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Startups in Wisconsin come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and sectors, and while everyone wishes there were more young companies, there are processes and programs to help steer them in a strong direction.

I believe that most Americans want our country to remain a democracy. That means that many don’t realize the threat that this election poses.

Americans were debating whether to accept the Constitution of the United States when Lord Acton famously wrote: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

In my retirement years, the only entertainment I can afford is when it is free. This included the show by Madison stalwart Chris Plata May 29 at the Olin Park Pavilion. It was great -- a mix of Tex-Mex, rock,…

Former President Donald Trump was shortsighted when he pushed for the Abraham Accords between Israel and some Arab nations. In doing so, he set in motion the events leading to the current Palestinian-Israeli crisis.

Many elements of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 will expire in 2025, and the best thing that Congress and the president can do is to let them. Better yet would be to repeal it.

It's not me. It's you, Madison.

Los Angeles-area natives Jake Bauers and Brice Turang homered for NL Central-leading Milwaukee in the opener of a seven-game California trip but it wasn't enough to back up Carlos Rodriguez.

The average high for June 17 in Madison is 79 degrees. The record high is 94 degrees, set in 1994.

Under the budget Gov. Tony Evers signed, schools would be allowed to raise revenue by $325 per student per year until 2425.

The fake weapons, made by Orbeez Guns and other manufacturers, shoot gel-filled ammunition and are illegal under city ordinance, the police department said in a news release.

A "timing error" caused the station to interrupt the awards show with a news broadcast just before the winner for the Best Musical category was announced.

Payal Khandhar began her legal career in 2009 as an assistant state public defender in northwestern Wisconsin and later Dane County.

The restaurant opened Monday, a mile and a half from the Monona Drive location where it had been for five years.

The artist hopes you stop by his studio to see his work before some of it heads to the Governor's Mansion.

It takes an a lot of air current to keep a hailstone aloft long enough to reach 2 pounds.

The Badgers have a late addition who is a "perfect fit" to their 2024 class and will be on campus in August.

He wanted a refund, Steinhafels to come collect the second failed mattress, and "the financial freedom to conduct my business elsewhere."

The Madison Night Mares scored 19 runs Sunday night to beat the La Crosse Steam in the home opener of the Mares' inaugural Northwoods League season.

A Madison developer is looking to put apartments on a lot Downtown that has sat empty since the previous apartment building there was demolished years ago.