Debate over whether tariffs will bring back the hallowed days of American “factory towns” or unleash a new set of economic troubles continues, especially in states such as Wisconsin, where manufacturing traditions run deep.

The future isn’t about competing models; it’s about complementary missions that support all learners, at every stage, and help them turn their education into a lifelong advantage.

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The idea of a child suffering from a disease that is 100% preventable is unacceptable.

We call for GHC to voluntarily recognize its workers’ chosen bargaining unit, and to observe neutrality in respect to all future unionization activities, as well as to increase transparency and democracy.

Party leaders are working on narrowing choices for the handful of races that will decide which party gets control of the Wisconsin Senate in 2027.

The 7th District congressman does not project as a uniquely strong statewide candidate, but he could easily run away with the Republican primary, especially if he lands a Trump endorsement.

I like her profile: 17 years as an executive at Organic Valley and then six years heading up Evers’ development department. I also like the lane she’s chosen, which suggests she leans moderate.

Superintendent Jill Underly delivered her annual “State of Education” address last week. If you tuned in hoping for an honest assessment of how Wisconsin students are doing, you were left disappointed.

I hope partisan politics doesn’t prevent legislators from scoring these obvious wins for Wisconsin schools.

This is the time for Democrats in the Legislature to stand firm. When it comes to preserving the best of what is left of outdoor Wisconsin in the face of development pressure and changing land use patterns, the public is with those would stand up for our outdoors.

America’s economic future depends on the creativity and competitiveness of its companies. Without reform, the ITC will continue to reward gamesmanship instead of genuine innovation.

Trump’s economically unjustified retaliatory tariffs are impacting soybean farmers in the nation.

One of the worst examples is the Supreme Court’s green light for masked ICE agents to stop and question people on the streets based on their accents or the color of their skin. Meanwhile, corporate America, big law firms and revered universities bow to every outrageous demand

With Evers flexing his new, court-created authority, Wisconsinites are right to fear for their pocketbooks. But the Legislature can still act to ensure that the “will of the people” actually is the law of the land.

Once again, women in Wisconsin are being denied full control of their reproductive health care decisions. Once again, Illinois is preparing to offer services for the abortion procedure.

Three of the largest energy providers in the state want to increase electric rates in Wisconsin.

Because energy costs are baked into everything we eat, buy and do, we shouldn’t all pay for the mega-corporation’s technology gold rush. Demand accountability: Data centers must pay their own way, or the grid — and our wallets — will buckle under their weight.

MPS bilingual program has played an important role in helping language diversity thrive in our community.

For reasons that no pundit, historian, or politician can fully explain, Charlie Kirk’s death unleashed not only an outpouring of grief and anger but also a revival of hope, resistance, and inspiration that touched the hearts of millions around the world.