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Bucks: Milwaukee one loss from elimination after 2OT defeat
MILWAUKEE — Gaining experience has come at a price for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Payday loans need stiff regulation from Congress
Payday lending is based on a business model that earns profit from making high-interest loans to poor Americans who often can't pay them back. A new plan from the Consumer Financial Protection…
New York Times: Egypt sentences an American to life
In the summer of 2013, shortly after Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, had been deposed by the military, thousands of Egyptians took to the streets to protest the …
Prep baseball: Sun Prairie snaps skid with dominant win over Janesville Parker
SUN PRAIRIE — After back-to-back losses to Middleton and Janesville Craig, Sun Prairie junior JP Curran knew he and his teammates needed to get back on the right track.
Charles Krauthammer: Iran is rising, astonishingly, with help from the United States
WASHINGTON — In December, President Obama said he wished to see Iran ultimately become a “very successful regional power.” His wish — a nightmare for the Western-oriented Arab states — is beco…
Greater Madison Chamber's IceBreaker calls for cultivating creativity
The spring business luncheon gathering, at the Kohl Center, drew nearly 600 people.
Plan Commission bucks Landmarks recommendation, approves Monroe Street project
The Plan Commission on Monday approved 5-4 Patrick Properties' proposal for a four-story, 41,000-square-foot building at the corner of Monroe and Glenway.
Madison gets $23.3 million from state for low-cost housing projects
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority provides critical tax credits for three projects but refuses three other requests.
Time to accept the Affordable Care Act -- Mark K. Allen
Time has shown that President Barack Obama's health care law is a success. Many Republican leaders have wisely decided to give up their opposition to it.
Teachers did protest Act 10 after school -- Kia Conrad
Though I agree with Wednesday's letter "Save protests for after school" that missing school negatively affects the achievement gap, the writer should stick to the facts about the teachers' wal…
Walker should reconsider UW cuts -- Ken Nordlund
Last week's State Journal story "Campus pumps economy" indicated that every $1 of state tax invested in the University of Wisconsin System produced an additional $24 in economic activity in the state.
Stop secret fast-track trade deal -- Amy Barlow Liberatore
I supported President Barack Obama in both elections, but this trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, has tested my faith in his leadership.
Stop the war on marijuana -- Bruce Rideout
Small government conservatives and skittish liberals, despite polls showing majority support for both medicinal and recreational use of cannabis, refuse to consider legalizing it in Wisconsin,…
Void will be felt as Inferno night club ends nearly 20 year run
Fans call Inferno "a playground for adults" as well as a second home where club-goers find acceptance.
Vos: Badger Exam 'ripped off' taxpayers
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said on Thursday he is pursuing legal remedies to avoid paying for the full cost of the state's new test for elementary and middle school students after technologica…
Madison man with ISIS ties indicted in federal court
Joshua Van Haften is charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization.
Stave church at Little Norway a step closer to heading back to its Norwegian homeland
A delegation from Norway is spending this week inspecting the church west of Mount Horeb to determine if it can be taken apart and shipped back to Noway and rebuilt.
Scott Walker's political group says it will repay security travel costs
Our American Revival shared its decision a day after Democrats sought official reporting on taxpayer costs.
Murder victim texted drug agents of bad treatment before his death
A man whose body was found last week in Lake Mendota had sent text messages to state and federal drug agents for whom he was working, complaining of the treatment he was receiving from the man…
Brewers: Kyle Lohse delivers in 4-2 win over Reds
Lohse gives up just three hits in seven innings for the Brewers, who snap an eight-game losing streak.