If we are serious about affordability, we must take a more balanced approach, one that prioritizes reliability, phases in new technologies responsibly, and stops forcing families to pay twice for the same electricity system.

Change the law so that custodians can charge location costs only if the records are produced within a strict deadline — perhaps 10 business days.

The slow-moving, inconvenient, expensive Madison-to-Milwaukee train idea is back.

Like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and California U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna at the federal level, she’s taking the AI debate seriously.

The bottom line is that it’s way too early to declare this a big victory for Republicans or even to claim with much confidence that it will reduce the number of Black representatives. And, if it makes us consider voters as individuals with a simple right to vote, rather than as faceless members of a bloc that votes all the same, so much the better. Now, that would be true progress.

People can find points of connection in the stories of others, even if they’re of a different political party, race, religion, or sexual orientation. Listening is the key to building relationships.

A doctor friend of mine predicted this would happen 10 years ago: Measles is back.

An all‑the‑above strategy that includes renewables is the responsible path forward and positions our state to succeed for decades to come.

How and why ACA marketplace rates rose so high in Wisconsin and the nation.

At its core, direct primary care offers a simpler way to deliver primary care. Patients pay a predictable monthly fee for access to most primary care services, bypassing insurance billing, copays, and administrative complexity. That simplicity is proving to be a powerful tool for patients, clinicians, and communities.

Will they maintain the Wisconsin Republican tradition of putting voting rights ahead of partisanship?

The growing number of behavior issues in the classroom and Individualized Education Plans are putting pressure on Wisconsin schools and teachers.

The racial wealth gap did not happen by accident. It was built — policy by policy, denial by denial, generation by generation. And while we cannot undo history overnight … Knowledge is power. And so is money. Let’s get both.

Every municipal leader considering surveillance technology must ask themselves, “Who controls our data?” These questions must be discussed in the open with public input, even — and especially — if sometimes it feels like the plot of a science fiction novel.

Warm recollections from friends and fellow conservationists about the former Secretary of Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources and Executive Director of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation

Remembering the unique style of the Journal Sentinel columnist and former colleague.

The thing to understand about Tommy Thompson is that he doesn’t accept conventional measures of aging. At age 84, he’s still operating businesses, working on his farm near Elroy and, as has been widely noted in recent months, at least mildly entertaining the prospect of mounting a fifth bid for governor of Wisconsin.

Outagamie County Exec Tom Nelson and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin call for revitalizing American shipbuilding.

Over the past year it has become increasingly difficult for humanitarian parolees to receive renewal confirmation for work permits and other necessary documents.

For prisoners who demonstrate rehabilitation and growth, new orders create an opportunity for a second chance. But more reforms are needed to ensure people who are released are not set up to fail.