Patrick Miles: Wisconsin law caps property tax increase, leaving Dane County with fewer dollars to sustain existing services just as a growing population demands more of them.

Mt. Joy performed for UW-Madison students on Thursday as a part of Future Friends, a campus-centric mental health nonprofit.

As Cornell’s assault case stays in the news and UW-Madison reports local assaults, the RCC Sexual Violence Resource Center sees more donations.

Jonathan Anderson: The Wisconsin attorney general sought 2.6 positions in the state budget for DOJ public records staffing, but they were cut.

This week in the newsletter, the Indigo Girls are coming to Madison (please don't steal their clothes), a pitch for appletinis and a new cafe takes shape downtown.

From ‘Obsession’ to ‘Frankenstein,’ Dapper Cadaver is a Madison specialty shop making some of Hollywood’s most memorable horror props.

Christ Presbyterian Church will celebrate its 175th anniversary this weekend, having survived fires, fought segregation and seen pastors tried for heresy.

Emmett Bork and his Badgers teammates are developing a "mess-you-up" mindset and await their next test vs. the Spartans.

Editorial: Through one provision, the U.S. can violate a person’s constitutional rights to freedom of speech and due process. That should terrify us.

Both Wisconsin governor candidates want to increase public school funding, though David Crowley and Tom Tiffany’s approaches differ on amounts and details.

Dave Zweifel: Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt's attempt to ensnare former special counsel Jack Smith in a perjury trap backfired spectacularly.

County Executive Melissa Agard’s proposal would eliminate vacant roles and tap $23 million in rainy day funds to make ends meet.

Jamie Stiehm: Andrew Johnson was reviled for restoring Confederate leaders and undermining the meaning of the Civil War, but Trump has taken the presidency to new lows.

Ben Varick and Heather Rainer: The ride is a tribute to Sasha Rosen, killed by a Park Street motorist, also highlighting increased street fatalities.

A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.

Extension holds community events on farming practices, healthy living, personal finance and more. Its longtime Dane County director retired this year.

The east side Madison project, where folks can freely take and leave DVDs, Blu-ray discs and VHS tapes, was inspired by Little Free Libraries.

Last school year, the parents of 44 MMSD students declined for their kids to receive district-owned computers. This year, 249 students opted out.

In July 2025, the Trump administration ended the ‘Press 3’ option for LGBTQ+ callers seeking counseling from 988. This option resumed Sept. 30.

Wisconsin has one of the highest death rates among Black babies in the U.S. "Deadly Divide" is a Cap Times investigation of the racial gap in survival rates and efforts to close the divide.

Howard Schweber: If Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to seat Democratic winners after the midterm, it would be the end of the national Republican Party.

Democrat David Crowley supports universal childcare and capped costs for families. Republican Tom Tiffany wants to change regulations for providers.

After a 1-2 start and a humbling loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Green Bay Thursday, the Packers head coach is under heavy scrutiny.

Dave Zweifel: Destroying or defacing the Kennedy Center, the East Wing of the White House, the Reflecting Pool and the Oval Office obviously weren't enough for the president.

Editorial: After Tom Tiffany banned the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from media coverage, we looked into the allegedly unfair coverage — it is Tiffany who is being unfair.

Our look back includes quotes from Jane Alexander, Eddie Glaude Jr., Joe Gothard, Jacob Soboroff, Elissa Slotkin, Ro Khanna, Sharon Farmer and more.

Xenotransplantation still feels like ‘science fiction made reality’ to Madison-based Dr. Joshua Mezrich. Hear him talk at the Wisconsin Science Festival on Oct. 15.

This week around Madison, bike to the Bicycle Film Fest, hear Fortune Feimster's childhood stories, cheer at the Moth GrandSLAM and visit 'GLEAM' at Olbrich.

A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.

Wisconsin’s enrollment cap for private school vouchers sunsetted this fall. MMSD and private school officials expect it won’t have a big impact locally.

The award-winning YA author will be in Madison on Oct. 1 to promote his first novel for adults, “Hollywood, Ending,” at Overture Center.

John Nichols: The democratic socialist wasted no time in urging her supporters to back David Crowley after her narrow defeat in the Wisconsin primary.

Wisconsin’s flagship public university reported the lowest number of graduate students in at least a decade. International students also declined.

Badger tight end Jacob Harris made another crucial catch before Saturday's game-winner against Penn State, and so did running back Darrion Dupree.

Bill Berry: Wisconsin's iconic environmentalist helped us understand the concept that humans are part of a unified biotic community of soils, waters, plants and animals.

The Police Department has assigned two detectives since 2024 to investigate Internet Crimes Against Children cases, which often stem from tips.

Known for their work on an improvised musical podcast and Dropout TV, this duo brings “Off Book” to the Barrymore in Madison on Oct. 17.

Dave Zweifel: Right-wing commentator Mark Belling is trying to convince voters that Tom Tiffany's survival during a plane crash proves he's capable of running Wisconsin.

At Cap Times Idea Fest, Chao Xiong, Gal Beckerman and Sam Freedman discussed the use of humor and collaboration to thwart ICE in the Twin Cities.

Paul Fanlund: Idea Fest speakers like Jane Alexander, Jonathan Capehart, Elissa Slotkin spoke and many more about how to move forward despite Donald Trump.

Anthony Pahnke: The meeting of world leaders to discuss global policy, starting on Sept. 30, provides a forum for working people to take to the streets to voice concerns.

The evening of discussion highlighted Angela Peterson, Polly Irungu and Sharon Farmer’s work capturing people, politics and community as photographers.

At Cap Times Idea Fest in Madison, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, said they're mulling runs for the White House.

In a Cap Times Idea Fest event sponsored by UW Health, four key players in cancer research comment on how AI can hurt or help us.

Gerard Scimeca: By allowing judges to review whether expert testimony is valid, Wisconsin is setting a standard that should be a model for other states.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan appeared Friday at the penultimate day Cap Times Idea Fest 2026 in Madison.

The Badgers beat Oregon on the 35th and final Steve Lowe Night, an annual honor for a former coach who brought UW volleyball from worst to first.

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As a husband and father of three girls, I’m seeing firsthand how record-high gas and diesel costs are hurting families like mine and others across Wisconsin.

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