
Dave Zweifel: Celebrating Wisconsin’s small towns
“Small-Town Wisconsin” celebrates an estimated 1,500 Wisconsin municipalities with less than 5,000 inhabitants.
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“Small-Town Wisconsin” celebrates an estimated 1,500 Wisconsin municipalities with less than 5,000 inhabitants.

Farmers do more than just produce food, fiber and fuel; they act as stewards of our land, conserving soil and enhancing water quality.

We have a flag that already incorporates the inclusion of each and every American.

The district’s top administrator has been silent about the bad behavior of his spokesperson

North Carolina has shown expansion is possible in Wisconsin.

North Carolina’s move to expand Medicaid has renewed debate.

Budget control will never be achieved with this attitude.

A strong record isn’t enough. You need big, bold ideas.

Johnson and many other wealthy people don’t think the impacts of climate change will touch them.

Pretty soon we’re going to need longer flag poles.

But only Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch got the whole deal right.

Republican lawmaker wants constitutional amendment to force future governors to share how future emergency aid is spent.

For all of its fanfare, the GOP has offered most state residents much less money than was advertised and in return required local governments to adopt a laundry list of undemocratic and regressive policies, items that would be easily vetoed if they were separate bills.

As we watch what has become a biennial spectacle of Republican lawmakers doing everything they can to make sure the state budget works for only a privileged few, I can’t help notice how much Scott Walker’s influence still grips the Legislature.

#45’s people believe what they want to believe no matter how preposterous.

Today’s Republicans no longer believe the fate of their own freedom depends on the extent to which they respect and defend the freedom of others. So long Great Emancipator. Your services are no longer required.

After decades of cheating, lying, swindling, and then following the 2020 presidential election acting with treasonous intent Donald Trump is soon to know what real legal jeopardy looks like.

Moore and Pocan did not casually or irresponsibly reject the agreement, as did so many of their Republican colleagues. Rather, they cast well-considered and morally grounded votes on behalf of a better vision for the United States.

The gay and trans community has every reason to hoist a flag this month, take to the streets in parades, and speak to the truth that our nation again needs to hear.

We encourage the State Legislature to give the people of the city and county of Milwaukee the opportunity to determine their future and that includes finally holding the policymakers accountable.

“Small-Town Wisconsin” celebrates an estimated 1,500 Wisconsin municipalities with less than 5,000 inhabitants.

Farmers do more than just produce food, fiber and fuel; they act as stewards of our land, conserving soil and enhancing water quality.

We have a flag that already incorporates the inclusion of each and every American.

The district’s top administrator has been silent about the bad behavior of his spokesperson

North Carolina has shown expansion is possible in Wisconsin.

North Carolina’s move to expand Medicaid has renewed debate.

Budget control will never be achieved with this attitude.

A strong record isn’t enough. You need big, bold ideas.

Johnson and many other wealthy people don’t think the impacts of climate change will touch them.

Pretty soon we’re going to need longer flag poles.

But only Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch got the whole deal right.

Republican lawmaker wants constitutional amendment to force future governors to share how future emergency aid is spent.

For all of its fanfare, the GOP has offered most state residents much less money than was advertised and in return required local governments to adopt a laundry list of undemocratic and regressive policies, items that would be easily vetoed if they were separate bills.

As we watch what has become a biennial spectacle of Republican lawmakers doing everything they can to make sure the state budget works for only a privileged few, I can’t help notice how much Scott Walker’s influence still grips the Legislature.

#45’s people believe what they want to believe no matter how preposterous.

Today’s Republicans no longer believe the fate of their own freedom depends on the extent to which they respect and defend the freedom of others. So long Great Emancipator. Your services are no longer required.

After decades of cheating, lying, swindling, and then following the 2020 presidential election acting with treasonous intent Donald Trump is soon to know what real legal jeopardy looks like.

Moore and Pocan did not casually or irresponsibly reject the agreement, as did so many of their Republican colleagues. Rather, they cast well-considered and morally grounded votes on behalf of a better vision for the United States.

The gay and trans community has every reason to hoist a flag this month, take to the streets in parades, and speak to the truth that our nation again needs to hear.

We encourage the State Legislature to give the people of the city and county of Milwaukee the opportunity to determine their future and that includes finally holding the policymakers accountable.