I’m hardly the first to observe that if wealth and hard work truly went hand in hand, every African woman would be a millionaire.

In his recent column in this newspaper, Mark Belling says Justice Kelly “seem(s) mostly motivated to avenge an unfair defeat” and is “likely to lose again.” Mr. Belling is wrong on both counts.

I’ve been talking with politically knowledgeable folks around the state about this race. Their unanimous opinion is that Protasiewicz is far and away the strongest progressive candidate.

Judicial appointments and elections do, too.

Medicare Advantage is part of the solution.

Not so well, say doctors.

Flat tax proposal would hurt education, roads, public safety

The battle for leadership of Dane County’s Republican party is a microcosm of the civil war Republicans are waging nationally within itself.

The agriculture sector, including dairy farms, is still a crown jewel for Wisconsin’s economy. But the future looks grim for small dairy farms.

Republicans are merely taking a page from the Democratic Party’s playbook.

It’s all led to hundreds of unnecessary changes in election laws.

Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu has introduced a plan to transition the state over four years to a flat 3.25% individual income tax from the current four-bracket structure with a top rate of 7.65%.

The debate has shifted from the court of law to the court of public opinion.

Saturday marked the thirteenth anniversary of the notorious Citizens United decision, which opened the floodgates to big and dark money in our politics.

There is a classy way to conduct oneself when turning over power at the White House, and then there are those who act like petulant rubes.

The proposed constitutional amendment unties the hands of our justice system by allowing courts to set conditions of release to prevent serious harm to the public and enabling courts to consider all of the circumstances surrounding a crime.

Less than two weeks into the start of a new legislative session, Wisconsin Republicans have already demonized those who lead lifestyles different than theirs and neglected their duty to act in the best interests of the people of our state, including our LGBTQ youth.