Van Orden’s outburst and continuous cursing at 16 and 17-year-old high school students who work as Senate pages was so troubling it brought liberals and conservatives together in denouncing his behavior.

ent privacy. 

Fortunately, there is a workable solution. Under federal law, schools are prohibited from releasing “personally identifiable information” about students. That means that schools can share records, data and information with the public, so long as they make sure to redact any language or details that can be tied to an individual student.

If we don’t start listening, more blood will be shed on the streets this summer, and our prison system will be filled with the unfulfilled potential of our city’s young people.

As of June, more than one-third had not initiated the renewal process.

More than ever, we should be demanding that our elected officials work together to strengthen these programs, improve benefits, and ensure every Wisconsinite has affordable and high-quality health care.

One of the underlying issues in this discussion is the reality that behavioral health is not profitable. Hospitals and other mental health providers have not expanded their services, especially in rural areas, as these services are not self-sustaining. The Crisis Now model and changes to statute address some of these concerns and we know that the state must play a financial role.

Watertown Pride celebration shows consequences of hateful rhetoric.

In 2023, more LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. face mental health issues because of legislation passed that directly discriminates against them.

While we have associated the summer weather with problematic behavior in some urban communities, how many of us ever really made the connection to climate change and global warming with a link to possible crimes in communities.

More action is needed in the U.S. and throughout the world as soon as possible.

One might think a film brave enough to tackle a vile issue would be championed across any political or ideological spectrum. You’d be mistaken.

Janet Protasiewicz to join Wisconsin Supreme Court after activist campaign.

Medicaid unwinding is proceeding differently in Wisconsin because the Evers administration has common sense and a heart.

Dozens of states have expanded Medicaid since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Many of them expanded with bipartisan support. But not Wisconsin.

In today’s debate about inclusion in athletic competition, we cannot ignore concerns related to fairness, physical advantage, and the preservation of opportunities for female athletes.

The partial veto should be scrapped or constrained as part of an array of reforms that reset the relationship between governor and Legislature and restore democracy to state elections.

The institution of chattel slavery did nothing to benefit the enslaved; the only beneficiaries were plantation owners and the global economy that was fueled by the forced labor of the enslaved.

Democratic strategists really want Pres. Joe Biden to have a rematch with Donald Trump next year. I don’t think it’s worth the risk.

It’s not one I want to live in.

Acclaimed Washington journalists Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt will appear at our fundraiser at Cap Times Idea Fest with David Maraniss moderating.