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White supremacy is still holding on.

While Vos is surely a toady to Trump, the reason that the speaker and his GOP colleagues are willing and able to go to extremes has a deeper explanation in the nightmare that is gerrymandering.

Fiscal irresponsibility and reckless spending is the GOP battle cry, and they’re joined by two Democratic senators who should know better.

Why not build Madison’s new historical museum in whatever is Wisconsin vernacular?

Wisconsin ports generate $1.4 billion in economic activity, but need infrastructure upgrades.

Congress must pass both the infrastructure and reconciliation bills. However, a more realistic reconciliation bill is urgently needed.

One of the few benefits of the pandemic is the renewed attention parents are giving to what their children are being taught at school.

Fiscal irresponsibility and reckless spending is the GOP battle cry, and they’re joined by two Democratic senators who should know better.

Ramping up for the election year ahead, Democrats are again pushing a round of assaults on the Second Amendment.

The Republican-controlled Assembly literally voted to ban words — and the ideas associated with them — from being taught in the states public schools.

The state of Wisconsin needs impartial redistricting.

We have a choice about the kind of world that we and future generations will inhabit.

The Walker-named chairman of the state Natural Resources Board, Fred Prehn, continues to head the policy-setting panel for the state’s environmental agency, although his term ended months ago.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at how Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg could impact Milwaukee politics. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

First, holier-than-thou pundits should quit criticizing those rare Republicans willing to help. Second, Democrats should obsessively focus on defining the GOP.

If you are still on the fence: Do your research and discuss it with your physician, family, or friends. If you know someone who is on the fence — reach out and connect with them.

The personal property tax is hurting small businesses, and now is the time to come together and, once and for all, eliminate it.

Exacting revenge is what this overly partisan Legislature has been about.

We should teach it in Wisconsin schools anyway.

If there was any lingering doubt that some legislators don’t actually read bills before voting on them, this week should have erased it.

White supremacy is still holding on.

While Vos is surely a toady to Trump, the reason that the speaker and his GOP colleagues are willing and able to go to extremes has a deeper explanation in the nightmare that is gerrymandering.

Fiscal irresponsibility and reckless spending is the GOP battle cry, and they’re joined by two Democratic senators who should know better.

Why not build Madison’s new historical museum in whatever is Wisconsin vernacular?

Wisconsin ports generate $1.4 billion in economic activity, but need infrastructure upgrades.

Congress must pass both the infrastructure and reconciliation bills. However, a more realistic reconciliation bill is urgently needed.

One of the few benefits of the pandemic is the renewed attention parents are giving to what their children are being taught at school.

Fiscal irresponsibility and reckless spending is the GOP battle cry, and they’re joined by two Democratic senators who should know better.

Ramping up for the election year ahead, Democrats are again pushing a round of assaults on the Second Amendment.

The Republican-controlled Assembly literally voted to ban words — and the ideas associated with them — from being taught in the states public schools.

The state of Wisconsin needs impartial redistricting.

We have a choice about the kind of world that we and future generations will inhabit.

The Walker-named chairman of the state Natural Resources Board, Fred Prehn, continues to head the policy-setting panel for the state’s environmental agency, although his term ended months ago.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at how Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg could impact Milwaukee politics. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

First, holier-than-thou pundits should quit criticizing those rare Republicans willing to help. Second, Democrats should obsessively focus on defining the GOP.

If you are still on the fence: Do your research and discuss it with your physician, family, or friends. If you know someone who is on the fence — reach out and connect with them.

The personal property tax is hurting small businesses, and now is the time to come together and, once and for all, eliminate it.

Exacting revenge is what this overly partisan Legislature has been about.

We should teach it in Wisconsin schools anyway.

If there was any lingering doubt that some legislators don’t actually read bills before voting on them, this week should have erased it.