Wisconsin was once a national leader in open government, but both political parties have spent decades weakening and evading transparency laws.

Ever since President Donald Trump shut down nearly all refugee resettlement activity, Mack, Open Door’s executive director, and his team of volunteers have had to pivot to other services that can help those refugees who are already here.

Our government keeps driving the lane toward symbolic controversies while passing up wide-open layups on systemic injustice.

The values we fought for—affordability, opportunity, dignity for working families, and a government that delivers results—do not leave this race simply because I did. The best way to carry those ideas forward is to unite behind Sara Rodriguez and elect her as Wisconsin’s next governor.

He’s like the responsible, overlooked sibling who gets a 4.0 and goes to college but sits woefully ignored while the parents gush over the flashier sibling who dashed in late, lives in the basement, smokes too much weed, and ran over grandma in the parking lot.

A pair of Democratic contenders pulled out of last week’s forum after learning they would be asked about Israel’s assault on Gaza and other controversial topics.

What should be a straightforward safeguard risks becoming a barrier that discourages qualified companies from choosing Wisconsin, risking future jobs, tax base growth and economic opportunity.

Streamlining programs and teaching success can return Wisconsin to path of progress against poverty.

It appears that being a uniformed law enforcement leader in Madison and Dane County has become more difficult, not only because of what might be happening in the streets, but also because of what is happening in meeting rooms of local government.

Dane County taxpayers are spending $207 million to build a jail addition that was supposed to accommodate the closing of two outdated and dangerous facilities elsewhere, while reducing total inmate capacity by one-fifth — or 200 fewer beds — for a metro population that will grow 58% in the next 25 years. You do the math because this county board sure as hell can’t.

Democrats must heed liberal icon Barney Frank. And Republicans must read the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights. Both are necessary to end Trump’s chaos, cruelty and incompetence, to which almost all congressional Republicans have offered no resistance.

A closer look at Blacks and other racial minorities elected to statewide office in the United States

The reason he was so interesting and important to our politics is that his range of actions earned him both applause and our utter dismay.

The Alaska Supreme Court recently ruled that a candidate named Dan J. Sullivan could appear on the U.S. Senate ballot this fall as a Republican to run against the Republican incumbent, Dan S. Sullivan.

While many Americans want respite from Trump’s bloviation and bad economic choices – from trade tariffs to manipulating the Federal Reserve Bank – they are unlikely to elect people who don’t believe in core American values such as free markets and the right to start, own and invest in businesses.

The median Wisconsin home has nearly doubled in price in ten years, to about $330,000, the 13th steepest climb in the country. A typical Wisconsin family can no longer afford a typical Wisconsin home.

We can no longer ignore the Muslim and Arab voice. Generations of families have been born and raised in the United States after their parents immigrated here.

Wisconsin entered statehood with one of the strongest free expression guarantees in the nation. Article I, Section 3 of the Wisconsin Constitution declared that every person may freely speak, write, and publish on any subject, and that the press shall be free.

I will continue working to protect children, defend parental rights, and preserve opportunities for girls and young women. Some issues in public policy are complicated. Protecting kids is not one of them.