A contribution is almost never a crime; a politician’s actions in response to that contribution can be.

We should all be concerned by the precedent that shrinking Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments sets. What will happen if next the Trump administration decides, without our input, to shrink the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge? The consequences that would have on Wisconsin’s environment and the economy would be disastrous.

Since 2010, Illinois has lost a net 650,000 residents to other states.

Donald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission voted in mid-December to eliminate “the First Amendment of the internet,” and in so doing it delivered the most brutal blow of 2017 to democracy in America.

It another good year for Cheap Shots, Isthmus’ annual tradition of delivering low blows to worthy recipients. Let’s get to it.

The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. What’s in store for Wisconsin politics in 2018? Who knows. But that’s not going to stop us from making our predictions

Imagine that you take your doctor to court for a long pattern of negligence, and suddenly, there’s a new judge on the case: your doctor! That’s pretty much what may be facing Wisconsin citizens who filed a detailed legal petition with the

Yesterday I announced our Newsmaker of the Year here in Oshkosh.  Now I’m going to hand out our Person of the Year honoree.  The difference between the two is that the Newsmaker was the busiest–but the Person of the Year

It’s nearly time to say goodbye to another year and to this one, I say good riddance. The year 2017 was a good news year in one major respect. The Capital Times turned 100 and we were able to celebrate

Milwaukee’s Bruce Murphy has committed some solid journalism. He broke the Milwaukee County pension scandal that helped elect reformer Scott Walker as county exec and, ultimately, governor of Wisconsin. Good liberal that he is, Bruce has been doing penance ever

If I were Dennis Degenhardt and running for the 58th Assembly seat left vacant by the premature death of Bob Gannon, I would not run as just a Democrat, I would run as a Democrat/Independent. Even though Donald Trump carried

Installing – – whew, no Senate confirmation needed – –  former Wisconsin developer, anti-science and inside-the-government pollution enabler Cathy Stepp as director of the US EPA Great Lakes region – – is like giving the oil tanker captain who drove his ship onto the rocks in

In the face of Trump-era nativism, leaders in Madison’s Latino community show persistence and altruism rather than empty outrage.

Total cost is $1,774 per Wisconsin household.

WHA-TV’s production of “Our House: The Wisconsin Capitol” in late November was an impressive behind-the-scenes look at our state’s most impressive building.

Hypocrites make inclusive greeting cause for loud grievance.

The “effective altruism” movement, though sometimes controversial, is forcing donors and charities to think about accountability and transparency in philanthropy.