stand in solidarity with her fellow actors.

One month before the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, State Republican Party Chairman Brian Schimming is advising members of his party who have a favorite candidate to also have a Plan B.

What DeSantis, the Florida Board of Education, and any allies of theirs don’t understand is, you can’t take from us, what you didn’t give to us. You don’t own our history, we do.

If they don’t approve sales tax hike, county will face fiscal disaster and voters will blame them.

Colleges and universities should rely on merit, principally one’s grades and test scores, to determine if they meet the demands of the university or college to which they seek admission.

Protecting diversity on campus creates better paths to opportunity for students of every race. The question now is to figure out how.

Gov. Tony Earl led efforts in 1986 to save American Players Theater, the nation’s second-largest outdoor theater for the classics.

Biden knows that there are some things he just can’t get by Congress. So, like most presidents, he’s trying to get them done by executive fiat.

Battery manufacturers, retailers, politicians, and government agencies need to work quickly to create a safe and easily accessible infrastructure for battery disposal.

There are almost an infinite number of ways to use the remaining $4 billion state surplus.

Money is not the problem at this time. … The problems now are planning, supply chains, workforce, weather and the time it takes to actually install the technology in our communities.

National publication takes note of Dane County’s influence.

As we all take time to digest the recent Supreme Court decision that rolled back affirmative action provisions in higher education admissions, we must look to the aftermath of the Brown decision to find its impetus.