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Trump’s chief of staff says administration prepping plan to send troops to Democratic-run cities like Milwaukee.

The work that Stubbs has done in the Legislature on racial justice issues has been vital.

Nearly twice as much funding for mostly white UW-Madison students than for mostly minority MATC students.

The Biden campaign will have to maximize turnout in Madison and Milwaukee, but winning and electing down-ballot Democrats demands focus on rural WI, specifically thousands of Obama voters who later supported Trump.

It’s real and affects all our policies and institutions.

Efforts are underway to restore the two statues and commission a new one in honor of Vel Phillips.

Under Bartlett, Governor Evers — and all future governors, of whatever party — will need to apply the partial veto much more judiciously.

While some may think the virtual college experience of this past spring was just a temporary measure to help combat COVID-19, it too will be here to stay as part of this new normal.

U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman said the $2 trillion-plus congress spent on pandemic relief was higher than it needed to be as the U.S. debt climbs to $26.5 trillion. He said another spending bill would be irresponsible.

As we enter what is sure to be a contentious election season, what will you do to infuse your disagreements with civility and kindness?

Alderwoman will collect second full-time salary as state legislator for eight months.

With redistricting on the horizon, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss which court should take up a likely legal challenge to redrawn Wisconsin congressional and legislative district boundaries.

The never-Trump interests in the GOP do the dirty work by continuing to drive home how Trump has utterly failed the people he promised to lift, while the Biden brain trust can focus on boosting their guy as an unthreatening agent for healing and economic innovation.

Those who insist on liberty from government mandates deny a fact of modern society: when liberties are in conflict, restrictions on individual liberty are required to enhance liberty for all.

As the City of Milwaukee joins Dane County and other municipalities across the state in enacting a mask mandate and Milwaukeeans wonder when (if ever) their children will be allowed to return to school, one might naturally wonder how Wisconsin got to this point so quickly.

Across our country, schools and colleges are making tough decisions about if, when and how to reopen for fall study.

In Wisconsin, we encourage Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans in the state Legislature to work together on reasonable steps that can be taken to fight the virus. In Washington, we encourage the same for President Donald Trump and both Republicans and Democrats in Congress.

A lot of bad ideas about coronavirus control are floating round out there unchecked and are hurting the efforts to get the disease under control.

Without second round of pandemic aid there will be more jobs and health insurance lost, more services cut.

The DOJ pits public-school students against private-school students in latest lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education.

Trump’s chief of staff says administration prepping plan to send troops to Democratic-run cities like Milwaukee.

The work that Stubbs has done in the Legislature on racial justice issues has been vital.

Nearly twice as much funding for mostly white UW-Madison students than for mostly minority MATC students.

The Biden campaign will have to maximize turnout in Madison and Milwaukee, but winning and electing down-ballot Democrats demands focus on rural WI, specifically thousands of Obama voters who later supported Trump.

It’s real and affects all our policies and institutions.

Efforts are underway to restore the two statues and commission a new one in honor of Vel Phillips.

Under Bartlett, Governor Evers — and all future governors, of whatever party — will need to apply the partial veto much more judiciously.

While some may think the virtual college experience of this past spring was just a temporary measure to help combat COVID-19, it too will be here to stay as part of this new normal.

U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman said the $2 trillion-plus congress spent on pandemic relief was higher than it needed to be as the U.S. debt climbs to $26.5 trillion. He said another spending bill would be irresponsible.

As we enter what is sure to be a contentious election season, what will you do to infuse your disagreements with civility and kindness?

Alderwoman will collect second full-time salary as state legislator for eight months.

With redistricting on the horizon, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss which court should take up a likely legal challenge to redrawn Wisconsin congressional and legislative district boundaries.

The never-Trump interests in the GOP do the dirty work by continuing to drive home how Trump has utterly failed the people he promised to lift, while the Biden brain trust can focus on boosting their guy as an unthreatening agent for healing and economic innovation.

Those who insist on liberty from government mandates deny a fact of modern society: when liberties are in conflict, restrictions on individual liberty are required to enhance liberty for all.

As the City of Milwaukee joins Dane County and other municipalities across the state in enacting a mask mandate and Milwaukeeans wonder when (if ever) their children will be allowed to return to school, one might naturally wonder how Wisconsin got to this point so quickly.

Across our country, schools and colleges are making tough decisions about if, when and how to reopen for fall study.

In Wisconsin, we encourage Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans in the state Legislature to work together on reasonable steps that can be taken to fight the virus. In Washington, we encourage the same for President Donald Trump and both Republicans and Democrats in Congress.

A lot of bad ideas about coronavirus control are floating round out there unchecked and are hurting the efforts to get the disease under control.

Without second round of pandemic aid there will be more jobs and health insurance lost, more services cut.
The DOJ pits public-school students against private-school students in latest lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education.