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WEST ALLIS, Wis. – June 11, 2026– In conjunction with the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America and the 261st Anniversary of the First American Fair in Pennsylvania in 1765, Sandra Lee and the International Association of Fairs & Expositions (IAFE) will embark
In an international competition designed to celebrate the way print media brings people together across the globe, a team of UW-Stout Polytechnic students won the coveted TAGA Student Choice Award at the 2026 Technical Association of the Graphic Arts, Helmut Kipphan Student Chapter Competition.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the latest issue of Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine is now available in print. The summer issue shines a spotlight on the inner workings of the redbelted bumble bee, documenting the
MADISON, Wis. — Sixty-one years after Griswold v. Connecticut established a constitutional right to contraception and helped lay the foundation for modern privacy rights, Americans for Contraception is urging Congress to protect that right before it is taken away. The
MADISON, Wis — (June 11, 2026) As part of the America250 national celebration, a time capsule will be buried on July 4, 2026, at Independence National Historical Park, in Philadelphia, PA. America’s Time Capsule contains objects from all 56 U.S. states and
Infleqtion, a leading quantum tech firm with offices in Madison, is accelerating with $550 million in new funding after going public earlier this year. Chief Scientist and UW-Madison physics Prof. Mark Saffman addressed attendees of yesterday’s launch event for the
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil knocks ActBlue’s vetting of donations from foreign nationals and Wisconsin House members split on an immigration enforcement package.
While it seems likely that the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program will be dormant from July 1, 2026 until the next budget in 2027, I am confident that we can come together next year and get this done.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is tiptoeing around reform ideas. A suggestion that rules require justices to recuse from cases if big donors are involved is a good one. Also, justices should not be governed only by their own consciences on recusal. A majority of the court should be able to force a justice to step aside.
Wisconsin has seen far too many cases where dangerous offenders were released, given low bail, placed on signature bond, or allowed to remain in the community despite serious pending charges or supervision concerns, only for more innocent people to be hurt or killed.
Wisconsin is ensnared in a fiscal trap of its own making, a consequence of relying on the taxation of human frailty to fund the apparatus of state government.
Nazis, deadbeats and terrorist sympathizers get party blessing.
Yes, it can and should include advocating for legislation.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person for the June meeting to consider proposed rulemaking documents and other matters. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24 at the Comfort Inn and Suites,
MADISON – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is fast approaching on June 15, 2026. State agencies including the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), and Wisconsin
Dem activists are set to take up resolutions to abolish ICE and limit state cooperation with the federal immigration enforcement agency at their annual convention in Madison this weekend.
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced today it has awarded $18.5 million in federal subgrants to support the planning, opening and expansion of 27 charter schools across the state. This marks the third round of funding under a U.S. Department of Education grant designed to strengthen and grow
RAYMOND, Wis. — Assembly Representative and former WI-01 nominee Ann Roe (AD-44, D-Janesville) today endorsed Mitchell Berman for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. Roe issued the following statement: “Our district deserves a representative who shows up for everyone: someone who listens,
WEST ALLIS, Wis. – June 11, 2026– In conjunction with the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America and the 261st Anniversary of the First American Fair in Pennsylvania in 1765, Sandra Lee and the International Association of Fairs & Expositions (IAFE) will embark on a “Best in Fair” Tour of America’s beloved Fairs,
In an international competition designed to celebrate the way print media brings people together across the globe, a team of UW-Stout Polytechnic students won the coveted TAGA Student Choice Award at the 2026 Technical Association of the Graphic Arts, Helmut Kipphan Student Chapter Competition. The award was announced in April during a watch party
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the latest issue of Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine is now available in print. The summer issue shines a spotlight on the inner workings of the redbelted bumble bee, documenting the progress of a nest found in a Madison neighborhood woodpile
MADISON, Wis. — Sixty-one years after Griswold v. Connecticut established a constitutional right to contraception and helped lay the foundation for modern privacy rights, Americans for Contraception is urging Congress to protect that right before it is taken away. The organization is calling on members of the U.S. House to
MADISON, Wis — (June 11, 2026) As part of the America250 national celebration, a time capsule will be buried on July 4, 2026, at Independence National Historical Park, in Philadelphia, PA. America’s Time Capsule contains objects from all 56 U.S. states and territories and the three branches of the federal government. The
Infleqtion, a leading quantum tech firm with offices in Madison, is accelerating with $550 million in new funding after going public earlier this year. Chief Scientist and UW-Madison physics Prof. Mark Saffman addressed attendees of yesterday’s launch event for the Wisconsin Quantum Alliance in Madison, organized by the Wisconsin Technology
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil knocks ActBlue’s vetting of donations from foreign nationals and Wisconsin House members split on an immigration enforcement package.
While it seems likely that the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program will be dormant from July 1, 2026 until the next budget in 2027, I am confident that we can come together next year and get this done.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is tiptoeing around reform ideas. A suggestion that rules require justices to recuse from cases if big donors are involved is a good one. Also, justices should not be governed only by their own consciences on recusal. A majority of the court should be able to force a justice to step aside.
Wisconsin has seen far too many cases where dangerous offenders were released, given low bail, placed on signature bond, or allowed to remain in the community despite serious pending charges or supervision concerns, only for more innocent people to be hurt or killed.
Wisconsin is ensnared in a fiscal trap of its own making, a consequence of relying on the taxation of human frailty to fund the apparatus of state government.
Nazis, deadbeats and terrorist sympathizers get party blessing.
Yes, it can and should include advocating for legislation.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person for the June meeting to consider proposed rulemaking documents and other matters. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24 at the Comfort Inn and Suites, N6295 Holiday Drive, Black River Falls, Wisconsin. The Board will act
MADISON – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is fast approaching on June 15, 2026. State agencies including the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), and Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) are partnering to raise awareness of
Dem activists are set to take up resolutions to abolish ICE and limit state cooperation with the federal immigration enforcement agency at their annual convention in Madison this weekend.
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced today it has awarded $18.5 million in federal subgrants to support the planning, opening and expansion of 27 charter schools across the state. This marks the third round of funding under a U.S. Department of Education grant designed to strengthen and grow charter school opportunities in Wisconsin. Subgrants were awarded through a
RAYMOND, Wis. — Assembly Representative and former WI-01 nominee Ann Roe (AD-44, D-Janesville) today endorsed Mitchell Berman for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. Roe issued the following statement: “Our district deserves a representative who shows up for everyone: someone who listens, works hard, and puts people before politics. I’ve worked alongside