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Reflections on my first 100 days at UW-Oshkosh, In these first 100 days, I’ve looked into the rearview mirror and seen the strength of a legacy that dates back to 1871 — a history of educational excellence, community uplift and civic leadership.
A man’s risk for breast cancer is higher if a close family member has had breast cancer.
Nearly all House and Senate Democrats are holding firm to bring Trump to the table to save certain subsidies as part of the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s signature law, which Trump has long tried to demolish.
I’m surprised to have to say this in 2025, but here we go. Dear fellow Americans: Referring to Black people — whether they are men, women, or children — as monkeys, apes, gorillas, chimpanzees, or anything related to that species is highly offensive and racist.
In the United States, unlike in other nations who know how to control gun violence, we have to measure not only the lives lost to bullets but also the billions of dollars drained from a strained health care system.
If UW-Madison were to fire football coach Luke Fickell he’d still be owed $29 million just to walk away.
Farmers in the Midwest have historically been ahead of the curve in advocating for economic security, electoral reform, health coverage and regulation of big business.
A Waukesha judge has issued a ruling requiring proof of citizenship to vote.
As she declines to run again and finishes her tenure, Wisconsinites owe a deep debt of gratitude to the foremost champion of our constitutional rights and liberties on our state courts.
If a Republican is elected governor next November, Kaul’s likely cruise to a third term as attorney general would set him up as the deep state’s chief executive.
Over more than three decades, GE HealthCare, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation have built one of the nation’s most productive research and product development collaborations.
Wisconsin legislators in both parties are ready to ramp up the regulatory machine. This will slow — and likely reduce — the participation of private schools.
As we celebrate National Learning and Development Month, CESA 10 is proud to partner with educators, administrators and the support teams who make learning possible.
The disappearing act of Republican congressmen continues. Their town hall meetings, once a standard practice for staying in touch with their constituents, have become a rare occurrence in the face of in-your-face protests.
Wisconsinites will on Saturday raise the oldest and most patriotic of American cries: “No Kings!”
Maybe Letitia James and the original wagers of law fare deserve a little hair of the dog.
In 1990, a little-known Republican political training organization called GOPAC released a document that would come to define American political rhetoric for decades to come.
One of the reasons congressional Democrats are standing strong against their GOP colleagues’ efforts to extend the One Big Beautiful Bill’s cuts to health care stems from a report from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on the devastation the cuts will cause American families.
It has now been five years since the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, a tragedy that became a catalyst for urgent conversations and action on race, justice, and equality in the United States and across the globe.
Missing from the mix on the Minnesota Star Tribune’s opinion page was the voice of Angela Denker, a Lutheran pastor, author, and expert on white Christian nationalism.
Reflections on my first 100 days at UW-Oshkosh, In these first 100 days, I’ve looked into the rearview mirror and seen the strength of a legacy that dates back to 1871 — a history of educational excellence, community uplift and civic leadership.
A man’s risk for breast cancer is higher if a close family member has had breast cancer.
Nearly all House and Senate Democrats are holding firm to bring Trump to the table to save certain subsidies as part of the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s signature law, which Trump has long tried to demolish.
I’m surprised to have to say this in 2025, but here we go. Dear fellow Americans: Referring to Black people — whether they are men, women, or children — as monkeys, apes, gorillas, chimpanzees, or anything related to that species is highly offensive and racist.
In the United States, unlike in other nations who know how to control gun violence, we have to measure not only the lives lost to bullets but also the billions of dollars drained from a strained health care system.
If UW-Madison were to fire football coach Luke Fickell he’d still be owed $29 million just to walk away.
Farmers in the Midwest have historically been ahead of the curve in advocating for economic security, electoral reform, health coverage and regulation of big business.
A Waukesha judge has issued a ruling requiring proof of citizenship to vote.
As she declines to run again and finishes her tenure, Wisconsinites owe a deep debt of gratitude to the foremost champion of our constitutional rights and liberties on our state courts.
If a Republican is elected governor next November, Kaul’s likely cruise to a third term as attorney general would set him up as the deep state’s chief executive.
Over more than three decades, GE HealthCare, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation have built one of the nation’s most productive research and product development collaborations.
Wisconsin legislators in both parties are ready to ramp up the regulatory machine. This will slow — and likely reduce — the participation of private schools.
As we celebrate National Learning and Development Month, CESA 10 is proud to partner with educators, administrators and the support teams who make learning possible.
The disappearing act of Republican congressmen continues. Their town hall meetings, once a standard practice for staying in touch with their constituents, have become a rare occurrence in the face of in-your-face protests.
Wisconsinites will on Saturday raise the oldest and most patriotic of American cries: “No Kings!”
Maybe Letitia James and the original wagers of law fare deserve a little hair of the dog.
In 1990, a little-known Republican political training organization called GOPAC released a document that would come to define American political rhetoric for decades to come.
One of the reasons congressional Democrats are standing strong against their GOP colleagues’ efforts to extend the One Big Beautiful Bill’s cuts to health care stems from a report from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on the devastation the cuts will cause American families.
It has now been five years since the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, a tragedy that became a catalyst for urgent conversations and action on race, justice, and equality in the United States and across the globe.
Missing from the mix on the Minnesota Star Tribune’s opinion page was the voice of Angela Denker, a Lutheran pastor, author, and expert on white Christian nationalism.
