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Meta’s new Beaver Dam data center could use up to 220 megawatts of power, according to newly unredacted portions of a proposed service contract with Alliant Energy. That’s less than other hyperscale data center campuses under construction in Wisconsin but
Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced the Evers Administration has submitted a letter of intent for the Food is Medicine State Officer Program, a three-year initiative to empower states to build capacity for better health outcomes
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Tony Wied (WI-08) is reminding all residents of Wisconsin’s 8th District that Community Project Funding (CPF) requests are due Monday, March 9th. “My top priority as the Representative for Wisconsin’s 8th District is to make life
MADISON, Wis. — Several of Donald Trump’s cost-hiking tariffs, supported every step of the way by right-wing U.S. Representative and gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany, were recently struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. According to estimates, the average American family has paid
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced her opposition to Brad Schimel continuing to serve as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin after his 120-day temporary appointment expires in two weeks. While U.S. Attorney positions
Madison, Wis. – As winter thaws and spring rains falls, the changing of seasons signals more than just warmer days – it marks an increase for flooding to occur. To encourage everyone in the state to be prepared, Gov. Evers
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations through March 27, 2026 for one seat on the Wisconsin Cherry Board. DATCP will mail nomination forms to eligible growers. Producers must sign and postmark
There is an old hymn that asks a question so simple, yet so convicting, that it has echoed through sanctuaries and souls for generations: Is your all on the altar?
The News: Students attending Wisconsin’s private choice and charter schools outperform their peers in traditional public schools in both English Language Arts (ELA) and math, even after accounting for demographic differences, according to a new Apples to Apples report released by the Wisconsin Institute
MADISON, Wis. – With the conclusion of the 2025 deer hunting seasons, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) shares a summary of the year’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) sampling efforts. For the 2025 season, the DNR focused its efforts on
The Wisco Project PAC is doing a new digital ad knocking conservative Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar, saying she let a rideshare driver “keep driving” after he was charged with sexually assaulting a woman on her way home from the
In a time where the likes of the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty seek to roll back all efforts to atone for centuries of racial and class discrimination, a front-page story in the Chicago Tribune underscored just how sad it’s all become.
Four Tosa board candidates are a politically mixed bag, and their issue list isn’t a culture war playlist. It is financial accountability, teacher morale and retention, and academic performance.
Meta’s new Beaver Dam data center could use up to 220 megawatts of power, according to newly unredacted portions of a proposed service contract with Alliant Energy. That’s less than other hyperscale data center campuses under construction in Wisconsin but well beyond the residential power needs of most of the
Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced the Evers Administration has submitted a letter of intent for the Food is Medicine State Officer Program, a three-year initiative to empower states to build capacity for better health outcomes through food-based interventions. The program can include services like medically
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Tony Wied (WI-08) is reminding all residents of Wisconsin’s 8th District that Community Project Funding (CPF) requests are due Monday, March 9th. “My top priority as the Representative for Wisconsin’s 8th District is to make life better for the great people of Northeast Wisconsin, and that
MADISON, Wis. — Several of Donald Trump’s cost-hiking tariffs, supported every step of the way by right-wing U.S. Representative and gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany, were recently struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. According to estimates, the average American family has paid over $1,700 in increased costs due to the Trump-Tiffany tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced her opposition to Brad Schimel continuing to serve as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin after his 120-day temporary appointment expires in two weeks. While U.S. Attorney positions require Senate-approval, President Trump installed Schimel to be the interim
Madison, Wis. – As winter thaws and spring rains falls, the changing of seasons signals more than just warmer days – it marks an increase for flooding to occur. To encourage everyone in the state to be prepared, Gov. Evers has declared March 9 -13 as Flood Safety Week in
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations through March 27, 2026 for one seat on the Wisconsin Cherry Board. DATCP will mail nomination forms to eligible growers. Producers must sign and postmark completed nomination forms by March 27, 2026 and include signatures
There is an old hymn that asks a question so simple, yet so convicting, that it has echoed through sanctuaries and souls for generations: Is your all on the altar?
The News: Students attending Wisconsin’s private choice and charter schools outperform their peers in traditional public schools in both English Language Arts (ELA) and math, even after accounting for demographic differences, according to a new Apples to Apples report released by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL). Using the most recent statewide
MADISON, Wis. – With the conclusion of the 2025 deer hunting seasons, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) shares a summary of the year’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) sampling efforts. For the 2025 season, the DNR focused its efforts on increasing sample collection in designated 2025 Fall Priority Areas. As in
The Wisco Project PAC is doing a new digital ad knocking conservative Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar, saying she let a rideshare driver “keep driving” after he was charged with sexually assaulting a woman on her way home from the bars. The group said it’s a statewide buy with a
In a time where the likes of the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty seek to roll back all efforts to atone for centuries of racial and class discrimination, a front-page story in the Chicago Tribune underscored just how sad it’s all become.
Four Tosa board candidates are a politically mixed bag, and their issue list isn’t a culture war playlist. It is financial accountability, teacher morale and retention, and academic performance.