When the old year turns into a new one every January, we’re told to set new goals, make resolutions, and turn into “better” versions of oursel…
Bows and paper are everywhere as we wrap holiday gifts, but it’s also the time of year to wrap up 2022 and look to the year ahead. For this mo…
Despite measures in the current state budget to lower property tax levies for K-12 schools, those levies are rising modestly yet again on Dece…
When it comes to Christmas and newspapers, nobody did it better than the classic response to a letter that appeared in The New York Sun.
With a huge state surplus and a new budget plan coming soon from Gov. Tony Evers, education advocates are hoping for money and programs to ste…
The upcoming state budget cycle starting in July is on track to continue a recent trend of ever-larger state budget surpluses, creating an unp…
As we prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, and as we reflect on what we are each thankful for, we also have the opportunity to give. Thanksgi…
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State Party Chair Paul Farrow says the engagement he’s seeing from the grassroots is unlike anything he’s seen before.
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