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Madison, WI — July 2026 — On Thursday, August 6, 2026, from 6:30–8:30 PM, Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin (PSR WI) will host Lanterns for Peace, an annual community event at Tenney Park’s John Wall Family Pavilion. The gathering commemorates
With tick activity reaching its peak for the season, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) continues to closely monitor tick activity, with the most recent surveillance data showing nymphal deer (blacklegged) ticks are currently driving the trend. Nymphal deer ticks are
Recent ads for candidates add life – finally – to a very sleepy campaign.
Let’s ensure AI innovation is accessible and pro-worker, and put more money in peoples’ pockets for the transition.
June is recognized as Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the mental health challenges faced by men and encouraging open conversations about emotional well-being.
Classrooms should focus on teaching math, science, reading, and critical thinking skills that prepare students for success, leaving the raising of children to the parents who love them most.
We’ve become a country that thinks nothing of spending tens of billions fighting unnecessary wars, but we can’t find it within us to create a healthcare system that could benefit every American, rich or poor, old or young.
While St. Mary’s nurses have been struggling, we’ve seen union nurses at Meriter and UW Health make significant gains in staffing and retention. Nurses throughout our hospital have raised concerns repeatedly with hospital administration through appropriate internal channels. However, our pleas for change have fallen on deaf ears.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice and a coalition Monday secured a ruling from the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts that vacated the Trump Administration’s policy imposing a $100,000 fee on certain H-1B petitions, finding it unlawful. Wisconsin DOJ joined
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act, bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of housing for volunteer firefighters and first responders. The effort would help recruit and retain more
Delafield, Wis. — The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG), represented by the Wisconsin Transparency Project, is taking the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to court. The lawsuit, venued in Adams County, asks the court to declare the secret meeting held
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) was appointed by Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “Thank you to Leader Jeffries and Ranking Member Meeks for your trust in appointing me
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Emily Sontag, assistant professor of biological sciences in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study the basic cellular
(WAUKESHA, Wis.) – This summer, Waukesha County Parks is taking a little sass to the trails. The parks department is launching a new “Leave No Trace” campaign to encourage responsible park use and protect our local natural spaces. The campaign, running
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (Dairy Board) on behalf of three Wisconsin dairy farmers. The lawsuit challenges
MILWAUKEE – June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month, and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowey is highlighting his administration’s efforts to combat gun violence, foster healthier neighborhoods, and save lives. “Gun violence is a public health crisis that affects too many
WAUSAU, WI – Congressman Tom Tiffany, candidate for governor, today announced a new seven-figure statewide ad campaign running across television, streaming, and digital platforms. The new spot, titled “Udderly Ridiculous,” focuses on Tiffany’s commitment to making Wisconsin more affordable by stopping
The Wisconsin Technology Council has been awarded a Talent Recruitment Grant to support efforts aimed at attracting specialized talent to frontier technology companies in Rock County and south central Wisconsin, helping strengthen the state’s innovation economy. The grant is part of a
A cybersecurity training platform developed by University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic faculty has won a high-stakes, Pentagon-sponsored competition and will now serve as a blueprint for scalable cybersecurity learning nationwide. The Department of War’s Aligned Skills Curriculum and Experiential Network Design
Madison, WI — July 2026 — On Thursday, August 6, 2026, from 6:30–8:30 PM, Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin (PSR WI) will host Lanterns for Peace, an annual community event at Tenney Park’s John Wall Family Pavilion. The gathering commemorates the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and invites participants
With tick activity reaching its peak for the season, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) continues to closely monitor tick activity, with the most recent surveillance data showing nymphal deer (blacklegged) ticks are currently driving the trend. Nymphal deer ticks are young (not yet adult) ticks known for being very small—about
Recent ads for candidates add life – finally – to a very sleepy campaign.
Let’s ensure AI innovation is accessible and pro-worker, and put more money in peoples’ pockets for the transition.
June is recognized as Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the mental health challenges faced by men and encouraging open conversations about emotional well-being.
Classrooms should focus on teaching math, science, reading, and critical thinking skills that prepare students for success, leaving the raising of children to the parents who love them most.
We’ve become a country that thinks nothing of spending tens of billions fighting unnecessary wars, but we can’t find it within us to create a healthcare system that could benefit every American, rich or poor, old or young.
While St. Mary’s nurses have been struggling, we’ve seen union nurses at Meriter and UW Health make significant gains in staffing and retention. Nurses throughout our hospital have raised concerns repeatedly with hospital administration through appropriate internal channels. However, our pleas for change have fallen on deaf ears.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice and a coalition Monday secured a ruling from the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts that vacated the Trump Administration’s policy imposing a $100,000 fee on certain H-1B petitions, finding it unlawful. Wisconsin DOJ joined a multistate coalition in challenging the policy late last year. “This ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act, bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of housing for volunteer firefighters and first responders. The effort would help recruit and retain more volunteer first responders, especially in rural and underserved communities. “Our
Delafield, Wis. — The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG), represented by the Wisconsin Transparency Project, is taking the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to court. The lawsuit, venued in Adams County, asks the court to declare the secret meeting held in the Wisconsin Dells violated Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law and
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) was appointed by Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “Thank you to Leader Jeffries and Ranking Member Meeks for your trust in appointing me to the Foreign Affairs Committee. President Trump has done significant
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Emily Sontag, assistant professor of biological sciences in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study the basic cellular mechanisms that fail in protein misfolding diseases such as cancer
(WAUKESHA, Wis.) – This summer, Waukesha County Parks is taking a little sass to the trails. The parks department is launching a new “Leave No Trace” campaign to encourage responsible park use and protect our local natural spaces. The campaign, running June through September, focuses on three simple rules: keep dogs
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (Dairy Board) on behalf of three Wisconsin dairy farmers. The lawsuit challenges the unconstitutional Dairy Checkoff program, which forces dairy farmers to
MILWAUKEE – June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month, and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowey is highlighting his administration’s efforts to combat gun violence, foster healthier neighborhoods, and save lives. “Gun violence is a public health crisis that affects too many families, too many neighborhoods, and too many lives. That’s why
WAUSAU, WI – Congressman Tom Tiffany, candidate for governor, today announced a new seven-figure statewide ad campaign running across television, streaming, and digital platforms. The new spot, titled “Udderly Ridiculous,” focuses on Tiffany’s commitment to making Wisconsin more affordable by stopping Wall Street from buying homes, protecting farmland from Big Data,
The Wisconsin Technology Council has been awarded a Talent Recruitment Grant to support efforts aimed at attracting specialized talent to frontier technology companies in Rock County and south central Wisconsin, helping strengthen the state’s innovation economy. The grant is part of a statewide initiative announced by Gov. Tony Evers and WEDC that
A cybersecurity training platform developed by University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic faculty has won a high-stakes, Pentagon-sponsored competition and will now serve as a blueprint for scalable cybersecurity learning nationwide. The Department of War’s Aligned Skills Curriculum and Experiential Network Design (ASCEND) Challenge received innovative entries from a pool of more