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Milwaukee, WI — January 12, 2026 — Enough is Enough ~ A Legacy for Erin, a grassroots advocacy organization dedicated to preventing injury and death from reckless driving, has released its THIRD report highlighting troubling sentencing trends in Milwaukee County courts.
Since launching his campaign for Governor, former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes has been crisscrossing the state on his “Wisconsin Way” tour, a statewide effort to discuss how rising costs are affecting Wisconsin families, farmers, and small businesses. This weekend, Lt.
AI-Assisted Film and Video Production class to open summer 2026 Menomonie, Wis. – A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assisted Film and Video Production course will launch at University of Wisconsin-Stout in summer 2026. The course, possibly a first-of-its-kind in the
Rodriguez urges lawmakers and local leaders to adopt safeguards, transparency standards, and accountability measures as ICE activity escalates in Wisconsin MADISON, WI—Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez today called on Wisconsin legislators, county officials, mayors, and local councils to take immediate action
Support from communities across Wisconsin fuels early campaign growth BLACK EARTH, WIS. – Today, local elected official Dylan Helmenstine’s campaign reported raising a total of $43,339 from 165 contributions on its January Continuing Report and reports having $36,239 cash on
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says Venezuela needs a “real election” after “the election was stolen by (Nicolas) Maduro” as the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on whether to rein in President Donald Trump’s military powers. “You can tell that
Madison politics reporters discuss their perspectives on WORT-FM’s “A Public Affair.”
Wisconsin Republicans want you to believe their policies are the key to solving the very problems those Republican policies created.
Trump’s military actions against Venezuela violated the War Powers Resolution requiring consultation with Congress.
The current president’s regime is so full of lies, violence, corruption, cruelty and incompetence that a spreadsheet is needed to catalog the damage done to the United States and the world.
I’m one of about three Americans who hasn’t rushed to judgement on the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. What I have are a lot of questions and zero faith that this Justice Department and this FBI will provide impartial answers.
The federal government has formally declared that medically transitioning minors does not meet professionally recognized standards of care for children.
Milwaukee, WI — January 12, 2026 — Enough is Enough ~ A Legacy for Erin, a grassroots advocacy organization dedicated to preventing injury and death from reckless driving, has released its THIRD report highlighting troubling sentencing trends in Milwaukee County courts. Since launching its Court Watch MKE initiative in June 2024,
Since launching his campaign for Governor, former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes has been crisscrossing the state on his “Wisconsin Way” tour, a statewide effort to discuss how rising costs are affecting Wisconsin families, farmers, and small businesses. This weekend, Lt. Governor Barnes traveled to Chippewa, Douglas, and Ashland counties to
AI-Assisted Film and Video Production class to open summer 2026 Menomonie, Wis. – A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assisted Film and Video Production course will launch at University of Wisconsin-Stout in summer 2026. The course, possibly a first-of-its-kind in the Universities of Wisconsin, was developed by a video production faculty
Rodriguez urges lawmakers and local leaders to adopt safeguards, transparency standards, and accountability measures as ICE activity escalates in Wisconsin MADISON, WI—Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez today called on Wisconsin legislators, county officials, mayors, and local councils to take immediate action to protect public safety, civil rights, and the integrity of
Support from communities across Wisconsin fuels early campaign growth BLACK EARTH, WIS. – Today, local elected official Dylan Helmenstine’s campaign reported raising a total of $43,339 from 165 contributions on its January Continuing Report and reports having $36,239 cash on hand. As a candidate in the Democratic Primary for Wisconsin
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says Venezuela needs a “real election” after “the election was stolen by (Nicolas) Maduro” as the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on whether to rein in President Donald Trump’s military powers. “You can tell that President Trump does not want to put troops on the
Madison politics reporters discuss their perspectives on WORT-FM’s “A Public Affair.”
Wisconsin Republicans want you to believe their policies are the key to solving the very problems those Republican policies created.
Trump’s military actions against Venezuela violated the War Powers Resolution requiring consultation with Congress.
The current president’s regime is so full of lies, violence, corruption, cruelty and incompetence that a spreadsheet is needed to catalog the damage done to the United States and the world.
I’m one of about three Americans who hasn’t rushed to judgement on the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. What I have are a lot of questions and zero faith that this Justice Department and this FBI will provide impartial answers.
The federal government has formally declared that medically transitioning minors does not meet professionally recognized standards of care for children.