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The principles founders established need to be updated and refashioned to accommodate changes in how today’s world operates and to meet the economic and social realities looming for the next century.
Policymakers should account for military exposure histories in discussions about long-term lung health and screening.
Wisconsin should continue to unwind old error of ruling out abundant power
Today in Madison, the number of people experiencing homelessness has become so vast, there’s been a scramble to find a men’s overflow shelter in Dane County, one that could address capacity issues currently faced by the new men’s shelter at 1904 Bartillon Drive.
We continue to be dumbfounded: from Tom Tiffany on down, Republicans again this election cycle are blowing off that seemingly quotidian chore: answering candidate questionnaires. How hard can it be?
What really should disqualify Tiffany from becoming Wisconsin’s governor is his willingness to throw out the results of an election, disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of his fellow citizens to assuage a convicted felon who serves as president.
Here’s how the Crowley administration got creative with the deal to keep the Brewers in Milwaukee.
The positivity had an effect on our state’s sour and fractious politics. It lightened voters’ mood and made them less angry, and gave everyone a breather in the heat of a contentious election
Rep. Derrick Van Orden worked tirelessly to protect and bring federal aid to rural hospitals in his congressional district. The Heartland Post’s Alyssa Whitmore explains.
To protect our freedoms, please financially support the Wisconsin press: WisPolitics, Cap Times, Wisconsin State Journal, MJS, Urban Milwaukee, Wisconsin Public Radio, PBS Wisconsin and the Associated Press. It’s important.
Whoever wins in November will propose the next state budget. It should pay for two things: a simple grade-by-grade standard for supervised AI practice, like the state’s standards for driver’s education, and training for the teachers who lead it.
AI is either the saving grace of the U.S. economy or the latest iteration of a credit-induced bubble. Trillions have been spent to make the future promised by AI a reality, but right now, that future looks more like a fantasy.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, chart the final stretch of the 2026 Wisconsin midterm election, including the final polls and campaign spending in top races. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Wisconsin elections are safe and secure — not because anyone says so, but because the evidence is there for anyone willing to look. Confidence in our elections should be earned. In Wisconsin, it can be.
If the credibility of elections crumbles for no proven reason, everything from attracting foreign investment to U.S. shores to the dollar’s status as the world’s primary currency will be at risk.
When all is said and done, some of the most critical issues of the day will have received little or no attention.
Breaking down the final pre-election Marquette University Law School Poll of the 2026 campaign.
It will create a more democratic system no matter which party controls the governor’s chair.
Plan the return when the leave begins. Decide who will be the employee’s single point of contact, what the first two weeks back will look like, and whether a schedule change is possible.
Wisconsin has a new opportunity to help solve one of this country’s thorniest problems: the cost of healthcare for small businesses and employees without access to traditional group health insurance.
The principles founders established need to be updated and refashioned to accommodate changes in how today’s world operates and to meet the economic and social realities looming for the next century.
Policymakers should account for military exposure histories in discussions about long-term lung health and screening.
Wisconsin should continue to unwind old error of ruling out abundant power
Today in Madison, the number of people experiencing homelessness has become so vast, there’s been a scramble to find a men’s overflow shelter in Dane County, one that could address capacity issues currently faced by the new men’s shelter at 1904 Bartillon Drive.
We continue to be dumbfounded: from Tom Tiffany on down, Republicans again this election cycle are blowing off that seemingly quotidian chore: answering candidate questionnaires. How hard can it be?
What really should disqualify Tiffany from becoming Wisconsin’s governor is his willingness to throw out the results of an election, disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of his fellow citizens to assuage a convicted felon who serves as president.
Here’s how the Crowley administration got creative with the deal to keep the Brewers in Milwaukee.
The positivity had an effect on our state’s sour and fractious politics. It lightened voters’ mood and made them less angry, and gave everyone a breather in the heat of a contentious election
Rep. Derrick Van Orden worked tirelessly to protect and bring federal aid to rural hospitals in his congressional district. The Heartland Post’s Alyssa Whitmore explains.
To protect our freedoms, please financially support the Wisconsin press: WisPolitics, Cap Times, Wisconsin State Journal, MJS, Urban Milwaukee, Wisconsin Public Radio, PBS Wisconsin and the Associated Press. It’s important.
Whoever wins in November will propose the next state budget. It should pay for two things: a simple grade-by-grade standard for supervised AI practice, like the state’s standards for driver’s education, and training for the teachers who lead it.
AI is either the saving grace of the U.S. economy or the latest iteration of a credit-induced bubble. Trillions have been spent to make the future promised by AI a reality, but right now, that future looks more like a fantasy.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, chart the final stretch of the 2026 Wisconsin midterm election, including the final polls and campaign spending in top races. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Wisconsin elections are safe and secure — not because anyone says so, but because the evidence is there for anyone willing to look. Confidence in our elections should be earned. In Wisconsin, it can be.
If the credibility of elections crumbles for no proven reason, everything from attracting foreign investment to U.S. shores to the dollar’s status as the world’s primary currency will be at risk.
When all is said and done, some of the most critical issues of the day will have received little or no attention.
Breaking down the final pre-election Marquette University Law School Poll of the 2026 campaign.
It will create a more democratic system no matter which party controls the governor’s chair.
Plan the return when the leave begins. Decide who will be the employee’s single point of contact, what the first two weeks back will look like, and whether a schedule change is possible.
Wisconsin has a new opportunity to help solve one of this country’s thorniest problems: the cost of healthcare for small businesses and employees without access to traditional group health insurance.