Evidence from border counties indicates increased economic freedom encourages prosperity

There’s a nationwide shortage of fiber-optic cable due to backlogs and price demands, thanks to the data center building boom and federal requirements for domestic sourcing of such cable.

Democrats must embrace a fundamental reality: choice is already here, and it’s serving families well.

This is the first time in over 50 years there were no increases in generalized state aid for schools. However, the Legislature did give nearly $1 billion of your tax dollars for voucher and independent charter schools.

The minority in the state Legislature squandered their chance on bills for UW, sports wagering

A new poll in Wisconsin might shed some light on what will happen in battleground states and districts across the country this fall.

Farmers have taken it on the chin since Donald Trump was sworn into office in January 2025.

America, this is as urgent as a call to arms in civil war — but it’s a call to nonviolent arms. We must all think deeper and act with more purpose, with history as our best light, to overcome the everyday evils and injustices of Donald J. Trump’s presidency.

Both parties are going to have to learn to work together.

All across Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and other battlegrounds, a key voting bloc has deep reasons to care about the economy.

If the filibuster does end, we all might be surprised to find senators attempting to find common ground on more issues to help ensure bills pass with bipartisan support, thereby reducing the chance of being overturned when the other side regains power. At this point, I’m willing to make that change.

A federal judge’s ruling means it’s time for UW Health and Children’s Wisconsin to reverse the decision they made to end gender-affirming health care for hundreds of Wisconsin transgender youth.

Wisconsin Legislature adds another category of millionaire players subsidized by taxpayers.

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Documents show Exxon clearly knew of the dangers at least by the 1970s, and their own research into the consequences of burning fossil fuels predicted global warming.

Voters encouraged to attend Wisconsin Supreme Court forums.

Were it not for, well, the way it is, the Wisconsin Supreme Court election would be a cakewalk for Maria Lazar.

Rural communities are simply not yet equipped to make decisions on proposals like these. Without legal guardrails, rural communities are put at a huge disadvantage when these developments are proposed.

When people first hear about a transmission project, the natural questions are: Why do we need it? And is it safe? We can answer both.

Did Donald Trump learn his chaotic methods from Wisconsin’s own infamous Joe McCarthy?