Making a governing majority requires some take and a lot of give.

Might we have conditions on our hands that allow or even necessitate the emergence of something that’s visited our country only once before, namely a new political party in America capable of supplanting one or both of the existing major parties?

Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a McCarthy loyalist, called the Republican defectors terrorists. They’ve reportedly been described as the “Taliban 19.” If this fiery rhetoric sounds familiar to Wisconsin politics watchers, it’s because it is.

Democracy is messy. It’s supposed to be. The system is designed so that broad consensus must be reached before doing important things.

Intercity passenger rail to Madison would benefit all of Wisconsin.

Governor, legislature should seek compromise on these policy priorities.

One of the saddest stories I read over the holidays was a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found that the number of children killed by firearms is rising alarmingly.

Adversity can bring out the best in many people and businesses, as past economic downturns have demonstrated. Who knows? The 2023 version of the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest may provide new examples of success born in tough times.

A big surplus could buy more than tax cuts and spending increases. It could provide the means for better, more cooperative relationships between state leaders.

So much of the tax reform conversation at the national level is aimed at corporate America, but right now we actually have an opportunity at the state level to send money back to families and businesses on Main Street.

Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August, R-Lake Geneva, is again leading a constitutional amendment prohibiting private organizations like the Center for Tech & Civic Life from dropping millions of dollars into election administration. The bill passed the Legislature last session, and will be coming up for a vote again this session. Passage for a second time would put the measure before voters.

Unsettling but unmistakable signs from the DNR.

Keith Findley has been working to free wrongfully convicted inmates for 25 years.

While there are many like Harry Wait who seem at some level to care about the nation, would it not make more sense to foster a commitment to some goal that would actually be able to show a benefit and garner public applause, rather than continual and justified rebukes.

For my last ever column as a state legislator, I wanted to take a moment to show my appreciation for everyone who has helped me in my legislative journey that began more than eighteen years ago.

Evers on Tuesday delivered a full-throated defense of democracy in his graceful second inaugural address.

For someone talking up faith and unity, Evers sure spent a lot of time beating up on his political enemies — the Republican majority that controls the state Legislature.

Now that he doesn’t have to worry about re-election, Governor Evers used his second inaugural address to outline a radical left-wing agenda that he couldn’t be honest about before.