I guess the Democrats just want an issue for the fall. That’s the only way I can explain their opposition to a Republican bill that would keep the Stewardship Fund land acquisition and management program alive for another couple of years.

Federal funding processes should strengthen communities that are doing the work, not destabilize them. The people living without housing in Madison and across Dane County deserve a system that treats housing as essential and stability as non-negotiable.

Though commercial tobacco has evolved over the years, from regular cigarettes to menthols, flavored cigars to e-cigs and vapes, there is one constant — the deliberate industry targeting of Black communities.

Billionaires supported Trump’s anti-immigration stance while using Mexican workers.

Milwaukee’s plan to sell existing — albeit underutilized — green acreage for development seems in direct contradiction to the city’s stated goals.

I traded emails with both Maraniss and Tumulty after Jackson’s death was announced, and I think their first-hand accounts of Jackson merit sharing.

People who stop at a crosswalk lit up with flashing lights don’t kill teenagers who are trying to catch the bus to high school. If all drivers on South Park Street followed those rules, my son would still be here with me, making fun of me being old, and then giving me a massive hug.

Before high-priced attorneys began to get involved in cases of police killings of African Americans, activists like Jesse Jackson would travel to cities to draw attention to these issues.

The iconic civil rights leader, who has died at 84, made anti-war and pro-diplomacy politics central to his presidential bids and his lifelong activism.

That year, I was enthralled with the words, style, and foundations of the Jesse Jackson campaign. I gravitated towards his mission of inclusion of all groups into a national mosaic. His words spoke to me personally.

State Constitution should be amended to allow any company to offer online sports betting. If the tribes want to do it, let them compete.

Let the people share in the bounty of a productive economy by cutting a deal to return a significant portion of the surplus. It’s easy to spend other people’s money and harder to give it back, but that’s exactly what should happen.

These programs are not “extras”; they provide crucial support to kids, families, and entire communities.

David French, who in 2023 joined the opinion staff of the New York Times after years working at the National Review, the magazine founded by conservative icon William Buckley, sounded an urgent alarm in a column earlier this month entitled “This Is Not a Drill.”

Evers won just 16 of 72 counties in November 2022 election.

Investment and economic development are often framed as unequivocal wins, but energy infrastructure is different. If built without foresight, the consequences will reshape the future.

WMC Foundation report clearly shows that Wisconsin is not where we need to be on the metrics that matter

As education authority returns to the states, WI should appoint its superintendent. Today, 38 states appoint their top education official, reflecting recognition that the role is executive in nature.

Wisconsin’s lead and zinc mines played out long ago as sources of lead and zinc, but what if some took on a second life as a source of so-called “rare earth” minerals with properties that underlie many modern technologies?

According to recent research, Black women are the most educated demographic in America, outpacing all other groups in college enrollment and degree attainment. We show up. We do the work. We earn the credentials. And then we watch corner offices fill with people who look nothing like us.