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The Battle Over On-Line Betting
Gambling keeps growing in Wisconsin. How did we get here?
Nov 24th, 2025 by Steven Walters
Should Wisconsin Allow Fusion Voting?
A movement to allow major and minor parties to back the same candidate.
Nov 10th, 2025 by Steven Walters
Tom Tiffany Holds Telephone Town Hall
Congressman embraces coal and oil power at upbeat, no-crowds-allowed event.
Aug 6th, 2025 by Henry Redman
Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Josh Schoemann Criticizes Evers, Says He’ll ‘Outwork’ Others
Schoemann is leading conservative candidate in race.
May 23rd, 2025 by Baylor Spears
Airport Post Office Moving To New Location
Late-operating post office moving 1.5 miles, off airport property.
Apr 11th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Brad Schimel Defends Jan. 6 Rioters
Former Republican attorney general running for Wisconsin Supreme Court also attacks jury trials.
Jan 6th, 2025 by Ruth Conniff
Jimmy Carter’s Life, Impact Remembered
Former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner dies at age 100.
Dec 30th, 2024 by Ross Williams
Were We Better Off Four Years Ago?
It's a central claim in Trump campaign. But the data tells an interesting story.
Oct 26th, 2024 by Bruce Thompson
Is Eric Hovde a Self-Made Man?
Mega-wealthy Republican candidate for US Senate says he rose from nothing.
Sep 10th, 2024 by Bruce Murphy
MN Governor Tim Walz is Democrats’ VP Pick
Walz will join presumptive nominee Kamala Harris on campaign trail Monday afternoon.
Aug 6th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Mayors Offer Plea To Republicans For Federal Support
Cavalier Johnson joined by Miami mayor and National League of Cities leader, among others.
Jul 15th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Rep. Gallagher’s Supporters Chide ‘Grifters’ Backing His Expulsion
GOP division as Marjorie Taylor Greene pushes House Speaker to expel Gallagher.
Mar 27th, 2024 by Joe Schulz
Can Hovde Beat Baldwin?
Polls suggest Tammy Baldwin is beatable. But Hovde seems to be floundering for a way to do it.
Feb 26th, 2024 by Bruce Murphy
3 Scenarios For GOP Threats Against Protasiewicz
Federal and state case law suggest there are no grounds for impeachment.
Sep 13th, 2023 by Bruce Thompson
Should Judicial Candidates Be Muzzled?
Forcing Protasiewicz to recuse could doom fair maps and discourage informative judicial races.
Aug 30th, 2023 by Bruce Thompson
Which Party Is Better for U.S. and Wisconsin Economies?
75 years of data shows greater jobs and economic growth under Democratic presidents.
Jun 14th, 2023 by Bruce Thompson
How Talk Radio Took Over Wisconsin
Most news and talk stations in state are dominated by right-wing voices.
Feb 8th, 2023 by Bruce Murphy
The Startling Decline in Child Poverty
Study finds it's down 65% in Wisconsin and 59% nationally since 1993, driven by government aid.
Sep 12th, 2022 by Bruce Murphy
Milwaukee, the RNC and Nuremberg
The city could be host to a quasi-fascist, Republican hatefest.
Aug 28th, 2022 by Dave Cieslewicz
Did Democrats Devise Great Replacement Theory?
So say conservatives like the policy director for 'free market' Badger Institute.
Jun 30th, 2022 by Bruce Murphy
College Grads Are Leaving Republican Party
While less educated voters ditch the Democratic Party. How is that changing the state?
Sep 22nd, 2021 by Bruce Murphy
US Must Help Afghan Refugees
We have a great debt to repay going back decades.
Sep 7th, 2021 by Rep. Jonathan Brostoff
The Rep Celebrates Ella Fitzgerald
Musical bio ‘The First Lady of Song’ features Alexis Roston singing Fitzgerald’s songs.
Apr 22nd, 2021 by Jeff Jordan
Conservative Group Loses Suit Against Evers
Federal court rejects MacIver Institute's demand for access to governors's press briefings.
Apr 21st, 2021 by Bruce Murphy
Wisconsin Is America’s Plurality King
Biden won state with less than a majority, the 14th such result for Wisconsin, the nation’s leader.
Dec 14th, 2020 by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
State Gets 6 Days to Count Absentee Ballots
Federal appeals court reinstates federal district court decision, sides with Democrats.
Sep 30th, 2020 by Shawn Johnson
State Was a Leader in Handling AIDS
Wisconsin less partisan and leaders had broad authority under law state Supreme Court recently overruled.
Jun 28th, 2020 by Andy Soth
How Bad Is The Pandemic Recession?
The numbers tell a sobering story. Will policymakers learn from it?
Jun 10th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
Republican Anti-Trump Ad Hits State
Meet the Lincoln Project, led by past members of GOP campaigns, administrations.
May 12th, 2020 by Ruth Conniff
The Scott Walker Economy
The final data on GDP, jobs, unemployment: how we did compared to nation, Midwest.
Apr 8th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
Supreme Court Case Could Affect Abortion Access in Wisconsin
The High Court weighs case that could effectively overturn Roe v. Wade.
Mar 5th, 2020 by Melanie Conklin
Historic Preservation in Peril
Job-creating historic preservation tax credits face cuts again, this time from Congress.
Nov 15th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
How Federal Funding Hurts Cities
Liberals and cities would be better off opposing funding.
May 11th, 2017 by John Norquist
The Many Faces of Charlie Sykes
He’s spent his whole career changing his views. So which should we believe?
Feb 7th, 2017 by Bruce Murphy
10 Strangest Things About State Recount
Crazy cost estimates, murky legal issues, Green Party spats, and much more.
Dec 1st, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
Revenge of the Forgotten Class
Clinton and the Democrats wrote off white workers in Rust Belt states like Wisconsin.
Nov 15th, 2016 by Alec MacGillis
Ronald Reagan Wasn’t a Ponzi Schemer
And Social Security isn’t a scam. Why Reagan supported and improved Social Security.
Sep 1st, 2016 by William L. Holahan and Charles O. Kroncke
GOP Circus Puts Spotlight on Milwaukee
Protestors protested as Republican presidential candidates debated. So who won?
Nov 11th, 2015 by Bruce Murphy
Vote Favoring Pulaski & Carmen Partnership Surprises
Harris changes position, school board okays it, opponents question decision.
Nov 4th, 2015 by Jabril Faraj
Conservation Voters Convene
Former congressmen Obey and Petri make a League of Conservation Voters fundraiser a stop on their bipartisan road trip.
Nov 1st, 2015 by Michael Horne
