Forty years ago this week, President Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 striking air traffic controllers who had ignored a court order to return to work and banned them from federal service for life.

The $1 trillion package — with its $550 billion worth of new investment in transportation, water, broadband, energy and the environment — would modernize our nation’s infrastructure.

Two-thirds of adult Americans did not go to college at all or complete a four-year degree. Where’s the fairness in asking them to pay back the loans of those earning so much more?

Like legislators from more than 30 states, I joined other Wisconsin Democratic elected officials in calling for the U.S. Senate to pass the For the People Act.

For the sake of Wisconsin’s future, please urge your representatives to pass both the bipartisan infrastructure framework and the budget reconciliation plan.

The legal battle, now before a Wisconsin appeals court, could have far-reaching consequences for civil liberties and the threshold for judicial recusal.

While the continued forbearance is most helpful, true and substantive cancellation of a portion of the debt is the policy path that must be implemented.

The precautions I take on a motorcycle help me safely enjoy my ride and spend time with family and friends. These are the same types of reasons I got the COVID-19 shot months ago.

Evers’ message was an important one. But no one is going to accuse him of being too blunt.

Freedom’s just another word for … acute respiratory distress.

My real beef with Florida is that it’s a state that caters to so many people who have few scruples.

Many cities don’t solve the majority of murders. Milwaukee does far better.

Authors Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig will be on stage on opening night of the in-person portion of our fifth annual Cap Times Idea Fest on Friday, Sept. 17.

The signs are everywhere. In Minocqua and other Northwoods tourism destinations, restaurants and shops have cut hours of service or closed because they can’t find enough employees.

Research has shown that abortion restrictions jeopardize women’s health, safety and well-being.

The labor leader practiced “true solidarity”—from his days as an anti-apartheid activist to his bold embrace of immigrant rights and Black Lives Matter.

Republicans who control Wisconsin’s Legislature recently seized control of how the UW System continues to respond to the vagaries of our current pandemic crisis. I truly wonder if they know what they have gotten themselves into.

The Delta variant isn’t nearly as terrifying as the media has made it out to be. In fact, the data suggests that it is far less deadly than the original Wuhan strain of the virus.

We are seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases that is sending a panic through local and state health departments.