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The eyes of the world are on Minneapolis.
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Like much of Joe Biden’s presidency to date, the $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan he laid out last Wednesday is remarkably ambitious. Rightly…
We knew it was coming but maybe didn’t expect it to be this soon.
If Speaker Vos is being complimentary to the Evers administration, something must be going well.
Democrats must not compromise on the urgency of preventing Trump's Big Lie from making it harder for Americans to vote.
It happens all the time.
The president must not wage war on his own.
We have been busy in Madison with the Legislature passing multiple measures aimed at protecting both taxpayers and personal liberties.
Wages aren’t all that defines the middle class. Comfortable housing has long stood as a symbol of it, too. Preservation of that ideal might no…
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Unlike some states, Wisconsin did not see a net decline in revenues for 2019 to 2020.
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Lynching is a particular type of crime. It is not simply a crime against an individual. It is a crime aimed at society itself.
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There is one area where our College of Education and Professional Studies lags behind our peers, and that’s Winther Hall, the home to the college.
If Biden wants an example of “Neanderthal thinking,” to quote his Oval Office presser, this is it.
This is a moment for the post office not to step back, but to get from Congress what it needs to be more efficient: flexibility.
The city has taken many steps in reducing carbon emissions. There is more that needs to be done.
There has been a push for several years by state officials to get schools to abandon the Indian team names and mascots.
If you want the Wisconsin Legislature to operate in an open and transparent manner, there’s a provision tucked in Gov. Tony Evers’ budget that…
Three weeks after they took control of Myanmar by toppling its democratically elected government, the country’s generals are struggling to ret…
Gov. Tony Evers’ state budget is strewn with wish-list policy items that fellow Democrats would love, such as repealing his predecessor’s unio…
Thirty years ago Wednesday—Feb. 24, 1991—I crossed into Iraq aboard my M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank as the “ground war” of Operation Desert St…
Proposed for consideration of adoption by the Rock County Board and Janesville City Council:
In a traditional university setting, students learn and grow through their interactions with peers and faculty.
We know common ground in state government is hard to find, but let us suggest something that really shouldn’t be difficult. We would like to s…
So Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban decided to test us, to see whether we would notice that “The Star-Spangled Banner” wasn’t played in the a…
No longer will insured patients be hit with enormous unexpected invoices from emergency room doctors, anesthesiologists, radiologists and othe…
People chose sides and scorned those who disagreed, even neighbors, friends and family.
At this point, a year into the pandemic, we have all changed how we meet and do business.
What can we look forward to when we come out the other end of COVID-19?
The right to expel a potential viral load from my nose ends where the other guy’s safety begins.
Americans are putting their consumer dollars on the side of democracy. Most of corporate America seems to have noticed.
To keep each other safe, we’ve been asked to add barriers—distance and masks—to our face-to-face interaction. We also have videoconferencing t…
General Motors has just delivered an electric shock to the automotive world.
If health providers in Janesville have enough shots for teachers, great. Don’t waste time sending unused vaccine back to the state for redistribution.
Tommy G. Thompson has spent more than 30 years giving orders—as Assembly Republican leader, governor, secretary of the U.S. Department of Heal…
I’ll readily admit that the face gracing the $20 bill is not our most urgent issue—not with 420,000 people needlessly dead and 45 Republican s…
The death of George Floyd last May and the summer of protests that followed in its wake led members of Congress to try to mandate basic change…
One of the first actions taken by President Joe Biden hours after he was inaugurated was to sign an executive order revoking the Keystone XL p…
The Keystone XL pipeline was an artifact from an earlier time.
In the end, we must defend people’s right to say things we don’t agree with, even if what is said is false and objectionable.
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If there is a single day that marks the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., it would be Jan. 21, 2020, when the Centers for Diseas…
Broadband is now one of the infrastructure necessities no community can thrive without.
The "rules" never seem to apply to liberal elites.
The students were evacuated to the football field as hazmat teams rushed to the scene. The local prosecutor was alerted, as were the police. R…
The profit motive can and does sometimes conflict with aspirations of a higher nature.
By filling out your 2020 census form, you became part of our democratic process.
Any smart plan will loosen howls by extreme opinions, be they for shutting the borders tight or opening them wide, so he might as well do the …
The commitment of many in our media isn't to truth or facts. It's to monopolistic control.
Biden faces the challenge of rescuing our democracy and restoring our sense of unity at a moment when both are in danger.
It was not Trump's fault that coal was dying. It was his fault that he lied about being able to save it and then lied that he had.
Biden and the U.S. must build the democratic coalition against China’s quest for global dominance.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu is wrestling with how to emerge from the political shadow of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
Yes, we’re a few weeks into 2021—a few BIG weeks—but before we get too comfy, let’s pause to promise this year will not be as nuts! Because fo…
We don’t need more drama from the president. And we don’t need more drama from House Democrats and their leader.
Lies are dangerous. And double standards are perhaps the most dangerous form of lying.
We let ‘em up easy once before, and we’re still dealing with the repercussions. Let’s not make the same mistake again.
For three years, Steven Olikara has been a partner in the School District of Janesville’s AP Government Washington Seminar program at Parker a…
Whether it is a short impeachment trial, or a prolonged trial, holding Trump accountable is the only path forward.
America's blue chip companies started announcing their intention to stop sending money to the Republican miscreants. That got McCarthy's attention.
It has been the better part of a year since the federal government gave a green light to the Ho-Chunk Nation to build its proposed casino and …
COVID-19 is changing how Wisconsin state government works.
If you saw the thread that was burning up Twitter these last few days (at least before a certain meetup in Washington, D.C.), you read a story…
Americans need to be assured that the president of the United States will do no further damage to the republic in his remaining days in office.
Coldwell Banker Commercial is currently working on two rail-related projects.
If we are not very careful in this moment: so much for America.
There are plenty of potent, hopeful Christian principles lying around unused by most evangelicals.
While livestreaming meetings is the norm, we need to do a better job of making sure no one slips through the cracks.
President-elect Joe Biden will soon assume responsibility for filling some of the most coveted jobs in government: foreign ambassadorships. Pr…
Democrats do say irresponsible things at times, but imagine the outcry if they were to tell followers to become "violent."
Servility is an occupational hazard for any vice president, but Mike Pence has been especially obsequious in service to President Donald Trump.