The current system breeds contempt and the perception — if not the reality — of unfairness, simply because it’s so opaque. Simplicity has rewards that far outweigh any benefit from any tax loophole designed to engineer some sort of social or economic behavior.

Wisconsin was recently Ground Zero for the latest fight in the nation’s culture wars over the use of the language ‘inseminated person.’

The Republican Party of Wisconsin is cracking down on anti-Vos election deniers and took a sideways slap at Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA, which is seen as attempting a hostile takeover.

Finding the causes of autism isn’t just about saving the children. It’s an important mission that will help expose the paradigm of lies used for decades by the medical establishment and the federal government to kill medical freedom and to undermine a healthy America.

Trump administration fired the entire federal staff responsible for administering the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps millions of families afford heat and electricity

Whatever combination of elements has placed our nation in the throes of political violence, one thing is strikingly clear. This violence must be denounced in the strongest way possible. The legal process must be relentless in applying punishment for those who use violence against politicians or their families.

President Trump is claiming the power to ignore the due process law guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution.

Our nation’s founders knew that a free press was the key to our democracy. Trump knows it’s the biggest threat to his would-be dictatorship.

Since the Department of Education was created, America has experienced stagnant or declining performance on national tests like the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Partisanship has reared its unconstructive head in recent years, and now uncertainty about the flow of funds for conservation reigns in how federal and state funds will be dispersed for the balance of 2025 and beyond.

If you make less than $48,000 per year, the state of Wisconsin will pay to have you sterilized.

I am incredibly proud of the work that is being done at Lake Lawn and Delavan Lake Resort, but I know that we can’t continue to grow without the support of critical tax provisions like bonus depreciation, the like-kind exchange and the small business deduction.

For nearly five decades, the NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics has served as a beacon of excellence for African American high school students across the nation.

Pabst Theater, other concert venues could be subpoenaed, helped or hurt.

Congress’ recent budget blueprint calls for at least $880 billion in Medicaid cuts. Whether that comes in the form of an overall block grant to the states, a cap on spending for each individual or a cut in the federal matching formula for state dollars, it won’t matter much. All of these scenarios would be disastrous for the excellent programs that Wisconsin has built over the last 30-plus years.

A decrease in funding means a decrease in wages for caregivers along with rate decreases for facilities, something our industry and the state as a whole cannot afford.

Wisconsin needs to strike a better balance between the hard-working energy consumers and utility shareholders. Let’s do the right thing and scrap the ROFR bill.

As much as Musk tried to literally buy votes, it’s not that simple. You can buy ad time and billboards, but if people don’t buy the message you’re selling, they’ll either tune it out or be even more motivated to vote for your opponent. All money can do is amplify the message.

A bolder and more robustly progressive Wisconsin Democratic politics is, and will remain, his legacy.