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Guest column: Why Freedom Inc. will keep fighting for abortion rights
In the struggle for justice, bodily autonomy is key.
Dane County’s jail project barrels down a familiar road, but there are always more off-ramps
The County Board counts costs, Sheriff Barrett moves incarcerated people, and the Black Caucus recommends an alternative—as budget season heats up.
A post-Dobbs survey on family planning, from Tone Madison and Madison Minutes
We want to hear from you.
Capitol Punishments: Let’s shoot some fish
It’s been an abundant week of absurdity, even for Wisconsin politics.
Scot Ross wants to send you a letter
Slowing it down with the Wisconsin political analyst.
Capitol Punishments: The debate that bullshit built
Takeaways from the alternate reality of the first debate in Wisconsin’s GOP gubernatorial primary.
Capitol Punishments: Lying to fuel anti-trans terrorism in Kiel
Plus, politicos once again fail to understand Wisconsin’s Senate primary.
Babies and Beyond’s timely rebrand won’t erase its 40-year legacy as a crisis pregnancy center
You can’t shine shit, try as a PR machine might.
Do you love Black artists, or just how their art looks on your walls?
An open letter to fellow white arts administrators in Madison.
