Editorial

President Trump’s proposal to end the stalemate over his border wall isn’t an acceptable offer, but at least it’s gotten the Republican-controlled Senate to stop sitting on its hands waiting for the sound of its master’s voice.

Wisconsin gets more than half of its electricity from burning coal, which spews greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, contributing to a warming planet and more severe droughts and storms.

State leaders are talking about tax cuts and higher spending on schools.

How serious is China about putting Canada in its place over the Huawei affair? In the words of legal scholar Donald Clarke, it’s deadly serious.

Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, needn’t worry about Wisconsin “being strict on drunk driving.”

In recent years, direct-to-consumer genetic tests have become a common holiday gift option. These services have become immensely popular, with one such service, 23andMe, claiming over 5 million users.

With last week’s swearing in of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the election of Democrats to top state offices, Wisconsin enters a new era of possibilities.

Peter Boghossian, a philosophy professor at Portland State University, is being threatened with official sanction or firing for the valuable and novel experiment he and two others began in 2017.

The City of Madison is once again buffing up its reputation of being “77 square miles surrounded by reality” — a term coined by former Republican Gov. Lee S. Dreyfus — with a proposal to fine businesses that run air conditioning while leaving their doors and windows open.

Voters across the state spoke loudly and clearly in November that they want medical marijuana legalized, and they want the “dark stores” loophole closed.

Tech companies might have some great ideas, but they should spend more time consulting with the people whose lives are going to be affected by them.

On Dec. 17, Racine Police Sgt. Samuel Stulo was arrested for allegedly driving while impaired, hitting a car then attempting to flee the scene.

This past year was a bad one for China’s religious believers, particularly Christians and Muslims.

Very promising news about antibiotic use in farm animals has come from the Food and Drug Administration.

Several recently released recommendations from a federal school safety report were on point, while others seemed tone-deaf to research on school suspensions and discipline — as well as reasonable gun violence-prevention strategies.

If America’s national parks had a theme song, it might be “You Always Hurt the One You Love.” These natural treasures are suffering, not from indifference or inattention, but from more visitors than ever before.

Mention the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Florida, and you’re sure to get a variety of responses. For each person who cheers FEMA for having helped them rebuild after a hurricane, you’re likely to meet one or more who waited too long for help to arrive. According to government audit…

Cross that one off our Christmas wish list. Maybe.

At this time, the government is partially shut down. But in many ways, government — or at least governance under President Donald Trump — hasn’t been fully functional since his inauguration.

Bold foreign policy decisions aren’t wrong because they are bold. But they are wrong when they are poorly conceived and reflect no coherent strategy.

Packages, packages, packages.

Passage of the 2018 farm bill, which President Donald Trump signed Thursday, is an important and welcome development for farmers, who have been buffeted by trade wars, falling commodity prices and generally uncertain futures.

As he works through his transition period and gets set to take office next month, it’s time for Gov.-elect Tony Evers to ditch the rhetoric and focus on leading Wisconsin.