The Henry Vilas Zoo has a new resident, a two-toed sloth named Nentas.
- Wisconsin State Journal editorial board
Wisconsin’s leaders failed again to adopt a fair process for drawing voting districts.
Over the past several months, legislative Republicans and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers engaged in serious conversations about how to return Wisconsin’s budget surplus to the taxpayers who sent it to Madison in the first place.
Check out this collection that includes all of the Mendota Marsh comic strips from the last year, by State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands.
- PHIL HANDS
President Donald Trump has urged Republican state legislatures to gerrymander congressional district maps in hopes of holding onto House seats in the upcoming midterm election. Democrats have followed suit by gerrymandering in several states they control.
- Richard Kyte Columnist
Embracing difficulty builds resilience, deepens perspective and reveals strengths that comfort and routine seldom uncover in us.
Old editorial recounts grim death toll when cars were less safe
Get caught up with latest cartoons from State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands.
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — We might be asked, “What part of the country do you come from?” A better question is: “What part of the country are you made from?”
Congress had — and Republican leadership promptly blocked — the opportunity to exert its oversight responsibility over the Trump administration's war with Iran.
How is it that the "Saxophone Colossus" Sonny Rollins lived to 95? Aren't jazz musicians supposed to die at tragically early ages? Actually, that's a myth that Rollins and others proved flawed.
I’m not a knee-jerk, anti-tax fellow. While no one enjoys paying taxes, I recognize that federal, state and local levies fund a broad range of critical needs, including schools, parks, libraries, police, public health and scientific research.
Wisconsin’s leaders failed again to adopt a fair process for drawing voting districts.
Here we go again in Madison, speculating over a controversial police interaction because city officers don’t wear body cameras.
The three most powerful people at the state Capitol last week had the right idea in trying to ease the burden of property taxes on homeowners while investing more in schools.
Madison is going to feel more like home for the Black people who live, move and visit here.
Richard Kyte is director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse.
In his recent book “To Rescue the American Spirit,” Bret Baier makes a case for comparing Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump.
The late golf guru Harvey Penick once said, “The woods are full of long drivers.”
A sumptuous repast is a treat for the senses.
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Are you a patriotic American? Do you proudly fly our flag? Do you stand in reverence when a military unit marches by in a parade, and solemnly place your hand over your heart? Do you observe every military holiday as a chance to thank those who served and still do for our freedoms?
The midterm election may be our last chance to end the erosion of our democracy and protect our rights and freedoms.
Many Sauk County citizens stepped up and ran for the Sauk County Board in April. I am thankful for their willingness to run for public office. It’s not an easy job.
Wisconsin residents and regulators, please join the chorus of voices who oppose current and future construction of data centers in our state.
Are you a patriotic American? Do you proudly fly our flag? Do you stand in reverence when a military unit marches by in a parade, and solemnly place your hand over your heart? Do you observe every military holiday as a chance to thank those who served and still do for our freedoms?
The midterm election may be our last chance to end the erosion of our democracy and protect our rights and freedoms.
Many Sauk County citizens stepped up and ran for the Sauk County Board in April. I am thankful for their willingness to run for public office. It’s not an easy job.
Wisconsin residents and regulators, please join the chorus of voices who oppose current and future construction of data centers in our state.

