Writing a weekly column is always a snapshot in time. Things can and do happen to advance the story. Here are some business briefs and follow-ups to recent “Inside Wisconsin” columns.

September 17, 1787, is the day that 39 of our wise Founding Fathers signed the Constitution. September 17 is Constitution Day. Here is the story.

Could we accomplish now what the Framers, the signers, the fighters, the state’s delegates in the ratification process did 239 years ago in forming our country? I regrettably believe not—not without a radical shift in how we think about compromise and cooperation as an essential process and practice of government.

I think the protest occupation at the intersection of Williamson and Baldwin Streets was badly located and ill-conceived. At the same time, I think our collective reaction, cancelling joy across the city, compounded our loss.

Elections should be decided by voters, not by legislators drawing districts into boundaries to ensure incumbents from both parties will prevail.

Trump changed the agency’s ideological direction, but nine failed audits later, there’s no telling where the money went.

WisTRAIN explicitly emphasizes employer-driven occupational training and human-AI collaboration. Its design also rewards employment retention after training. The next step is to make capability progression just as visible as participation.

Why should AI, left to its own devices, want to attack us? Why would it want to kill its creators?

The healthcare industry believes that when the dust settles on his legislation, 15 million people will lose their healthcare, either because they’re now ineligible or they simply can’t afford it.

Donald Trump has done everything he can to ruin, defame, and undermine this institution.

What we do today will shape the economy our children and grandchildren inherit. America became a global leader by embracing innovation. Abandoning that mindset puts our competitive edge at risk.

On data centers, let the locals decide.

The Madison City Council voted against providing $28,500 from the city’s contingent reserves to support the Office of the Independent Monitor — an office that holds Madison Police Department accountable — and $100,000 in funding relief to support the 30 Willy Street businesses financially struggling in the aftermath of the shooting.

After years of stalled literacy efforts, Wisconsin’s latest reading law offers a fresh test of whether schools, policymakers and the public can stick with reform.

For some families, the traditional school setting is working well. But if your young learner is struggling with reading, do not wait for help. Reach out today. Feel free to consult with us or someone else you trust.

Along roughly 432-mile drive, windchill plummeted to -27 degrees. Upon arrival, frostbite damage to some animals so extensive they had to be shot.

When leaders treat vulgarity as a virtue, it lowers the national ceiling on seriousness. It tells citizens that decorum is optional, that speaking in polite terms is somehow perceived as elitist.

Van Hollen has been one of the steadiest and most effective foes of the president’s legislative priorities — leading opposition to what the Marylander describes as “the deceptively named ‘SAVE America Act,’ which is, in fact, a Trojan Horse to make it harder for millions of American citizens to exercise their right to vote.”

If we really want to speed up counting ballots without sacrificing accuracy, we could do so by combining some modest investments in manpower and machinery along with a few simple policy changes.