Under Assembly Bill 255/Senate Bill 262, referral agencies would be required to disclose their relationships with assisted living providers — so families know whether a recommendation comes with a financial tie.

My suggestion is for decision-makers to find more balance between staggering tax increases and spending restraint — maybe even by deigning to listen to people outside the uniparty bubble.

For 65 years, the UWM Institute of World Affairs provided students, teachers and members of the public with opportunities to interact with visitors from around the world. That came to an end in 2025.

Wisconsin families have linked up over 143 years to preserve the rich history of Timmer’s Resort on Big Cedar Lake.

Whose image will America celebrate at 250?

Sore losers do not want to believe feeble old Joe got 81 million votes. Let’s face it, Democrats used the Covid pandemic to make voting historically easier and then out-hustled Republicans to make them vote.

COP31 is positioned as a test of credibility: moving from financial help for poor countries adjusting to climate change to concrete climate action to mitigate climate change.

Gov. Tony Evers’ retirement leads the list.

For sure some good things happened in 2025, we’ll just have to look a little harder to find them.

From the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, to the Department of Corrections and from the Wisconsin Elections Commission to the Department of Natural Resources, state officials kept missing the basics of good governance.

Which way we go on the data centers will define Wisconsin for decades.

I have compiled a list of New Year’s resolutions for the candidates to consider.

This past year has been defined by deep economic uncertainty.

As the calendar turns and uncertainty once again shapes politics, technology and everyday life, The Ethical Life returns to a familiar exercise: looking ahead while holding the past accountable.

The Wisconsin State Journal’s Milfred and Hands play Nostradamus, with apologies to Conan O’Brien, predicting who will win the races for Wisconsin governor, state Supreme Court, Trump’s affections and the Big Ten conference in 2026.

Can we say good-bye these over-used and pretentious phrases?

We are asking for lawmakers to remove the “match” requirement, and instead allocate $900,000 for the network’s 2026 budget.

In addition to the winter weather, December also marks the arrival of property tax bills across Wisconsin.