At least compared to other states. Compared to other developed nations, horribly high.

Our fourth annual Cap Times Idea Fest, which is virtual this year, is bookended by sessions featuring two major national celebrities — former U.S. AG Eric Holder to lead off and legendary journalist Bob Woodward wrapping things up on Oct. 10 in a conversation with longtime Washington Post colleague and fellow Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss.

As expected, what you believe about Supreme Court nominations depends on where you sit, on this side or that side of the political aisle.

May her memory be a blessing, and may we fight to assure that she will truly rest in power.

The election elation about how well Joe Biden was doing in the polls and in campaign appearances dwindled into dread September 18 with the sad news that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had succumbed at age 87.

When the news broke Friday night that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, fear was palpable.

Hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin students went “back” to school last month, many of them from the comfort of their own homes. That means it is time for MacIver’s annual State of K-12 Education analysis for a year unlike any other.

Safety, prosperity and the rule of law are all on the ballot this year, and it shouldn’t be the least bit difficult to decide which side you’re on.

Facts have nothing to do with what this president says.

No matter how people try to ignore or rewrite history, we are a nation of immigrants. It’s just that some immigrants chose to close the door on others, after they arrived.

Republicans running the State Legislature are failing the test of leadership in a time of crisis. Now, it’s time to vote. A closer look at what’s at stake and a breakdown of every race on the ballot.

About the time you think that our beleaguered country is so partisan that nothing positive can come out of our capital, along comes a major piece of environmental legislation that shows what is possible if our politicians will holster their six-shooters.

The data is alarming. As are the many allies of the virus.

The City of Racine City Hall Annex has been transformed into a laboratory where city employees work with a highly contagious virus that has killed nearly 200,000 people in the U.S. — more than 1,200 in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, California Democratic U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna and others in Congress have outlined a vision through the Endless Frontier Act. Let’s see if our fractured political times can bring it into sharper focus.

New Forbes 400 includes eight Wisconsinites, led by John Menard, with Diane Hendricks not far behind.

Within two hours of the court’s injunction, Abundant Life Christian School announced that all kids will have the opportunity to be back in the school building on Monday,” said Chris Truitt, a parent from DeForest. “We are absolutely thrilled.”

In 2016, we saw that inadequate access to photo ID led to barriers to the ballot for thousands of Wisconsinites; particularly for Wisconsinites of color, college students, older voters and people with travel-limiting disabilities. Access is particularly challenging for many people in rural areas, which typically provide limited hours and zero access to public transit. These challenges are all amplified under COVID-19.

If the President wants to win reelection, his priority should be to end the trade war and the tariffs that are crushing American businesses and farms.