As Americans, we feel the impact of taxes at the federal, state and local levels this week, as well as throughout the year.

In the history of most communities, examples can be found of unlikely groups coming together to solve common problems. Some are small, and some are very significant.

Currently, Wisconsin has no statewide regulatory standards governing hyperscale data centers, leaving local communities to take on powerful big tech corporations in negotiations without any state-level guardrails.

Calling oversight of millions in spending and the potential lowering of student proficiency standards a “distraction” sure is dismissive. It also raises new questions about why the agency fought so hard to keep its work out of public view.

Democrats are winning using rules Scott Walker and Republicans passed into law.

Somebody’s playing politics with gerrymandering. Actually, I suspect everybody’s playing politics with gerrymandering.

Unwinding distortions in higher education starts to bite into student lending, college funding

The very fact that the status of the Pride flag at Stonewall, of all places, became a point of federal contention underscores the deeper absurdity of the moment we’re living in.

Partisan gerrymanders are incompatible with the text, design and structure of the Wisconsin constitution because they distort the legislative process.

It won’t be long before WI is the highest property tax state in America. In addition to out-of-control property taxes, WI’s current corporate tax rate of 7.9% is 12th highest in the nation.

Wisconsin families are struggling and stretched thin. Advocates recently have been sounding the alarms — when affordability is reduced to a mere talking point without a real plan.

During the Vietnam era, the draft exposed the fault lines of race and class with brutal honesty. Black men were drafted at higher rates, assigned to combat roles more frequently, and denied the deferments that wealthy and well-connected white men used to avoid service altogether.

Donald Trump, heal thyself!

As Trump blows vast amounts of money on his war, the administration has its sights on even more pain for the folks who can least afford it.

Citizens of Washington County have no clear idea about the end game for the former University of Wisconsin – Washington County campus. But a few things have become clear.

If we’re serious about addressing the teacher shortage, that starts with adequate state funding.

We already have a plan, and the path forward is clear: build a foundation of transparency and accountability using the bipartisan solutions discussed in the Blue Ribbon report.

Until Wisconsin adequately responds to educator sexual misconduct the way it’s modeled in other states, we will be in a poor position to deal with the problem.

Evers’ commutation process offers hope to some lifers, but excludes sex offenses and recent violence behind bars.

Changing horses midstream is a bad idea.