An understanding of civics –- of the rights and duties of citizens -– is essential to a well-functioning democracy.
These numbers are especially troubling given the explicit design of FAFSA: to make federal student aid and therefore college more accessible t…
Democrats have long decried the maps Republicans drew in 2011 as a partisan gerrymander, noting Republicans won a disproportionate share of le…
This straightforward request led to a lawsuit — and then another one — joined by the Wisconsin State Journal and the Cap Times
For the week ending Oct. 3, temperatures were anywhere from 5 to 13 degrees warmer than normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for restaurants and bars in Wisconsin. Due in part to support provided through fede…
The inmate population at state adult prisons recently breached the 20,000 threshold for the first time since January, according to Department …
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It’s a sycamore, a common tree to the south and east but not so much in Wisconsin or Minnesota. It thrives best in warmer climates, where it g…
The nearly 6-minute YouTube video was posted Monday after Gableman’s probe was criticized by a string of county clerks last week for his deman…
I was walking the dog at night, and I could feel the thermal temperature waves going from cool to warm as we headed down the road. Suddenly, I…
For more than 110 years, Wisconsin has been a leader in workforce innovation, advancing ideas to cultivate a workforce that remains the envy o…
State excise tax revenues from the sale of alcoholic beverages rose nearly 17% in the 2021 fiscal year, an annual increase that tops any seen …
The primary election for lieutenant governor is just under 11 months away. So far, no Democrats are making noise about getting into the race.
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I know, as an educator and as a parent, that the transition back to school can be a challenging time, and this year, of course, the challenges…
Yet, I must turn my back on the waning days of summer and set my sights forward into the fall.
Have you ever wondered how a school district operates? Most people know about the Board of Education and their role in overseeing the school d…
Many states, including Wisconsin, have public records laws. But that doesn’t mean requesters always get the records they seek, or even that th…
Total equalized property values in Wisconsin increased 6.8% in 2021, the largest one-year increase since 2006.
A regular reader and friend recently asked where I come up with story ideas and if I ever get writer’s block.
We are naturally a hopeful people. It’s one of the qualities of this community I appreciate most. Not that many weeks ago, we had every reason…
More than half of the state’s county Republican parties have formally called for a “cyber forensic audit” of the 2020 elections.
In recent years, police budgets have faced heightened public scrutiny — a trend that only intensified after the murder of George Floyd in Minn…
Do teachers still require students coming back to school to write about what they did on their summer vacation?
When I have the opportunity to talk with staff members in the various buildings and departments, I can feel the pride they have in being part …
In an effort to close those internet-access gaps, more money is going toward broadband expansion in Wisconsin than ever before
Education degrees earned at colleges and universities in southeastern Wisconsin declined from 2011 to 2019, raising the question of whether th…
Sometimes these are expansive and easy to spot. Sometimes they are ubiquitous — scattered among the farm landscape
