Our democracy is in real trouble.

States around the country are gearing up for projects that could pair engineering schools and industry, but the dean of UW-Madison’s College of Engineering warned this week the state will be at a disadvantage unless there’s more investment in infrastructure needed to compete.

But being a native of Green County I’d be remiss if I didn’t view with alarm this proposal to give a cheese that isn’t even among the most popular in the state a place among the other state designees: the robin, the badger, the sugar maple tree, the white-tailed deer and the musky, for instance.

Unlike in some cities Milwaukee’s urban forestry program is not in decline.

These politicians are content to let problems fester, starve the public schools, and for goodness’ sake don’t help poor folks get health care coverage.

Seventeen states have passed legislation to ban fetal tissue research.  Wisconsin is not one of these states. 

Attorney General Josh Kaul’s disastrous leadership and reckless policies have made Wisconsin more dangerous.

The governor is campaigning on a tax cut neither he nor most Wisconsinites wanted — that’s nothing to get hot and bothered about.

Failure to do so will result in taxpayers providing a $700 million interest-free loan to the government in both 2021 and 2022

Evers recognized the threat to open and ethical governing and blocked the legislation.

While the Milwaukee Bucks have had no trouble getting fans to see their games, it has been nearly impossible to find anyone to work them.

A battle royal between senator and newspaper. Who’s gotten the worst of it?

In what can only be called a truly tremendous victory for science, the environment, and the authority of experts in state agencies to craft rules that work for all residents, the Court strongly affirmed the Department of Natural Resources has the authority to place permit restrictions on large livestock farms and high-capacity wells in order to protect the state’s water.

We must look out for one another and leave a habitable world for future generations.

We can’t let Robin Vos lock in Republican majorities for another decade. That’s why Gov. Tony Evers needed to veto the budget and insist on a fair maps commission.

This budget was written by Speaker Robin Vos and the Republicans after they tossed Evers’ proposal out in its entirety. Not a single one of Evers’ major initiatives was included.

The bill would have broadened the income restrictions to three times the poverty level for the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program, which would have increased access for students and parents desperate to get their kids out of failing Wisconsin public schools.

Critical race theory posits that racism is not merely a thing practiced by individuals, but one embedded in American institutions owing to a legacy stemming from mindsets and inequities up to and including slavery. It is systemic.

The cynical assault on honest instruction about American history has come to Wisconsin.