What we do today will shape the economy our children and grandchildren inherit. America became a global leader by embracing innovation. Abandoning that mindset puts our competitive edge at risk.

On data centers, let the locals decide.

The Madison City Council voted against providing $28,500 from the city’s contingent reserves to support the Office of the Independent Monitor — an office that holds Madison Police Department accountable — and $100,000 in funding relief to support the 30 Willy Street businesses financially struggling in the aftermath of the shooting.

After years of stalled literacy efforts, Wisconsin’s latest reading law offers a fresh test of whether schools, policymakers and the public can stick with reform.

For some families, the traditional school setting is working well. But if your young learner is struggling with reading, do not wait for help. Reach out today. Feel free to consult with us or someone else you trust.

Along roughly 432-mile drive, windchill plummeted to -27 degrees. Upon arrival, frostbite damage to some animals so extensive they had to be shot.

When leaders treat vulgarity as a virtue, it lowers the national ceiling on seriousness. It tells citizens that decorum is optional, that speaking in polite terms is somehow perceived as elitist.

Van Hollen has been one of the steadiest and most effective foes of the president’s legislative priorities — leading opposition to what the Marylander describes as “the deceptively named ‘SAVE America Act,’ which is, in fact, a Trojan Horse to make it harder for millions of American citizens to exercise their right to vote.”

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact isn’t a revolutionary idea, whatever its critics might claim. It’s just wrapping up some unfinished business.

If we really want to speed up counting ballots without sacrificing accuracy, we could do so by combining some modest investments in manpower and machinery along with a few simple policy changes.

Cities tout costly plans for trains on route already served by commuter buses.

The authoritarian delusion holds in mind an imaginary hierarchical caste system, where the entire nation is found below it, except for those who donate to their coffers.

Americans are anxious and fearful. Lifting the Social Security payroll tax cap would be an important step in reassuring all Americans.

Instead of paying attention to serious economic issues, we’re building a ballroom, alienating our allies and solving a voter-fraud problem that doesn’t exist.

The U.N. vote called for maps that better reflect Africa’s true size. The U.S. was the only country to vote against it.

As we reflect on 9/11’s 25th anniversary, it is important to remember that there is more that unites us than divides us. We must come together, for the common good, again.

Even Congress came together, and politicians put down their swords to rally Americans against a new enemy. People began speaking to each other. Perhaps this is what we should remember.

Now, 25 years later, I still have trouble making sense of it all.

My responsibility that Tuesday was to get the story right. Today, I understand that I have another responsibility: to remember.