Moms for Liberty is growing in Wisconsin as critics call them extremists
The parental rights organization has built membership from groups that formed during the pandemic and is looking to shape policy and elections
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Is cybersecurity one of the least diverse industries?
Yes. Women and minorities are underrepresented in the cybersecurity industry, with employment rates lower than the STEM industry as a whole.
Ahead of the first presidential debate in Milwaukee, does Donald Trump lead his rivals by more than 50 points?
No. National polls put Donald Trump roughly 40 percentage points ahead of other 2024 Republican presidential candidates.
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Opinion
Your right to know: Strike a balance on student privacy
On the one hand, the public has a right to know how public schools act, meaning that schools have a duty to be transparent. On the other hand, students have special rights to privacy enshrined in both state and federal law.
Your Right to Know: Record delays are contrary to the law
It’s a problem that has grown markedly worse in recent years, as agencies have gotten bolder in exploiting the lack of specificity in the state’s open records law regarding the question of “How long is too long?”
Your Right to Know: Records case a win for public accountability
When Madison Metropolitan School District communications director Tim LeMonds sued his employer in March to block release of a complaint against him, he claimed there would be grave repercussions if the public were allowed to see the allegations it contained.
