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The public interest is always at the forefront of what we do, and it’s exactly why we encourage Wisconsinites–whether they are state, local or tribal leaders, community activists, interested residents or industry stakeholders–to get involved.
The Madison Metropolitan School District faces a lawsuit amid charges the district pushed a policy that teachers must “prioritize…African American students.”
The MPM’s Board has a plan to ditch the entire existing museum and move to a new $240 million facility that reports alternately describe as having between one-third and one-half of the exhibit space as the current facility.
Unless we begin thinking differently about our transportation needs, we need to start thinking about where we’re going to add that fifth lane to our Beltine a few years from now.
Change is hard. It is uncomfortable. But it is necessary for progress. As we celebrate the life and legacy of King, we must ask ourselves how much change is actually being made.
While policies rooted in racism have led to inequitable outcomes for Black people across the country, these disparities are particularly egregious in Wisconsin.
In April, 18 million people, including hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites, could lose continuous Medicaid coverage.
We found out this week that the people who run the University of Southern California think that the term “field” is racist.
Rush to change state constitution on cash bail ignores real failures.
An advisory referendum can only, as its name implies, advise. But if the legislators are interested is hearing what voters think about welfare policy, shouldn’t they also be open to taking counsel from the electorate on how to address reproductive rights issues?
Among other changes, the plan would allow developers to tear down single-family homes and replace them with duplexes, including in designated historic districts.
The situation exposes the huge problems that can result when election officials don’t know or care about the rules, the requirements, or how to carry out their statutory responsibilities.
As fentanyl continues to take its deadly toll, U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, is introducing a bill that would put the synthetic opioid’s criminal penalties on par with another killer drug that has ravaged America.
Kleefisch learned a lesson about the patriarchy that she probably had ignored for most her life—some men, especially ones in power, don’t relinquish that power to women very easily.
Comically called the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, the House’s action was nothing more than a stunt, a preview of how the House will govern over the coming two years.
The requirement to raise the debt ceiling is not a negotiable issue. Setting a precedent that the most extreme members of Congress can hold hostage the financial stability and credibility of the U.S. and even the global economy is not a tactic that can be allowed.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court race following the first major forum and recent endorsements. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Reelecting Evers was crucial as a bulwark to protect democracy in Wisconsin. This Supreme Court race feels equally so.
If Dorow was hoping to pass herself off as a moderate in the Feb. 21 primary, Roggensack’s endorsement settles that question.
He sends media softening language not in his original email about suppressing votes.
The public interest is always at the forefront of what we do, and it’s exactly why we encourage Wisconsinites–whether they are state, local or tribal leaders, community activists, interested residents or industry stakeholders–to get involved.
The Madison Metropolitan School District faces a lawsuit amid charges the district pushed a policy that teachers must “prioritize…African American students.”
The MPM’s Board has a plan to ditch the entire existing museum and move to a new $240 million facility that reports alternately describe as having between one-third and one-half of the exhibit space as the current facility.
Unless we begin thinking differently about our transportation needs, we need to start thinking about where we’re going to add that fifth lane to our Beltine a few years from now.
Change is hard. It is uncomfortable. But it is necessary for progress. As we celebrate the life and legacy of King, we must ask ourselves how much change is actually being made.
While policies rooted in racism have led to inequitable outcomes for Black people across the country, these disparities are particularly egregious in Wisconsin.
In April, 18 million people, including hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites, could lose continuous Medicaid coverage.
We found out this week that the people who run the University of Southern California think that the term “field” is racist.
Rush to change state constitution on cash bail ignores real failures.
An advisory referendum can only, as its name implies, advise. But if the legislators are interested is hearing what voters think about welfare policy, shouldn’t they also be open to taking counsel from the electorate on how to address reproductive rights issues?
Among other changes, the plan would allow developers to tear down single-family homes and replace them with duplexes, including in designated historic districts.
The situation exposes the huge problems that can result when election officials don’t know or care about the rules, the requirements, or how to carry out their statutory responsibilities.
As fentanyl continues to take its deadly toll, U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, is introducing a bill that would put the synthetic opioid’s criminal penalties on par with another killer drug that has ravaged America.
Kleefisch learned a lesson about the patriarchy that she probably had ignored for most her life—some men, especially ones in power, don’t relinquish that power to women very easily.
Comically called the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, the House’s action was nothing more than a stunt, a preview of how the House will govern over the coming two years.
The requirement to raise the debt ceiling is not a negotiable issue. Setting a precedent that the most extreme members of Congress can hold hostage the financial stability and credibility of the U.S. and even the global economy is not a tactic that can be allowed.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court race following the first major forum and recent endorsements. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Reelecting Evers was crucial as a bulwark to protect democracy in Wisconsin. This Supreme Court race feels equally so.
If Dorow was hoping to pass herself off as a moderate in the Feb. 21 primary, Roggensack’s endorsement settles that question.
He sends media softening language not in his original email about suppressing votes.
