Capitol Punishments: Giving power away to Grothman and Gallagher
Why do two of Wisconsin’s outlandishly bad Congressmen have no Democratic challengers?
Politics
Left perspectives on power and policy across Wisconsin and the Madison area.
Latest in Politics
Capitol Punishments: WILL’s war on trans and non-binary kids
The right-wing lawsuit factory is shocked, shocked, that anyone would threaten the same people it’s been relentlessly targeting.
Meet Madison Transportation Twitter
Safe-street greetings from a fertile corner of the local internet.
Comic: When a “public art” call is a bad deal
T.L. Luke breaks down the finances and ethics of the “Vibrant Hydrant” project.
Madison’s Southdale neighborhood fights for transportation, without representation
Residents won a partial victory in their struggle to preserve bus service within their neighborhood. Now, the decision heads to the Madison Common Council where they—once again—have no elected representation.
Capitol Punishments: A generation of tactical school nightmares
Those of us old enough to remember Columbine need to stop passing down the horrific burden of mass shootings.
Legislators could cost Wisconsin more than $100k in federal arts funding
Without matching funds from the state, National Endowment from the Arts grants for 163 arts organizations are in limbo.
Capitol Punishments: Manufactured outrage formula
A week of sinister tantrums over FDA inspectors and public university funding.
Republicans are dragging Wisconsin deeper into the highway money pit
The powerful Joint Finance Committee won’t spare even a pittance of federal funds for alternative transportation.
Capitol Punishments: Density vs. the dense
Please just let us have some (yes, bland and imperfect) goddamn housing.
