The UW System’s free speech survey results are just what Republican lawmakers were looking for
Flawed methods and leading questions paint an unreliable picture of the climate on Wisconsin campuses.
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Let Neptune strike ye dead, Wisconsin
There’s a lot of good in Tony Evers’ budget proposal, and Republicans are having none of it.
Guest column: Tony Evers’ budget does the right thing on transportation
The Governor’s proposal addresses the state’s long-neglected biking and walking infrastructure.
Wisconsin’s long fight over student wages and tuition
Tuition at the University of Wisconsin was once affordable for almost all Wisconsinites. It can be again.
Is Madison’s school district holding its private bus contractor to account?
A parent got few answers from the district and Badger Bus after her daughter had a close call with a school bus.
Skating on changing ice, in a shifting climate
In the future, we’ll get less time to enjoy our frozen lakes.
Re-define “family” and reduce discrimination against Madison’s low-income renters
An antiquated, discriminatory zoning law prohibits more than two unrelated people from renting a house together.
Public still paying for fraud probe records fights
Months after Michael Gableman’s firing, the costs continue to mount.
Wisconsin’s “flat tax” proposal is unserious but seriously destructive
It’s not a real plan for the state’s government or economy, but would fuel a cycle of political payoff for the right.
Dane County’s lucrative relationship with ICE
Despite publicly distancing itself from aggressive immigration enforcement, the county has received a lot of federal money for law enforcement to inform on undocumented people.
