The former four-term governor and federal health secretary — a man built for the arena — was announced to bipartisan acclaim as interim president of the University of Wisconsin System, riding in to rescue an organization reeling from COVID-19, fiscal calamity and a leadership crisis following its failed search for a permanent president.

Last year at Pride, the counter-protesters tried to take away people’s ability to share their experiences and to fight for better. But now, they’ve got an openly queer State Representative. And unfortunately for them, I’ve got a platform that I intend to use and to share.

Circumstances in WI have changed dramatically. Retiring GOP state Senator Luther Olsen, vice-chair of the Joint Finance Committee, gets it. Olsen boldly stepped up saying it was time to reconsider Medicaid expansion.

145 years ago, Ulysses S. Grant predicted a war between the forces of intelligence and patriotism and the forces of ignorance. On Tuesday night it happened in Madison.

It’s unfortunate, but not many remember the damning report about America’s racial problems we were all warned about more than 50 years ago.

A Racine business is being punished because the owner participated in a rally in Madison demanding the government end the Coronavirus shutdown.

When Donald Trump eked out those razor-thin swing-state victories to win despite losing the popular vote, Madison seemed to descend into a funk from which it has still not recovered.

So many ways of blowing up that headline writers are challenged.

Racine County Circuit Court Judge Jon Fredrickson saw through the end-around Mayor Cory Mason and Public Health Administrator Dottie-Kay Bowersox pulled earlier this week, freezing a newly adopted ordinance that gives broad bureaucratic powers to contain COVID-19.

Air ambulance staff and frontline workers must be well-equipped to respond to calls, ensuring they can continue providing for the rural communities they serve. PPE has been limited since the beginning of the crisis, we must ensure provisions are included in future legislation in Congress that provides PPE to not only all first responders, but EMS professional including air ambulance staff.

What can we expect from Tommy Thompson as the interim president of the University of Wisconsin System?

Measure creates universal recognition, waives fees for low-income workers, expands opportunities for ex-offenders.

Dear America, I can’t believe what you say because I see what you do.

This week’s column will be covering a few different topics, so we’re calling it another “Discombobulated Edition” of The Recombobulation Area.

The governor and many of his friends in pandering liberal politics have more than tolerated the turmoil; they’ve embraced it.