They want a new venture fund and UW-Madison fund — all subsidized by our taxes

Muddy water may soon stop running off the rain-soaked Foxconn site – – video here – – but the flow of red ink the project will spill onto transportation programs and budgets looks to be long-term.

Cap Times Idea Fest is an annual two-day festival presenting a load of diverse and offbeat discussions and events built around the audacious foundation of reaching a better state.

Each and every one of our kids deserve a school and a state that values them.

The next time someone tells you that MPS needs more money, remind them that more money does not mean a better academic performance.

When my boys were growing up and I was trying to help them find the fine line between the hard and soft sides of life in America, I pitched this: “Be as tough as you have to be, but no tougher.” It’s this line – between warrior when necessary and lover always – that John McCain mastered.

The McCain hatred from the Always Trump crowd goes beyond hyperbole to outright paranoia. Their McCain hatefest speaks volumes about their hero.

On the Daily Standard Podcast host Charlie Sykes and The Weekly Standard senior writer Michael Warren discuss McCain’s memorial service, Kavanaugh’s nomination hearings and the 2020 election.

This is a tale of two Wisconsin nature preserves battling for preservation. One was damaged from the skies, with little warning and no mechanism to stop it. The other could soon take place, enabled by multiple public agency approvals and officials’ signatures.

The importance of this November’s election will require voters truly concerned about the health of our nation’s democracy to put the current state of hyper-partisanship, and too often single issue voting, aside and do some broader candidate analysis.

Though the highest office eluded him, he attained what is far more enduring: the abiding affection of his fellow citizens, and an example down the generations.

Wisconsinites hunting for back-to-school deals are out of luck for yet another year thanks to the state’s minimum markup law, which outlaws sale prices that are too low.

The 17th annual Fighting Bob Fest, the political Chautauqua modeled after those spearheaded by the most famous progressive of all, “Fighting Bob” La Follette, will kick off Friday night, Sept. 14, at Madison’s Barrymore Theatre.

Transportation is a key public service. Wisconsin needs leaders who will balance several factors to make wise transportation decisions.