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They deserve in-state tuition, tax credit, work licenses, as bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed

The Badgers enter a two-week break among the country's best and with more wins than they had all last season.

“Christmas is a time to honor childhood. It’s an opportunity to make children feel happy and loved. And that’s kind of what it’s all about.”

Redding's hit song “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” would become an American musical touchstone.

During an emergency meeting Saturday morning, Regents voted against approving the deal that could have provided UW-Madison a new engineering building and given UW system employees long-awaited pay raises.

Previous efforts to shift to a "Final Five" voting system have been unsuccessful in Wisconsin, so the latest attempt is likely to face an uphill climb.

This is also a time to think of those less fortunate.

Participants in the "Wisconsin All Out for Palestine" march and rally called an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.

The Packers listed oft-injured Aaron Jones as questionable after he participated in all 3 practices this past week.

The board is scheduled to meet in closed session at least five times in the next week to interview candidates via Zoom.

Sarah Franklin, whose offseason included a health scare, had a double-double to beat Oregon. Now she'll play in a Final Four in her home state.

Playing 'Badger volleyball' was the key to the Badgers punching their ticket to a fourth Final Four in five seasons.

The Badgers are headed back to the Final Four after needing to play strong in all elements of the match against Oregon. Here's what stood out.

It's fitting that star hitter Sarah Franklin will finish her season in her home state of Florida. She turned in another brilliant performance.

Climate change is a tricky topic, polarizing in the extreme. When talking to your nextdoor neighbor, nothing will glaze their eyes over faster than the term "global warming."

Reports have suggested very large growth in the Madison area's population. Apparently, those reports were taken seriously because an astounding number of apartments are being built everywhere.

The announcement of the settlement of the civil case against 10 “fake electors” is not enough. It amounts to a knuckle rap for a crime approaching sedition.

It is understandable that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government is reeling from the atrocities that Hamas committed against Israelis.

In the Dec. 2 State Journal article “Rothman: Liberal arts safe,” Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman walks back parts of an email he had sent to chancellors that suggested “shifting away from liberal arts programs.”

The letter to the editor last Sunday "We should directly elect America's president" ignored the core strengths of the Electoral College.