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Feb
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24 February 2026

KNOW YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS: New limits on student cellphones in Wisconsin schools

Starting July 1, 2026, every Wisconsin public school district must limit student use of personal cellphones and other wireless devices during instruct...

Opinion/Editorial

KNOW YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS: New limits on student cellphones in Wisconsin schools

Starting July 1, 2026, every Wisconsin public school district must limit student use of personal cellphones and other wireless devices during instruct...

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Posted on February 24, 2026

SAVE Act is voter suppression with a patriotic bumper sticker

Dear editor, The House narrowly passed the SAVE Act last year, and now that bill, repackaged as the SAVE America Act, is headed to the Senate, where i...

Letter to the Editor

SAVE Act is voter suppression with a patriotic bumper sticker

Dear editor, The House narrowly passed the SAVE Act last year, and now that bill, repackaged as the SAVE America Act, is headed to the Senate, where i...

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Posted on February 24, 2026

Holding doctors accountable in youth gender cases

Detransitioner Fox Varian, 22, recently won a major victory in the fight to protect children’s bodies. Varian was part of a major medical malpractic...

Opinion/Editorial

Holding doctors accountable in youth gender cases

Detransitioner Fox Varian, 22, recently won a major victory in the fight to protect children’s bodies. Varian was part of a major medical malpractic...

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Posted on February 24, 2026

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Feb
2026

17 February 2026

Put the brakes on self-driving vehicles in Wisconsin

Wisconsin legislators need to put the brakes on a plan to use Wisconsin residents as crash test dummies and the state’s roads as test tracks for unt...

Opinion/Editorial

Put the brakes on self-driving vehicles in Wisconsin

Wisconsin legislators need to put the brakes on a plan to use Wisconsin residents as crash test dummies and the state’s roads as test tracks for unt...

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Posted on February 17, 2026

State payments rise; municipal service costs increase more

State policymakers provided the largest funding increase on record in 2025 for a program that reimburses municipalities to provide services to state f...

Opinion/Editorial

State payments rise; municipal service costs increase more

State policymakers provided the largest funding increase on record in 2025 for a program that reimburses municipalities to provide services to state f...

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Posted on February 17, 2026

Taxpayer money should be serving the public interest

Dear editor, “Follow the money” is a famous line from “All the President’s Men,” the film about the Watergate scandal. Watergate exposed cor...

Letter to the Editor

Taxpayer money should be serving the public interest

Dear editor, “Follow the money” is a famous line from “All the President’s Men,” the film about the Watergate scandal. Watergate exposed cor...

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Posted on February 17, 2026

Sweet dreams start with small habits

In a fast-paced world with an ever-present to-do list, it can be tempting to cut into our sleep time to get more things done. And when we actually set...

Opinion/Editorial

Sweet dreams start with small habits

In a fast-paced world with an ever-present to-do list, it can be tempting to cut into our sleep time to get more things done. And when we actually set...

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Posted on February 17, 2026

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Feb
2026

10 February 2026

Social media bans must walk a fine line between freedom and order

Where does safeguarding end and censorship begin? When does a shelter become a prison cell? Wisconsin legislators are joining a growing number o...

Opinion/Editorial

Social media bans must walk a fine line between freedom and order

Where does safeguarding end and censorship begin? When does a shelter become a prison cell? Wisconsin legislators are joining a growing number o...

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Posted on February 10, 2026

MEGA, SAVE Acts threaten voter access, not election integrity

Dear editor, Rep. Tom Tiffany and other Republican lawmakers are pushing the Make Elections GreatAgain(MEGA)andSafeguardAmerican Voter Eligibility ...

Letter to the Editor

MEGA, SAVE Acts threaten voter access, not election integrity

Dear editor, Rep. Tom Tiffany and other Republican lawmakers are pushing the Make Elections GreatAgain(MEGA)andSafeguardAmerican Voter Eligibility ...

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Posted on February 10, 2026

Stronger than we know: the roots that bind us

Dear editor, One of the many thoughts that came to me over the last month was the deep roots Bob and I have had with our friends and family. As I h...

Letter to the Editor

Stronger than we know: the roots that bind us

Dear editor, One of the many thoughts that came to me over the last month was the deep roots Bob and I have had with our friends and family. As I h...

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Posted on February 10, 2026

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KNOW YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS: New limits on student cellphones in Wisconsin schools

KNOW YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS: New limits on student cellphones in Wisconsin schools

SAVE Act is voter suppression with a patriotic bumper sticker

SAVE Act is voter suppression with a patriotic bumper sticker

Holding doctors accountable in youth gender cases

Holding doctors accountable in youth gender cases

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Put the brakes on self-driving vehicles in Wisconsin

Put the brakes on self-driving vehicles in Wisconsin

State payments rise; municipal service costs increase more

State payments rise; municipal service costs increase more

Taxpayer money should be serving the public interest

Taxpayer money should be serving the public interest

Sweet dreams start with small habits

Sweet dreams start with small habits

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Social media bans must walk a fine line between freedom and order

Social media bans must walk a fine line between freedom and order

MEGA, SAVE Acts threaten voter access, not election integrity

MEGA, SAVE Acts threaten voter access, not election integrity

Stronger than we know: the roots that bind us

Stronger than we know: the roots that bind us

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