Three proposed amendments are before the Dane County Board that would significantly reduce the number of Dane County sheriff’s deputies and hand the savings of about $3.7 million over to the city of Madison for services for homeless single men.
- Phil Hands | Wisconsin State Journal
President Donald Trump has weathered too many political scandals to count, but the only one that won’t go away is his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
I’m writing in response to the dueling op-eds on passenger rail in the State Journal on Oct. 20: “High-speed rail can transform America” by Andy Kunz, and “Bullet trains are expensive fantasy” by Baruch Feigenbaum.
I have lived in three capital cities: Albany, New York; Sacramento, California; and now Madison. Madison is set apart from the other places I have lived by the ongoing philanthropy of residents who have helped create and sustain the city’s cultural institutions.
America was established almost 250 years ago based on becoming a democratic republic that represents the rights and freedoms of all citizens. We are supposed to be governed by a Constitution that is based on three separate and independent branches of authority: the legislative, judicial and …
When asked in June about his plans to build a new ballroom at the White House, President Donald Trump pledged that "it won't interfere with the current building. It won't be. It'll be near it, but not touching it and pays total respect to the existing building."
At the “No Kings” rally in Madison, a member of our group fainted. Wonderful people helped her.
Several months ago, under “Godfather”-like pressure from the White House, Congress passed a bill that every member knew would fundamentally change health care in the United States for the worse.
President Donald Trump put out a video last weekend depicting himself wearing a crown while flying a fighter jet. That was bad enough.
Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell was hired to improve the Badgers football program and compete with the top-ranked programs in Division I football. Prior to coach Fickell's hiring, Wisconsin football was a perennial top 20-ranked team. Fickell was hired to make us a top 10 team.
The “No Kings” marches are aimed at a president who is legally bound to two four-year terms. He is the wrong target.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and other “Make America Great Again” adherents who labeled the Oct. 18 "No Kings" demonstrations as “Hate America" rallies need to review their American history.
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Police officers should be out in the community protecting the public, not wasting hours of their time in emergency rooms.
Remember Wisconsin’s 27-10 loss to Maryland on Sept. 20 at Camp Randall Stadium?
Ten years ago this month, our editorial board insisted the “Dane County Coliseum is ripe for a remake.”
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The state Department of Public Instruction recently released new data on enrollment trends in Wisconsin’s private school choice programs.
When I announced my candidacy for lieutenant governor back in 2010, I knew the campaign would be grueling with early mornings, late nights and relentless meetings. It’s enough to wear anyone down.
When you give to the Madison Public Schools Foundation’s Teacher Support Network, your generosity doesn’t just get spent — it gets multiplied.
This State Journal editorial ran on Oct. 24, 1925, hours before Wisconsin’s football team beat Purdue 7-0 and went on that season to tie Minnesota 12-12 and defeat Iowa 6-0, Michigan State 21-10 and Chicago 20-7 for a 6-1-1 record.
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Three proposed amendments are before the Dane County Board that would significantly reduce the number of Dane County sheriff’s deputies and hand the savings of about $3.7 million over to the city of Madison for services for homeless single men.
I’m writing in response to the dueling op-eds on passenger rail in the State Journal on Oct. 20: “High-speed rail can transform America” by Andy Kunz, and “Bullet trains are expensive fantasy” by Baruch Feigenbaum.
I have lived in three capital cities: Albany, New York; Sacramento, California; and now Madison. Madison is set apart from the other places I have lived by the ongoing philanthropy of residents who have helped create and sustain the city’s cultural institutions.
America was established almost 250 years ago based on becoming a democratic republic that represents the rights and freedoms of all citizens. We are supposed to be governed by a Constitution that is based on three separate and independent branches of authority: the legislative, judicial and …