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Make your vote an extension of your love for our city and a confirmation of your faith in our neighbors who volunteer to work the polls.
We have a responsibility to fund the core functions of state government and provide the services Wisconsinites depend on. We also have a responsibility to make sure taxpayers receive value for every dollar we spend. Sometimes the best way to determine where we should go next is to start from zero.
A promise not to tax is not a “subsidy” at all when the $35B+ in investment in the state would have likely never happened in the first place, but for the existence of the exemption.
Rather than letting another election season divide us over who is responsible, Wisconsin can work toward a durable solution: give schools predictable, inflation-responsive revenue authority; fund that commitment with state resources; reduce pressure on local property taxpayers; and lessen communities’ dependence on recurring operating referenda.
His record on the environment is just one of the many reasons Tiffany is a dangerous candidate. If you like Donald Trump, his tariffs, his wars, his attacks on free elections, his nastiness and pettiness, Tom Tiffany’s definitely your man.
I struggle to understand why Republicans are fighting so hard to win the midterm elections when so many have already surrendered the very authority they were elected to exercise.
I care about the constitutional freedoms that protect us all. That means defending Matthew Arndt’s right to express opinions I despise.
Woke progressives have an anti-Semitic problem. Three years after the Palestinian terrorists butchered 1,200 noncombatants, including little babies, and took 251 hostages — many of whom were tortured and died in captivity — what is the reaction on the woke left?
As this election year nears its big day on Nov. 3, there are plenty of examples of rapid radicals on the left and right of the political spectrum. But this Rapid Radicals has to do with a faster wastewater treatment
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the 2026 Wisconsin race for governor with Nov. 3 Election Day less than four weeks away. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Property taxes are killing home ownership; imagine if Crowley gets elected.
The truth about the Manufacturing and Agriculture Tax Credit.
The state of the race in the nation’s swingiest swing state is being dominated by the competing forces of a building blue wave and the billionaires spending tens of millions to try to stem the tide.
A huge difference exists between hard-hitting political advertising and advertising that deliberately encourages voters to view their fellow citizens through suspicion, fear, and resentment.
Waheed: Try sending an AI bot to cover a protest.
Janesville voters are considering an ordinance requiring voter approval for developments exceeding $450 million which, if passed, could be a death knell for Janesville’s economic growth.
The self-styled Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the current Secretary of Defense, announced Thursday that Nidal Malik Hasan will be executed by a firing squad, preferably in a way so everyone can see it.
You may be more surprised to hear that the most important news organization in the country also disappoints some on the Democratic Party’s far left.
Wisconsin is home to the only limburger cheese factory in America — the Chalet Cheese Co-op, which sits among the many farms just north of Monroe and south of New Glarus.
Some communities might welcome data centers under the right conditions; others may not. It’s unwise, however, to erect upfront barriers to prevent major development ideas from coming to light. Janesville should keep its options open for just such opportunities.
Make your vote an extension of your love for our city and a confirmation of your faith in our neighbors who volunteer to work the polls.
We have a responsibility to fund the core functions of state government and provide the services Wisconsinites depend on. We also have a responsibility to make sure taxpayers receive value for every dollar we spend. Sometimes the best way to determine where we should go next is to start from zero.
A promise not to tax is not a “subsidy” at all when the $35B+ in investment in the state would have likely never happened in the first place, but for the existence of the exemption.
Rather than letting another election season divide us over who is responsible, Wisconsin can work toward a durable solution: give schools predictable, inflation-responsive revenue authority; fund that commitment with state resources; reduce pressure on local property taxpayers; and lessen communities’ dependence on recurring operating referenda.
His record on the environment is just one of the many reasons Tiffany is a dangerous candidate. If you like Donald Trump, his tariffs, his wars, his attacks on free elections, his nastiness and pettiness, Tom Tiffany’s definitely your man.
I struggle to understand why Republicans are fighting so hard to win the midterm elections when so many have already surrendered the very authority they were elected to exercise.
I care about the constitutional freedoms that protect us all. That means defending Matthew Arndt’s right to express opinions I despise.
Woke progressives have an anti-Semitic problem. Three years after the Palestinian terrorists butchered 1,200 noncombatants, including little babies, and took 251 hostages — many of whom were tortured and died in captivity — what is the reaction on the woke left?
As this election year nears its big day on Nov. 3, there are plenty of examples of rapid radicals on the left and right of the political spectrum. But this Rapid Radicals has to do with a faster wastewater treatment
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the 2026 Wisconsin race for governor with Nov. 3 Election Day less than four weeks away. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Property taxes are killing home ownership; imagine if Crowley gets elected.
The truth about the Manufacturing and Agriculture Tax Credit.
The state of the race in the nation’s swingiest swing state is being dominated by the competing forces of a building blue wave and the billionaires spending tens of millions to try to stem the tide.
A huge difference exists between hard-hitting political advertising and advertising that deliberately encourages voters to view their fellow citizens through suspicion, fear, and resentment.
Waheed: Try sending an AI bot to cover a protest.
Janesville voters are considering an ordinance requiring voter approval for developments exceeding $450 million which, if passed, could be a death knell for Janesville’s economic growth.
The self-styled Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the current Secretary of Defense, announced Thursday that Nidal Malik Hasan will be executed by a firing squad, preferably in a way so everyone can see it.
You may be more surprised to hear that the most important news organization in the country also disappoints some on the Democratic Party’s far left.
Wisconsin is home to the only limburger cheese factory in America — the Chalet Cheese Co-op, which sits among the many farms just north of Monroe and south of New Glarus.
Some communities might welcome data centers under the right conditions; others may not. It’s unwise, however, to erect upfront barriers to prevent major development ideas from coming to light. Janesville should keep its options open for just such opportunities.
