Wisconsin is getting national attention as the state’s pre-Civil War abortion ban forces women with life-threatening conditions to wait for doctors who have to wait for lawyers.

The retiring Democrat was the only one in his party to vote against a bill this week to create an Amber Alert system for active shooters.

For the first Fourth of July in 20 years, the US isn’t involved in any active wars. But many veterans continue to fight their own battles—and you can help.

Q & A with Dr. Allie Linton, Associate Medical Director of Planned Parenthood Wisconsin

“I am as purple as you can get. I am not red. I am not blue, I could care less what party you are, your actions speak louder than words,” said Melissa Martinez, director of the Washburn Chamber of Commerce.

On June 9, 2022, the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol held the first in a series of public hearings.

A majority of Americans who follow a religious tradition support abortion being legal. Rev. Katy Zeh shares her faith journey from an evangelical upbringing to CEO of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.

As Democrats are pushing to extend the credits, Republicans are once again opposing legislative action that would make healthcare more affordable.

More Americans are dying. Fewer Americans are being born. And fewer people are immigrating to America. Democratic policy proposals will help with all of it. According to new census data released this year, 2021 saw the slowest growth of the U.S. population in history....

Congressional candidate comments on the potential for reproductive freedom to be replaced with mandated pregnancies and restrictions on basic health care.

Jill Underly published two editorials this week addressing the need to face our real history—and to recognize the racial “achievement gap” is really an opportunity gap.

Eighty-eight percent of likely voters believe the government “should not have a say in personal matters like a person’s sexual preference or gender identity,” 48% oppose anti-LGBTQ bills introduced by Republicans, and 55% oppose conservatives labeling teachers and LGBTQ people as “groomers.”

UW-Madison Professor Michael Apple believes conservatives’ latest attacks on school boards, teachers, and curriculum are part of a decades-long effort to undermine public education.

Conservative attacks on crime, race, sex and gender issues helped win some spring elections, but voters in other Wisconsin communities rejected social issue challenges.

Once-sleepy spring elections in Wisconsin get heated with comments about history, race, and the role of partisanship.

A new law increasing penalties for threatening healthcare workers in Wisconsin is a good start. From air travel to school boards, there’s more work to be done.

Twelve years after the Affordable Care Act became law, Sen. Ron Johnson still wants to repeal it, even though it made health care more affordable and accessible to millions of people in Wisconsin.

The cost to produce a vial of insulin is roughly equivalent to a cup of coffee and yet, pharmaceutical companies doubled insulin prices from 2012 to 2016, with the average price for a 40-day supply of insulin increasing from $344 to $666. 

With more work to be done, Republicans are criticized for already shutting down the Legislature for the rest of 2022.

Democrats hammer Sen. Johnson for consistent opposition to pandemic relief for Wisconsin small businesses and families.

Wisconsinites receiving medical assistance benefits would be subject to new requirements under two new bills.