MADISON, Wis. — In response to Republicans in the state Senate replacing Governor Tony Evers’ workforce package – which aimed to provide affordable child care and comprehensive paid family leave for local working families – with a tax cut favoring the wealthiest,
Madison, WI – The statewide kickoff event for Homelessness Awareness Month will be held at the Wisconsin State Capitol Rotunda on Nov. 1 at noon. This event is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend. Speakers will include state representatives
Madison- Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu issued the following statement in response to Governor Evers announcement allocating $170 million in federal pandemic relief to the Child Care Counts program: “Governor Evers vetoed the largest tax cut in state history and
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers in a brief filed today by Attorney General Josh Kaul asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to declare Wisconsin’s legislative maps unconstitutional and institute new maps that avoid the partisan bias that has “infected” Wisconsin’s legislative
State Senator Romaine Quinn has been recognized as the Northwest Wisconsin 2023 Champion for Children, an award given out by the Boys & Girls Clubs to an elected official who goes above and beyond to successfully advocate for the youth
Wisconsin’s Catholic bishops today issued the following statement in response to the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel: The Bishops of Wisconsin unequivocally condemn the Hamas terrorist attack on unarmed Israeli civilians and the taking of women, children, and elders
A third-party investigator hired by the Legislature found sufficient evidence that former Senate Chief Clerk Mike Queensland engaged in nonconsensual sexual contact with an intoxicated woman during a May conference in California, according to a report obtained by WisPolitcs. The
While poverty rates in Wisconsin have fallen from their latest peak during the Great Recession, they haven’t rebounded to the lows seen about a decade before that. That’s according to a recent report from UW-Madison’s Division of Extension, written by
MADISON, Wis. – Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman announced today his decision to end in-person instruction at two additional branch campuses and to close one branch campus. Rothman also directed chancellors overseeing the remaining two-year campuses to work with
Should lawmakers back the bill to spend more than $545 million in public dollars for maintenance and upgrades at American Family Field?
Absent significant changes to the deal, it should be rejected. While politicians of both parties love to spend money and pose for pictures with the Brewers, someone needs to look out for the taxpayers.
A bold challenge to the forces that threaten to bankrupt Wisconsin public schools.
Wisconsin’s GOP Senate is proposing to increase the parental tax deduction for private school students from $4,000 for an elementary school student to $5,070 and for a secondary student from $10,000 to $12,660 with future increases for inflation.
The Wisconsin Assembly speaker continues to try to disqualify Justice Protasiewicz from redistricting case.
Team of rookies will have to make the sale for automatic registration.
Hopefully, Wisconsin lawmakers will not allow big utility companies to control the EV charging market unfairly. They must create an environment where the private sector can succeed for a national EV charging network to be realized.
I’ve spent much of my career trying to share the peer reviewed research of climate scientists, which I believe unequivocally confirms the catastrophic impacts from climate change we are all seeing with our own eyes, and the need to limit those impacts.
The assertion of tribal sovereignty, combined with building alliances with the non-Native communities in the watersheds at risk from ecologically destructive mining projects, has proven to be an effective strategy.
As word of explosions in Israel shook many of us to our core, the conservative members of Congress remained steadfast in their in-party fighting. While there has been some movement, it shouldn’t take a war abroad to put the fire under their feet.
Jimmy Carter, the American president who most successfully advanced the cause of peace in the Middle East, has always recognized the challenges of this pursuit.
MADISON, Wis. — In response to Republicans in the state Senate replacing Governor Tony Evers’ workforce package – which aimed to provide affordable child care and comprehensive paid family leave for local working families – with a tax cut favoring the wealthiest, A Better Wisconsin Together Executive Director Chris Walloch released the
Madison, WI – The statewide kickoff event for Homelessness Awareness Month will be held at the Wisconsin State Capitol Rotunda on Nov. 1 at noon. This event is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend. Speakers will include state representatives addressing the concerns of homelessness in Wisconsin and individuals speaking
Madison- Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu issued the following statement in response to Governor Evers announcement allocating $170 million in federal pandemic relief to the Child Care Counts program: “Governor Evers vetoed the largest tax cut in state history and then spent months going around the state telling child care
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers in a brief filed today by Attorney General Josh Kaul asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to declare Wisconsin’s legislative maps unconstitutional and institute new maps that avoid the partisan bias that has “infected” Wisconsin’s legislative maps “to the detriment of Wisconsin’s democracy.” “The entire point
State Senator Romaine Quinn has been recognized as the Northwest Wisconsin 2023 Champion for Children, an award given out by the Boys & Girls Clubs to an elected official who goes above and beyond to successfully advocate for the youth of Wisconsin. This past May, Senator Quinn and Senator Ballweg,
Wisconsin’s Catholic bishops today issued the following statement in response to the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel: The Bishops of Wisconsin unequivocally condemn the Hamas terrorist attack on unarmed Israeli civilians and the taking of women, children, and elders as hostages. We deplore this and every form of antisemitism.
A third-party investigator hired by the Legislature found sufficient evidence that former Senate Chief Clerk Mike Queensland engaged in nonconsensual sexual contact with an intoxicated woman during a May conference in California, according to a report obtained by WisPolitcs. The report for the first time details the allegations against Queensland
While poverty rates in Wisconsin have fallen from their latest peak during the Great Recession, they haven’t rebounded to the lows seen about a decade before that. That’s according to a recent report from UW-Madison’s Division of Extension, written by Prof. Steven Deller, an economist and professor in the Department
MADISON, Wis. – Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman announced today his decision to end in-person instruction at two additional branch campuses and to close one branch campus. Rothman also directed chancellors overseeing the remaining two-year campuses to work with local officials to determine the best uses for facilities to
Should lawmakers back the bill to spend more than $545 million in public dollars for maintenance and upgrades at American Family Field?
Absent significant changes to the deal, it should be rejected. While politicians of both parties love to spend money and pose for pictures with the Brewers, someone needs to look out for the taxpayers.
A bold challenge to the forces that threaten to bankrupt Wisconsin public schools.
Wisconsin’s GOP Senate is proposing to increase the parental tax deduction for private school students from $4,000 for an elementary school student to $5,070 and for a secondary student from $10,000 to $12,660 with future increases for inflation.
The Wisconsin Assembly speaker continues to try to disqualify Justice Protasiewicz from redistricting case.
Team of rookies will have to make the sale for automatic registration.
Hopefully, Wisconsin lawmakers will not allow big utility companies to control the EV charging market unfairly. They must create an environment where the private sector can succeed for a national EV charging network to be realized.
I’ve spent much of my career trying to share the peer reviewed research of climate scientists, which I believe unequivocally confirms the catastrophic impacts from climate change we are all seeing with our own eyes, and the need to limit those impacts.
The assertion of tribal sovereignty, combined with building alliances with the non-Native communities in the watersheds at risk from ecologically destructive mining projects, has proven to be an effective strategy.
As word of explosions in Israel shook many of us to our core, the conservative members of Congress remained steadfast in their in-party fighting. While there has been some movement, it shouldn’t take a war abroad to put the fire under their feet.
Jimmy Carter, the American president who most successfully advanced the cause of peace in the Middle East, has always recognized the challenges of this pursuit.