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Hands on Wisconsin: Protests drown out the noise of new jets

• PHIL HANDS phands@madison.com
• 5 hrs ago
• 1 min to read

The Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing based at Truax Field in Madison could be soon receive new F-35 fighter jets. Many neighbors who are concerned about the noise from theses planes are not too happy about that. 

UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee face opposite problems: Where one falls short, the other succeeds

• KELLY MEYERHOFER kmeyerhofer@madison.com
• Updated 3 hrs ago
• 3 min to read

A report highlights the contrast in access and outcomes at Wisconsin's two largest public universities. 

In danger of addicting a new generation: How Wisconsin can protect Its youth

• By Anoop K. Singh and J. Carter Ralphe
• 8 hrs ago
• 2 min to read

Kids are sneaking hits from it in school bathrooms. Students younger than eighth grade are trying it. Kids are selling their belongings to buy it. Wisconsin is the epicenter of the e-cigarette epidemic.

Jonathan Bernstein: Showdowns? Knockout blows? Not in this debate

• By Jonathan Bernstein Bloomberg News
• Sep 14, 2019
• 3 min to read

Well, that was long.

State Journal shot of Brett Favre named one of 100 best sports photos in NFL history

• STATE JOURNAL STAFF
• Updated Sep 14, 2019
• 2 min to read

Sometimes referred to as the "snow globe" game, the shot has become one of the iconic photos of the retired Hall of Fame quarterback.

State income tax in Wisconsin amounts to 27.1% of total taxes collected

• The Center Square
• Sep 13, 2019
• 1 min to read

Wisconsin finished 15th in a new study by the Tax Foundation that ranks how dependent states are on individual income taxes.

Falls prevention focus of Sept. 24 event

• DAVID WAHLBERG dwahlberg@madison.com
• Updated Sep 13, 2019
• 1 min to read

Preventing falls is the topic of a Sept. 24 event in Madison, "Only Leaves Should Fall," organized by Safe Communities Madison and Dane County.

Hands on Wisconsin: Boris Johnson's plan for Britain

• PHIL HANDS phands@madison.com
• Sep 13, 2019
• 1 min to read

Populist British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is following in the foot steps of Donald Trump. His plans to crash out of the European Union and his attempts to usurp power from Parliament could have devastating effects on Britain for decades to come. 

What happens if Truax Field doesn't get the F-35?

• MITCHELL SCHMIDT mschmidt@madison.com
• Updated Sep 13, 2019
• 3 min to read

Supporters of the new jets say the base could be at risk of closing, costing Madison jobs and economic activity, but others say there are alternatives and the closure risk is presumptuous.

Storms lash southern Wisconsin, prompt flood warnings; some rural schools close Friday

• ED TRELEVEN etreleven@madison.com
• Updated Sep 13, 2019
• 1 min to read

A line of severe thunderstorms made its way across southern Wisconsin on Thursday night, leaving flooding and closed roads in its wake.

Two years after authorization, no proposals on public high school for recovering addicts

• LOGAN WROGE lwroge@madison.com
• Updated Sep 13, 2019
• 4 min to read

The Legislature paved the way in 2017 for the creation of a chartered "recovery school," but with no proposals to do such, the lead author has been left disappointed.

Owner of dog that died in hot car given probation

• Sep 12, 2019
• 1 min to read

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The owner of a dog that died after being left in a hot car outside Lambeau Field has been ordered to volunteer at an animal shelter.

Nearly 60 percent of Wisconsin school kids can't read or write at grade level

• By Benjamin Yount | The Center Square
• Updated Sep 12, 2019
• 2 min to read

Nearly six in 10 students in Wisconsin are not where they should be in writing or math. And in some classes, and in some schools, it's even worse than that. 

Wisconsin not part of tentative settlement agreement with OxyContin manufacturer

• RILEY VETTERKIND rvetterkind@madison.com
• Updated Sep 12, 2019
• 4 min to read

Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul said in a statement the tentative settlement agreement, reportedly worth up to $12 billion, doesn't go far enough in bringing the Sackler family -- Purdue's Pharma's owners -- to justice. 

Republican Tom Tiffany enters race for northern Wisconsin district

• RILEY VETTERKIND rvetterkind@madison.com
• Updated Sep 13, 2019
• 2 min to read

The widely expected announcement, which came a day after another possible GOP candidate for the seat bowed out, gives clarity to the list of candidates who are seriously considering a run to represent the Republican stronghold. 

Our view: Wisconsin's healthy pension funding stands out and puts the state in good position

• Sep 11, 2019
• 1 min to read

A Forbes report back in March drew some attention to the Badger State’s public pension funding success, particularly over neighboring Illinois.

Wisconsin Republicans continue to maneuver in open Congressional races

• By Benjamin Yount | The Center Square
• Updated Sep 11, 2019
• 1 min to read

Another day, another set of candidate announcements in Wisconsin's open Congressional races. 

Limiting PFAS in firefighting foam a good first step

• Wisconsin State Journal editorial board
• Sep 11, 2019
• 1 min to read

Limiting PFAS in firefighting foam a good first step

Committee gives nod to Tony Evers' workforce development, tourism appointees

• MITCHELL SCHMIDT mschmidt@madison.com
• Updated Sep 11, 2019
• 1 min to read

Gov. Tony Evers' cabinet members Caleb Frostman, secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, and Sara Meaney, secretary of the Department of Tourism, have received committee approval.