A pending state bill would provide $14.6 million a year to the department. Spending on name, image and likeness agreements would be exempt from the state’s open records law.

A previous report from the MacIver Institute shows that Wisconsin’s GDP growth is lagging behind the rest of the nation. This report dives deeper into why that may be happening and what policies can be implemented to fix it.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision to overrule President Trump’s broad-scale use of tariffs to punish other countries caught him by surprise.

Hospitals are folding to anti-trans hate, but the community continues to advocate for trans youth.

For those ground down by today’s politics, remember Jackson’s example. Keep hope alive.

The democratic promise of our nation is broken by big-money corruption. Can we finally understand that the current turmoil confronting us results from our failed political system?

Longest-serving Assembly speaker in history had a controversial tenure.

The speaker believed responsible conservatism wins elections.

A trifecta is possible. That would be historic.

Imagine you’re one of the millions of Americans who visit Wisconsin every year. You’d likely enjoy classic Wisconsin hospitality: bratwurst, cheese curds, brandy old-fashioneds and — maybe even a tax bill?

The new enemy is a cold, creamy glass of whole milk.

Rejecting the empty rhetoric and even emptier caution that characterizes most campaigns, Hong is focusing in on the debates about data centers and artificial intelligence that will define Wisconsin’s future.

We are out here — on the ice, in the snow, at the top of the podium — because excellence doesn’t wait for an invitation. It shows up anyway.

If we want stronger local journalism anywhere, we should stop talking about trust as a mood and start treating it as a practice.

When members of the Wisconsin Legislature, myself included, chose to leave the state to stand against an attack on workers’ rights, Rev. Jackson was there. He didn’t just lend his voice, he lent his heart and resources.

Now is a dark time in environmental history. Fortunately, the earth will survive, with or without humans.

Measured by their dedication to mutual aid, and their refusal to let fear dictate daily life, the people of Ukraine have already demonstrated a strength that no missile can extinguish.

Data centers are not a bogeyman. They are part of the foundation for today’s economy and a more prosperous future. Data centers are infrastructure. Just like grain elevators. Just like paper mills.

How would the current congressional map, constructed to meet the now discredited “least-change” constraint, fare if it were thoroughly inspected for partisan bias as in the Grofman & Cervas report?

In a building defined by turnover, Bob Lang has been the closest thing Wisconsin government has to a permanent fixture.