A look at declared and possible candidates in the 2026 race for governor.

If AI can be used to increase efficiency, it can also be used to shift accountability from bureaucrats to technology, to reinforce and extend bureaucratic biases, and to reduce transparency by hiding bureaucratic action “behind the code.” The use of AI by bureaucracies needs to be addressed now.

The threat of atomic warfare is as real today as it was back in 1945.

Wisconsin Elections Commission purges most voters in 6 years. Why that matters.

Instead of looking to gerrymandering, which is unfair, diminishes democracy and escalates hyper partisanship, opponents of the Trump administration need to keep building a big, pro-democracy movement that unites a majority of the country against Trump’s authoritarian overreach.

DPI numbers show public schools could do much better.

I urge Gov. Tony Evers and his team to stop pretending workers haven’t been part of the conversation. We’ve been here. We’re still here.

Citizen opposition to the 2,409-acre NextEra solar farm project is symbolic of the need for balanced energy sources while meeting growing needs in the power grid – not just for data centers, but for people and industry.

Since Oshkosh Corporation told The Cap Times that it was moving away from military vehicles, it has only doubled down on selling them to Israel.

These advanced technologies are not merely tools for operational efficiency; they are critical lifesaving measures that protect jail residents, staff and the broader public by preventing the introduction of dangerous contraband into our facilities.

On Aug. 27 Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Madison schools Superintendent Dr. Joe Gothard will recognize 10 of the most outstanding afterschool staff this year, including two legends, KC Gilbertson and Pat Wongkit, who have dedicated decades of their lives to uplifting others.

West Bend was witness to an incredible exercise in democracy at the local level Thursday night in a jam-packed hearing on the future of the sadly vacated UW campus.

It is a test of whether sovereign nations can exist without fear of conquest, and whether the rule of law still matters in global affairs.

The legislation was a priority for out-of-state delivery corporations, which seek to classify workers as “independent contractors” to get around labor law protections.

We must reclaim our identity, not as Republicans or Democrats, not as coastal elites or flyover country, but as Americans. We must stop letting people who utilize large platforms, but face no accountability, define us.

We should build on the Trump administration’s border security successes and pair them with innovative, safeguarding labor policies.

Ukrainians die as Russia’s murderous aggression continues. Putin and Trump got a photo op. The summit concluded with no deal, and brief, vacuous statements by Putin and Trump.

Sometimes, enough is enough!

By abandoning the Post or the Times, or even the Wall Street Journal, with its strong news reporting, you hurt skilled professional reporters who spend their days ferreting out facts on which the nighttime spin merchants rely.