We are either going to be the shining light of the Rust Belt by finally lowering our oppressive tax burden, cracking down on crime, encouraging economic development and rewarding innovative private schools. Or, we will become Illinois and California with massive debt, ever-increasing taxation, out-ofcontrol crime and a dramatic exodus of capital and population.

A note on polling and forecasts

Milwaukee County delivers syringes, cookers and condoms to people’s doorsteps but can’t show how many recipients ever get into treatment.

Instead of accepting that every new census must produce winners and losers in a fixed contest for 435 seats, Congress could restore a principle that served the country for much of its existence; when the nation grows, representation should grow too.

The next few years are a great opportunity for Wisconsin to fix a broken monopoly system that isn’t serving ratepayers well. We dispute that our reforms, many of which have nothing to do with renewables, are more political than practical.

Spreitzer is a strong incumbent and likely winner who has earned another term, particularly if Democrats become the Senate majority.

Milwaukee Journal editorial writer and columnist Greg Stanford had given me something far more valuable than a job. He believed in me before I fully believed in myself.

Reforms would ensure all parents have options they clearly favor.

With continued support and investment, Wisconsin’s technical colleges will remain a place where talent is developed, futures are transformed and employers find the workforce they need to succeed.

Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway cited harassment and death threats in her decision not to run for reelection.

In terminating interim Independent Monitor Aeiramique Glass, City Council members have made a disturbing choice that may come back to haunt them.

$1.9 billion annual handout to massive tech companies quietly put into 2023-25 budget.

Documentary on the impact of political polarization on Gen Z in Wisconsin is partnership between Journal Sentinel and La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison.

A short, low-energy Pfister event raises the question of whether Democrats’ star power can carry Crowley’s campaign.

David Crowley has not forgotten where he’s come from, and that’s what you hope for in a governor.

So the accountability question for November isn’t which candidate cares more or will spend more. It’s whether either will commit, on the record, to rewriting the equalization formula.

The senator whom polls frequently identify as the most popular elected official in the United States was in Eau Claire Sunday morning, telling cheering Wisconsinites that the Nov. 3 midterm election offers an opportunity to transform American politics, check and balance Donald Trump and strike a blow for governance by the people rather than oligarchy.

From education to land conservation, politicians celebrate or ignore government spending, while taxpayers pick up the tab.