Richard Poirier: Toward One Wisconsin conference envisions a more equitable future

Forward.

That simple, no-nonsense imperative says so much about our state and about our collective determination to drive progress, no matter the challenge.

Adopted as Wisconsin’s official state motto in 1851, that spirit couldn’t be more timely or relevant today, when we urgently need the common will to move forward together. It is time for the good people of Wisconsin to live by the principles and values of diversity, inclusion and equity....