Understanding Often Comes Last
The two major party candidates for governor — Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany and Democrat David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive — …
I have frequent conversations with leaders regarding change. The term “change is hard” is commonly heard. At times, we can underestimate just …
I have many teachers. Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick are two of them. They are best-selling authors, presenters, and coaches. Chester has pr…
What is a good story worth to a business?
We don’t hear much these days about simple acts of kindness, but they happen often without much fanfare.
Instead of pointing a finger, hold out your hand. This statement combines two familiar “hand” metaphors. The first is that when we have one fi…
A zinger can be described as a quick, clever, and sharp remark that often carries a humorous insult. Yet “humorous” can be in the eye of the b…
When businesses talk about workforce development, the conversation often starts with the jobs they need to fill today.
The primary season is over and survivors prepare for the November 3 mid-term general elections.
The primary season is over and survivors prepare for the November 3 mid-term general elections.
Some projects are more than just work—they’re deeply personal. This is one of those projects for me.
I was fortunate to be with leaders from Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, Ill. I presented on Park Ranger Leadership. The fable cen…
Anxiety is a normal human condition. We feel it in the form of worry, nervousness, or discomfort about a situation that may involve uncertaint…
When one writes hundreds of columns, certain themes show up over and over. A reason is that there are areas in leadership in which people cons…
Spend a few minutes scrolling through social media and you’ll find no shortage of information competing for your attention. National headlines…
When a person is asked to take on a leadership role, it is done with good intentions. The person does not do as well as hoped. Why? There are …
When performance is visible, accountability follows. Being transparent with goals and outcomes achieves alignment and clarity. It demonstrates…
Milwaukee’s history of electing socialists, and recent election wins by Democratic Socialists in New York City, Colorado and Washington, D.C.,…
You are moving to a new place to live or to work. What are you bringing with you? What are your keepsakes? If you mentioned thank-you notes, c…
As temperatures across the nation climbed in recent days, it was a metaphor for the kind of public heat Wisconsin utility suppliers feel when …
The latest installment of Rock Commerce’s weekly column examines the latest numbers and visible trends in Rock County’s housing market. Read m…
We think about learning from what goes wrong. But do we also learn from our successes?
The latest installment of Rock Commerce’s weekly column examines the latest county and local unemployment data, showing the positive trend is …
Wisconsin governors don’t get to pick their lieutenant governors. Instead, the winner of the primary for lieutenant governor automatically bec…
Prior to Susan Crawford’s landslide victory in the April 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race, the national Democratic machine had no illusions a…
Straw polls are like popcorn. Political junkies can’t resist them.
Wisconsin Democrats held their annual convention to trash-talk President Trump and his policies, hear from candidates on the August primary an…
The May deadline for elected state officials to file statements saying they will not run again on Nov. 3 clarified who is moving out of the Ca…
Learning to Find the Opportunity in the Obstacle
Journalism done right has always been a little bit subversive.
The term “economic development” is a term that can sound like something reserved for planners, economists, or policy discussions. In reality, …
The latest installment of Rock Commerce’s weekly column will examine the current unemployment rate and some points on the housing market. Read…
When one finger points out, three fingers are pointing back toward oneself. This statement means we need to look inward before we find fault w…
Welcome to the first installment of a weekly column devoted to general business news and economic developments happening in Janesville, Beloit…
What makes a good supervisor? I have asked this question hundreds of times. The consistent answers when someone says they have a good leader a…
It was no surprise that Chris Taylor, supported by Democrats, prevailed over GOP-supported Maria Lazar in Rock County in the April 7 Wisconsin…
There are at least four reasons why a $1.8 billion tax cut and school aid package failed in the Legislature last week.
Wisconsin’s court fight over redrawing the state’s eight U.S. House districts gained new importance after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that st…
MADISON, Wis. – Providing more “affordable housing” is a popular campaign slogan these days in Wisconsin and across America, but it’s not as s…
I am angry at the fools who scribbled antisemitic graffiti on Janesville bridges and in local parks in recent days.
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MADISON, Wis. — Providing more “affordable housing” is a popular campaign slogan these days in Wisconsin and across America, but it’s not as s…
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Not only did Wisconsin journalism lose a great reporter when Dan Bice diedon his 62 nd birthday Tuesday, April 21, Wisconsin residents lost an…
Gov. Tony Evers has promised to issue commutations, which could shorten the prison sentences of some long-serving inmates who have matured and…
In President Donald Trump's first term, many members of his Cabinet were establishment conservatives with tangible, executive experience who w…
As a high-achieving college kid, Alex Vallejo wasn’t surprised by the kind of young people he met at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engi…
As if hijacking the iconic Kennedy Center wasn’t enough, the Commandeerer-in-chief wants to put his name on something else — the U.S. dollar.
Anything can happen on the final day of a legislative session in the Assembly and Senate. And, on March 17, that was never more true than the …
Last week, Forward Janesville released the results of a community survey showing that a majority of respondents (51%) believe Janesville is he…
We have a saying here at Bloomberg, and it’s one we brought with us to New York City Hall: “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” The…
In the summer of 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified, granting birthright citizenship to “All persons born or naturalized in the United States.”
Free child care is starting to take root in the U.S. But is it good for kids?
The U.S. government’s trade lawyers are working overtime. So what if the work in question requires more imagination than it does expertise?
Health care and social assistance professions added 693,000 jobs in 2025. Without those gains, the U.S. economy would have lost roughly 570,000 jobs.
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House and introduced an ambitious solar strategy to Congress.
Non-disclosure agreements, or NDA’s have been a new local topic recently but they’re old hat for anyone who’s had any sort of dealing between …
Improper purpose: That concept lies at the heart of the striking opinion by Chief Judge James Boasberg of the federal district court in Washin…
I’ve seen enough. It’s time to revise our expectations about the midterms.Matt K. Lewis is the author of “Filthy Rich Politicians” and “Too Du…
On Monday came the latest evidence of dysfunction within the Trump administration’s counterterrorism apparatus, when Joe Kent, the director of…
Before President Donald Trump attacked Iran, the United States conducted an array of highly publicized military preparations, seemingly to sig…
In late 2002, as the U.S. was on the precipice of invading Iraq, the president’s top budget official estimated that the war would cost as litt…
President Donald Trump’s choice to launch a joint military campaign with Israel against Iran represents the crowning achievement of Israeli Pr…
President Donald Trump was uncommonly lucky in his first term, neither inheriting nor provoking a crisis of the sort that tests U.S. president…
If the Trump administration’s misguided tariff policy has proved anything, it’s that corporate America can afford to pay higher tax rates with…
A lawsuit trying to overturn how Wisconsin pays for K-12 schools asks the state Supreme Court to develop and implement a new school finance sy…
The story goes that a weakling gets sand kicked in his face on the beach. He then joins a gym, pumps iron and returns to the beach, where all …
The federal government seems to be barreling toward a federal election power grab. Trump's State of the Union address called for the Senate to…
The war with Iran is burning the clock on President Donald Trump’s chances for a reset with voters on the economy. And that increases the odds…
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the administration’s tariffs were unlawful, it resolved a constitutional question. What it did not reso…
In an effort to justify his war on Iran, President Donald Trump turned to history. He begins with 1979, the year the Islamic Revolution depose…
America’s housing affordability crisis has increasingly become a political drama in search of a convenient antagonist.
The 17.7 million Americans who use marijuana daily or near-daily can relax: The Supreme Court appears poised to hold that Congress can’t prohi…
When Kathy Magnuson was young, she signed her Social Security card with pride, if not precision, by her maiden name: “Kathy A. Brown.”
Jackie Calmes: On Iran, Russia and China, Trump's weakness for strongmen explains his foreign policy
"I'm not going to start a war. I'm going to stop wars." — Donald Trump, in his victory speech Nov. 6, 2024
Pegah Banihashemi: Inside Iran, my family and other citizens are caught between celebration and fear
Early Saturday in Tehran, my father called me with his warm, steady voice to tell me that the attack had begun. As he always does, controlling…
President Donald Trump and his administration insist their war of choice in Iran bears zero similarity to the bitter Iraq War the U.S. plunged…
Donald Trump has never been one to play by the rules.
The southern Wisconsin community is blessed with a local business landscape that gives back in many forms. Employees volunteer, brands sponsor…