Congratulations Congress. You’ve done it. And just in the nick of time. The U.S. Senate passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package over the weekend....
There has been much debate about whether students should learn in-person or virtually during the pandemic. Most schools pressed pause on having students in the classroom...
The Republican party has long been the party of local control. It is a sound argument, that local units of government are best positioned to decide...
A new survey paints a sad picture about the state of the restaurant industry. Few businesses have been as hard hit as dining establishments during the...
Let’s hope this time they get it right. The city of La Crosse is again considering changes to its alternate side parking rules. At a meeting...
Wisconsin continues to struggle with how to properly deal with young lawbreakers. One step lawmakers could take is to bring 17 year-olds who run afoul of...
Few have been as hard hit by the pandemic as those who lost their jobs in Wisconsin. That’s because Wisconsin dropped the ball in efforts to...
Sometimes we measure progress a day at a time. But sometimes we need to take a wider view. When it comes to the pandemic, it has...
Wisconsin legislators want to adopt new rules for voting in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, none of their ideas would help a single Wisconsinite register to vote, or cast...
Few liberties are as widely debated as our right to free speech. We see it on college campuses in Wisconsin, where they have tried to protect...
It is hardly worthy of celebration. But given the circumstances, it must at least be pointed out. For the first time in ten months, Wisconsin Governor...
Fifty years ago, on February 19th, 1971, towns from Dubuque to Prairie du Chien saw the late morning sky turn dark enough to cause street lights to come...
It is hardly the most pressing issue in Wisconsin. Issues like the pandemic and the economy should take priority. But Wisconsin lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to...
A budget typically is an outline of spending priorities. Where will the money be spent, and where will it come from? But in government, certainly in...
When a business is struggling, cutting service and raising prices are rarely the recipe for turning things around. Yet that seems to be the plan for...
It may seem like we just went to the polls, but today is election day again in La Crosse. Residents are being asked to go to...
Wisconsin is marking 10 years since a budget-cutting plan by former Gov. Scott Walker that led to massive protests and a recall election, and a disputed...
WIZM News recently asked La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat what could be done to reduce property taxes in the city. His answer was that the state...
Here we go again. Fresh off unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the last election, some Wisconsin lawmakers are raising alarms again about voter fraud. It...
It isn’t likely to become law in Wisconsin, at least not yet, but it is good that Governor Tony Evers is proposing legalizing marijuana use in...