INSIDE WISCONSIN

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. –  Although tests have been restarted, some may still question whether the adverse reaction reported by a subject in the AstraZeneca-led vaccine trial is linked to the coronavirus test vaccination itself or some other cause. However, this...

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – I don’t get the fascination with TikTok, the video-sharing platform that is essentially a worldwide talent show for obscure skills, but that’s totally OK. Millions of people do enjoy it and, for many of them, it has been a source of...

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Many U.S. policymakers seem concerned about reopening bars, restaurants and health clubs closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. They should be at least as worried about restarting America’s education engine, which will best serve the economy...

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – In most presidential election years, the marketplace for initial public offerings closes tighter than Ebenezer Scrooge’s wallet as the campaign heats up. That’s not the case in 2020, a year in which neither the worst pandemic in a century...

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – For the better part of three decades starting in the 1980s, Madison was the only game in the state when it came to starting and growing tech-based businesses. That’s no longer the case, for a variety of reasons that are good for...

By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – In Kenya, a Google-related company called Loon is working with an East African carrier to provide internet service through a fleet of high-altitude balloons. Hovering about 12 miles high in the stratosphere, the balloons will extend 4G...