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I have watched as so many of the gains we celebrated evaporate due to the bigotry and stupidity of so many of our leaders.
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I have watched as so many of the gains we celebrated evaporate due to the bigotry and stupidity of so many of our leaders.

The pool of voters willing to talk to a stranger about their politics skews older, more institutionally trusting, and less representative with every cycle.

Milwaukee’s orange barrels and traffic calming projects can frustrate drivers, but early data shows some street redesigns are reducing speeding and crashes.

Political candidates, remove his dangerous foothold among people too young to recall atrocity.

If the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium and its partners are successful, Wisconsin will lever its resources in a way that attracts more defense spending that aligns with commercial and research priorities.

The data tells the story. Will it help win two court court cases?

Election transparency should not be treated as a partisan demand. It is part of competent election administration.

As students step into the classroom this week — whether as a kindergartner celebrating their first day of school or a senior celebrating their last first day of school — Wisconsin public schools are ready to welcome them and provide the strong foundations they need for success.

Ninety-three cities and counties have moved to end their contracts with Flock in the past 30 days, bringing the total number of rescinded contracts to well over 200 in the past year.

Contact state lawmakers and ask them to support strong, science-based vaccine policies. Our children, elderly, and community members are counting on all of us to take measles seriously.

Leadership isn’t about having every answer. It’s about listening to the people you represent, understanding their challenges, and working together to find a way forward.

The 1996 welfare reform helped move people from dependency to work. We need to do that again.

Two House Resolutions put Congressmen on record regarding their stance on socialism. In less than a year, a party that was split on the issue became unanimous.

America has experienced many moments of tragedy, but two dates stand apart: Sept. 11, 2001, and Jan. 6, 2021.

Try again. Put more money into public schools. Send more aid to cities to reduce property taxes. Temporarily lower gas taxes, or income taxes, or send rebate checks to taxpayers. Fix more potholes. And keep some to build the rainy-day fund.

Wisconsin voters, in picking their governor in two months, will decide if they want to elect a leftist so addled that he signed legislation using public money to give laptops and tablets to jail inmates who then used them to intimidate witnesses and view pornography.

Court records are among the most important public records we have. Clerks of court should not be making it harder or cost-prohibitive for members of the public to access them.

As students return to school this fall, educators across Wisconsin are focused on a familiar mission: providing every student with the best possible opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

Wisconsin’s latest brain drain numbers point to a problem that is less dramatic than a population collapse but more durable than a temporary labor-market fluctuation.

Not only are the bodies and the souls of these AI workers being harmed, so is the Earth from which the materials needed to power AI are being extracted.

I have watched as so many of the gains we celebrated evaporate due to the bigotry and stupidity of so many of our leaders.

The pool of voters willing to talk to a stranger about their politics skews older, more institutionally trusting, and less representative with every cycle.

Milwaukee’s orange barrels and traffic calming projects can frustrate drivers, but early data shows some street redesigns are reducing speeding and crashes.

Political candidates, remove his dangerous foothold among people too young to recall atrocity.

If the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium and its partners are successful, Wisconsin will lever its resources in a way that attracts more defense spending that aligns with commercial and research priorities.

The data tells the story. Will it help win two court court cases?

Election transparency should not be treated as a partisan demand. It is part of competent election administration.

As students step into the classroom this week — whether as a kindergartner celebrating their first day of school or a senior celebrating their last first day of school — Wisconsin public schools are ready to welcome them and provide the strong foundations they need for success.

Ninety-three cities and counties have moved to end their contracts with Flock in the past 30 days, bringing the total number of rescinded contracts to well over 200 in the past year.

Contact state lawmakers and ask them to support strong, science-based vaccine policies. Our children, elderly, and community members are counting on all of us to take measles seriously.

Leadership isn’t about having every answer. It’s about listening to the people you represent, understanding their challenges, and working together to find a way forward.

The 1996 welfare reform helped move people from dependency to work. We need to do that again.

Two House Resolutions put Congressmen on record regarding their stance on socialism. In less than a year, a party that was split on the issue became unanimous.

America has experienced many moments of tragedy, but two dates stand apart: Sept. 11, 2001, and Jan. 6, 2021.

Try again. Put more money into public schools. Send more aid to cities to reduce property taxes. Temporarily lower gas taxes, or income taxes, or send rebate checks to taxpayers. Fix more potholes. And keep some to build the rainy-day fund.

Wisconsin voters, in picking their governor in two months, will decide if they want to elect a leftist so addled that he signed legislation using public money to give laptops and tablets to jail inmates who then used them to intimidate witnesses and view pornography.

Court records are among the most important public records we have. Clerks of court should not be making it harder or cost-prohibitive for members of the public to access them.

As students return to school this fall, educators across Wisconsin are focused on a familiar mission: providing every student with the best possible opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

Wisconsin’s latest brain drain numbers point to a problem that is less dramatic than a population collapse but more durable than a temporary labor-market fluctuation.

Not only are the bodies and the souls of these AI workers being harmed, so is the Earth from which the materials needed to power AI are being extracted.