New Cap Times Editor Mark Treinen discusses his background and approach.

McCarthy vowed that the Republican-dominated House would conduct its business in full view of the American public.

All of the chaos and drama that has accompanied the election of the Speaker of the House, the insurrection, election deniers, etc. proves Republicans aren’t ready for a learner’s permit, yet alone the keys.

It’s a quirk in our system that an election that can only be read as a repudiation of the hard-right has ended up empowering the hard-right.

Democracy on parade is good for the nation

Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin have an obligation as Wisconsinites’ representatives in Washington to prevent the International Trade Commission from taking away game-changing treatment for PTSD.

Illegal efforts to overturn 2020 election should be prosecuted by attorney general.

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.