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Coliseum renovations should proceed with caution
Dane County should apply strict scrutiny of its partnership proposal with FPC Live, even if it's the only bidder.
Could an exhibition like “Guiding Ethos” find a home in Madison?
A group show at Appleton's Trout Museum stands up for "political" art in an era of cowardice and compliance.
Beltline expansion proposals suggest dead-end logic
"Another lane will fix it" still reigns at WisDOT, but the public is pushing back.
Opting out of the tech-backed AI inevitability narrative
As data centers set their sights on harvesting Wisconsin's human and natural resources, refusal and resistance starts locally.
UWPD’s careless assault on student protest
Police records from the encampment crackdown in May 2024 show enforcement inconsistency and the "obstructing or resisting" trap.
Is Group Health still a Cooperative?
Instead of union-busting, the Board should see union organizing as a gift of collective problem-solving.
The shady tactics shaping policy in the UW System
Unwritten "political deals," perpetual audit threats, and fear are being used to reduce educational opportunities outside of UW–Madison and UW–Milwaukee.
What Dane County needs vs. what Sheriff Barrett wants
The Dane County Board's 2026 budget amendments meet the moment.
While barriers persist, factory-built homes are helping families realize ownership dreams
A more efficient, affordable development model helps Habitat for Humanity build more homes during a housing crisis. But some Wisconsin municipalities exclude manufactured homes from neighborhoods.
Coliseum renovations should proceed with caution
Dane County should apply strict scrutiny of its partnership proposal with FPC Live, even if it's the only bidder.
Could an exhibition like “Guiding Ethos” find a home in Madison?
A group show at Appleton's Trout Museum stands up for "political" art in an era of cowardice and compliance.
Beltline expansion proposals suggest dead-end logic
"Another lane will fix it" still reigns at WisDOT, but the public is pushing back.
Opting out of the tech-backed AI inevitability narrative
As data centers set their sights on harvesting Wisconsin's human and natural resources, refusal and resistance starts locally.
UWPD’s careless assault on student protest
Police records from the encampment crackdown in May 2024 show enforcement inconsistency and the "obstructing or resisting" trap.
Is Group Health still a Cooperative?
Instead of union-busting, the Board should see union organizing as a gift of collective problem-solving.
The shady tactics shaping policy in the UW System
Unwritten "political deals," perpetual audit threats, and fear are being used to reduce educational opportunities outside of UW–Madison and UW–Milwaukee.
What Dane County needs vs. what Sheriff Barrett wants
The Dane County Board's 2026 budget amendments meet the moment.
While barriers persist, factory-built homes are helping families realize ownership dreams
A more efficient, affordable development model helps Habitat for Humanity build more homes during a housing crisis. But some Wisconsin municipalities exclude manufactured homes from neighborhoods.