When Sen. Ron Johnson voted against the American Rescue Plan last March, he voted against expansions to the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit. Both are important to the success of my restaurant and small businesses across this state.

Less than four months before the gubernatorial primary, a growing number of influential figures in state Republican circles have been floating the idea that neither of the two major candidates, Rebecca Kleefisch and Kevin Nicholson, stand a chance against Governor Evers this fall.

Gerrymandering, elections and the battle ahead.

DWD still is lagging far behind in paying claims — despite record-low unemployment.

For the past three decades, Wisconsin has ranked as the worst in the nation for Black maternal and child health outcomes.

Thanks to the Supreme Court, extreme partisan gerrymandering means the current Republican leadership knows that their party will almost inevitably retain control regardless of the will of the voters.

Its decision approves gerrymandered maps even worse than those of last decade.

Madison Metropolitan School District has extended its mask mandate until at least early need month. After briefly going mask-optional, Milwaukee Public Schools is reinstating its mandate.

I commend Rep. Ron Kind for introducing HR 7213, legislation to ensure communities in Wisconsin can continue to rely on pharmacists by reimbursing under Medicare Part B for these essential services: tests, vaccines and treatment for COVID-19 and other related conditions, such as influenza and strep throat.

Tommy Thompson’s puzzling visit to Donald Trump at the ex-president’s Mar-a-Lago palace earlier this month had many scratching their heads, asking why.

Hindsight raises a thousand new questions about Russian interference in the 2016 election, and for Wisconsinites those questions hit close to home.

The numbers are hard to dispute: Kids who attend organized but relatively inexpensive pre-school programs are more likely to graduate from high school, to earn more as adults, to stay off welfare and to avoid spending time in jail.

With masterful statesmanship, President Biden has united the world’s countries, citizens, and even corporations against Putin and his shameful army.

Reject Dane County Executive Joe Parisi’s proposal to give one-time payments of $1,000 to county staffers.

I regret Thompson’s decision not to run as he is perhaps the only one in our state who has that larger trust from a wide segment of the state.

The horrendous ruling on redistricting maps by Wisconsin’s Supreme Court on Good Friday marks a new low for our state.

$1 billion more headed to Wisconsin. Will we see it in rural communities?

These improvements lifted millions of children out of hardship and slashed poverty rates — but the failure of Congress to take action to continue the expanded credit places families at risk of falling behind or into poverty.

By cutting taxes so much for the wealthiest, the tax cuts that Sen. Johnson supported increased inequality.

It will take an overwhelming voice from the people for the Republicans to take control of the Senate and Senator Johnson is one of the 51 people that Americans must elect to make that happen.