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In the 1960s, the average person could own a home, send kids to college, save for retirement, take a vacation and afford health care. Now the average person can’t afford these.

A letter to the editor in last Sunday's Wisconsin State Journal "AFSCME didn't endorse diversity in candidates" called out AFSCME and the Democratic Party for not supporting and endorsing candidates of color.

Instead of better traffic enforcement, we see an increasing number of main thoroughfares in the city of Madison reduced to 25 mph zones. I have a couple of what I think are better, safer solutions.

Like other Wisconsin Badgers fans, I want to support name, image and likeness funding for our athletes.

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway says a structural budget deficit has existed since 2012 when the Republican-run Legislature and governor imposed harsh revenue restrictions.

Madison's latest budget proposals include cuts to a wide variety of valuable programs that will negatively affect city residents now and into the future.

A friend and neighbor of a woman who killed her children and herself admitted making an illegal "straw purchase" of a gun.

"It was human error," the Douglas County clerk said. "It was a mistake. I made that mistake. ... It was an oversight in one municipality."

"In today’s climate, where universities like (UW-Milwaukee) are seen less as public investments and more as tuition-dependent businesses, tenure must be balanced with demand," Chancellor Mark Mone wrote.

Vance's trip to Wisconsin comes as Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris find themselves in a neck-and-neck race in the battleground state, according to a recent Marquette Law School Poll.

Vice President Kamala Harris is making an impressive run for the presidency. Her campaign has reenergized a lackluster Democratic electorate and may even be able to defeat Donald Trump in November.

A cyclist suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a driver experiencing car trouble Monday night, according to the Madison Police Department.

The Badgers' secondary and position coach have plenty to improve in 2024. Here's why things are looking up so far.

Taigu specializes in homemade Shanxi noodles, but noodle selections make up only a small part of the menu.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Voters in line by 8 p.m. will still be allowed to vote.

The search continues after a man, 44, was reported missing Monday afternoon after going kayaking on Big Green Lake and not returning home that night, according to the Green Lake County Sheriff's Office.

At around 2:46 p.m. Monday, the crash happened on Wisconsin Highway 26 at River Drive in the village of Johnson Creek.

The district will hold 11 public input sessions in August and September. Attendees will be presented with a "dream board" and get a chance to share their own ideas for the new schools the district hopes to build.

This is what it would take for the remaining branch campuses to survive, according to the Universities of Wisconsin chancellors who oversee them.

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