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If Wisconsin’s largest city, small towns can be transparent, so can Madison | Our view

If Wisconsin’s largest city, small towns can be transparent, so can Madison | Our view

  • Wisconsin State Journal editorial board

If Milwaukee, with more than 560,000 people, can store and release body-camera footage from more than 1,000 patrol officers, so can Madison, which has half as many police.

Body cameras definitely add accountability to Wisconsin police | Our view

Body cameras definitely add accountability to Wisconsin police | Our view

  • Wisconsin State Journal editorial board

A frequent excuse for failing to equip Madison police officers with body cameras is that the devices fail to hold law enforcement accountable — even when footage shows wrongdoing.

Police without body cameras cost Madison far more | Our view

Police without body cameras cost Madison far more | Our view

  • Wisconsin State Journal editorial board

The most pervasive excuse for not equipping Madison’s police officers with body-worn cameras over the past decade has been the cost. Equipping hundreds of patrol officers will top $400,000.

Root for fusion breakthrough on Madison’s North Side | Our view

Root for fusion breakthrough on Madison’s North Side | Our view

  • Wisconsin State Journal editorial board

You don’t have to understand nuclear physics to instantly get how big and exciting the expansion of Realta Fusion is for Wisconsin.

So many questions in Madison’s fatal police shooting | Our view

So many questions in Madison’s fatal police shooting | Our view

  • Wisconsin State Journal editorial board

The investigation into the killing of Corey Durell Ruiz is badly complicated by the Madison City Council’s refusal in the past to equip patrol officers with body-worn cameras.

45 body cameras should be easy lift for Madison City Council | Our view

45 body cameras should be easy lift for Madison City Council | Our view

  • Wisconsin State Journal editorial board

Madison’s police chief is making it easy for a stubborn City Council to finally phase in helpful body cameras on patrol officers at modest expense.

ICE secrecy is risk to public safety in Wisconsin | Our view

ICE secrecy is risk to public safety in Wisconsin | Our view

  • Wisconsin State Journal editorial board

Federal agents may need an element of surprise to capture dangerous people wanted for serious crimes in Wisconsin.

Eww! What that stench means for Madison’s lakes | Our view

Eww! What that stench means for Madison’s lakes | Our view

    Summer just started, and a stinky film of muck already ruined the northeast shoreline of Lake Monona.

    7 ways to be a patriot as America turns 250 | Our view

    7 ways to be a patriot as America turns 250 | Our view

      Being a patriot requires more than saluting the flag or singing the national anthem. It goes beyond serving in the military or voting in elections.

      Class of 2026 has brainpower, ambition | Our view

      Class of 2026 has brainpower, ambition | Our view

        8 in 10 Madison grads say they're going to college

        Michael Johnson delivered star power for Madison’s kids  | Our view

        Michael Johnson delivered star power for Madison’s kids | Our view

          Pay it forward.

          All aboard Amtrak service to Madison with grand station Downtown | Our view

          All aboard Amtrak service to Madison with grand station Downtown | Our view

            Sale of state building accelerates momentum for Amtrak service to Madison

            Speak up to end gerrymandering in Wisconsin | Our view

            Speak up to end gerrymandering in Wisconsin | Our view

              Wisconsin’s leaders failed again to adopt a fair process for drawing voting districts.

              Stop speculating and see what Madison police actually do | Our view

              Stop speculating and see what Madison police actually do | Our view

                Here we go again in Madison, speculating over a controversial police interaction because city officers don’t wear body cameras.

                Showy rebate checks risked future Wisconsin deficits | Our view

                Showy rebate checks risked future Wisconsin deficits | Our view

                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.

                Dazzling center in Madison will affirm, inspire | Our view

                Dazzling center in Madison will affirm, inspire | Our view

                Madison is going to feel more like home for the Black people who live, move and visit here.

                How to fill 3 big university jobs in Madison | Our View

                How to fill 3 big university jobs in Madison | Our View

                The chancellor is leaving.

                Ridglan should free beagles, face stricter oversight | Our view

                Ridglan should free beagles, face stricter oversight | Our view

                Lab animals deserve better care for their sacrifice — especially at the troubled Ridglan Farms.

                Wisconsin needs Columbia County wind farm, more clean energy | Our view

                Wisconsin needs Columbia County wind farm, more clean energy | Our view

                We get it: Rolling farm fields are more picturesque without wind turbines spinning their blades hundreds of feet in the air. Some rural Columbia County residents are fighting plans for a wind farm near their homes.

                Ron Johnson, GOP must check Trump’s power | Our view

                Ron Johnson, GOP must check Trump’s power | Our view

                It took the risk of “end times” to finally snap U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson out of his fealty to President Donald Trump.

                UW hockey champs supercharge Wisconsin | Our view

                UW hockey champs supercharge Wisconsin | Our view

                No other team compares to Coach Johnson’s relentless Badgers

                Our endorsements for Dane County Board

                Our endorsements for Dane County Board

                The Wisconsin State Journal is endorsing in all 13 competitive races for Dane County Board in the April 7 election.

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