Paving Wisconsin into oblivion
WisDOT’s track record does not bode well for the intersection of East Wash and Stoughton Road.
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Who the hell is Tim Michels?
Tony Evers’ challenger shifts from a relatively bland primary campaign to an unsavory far-right mess.
MPD’s magic wand of “Madison-Centric Policing” paints a misleading picture of progressivism—just in time for 2023 budget season
Chief Barnes picks up where his predecessors left off in manufacturing MPD’s innocence.
The slow drip of Madison’s coffee-shop unions
Successful organizing efforts at Colectivo and a downtown Starbucks set the stage for a long-term struggle.
Madison’s stagnant model for arts funding
Tying it to tourism is holding us back.
A Wisconsin politics scandal that is and one that isn’t
Recent news cycles around Tim Michels and Mandela Barnes demonstrate that not all political dirt is created equal.
Nips ahoy: Experiments in chest equality
Not wearing a shirt is my protest against the prospect of forced birth.
How chronically strapped schools became fixtures on Wisconsin’s ballots
Once again, it’s up to voters across the state to fill in the gaps of a perverse school funding formula.
After a long delay, Wisconsin makes its federal arts match
A routine Joint Finance Committee decision took months longer than usual, and no one seems to know why.
Capitol Punishments: Relief from big debts and small minds
Our vision for higher education needs to look beyond the crabs-in-a-barrel discourse on student loans.
