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The exemption for candidates that raise or spend less than $2,500 should be eliminated.
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The exemption for candidates that raise or spend less than $2,500 should be eliminated.

It is staggering to witness their anguish while also understanding that much of what they carry is due in large part to mental health, especially trauma and addiction.

Accessible, affordable child care is a bridge to a higher quality of life.

Wisconsin’s Champion Trees Program, dormant for several years, is up and running again, and it has some nifty new features.

Pause political theater and investigate something important for a change.

Rice is leaving Biden White House in May

Default is now knocking at the door. This isn’t a drill.

As ‘free’ money continues to slosh around, the economy suffers.

There’s been progress, to be sure, but don’t expect the Wisconsin Legislature to be much help.

Billions in federal aid flowing to Wisconsin. Citizen input could guide how funds spent.

Does expanding the U.S. Supreme Court really change anything?

This spring, I’m going to rededicate the Minocqua Brewing Co. to leading with light and love instead of darkness and anger.

Without expanding mental health care funding, our mental health resources will continue to dwindle. Wisconsinites deserve better.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the recent spring election and whether ballot questions affected turnout. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

Earth Day is a time to reflect on the impact humans have on the environment and on how war and militarism are connected to and responsible for the biggest threat to the ecosystem and the world’s population — climate change.

We can all certainly accept the role of being good stewards of resources provided. Where we often depart is the extent to which our lives need to be controlled by a sense of panic regarding changes occurring in the climate.

Chicago is the perfect place for Democrats to hold their 2024 national convention. Crime continues to be a major problem. Protesters rule the streets. Racial unrest has led to violence.

Milwaukee Succeeds and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation – in alliance with local and statewide coalitions in the field – are calling for a state investment of $300 million in the upcoming biennial budget to provide ongoing stability for early childhood education in Wisconsin.

The transgender agenda is not to make everyone transgender, it’s to live our lives authentically and be treated with dignity and respect, just like anyone else.

To me, the meeting to discuss the embarrassing failure of the Madison Metropolitan School District’s response to open records requests was an embarrassment itself.

The exemption for candidates that raise or spend less than $2,500 should be eliminated.

It is staggering to witness their anguish while also understanding that much of what they carry is due in large part to mental health, especially trauma and addiction.

Accessible, affordable child care is a bridge to a higher quality of life.

Wisconsin’s Champion Trees Program, dormant for several years, is up and running again, and it has some nifty new features.

Pause political theater and investigate something important for a change.

Rice is leaving Biden White House in May

Default is now knocking at the door. This isn’t a drill.

As ‘free’ money continues to slosh around, the economy suffers.

There’s been progress, to be sure, but don’t expect the Wisconsin Legislature to be much help.

Billions in federal aid flowing to Wisconsin. Citizen input could guide how funds spent.

Does expanding the U.S. Supreme Court really change anything?

This spring, I’m going to rededicate the Minocqua Brewing Co. to leading with light and love instead of darkness and anger.

Without expanding mental health care funding, our mental health resources will continue to dwindle. Wisconsinites deserve better.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the recent spring election and whether ballot questions affected turnout. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

Earth Day is a time to reflect on the impact humans have on the environment and on how war and militarism are connected to and responsible for the biggest threat to the ecosystem and the world’s population — climate change.

We can all certainly accept the role of being good stewards of resources provided. Where we often depart is the extent to which our lives need to be controlled by a sense of panic regarding changes occurring in the climate.

Chicago is the perfect place for Democrats to hold their 2024 national convention. Crime continues to be a major problem. Protesters rule the streets. Racial unrest has led to violence.

Milwaukee Succeeds and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation – in alliance with local and statewide coalitions in the field – are calling for a state investment of $300 million in the upcoming biennial budget to provide ongoing stability for early childhood education in Wisconsin.

The transgender agenda is not to make everyone transgender, it’s to live our lives authentically and be treated with dignity and respect, just like anyone else.

To me, the meeting to discuss the embarrassing failure of the Madison Metropolitan School District’s response to open records requests was an embarrassment itself.