Thoreau’s reflection on wild apples drew on many sources of inspiration — including, it can reasonably be suggested, Wisconsin.

Americans must demand transparency from their local officials and ask tough questions about the data they are relying on to back up their public policy choices.

Capitol sources say they are hearing from a growing number of constituents concerned about what could happen to their businesses, their jobs, their liberties in these “delta variant” days.

In absence of government leadership – President Biden and Gov. Evers have tried the soft sell to little avail – big business needs to enter the breach to save the country from another wave of COVID and another recession.

The pandemic put a spotlight on the disparities inherent in our for-profit health care system. There’s no good reason why the richest country on Earth should put a price on people’s health.

17% hike nationally in LGBTQ elected officials in last year, but still a long way to go.

Milwaukee teachers union tries to kill competition … The union representing MPS teachers, successfully blocked a vote by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors to approve Milwaukee Excellence’s five-year lease of an MPS building needed to accommodate the school’s growth.

While lawmakers will be busy crisscrossing their districts this month — including visits to farms, hopefully — a number of dairy-related items will be waiting for their return to Washington.

There don’t appear to be any standards left, and if there are, few voters seem to care about them.

Both sides—Republican legislators and the Peoples Maps Commission created by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers—could have their own maps drawn for an October or November showdown in the Capitol.

A liberal Dane County judge’s power push to force a former Public Service Commission member to turn over his cellphone and other records to environmental groups has been stopped — at least for now.

It’s scary to be a Republican these days.

Without an elder statesman of the Republican Party at this juncture, however, given Scott Walker was defeated and Paul Ryan retired, means Wisconsin’s GOP would be in a bind should Johnson see the election writing on the wall and depart, too.

Those that want us to forget the past and ignore the present injustices have weaponized terms like “Black Lives Matter,” “Defunding the Police,” and now “Critical Race Theory,” because they have no real tools to prove systemic racism is not real.

His Midwest upbringing taught him love of country, fellow Americans.

If you are not rich, Trump and other Republicans did nothing to improve your life. But at least they attacked the people you don’t care for — uppity women, people of color and liberals. If that message continues to sell, the GOP will just be happy to continue to sell it.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill will send billions to Wisconsin to repair and rebuild our antiquated deteriorated infrastructure.

Lakeland Star was founded on a father’s quest to help his son and other children with autism have the kind of educational opportunities not found in Wisconsin’s rural Northwoods.

The Evers administration has made more than $250 million in federal funding available to stave off evictions and stabilize households for individuals and families affected by the pandemic.