Wisconsin needs Columbia County wind farm, more clean energy | Our view The Columbia Wind Farm near Columbus, Wisconsin, aims to generate clean energy for 100,000 homes, reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, and combat climate change while offering economic benefits l...

Wisconsin consumes almost 6 times as much energy as it produces. Our state is going to have to generate a lot more power — the clean kind — to save our pocketbooks and the planet. Here's our Earth Day editorial, endorsing the Columbia wind project: madison.com/opinion/edit... #wipolitics #EarthDay

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.

It took the risk of “end times” to finally snap U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson out of his fealty to President Donald Trump. Here's today's @WiStateJournal editorial: madison.com/opinion/edit... #wipolitics

Wisconsin's connection to Oscar-winning 'One Battle After Another' YouTube video by madison.com

On the latest "Center Stage, with Milfred and Hands," we talk politics and film with Wisconsin native and @uwoshkosh.bsky.social alum Michael Bauman, the cinematographer for Hollywood's best picture, "One Battle After Another." www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZAo... #OneBattleAfterAnother

Wisconsin's connection to Oscar-winning 'One Battle After Another' YouTube video by madison.com

Holy moly: Mike Bauman, the preacher's kid & rock 'n' roller from Brandon, Wis., was part of the team that made Hollywood's best picture, and he was nominated for an Oscar himself. He's our guest on the latest "Center Stage" political podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZAo... #wipolitics

Wisconsin's connection to Oscar-winning 'One Battle After Another' YouTube video by madison.com

Cinematographer Michael Bauman talks about the politics of "One Battle After Another" -- for which he earned an Oscar nomination -- and his Wisconsin and @uwoshkosh roots on our latest "Center Stage, with Milfred and Hands" political podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZAo...

Our endorsements in today's election The Wisconsin State Journal editorial board interviewed more than two dozen candidates for Madison School Board, Madison City Council and Dane County Board in today's election. Here are our recommenda...

Here are all of our @WiStateJournal endorsements in today's spring election for Madison and Dane County posts. We met with more than two dozen candidates before recommending some for public office today: madison.com/opinion/edit... #wielection #wivote

Our endorsements for Dane County Board After assessing the experience, priorities and collegiality of each candidate for Dane County Board, we recommend the leaders here for election April 7.

Here are a dozen endorsements for Dane County Board in Tuesday's election: madison.com/opinion/edit...

My electric car is looking better and better.

Bucky Badger gets a handout from the state Legislature in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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OUR VIEW: Wisconsin needs a better way to select Supreme Court justices Big-money, mudslinging judicial elections are only getting worse, must change

Remember the last time Wisconsin elected a state Supreme Court justice? What a mess. Here's Sunday's @WiStateJournal editorial: madison.com/opinion/edit... #wipolitics

OUR VIEW: No taxpayer bailout, secrecy for Wisconsin football Taxpayers shouldn’t have to bail out the University of Wisconsin athletic department, following its second losing football season with a coach whose sweetheart contract requires more than $20 million ...

Taxpayers shouldn’t have to bail out the University of Wisconsin athletic dept following its second losing football season with a coach whose sweetheart contract requires more than $20 million just to get rid of him. Nor does UW need more secrecy: madison.com/opinion/edit... #wipolitics #onwisconsin

Meet the 2 Wisconsin dogs in the Puppy Bowl at an event Sunday Anson and Avro were rescues cared for by Underdog Pet Rescue, but have since been adopted by Madison-area families.

No Packers in Super Bowl. But 2 Wisconsin dogs have made it to the Puppy Bowl. Congrats to Anson and Avro: madison.com/news/local/e...

OUR VIEW: Trump is making a mockery of America’s freedoms in Minneapolis Congress must stop the killing and chaos caused by poorly trained ICE and Border Patrol agents. Call off the goons in masks and military garb

U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany seems as timid and subservient to Trump as ever. That won’t help his bid for governor this fall. Wisconsin needs a leader for the Badger State, not a yes-man for Washington’s abuses. Here's today's editorial: madison.com/opinion/edit... #wipolitics #minneapolis

See who is joining Wisconsin State Journal editorial board Political science professor, former city official, planner, soldier will be newest community member to influence our opinions

We added a new member to the Wisconsin State Journal editorial board today. He's a first-generation American, Army vet and MATC professor who spent 8 years on the front lines of Madison's rapid growth. madison.com/opinion/edit...

MRI confirms star Packers defensive lineman tore his ACL One of the best pass rushers in the NFL will be out for an extended period of time following an injury in Sunday's loss to Denver.

Vision of Super Bowl no longer dancing in cheeseheads. madison.com/sports/profe... #GoPackGo

Wisconsin football blanked by AP All-Big Ten voters The Badgers weren't seen too kindly by a panel of Associated Press voters for postseason honors.

Well, at least Wisconsin football still has the highest-paid losing coach in the Big Ten. madison.com/sports/colle...

Madison shows why cities should stay out of the grocery business | Mike Nichols Madison spends millions to fill void that doesn’t exist

"Madison leaders have so far spent about $9M buying and financing improvements on 24,000 sq. ft. portion of new, multi-use development right next to the Pick ‘n Save that never closed," writes Mike Nichols of free-market Badger Institute: madison.com/opinion/colu... #wipolitics

UW’s ‘exuberant cult of fraternity and sorority’ was defended a century ago This State Journal editorial ran on Dec. 11, 1925:

Wisconsin State Journal editorial defended "the sometimes exuberant cult of fraternity and sorority" on Langdon Street in Madison a century ago vs townie disdain and "light industrial building." Read what we said here: madison.com/opinion/colu... #uwmadison #FSLBadgers #OnWisconsin

Be sure to get your wrapping paper in Wednesday’s Wisconsin State Journal State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands has designed a new wrapping paper for the 2025 holiday season. Pick up a copy of Wednesday’s Wisconsin State Journal and use the paper on A10-11 to wrap up somethin...

BREAKING: Santa Cheesehead wrapping paper for Christmas will be published on pages A10-11 of Wednesday's @WiStateJournal, drawn by the ever jolly and festive @phil-hands.bsky.social: madison.com/opinion/cart... #wipolitics #cheesehead #gopackgo #onWisconsin

Luke Fickell and a deer walk into a bar in a cartoon Wisconsin State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands draws Luke Fickell and a deer commiserating in a bar. The deer is happy to have survived the hunting season, while Fickell is lucky to have survived anoth...

Luke Fickell and a deer walk into a bar, in @phil-hands.bsky.social's latest cartoon: madison.com/opinion/cart... #onwisconsin #gobadgers #uwmadison

GOP ornaments weigh down Wisconsin Christmas tree in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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16 political cartoons dig into the Epstein files The nation's top cartoonists react to the release of the Epstein files.

16 political cartoons dig into the Epstein files: madison.com/opinion/coll...

OUR VIEW: Ron Johnson doesn’t deserve $500,000-plus payout from taxpayers Senate must follow House lead, repeal any chance of self-dealing through lawsuit over phone records

No $500K payout for Ron Johnson from taxpayers. Here's our Wisconsin State Journal editorial from Sunday: madison.com/opinion/edit... #wipolitics

Expect a shift in traffic as John Nolen Drive enters stage 2 of reconstruction Work on the southbound side of John Nolen Drive bordering Monona Bay will cause the two open lanes of traffic to shift to one side of the median.

Shift happens, Madison: madison.com/news/traffic... #wipolitics

AI thinks it’s smart; chimps may beg to differ | F.D. Flam For something so admired and synonymous with merit, the concept of intelligence is remarkably poorly understood.

AI thinks it’s smart. Chimps may beg to differ, writes F.D. Flam. Chimps can reason by reflecting on what they don't know, new research shows. ChatGPT and similar systems give confidently incorrect answers rather than admitting they don’t know. madison.com/opinion/colu...

See what our editorial board had to say about marijuana 50 years ago This State Journal editorial ran on Nov. 20, 1975:

Is that a joint, man? The great Joseph W. Jackson III made this shot of marijuana demonstrators on the Wisconsin Capitol lawn a half century ago. Here's what our @WiStateJournal editorial board had to say about weed back then: madison.com/opinion/colu... #wipolitics #wiweed

UW-Madison must raise bad grades for free speech | Donald Downs and Raymond Taffora This is UW-Madison and its legacy we are talking about. We must commit to getting better. Much better.

UW-Madison ranked 101st out of 250 schools overall in the 2025 national free speech survey by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression madison.com/opinion/cart... #wipolitics @TheFIREorg

OUR VIEW: Shut down any chance of another dysfunctional shutdown We’re not fans of most of what Johnson does in Washington. But his Eliminate Shutdowns Act appears sensible and necessary.

Congress should shut down any chance of a shutdown. Here's our latest @WiStateJournal editorial, endorsing proposals by Ron Johnson and Mark Pocan of Wisconsin: madison.com/opinion/edit... #wipolitics

Banning pet sales at Madison shops is bad idea | Dr. Jim and Ruth Metz Madison proposal for dogs and cats would do more harm than good

"Madison’s proposed ban on dog and cat sales at pet stores may sound compassionate, but it would hurt the very animals it aims to protect," say former owners of Animart in Madison. madison.com/opinion/colu...

Why are energy prices on the rise? Ask AI, or just check out my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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