When my dad passed away in 1966, our family lost their primary health insurance overnight. This is a story that has repeated itself through three generations of my family.

I am writing this, because recently, six elected members of Congress made a video to caution military people not to obey illegal orders. All six members have been interviewed multiple times and have each been asked if there had been any illegal orders given. All six said no or refused to answer that question.

n 2018, a mobile home park owner in Stevens Point lost his operator’s license after submitting falsified drinking water samples to the state, purportedly leaving longtime residents of the park at risk of consuming excess iron and manganese. He appealed.

By the end of 2025, nearly half of all Wisconsinites will be required to pay a fee to their municipality or county to register their vehicle.

Statewide revenues from local option vehicle registration fees – commonly called wheel taxes — totaled more than $70 million in fiscal year 2025. This marks a dramatic increase from a decade ago, when such fees raised less than $10 million for local governments throughout Wisconsin.

The Associated Press was back in a courtroom Nov. 24 defending itself and our principles against the White House, continuing to fight for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by their government based on its preferences.

This is not a controversial idea. Yet this foundational American freedom remains under threat.

All too often, secrecy and confidentiality carry the day in proceedings of state and local government.