The Hustisford School Board voted July 20 to dissolve the district, setting up a hearing with the state boundary appeals board. Whatever the outcome, this should be a warning sign to districts across the state - particularly in rural areas.

Right-wing interests have mounted a nationwide effort to stop governments and universities from administering programs created to stop institutional racism and undo longstanding racial disparities.

Whenever Wisconsin has a public safety problem, the solution our Republican-controlled legislature has reached for time and again is more incarceration. This approach simply does not work.

Today starts the final week of in-person absentee voting in the Aug 11 Primary. Check with your local clerk's office for hours and locations. If you have an absentee ballot at home and have not returned it, you may want to drop it off in-person at your clerk's office or official drop-box.

New federal work reporting requirements for Medicaid go into effect early next year. In Wisconsin, about 200,000 current participants will be subject to these new rules, despite unclear guidance from CMS on definitions and implementation, which have led to an ongoing lawsuit.

Corporations are not people. Money is not speech. Any reasonable person could tell you this. That billions of dollars change hands every election cycle based on a ruling that says otherwise just shows you how badly out of touch the U.S. Supreme Court has become.

I can’t believe I need to say this but the answer to school shootings is not drones armed with chemical weapons. The answer is gun reform, basic security measures, and human beings who care and are trained to help.

Listening to Republican legislators in WI blame Dems for high property taxes when the last 8 state budgets have been drafted by them is wild. Your property taxes have gone up because Republicans refuse to properly fund schools and have starved local gov’ts of the resources they need.

Every person should have the right to join with their coworkers in forming a union, and to bargain collectively for wages and working conditions.

AI data centers are exceedingly unpopular here in Wisconsin, and last night the Town of Janesville showed us once again just how unpopular they are. In a town of less than 4,000 people, a huge crowd turned out for a Town Board meeting - overwhelmingly in favor of a data center moratorium.

Mass government surveillance is no longer the stuff of science fiction, it's already here - but it is not inevitable. Under the guise of stopping crime, fixed cameras have been installed in County Parks and other public places, equipped with Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology.

At least 1 million kids have lost federal food assistance since the passage of the President's signature legislation, the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill." This decline occurred in just 19 states with publicly available data. Nationwide, it is likely that 1.5 million or more kids lost coverage.

Today is the first day of in-person early voting for the August 11 Primary. Days, locations, and hours may vary by municipality. Wisconsin, you have big choices to make this year. Whatever you do, be sure to vote!

If we invested in education, public health, and basic infrastructure to the degree that we deserve, we’d have much less need of policing and prisons. On the other hand, failing to do the former practically guarantees higher spending on the latter.

Breaking: water does in fact fall from the sky from time to time. From the looks of our lawns here in Milwaukee, it’s not a moment too soon.

The more I think about it, the more ridiculous it is that healthcare in this country is funded on a fee-for-service basis. Single-payer universal healthcare is the only model that makes any damn sense.

Donald Trump and his Republican allies are raising costs and killing jobs. U.S. consumers and businesses bore 90% of the costs of Trump's tariffs in 2025, while foreign exporters absorbed only 10%, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The U.S. DOJ is suing Milwaukee for daring to require that all law enforcement operating in the city - including ICE - identify themselves and show their faces. Armed thugs in masks who refuse to carry ID have no business in law enforcement.

Yesterday, a man named Corey Ruiz was shot by Madison police, and later died as a result of his injuries. First of all, my heart goes out to Ruiz' family and friends, and to the entire Madison community.

The August floods last year were devastating for the Milwaukee area. Sadly, the Trump Admin decided to play politics with disaster relief. While assistance for local homeowners was approved, aid to local governments was denied, leaving local taxpayers on the hook for $34.7 million in damages.

July is #DisabilityPrideMonth. Every person, regardless of disability, has the right to participate fully in civic life - to work, to play, and to access basic services without discrimination.

Student loan debt should not exist. A society that values education and meaningful employment for its citizens would make education available for free to everyone from pre-k through adulthood.

Solar is the cheapest, most scalable energy source in America right now. Despite this, the Trump Administration is forcing several Midwest coal plants to stay open past their useful life.

There are lots of reasons to legalize cannabis, with freedom, jobs, justice reform, and medicinal potential chief among them. However, the ability to raise revenues to pay for critically underfunded services like public education is also a piece of the puzzle.

If you read one thing today, make it this first-hand account by Salah Sarsour on his experience as a 30-year legal U.S. resident with no criminal record being targeted for detention and possible deportation for his status as a Palestinian and his willingness to speak out on the genocide in Gaza.

We are less than 4 weeks from the August 11 partisan primary. Here are some key dates to know: July 22 - Last day to register online or by mail July 28 - First day of in-person absentee voting July 31 - Recommended last day to return mail ballots to ensure it is received by election day

We all know AI data centers are a disaster for our air, water, climate, and utility rates. It's also very likely that they are part of a bubble that's about to burst. Take Oracle, for example.

Hard work should be rewarded. The American economy continues to go in the opposite direction. In fact, according to data going back 80 years, worker pay as a share of GDP has never been lower. Meanwhile, corporate profits continue to reach new heights.

Voting should be as accessible as possible. Wisconsin was once among the most accessible states for voting, but since 1996 our ranking among states has fallen from 4th to 47th. This is a direct result of Republican policies that made it harder to register to vote and cast a ballot in our state.

The air quality across WI today is awful. If you can avoid it, do not go outside, and consider canceling any outdoor activities you may have planned. Especially if you have asthma or a similar condition, even short periods of exposure to air quality this poor is a significant risk to your health.