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Tariffs backed by Reps. Steil and Van Orden are raising costs on everything from gifts to groceries—and families are paying the price MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, families are getting an unwelcome surprise this holiday season: costly
STANLEY, WI – Today Trump Conservative Jessi Ebben’s congressional campaign announced she has been endorsed by Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13). Rep. Luna is a member of the House Oversight, and Foreign Affairs Committees, and is a United States Air Force veteran. In
DE PERE, Wis. – Today, School Board Member Brandy Tollefson (D-De Pere) announced her candidacy for the 88th Assembly District. Tollefson currently serves as the Treasurer for the Unified School District of De Pere School Board and works as an
MADISON, Wis. — Today, ACA open enrollment for 2026 is coming to a close, and due to the GOP’s purposeful defunding of this program that helps over 300,000 Wisconsinites afford health care, Wisconsinites will be facing higher premium prices next year. With
Award Nominations Due Jan. 31 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting award nominations for the 2025 Wisconsin Ethical Hunter Award. Nominees are selected based on exceptional moral actions and character while out in the field.
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul last week joined a coalition of 19 other states in suing the Trump Administration over its unlawful policy imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions that could undermine research, innovation, and healthcare in
Chancellor, students, alumni to speak in two ceremonies at Johnson Fieldhouse Menomonie, Wis. – Fall commencement will be held for 527 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 20, at University of Wisconsin-Stout. A total of 399 undergraduate and 128 graduate students will
A financial expert predicts “much less volatility” standing in the way of economic growth next year. Brad Tank, a UW-Madison grad, made the prediction during a recent Wisconsin Alumni Association webinar. He holds a senior advisory role with Neuberger Berman,
State Expects to Help 185,000 Households This Heating Season Madison, Wis. – Today, Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld announced that the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) has begun making payments, and that benefits are once again available for eligible Wisconsin residents needing
The mass shooting at Brown University today is a barbaric and unacceptable tragedy that once again exposes the nation’s inability to confront its epidemic of gun violence.
I have a simple question: If you can board a tanker, why do you need to sink/AKA “blow up/AKA “kill everybody” on fishing boats?
My program could hire Tom Brokaw or Walter Cronkite (if he was still alive) to teach broadcast journalism, and they would have no vote on which broadcast news classes we offer because they aren’t PhDs with tenure. Make that make sense.
Hats off to state Rep. Lisa Subeck and state Sens. Kelda Roys and Chris Larson for pushing back against the insane campaign to get Americans to shun vaccines.
In a few months, The Capital Times will encourage voters to elect progressives to local political office. We know this from bitter experience.
With its recent decision in Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, the US
Supreme Court has opened the door wide to partisan redistricting. What other
conclusion can be made?
When my dad passed away in 1966, our family lost their primary health insurance overnight. My name is Robert Nigh, and I’m a dairy farmer from Vernon County, and this is a story that has repeated itself through three generations of my family.
Tariffs backed by Reps. Steil and Van Orden are raising costs on everything from gifts to groceries—and families are paying the price MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, families are getting an unwelcome surprise this holiday season: costly tariffs are leading to significantly higher prices on toys and
STANLEY, WI – Today Trump Conservative Jessi Ebben’s congressional campaign announced she has been endorsed by Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13). Rep. Luna is a member of the House Oversight, and Foreign Affairs Committees, and is a United States Air Force veteran. In a statement, Rep. Luna said “Jessi Ebben is a devoted
DE PERE, Wis. – Today, School Board Member Brandy Tollefson (D-De Pere) announced her candidacy for the 88th Assembly District. Tollefson currently serves as the Treasurer for the Unified School District of De Pere School Board and works as an accounting manager. Tollefson released the following statement: “I am thrilled
MADISON, Wis. — Today, ACA open enrollment for 2026 is coming to a close, and due to the GOP’s purposeful defunding of this program that helps over 300,000 Wisconsinites afford health care, Wisconsinites will be facing higher premium prices next year. With premiums rising on average 30%, people are going to have
Award Nominations Due Jan. 31 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting award nominations for the 2025 Wisconsin Ethical Hunter Award. Nominees are selected based on exceptional moral actions and character while out in the field. Established in 1997, the award recognizes a hunter whose action
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul last week joined a coalition of 19 other states in suing the Trump Administration over its unlawful policy imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions that could undermine research, innovation, and healthcare in Wisconsin. “The H-1B program has bolstered education, health care, and
Chancellor, students, alumni to speak in two ceremonies at Johnson Fieldhouse Menomonie, Wis. – Fall commencement will be held for 527 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 20, at University of Wisconsin-Stout. A total of 399 undergraduate and 128 graduate students will receive degrees. Two ceremonies will be held at Johnson Fieldhouse:
A financial expert predicts “much less volatility” standing in the way of economic growth next year. Brad Tank, a UW-Madison grad, made the prediction during a recent Wisconsin Alumni Association webinar. He holds a senior advisory role with Neuberger Berman, a New York investment management firm with more than $500
State Expects to Help 185,000 Households This Heating Season Madison, Wis. – Today, Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld announced that the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) has begun making payments, and that benefits are once again available for eligible Wisconsin residents needing help with their energy bills. The heating season officially began
The mass shooting at Brown University today is a barbaric and unacceptable tragedy that once again exposes the nation’s inability to confront its epidemic of gun violence.
I have a simple question: If you can board a tanker, why do you need to sink/AKA “blow up/AKA “kill everybody” on fishing boats?
My program could hire Tom Brokaw or Walter Cronkite (if he was still alive) to teach broadcast journalism, and they would have no vote on which broadcast news classes we offer because they aren’t PhDs with tenure. Make that make sense.
Hats off to state Rep. Lisa Subeck and state Sens. Kelda Roys and Chris Larson for pushing back against the insane campaign to get Americans to shun vaccines.
In a few months, The Capital Times will encourage voters to elect progressives to local political office. We know this from bitter experience.
With its recent decision in Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, the US
Supreme Court has opened the door wide to partisan redistricting. What other
conclusion can be made?
When my dad passed away in 1966, our family lost their primary health insurance overnight. My name is Robert Nigh, and I’m a dairy farmer from Vernon County, and this is a story that has repeated itself through three generations of my family.