The U.S. housing market remains a critical economic issue, with housing affordability and supply at the forefront of bipartisan policy agendas. Expanding multi-family housing—such as townhomes, condos, and apartments—offers one of the most effective solutions to both improve affordability, a…
You can count on Black Friday to deliver intense competition and widespread discounts that stand out from other times of the year. Here's what else to expect this shopping season.
Made Trade explored questions about sustainable manufacturing and shopping to help ethically minded consumers navigate eco-friendly shopping.
The median age of first-time buyers rose to 38 years old, a new high. A generation ago, a typical first-time homebuyer was in their late 20s, according to a report.
November is a great month for bargains. Black Friday happens this month after all. Here's a guide for the best things to buy and skip in the next few weeks.
Chalkbeat and Headway at The New York Times listened in across the U.S. as students considered the stakes of the presidential race and, for some, their roles as first-time voters.
Truck Parking Club examined Bureau of Transportation Statistics data to uncover the impact of the October 2024 dockworkers strike on the supply chain.
The 2024 presidential race and recent port strikes have brought renewed focus on America’s dependence on foreign goods. Both President Trump and Vice President Harris have signaled a shift away from long-standing support for free trade, and while their approaches differ, potential tariff adj…
Using data from the American Consumer Satisfaction Index, Stacker ranked 25 major online retailers from worst to best.
Policygenius explains the importance of long-term disability insurance and the state of those with or without LTDI in the U.S.
TeamAI profiles the riskiest AI models, as ranked by researchers.
CarGurus provides a guide to help current and prospective electric vehicle drivers find free charging stations along their route.
Section 8 Housing analyzed academic research and data from Zillow to see where home prices were going up the most.
Typically, home improvement spending declines during economic downturns, but the early days of the pandemic defied this trend. And while the unexpected surge began to slow in 2023 amid inflation and rising interest rates, home improvement spending is expected to begin to rebound going into 2…
Here are some Southern Wisconsin homes with history that you might be able to call your own.
Read through the obituaries published today in Madison.com.
Thursday's news: What you missed while you were at work.
Sightings of one coyote have been reported in Vilas Park and the Nakoma neighborhood, where callers said the animal seems to have an injured left front leg or foot.
The remains of a 7-year-old boy have been buried in Port Washington, Wisconsin, a solemn last act in a yearlong effort to identify the skeleton decades after it was found in a road culvert.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued the first round of permits allowing Enbridge to reroute an aging pipeline around a tribal reservation. About 12 miles (19 kilometers) of Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline runs through the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's reservation. The tribe sued the energy company in 2019 to force it to remove the pipeline from the reservation, arguing the line is prone to a catastrophic spill. Enbridge has proposed a 41-mile (66-kilometer) reroute around the reservation. DNR officials announced Thursday that they have issued the company construction permits. Enbridge still needs discharge permits from the DNR as well as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
A new report shows Wisconsin voters approved a record number of school referenda in 2024 elections. The Wisconsin Policy Forum released a study Thursday that found school districts held a record 241 referenda this year. The old record was 240 set in 1998. Voters approved a record 169 referenda, eclipsing the old record of 140 set in 2018. The approved referenda authorized a record $4.4 billion in new funding for school district, breaking the old record of $2.7 billion set in 2020. The report attributed the record number of referenda to inflation outpacing increases in the state's per pupil revenue limits.
Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde claims some Wisconsin cities saw an implausible voter turnout of more than 100%, but there's a simple explanation.
The prior youngest person to fill the role was Ronald Ziegler, who took the position at age 29 in 1969 in Richard Nixon's administration.
Pete Hegseth, a popular Fox News host who is Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Defense, was accused of sexual assault in 2017, according to a police statement this week.
Johnson's intervention is highly unusual, as the Ethics panel traditionally operated independently.
After shutting down Infowars and chasing Jones out of the building, the Onion hopes to reopen the site in January as a parody of what he and others have peddled for years.
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The crash happened at about 5:36 p.m. Thursday on Coffee Road.
Circuit Judge Ellen Berz has seen 427 substitution requests since 2020. Two other judges assigned to criminal cases over that period have seen just five and 185 requests, respectfully.
Family and friends of the children and their father were in the courtroom Thursday, with some wearing shirts embossed with the children's images.
The crash happened about 9:15 p.m. at South Park Street and Cedar Street.
Distance from the Isthmus was a bigger factor in determining how wards voted than metrics like median income.
How to avoid getting a ticket for violating alternate-side parking rules
Investigators called into question Ald. Charles Myadze's behavior and truthfulness but ultimately concluded he did not violate any city rules.
"I really do believe in civilian oversight, but I have to say our brand of police oversight with this committee was ill conceived from the beginning," said Ald. Isadore Knox.
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