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Audio File of Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address in celebration of the Fourth of July and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Gov. Evers also proclaimed July 4, 2026,
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will participate in this year’s Farm Technology Days in Marathon County July 14-16. Attendees are encouraged to visit the DNR tent to learn about ongoing natural resources initiatives and explore interactive activities. Private
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the chances for candidates vying to win top Wisconsin primary elections in August. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
For all the buzz her campaign has attracted, Hong looks like a candidate determined to be a loser.
Amid all the talk of “electability,” a Midwestern state’s radical history points to what’s possible.
Wisconsin Supreme Court moving slowly toward a decision.
Wisconsin families go to work every day and ask for one thing from their government: Don’t make it harder. The Working Families Tax Cut is delivering, and for Wisconsin’s workers, manufacturers and seniors, this is just the beginning.
Solvency can be achieved through a balanced combination of revenue increases and structural adjustments, such as delays in eligibility to older ages and lower rates of annual cost of living increases.
When a government tells you a record is being withheld, that is not the last word. It is one person’s reading, and sometimes it is wrong. You can read the statute yourself, point to the language, and ask someone with authority to take another look. Often, that is enough.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness cannot exist when people face gun violence in their homes, schools, workplaces and neighborhoods.
As July 4th approaches, I find myself trying to better understand the link between virtue and happiness as political language. The Founders believed that a free people could be virtuous and that a virtuous people could be happy. I do not think a majority of the nation in 2026 believes we are experiencing that now.
A flag is not a fashion statement, a team jersey or a campaign logo, and it never was. You don’t show your love for something by turning it into a costume. You show it by living up to what it means.
Looking around, the mood is hardly celebratory, yet celebrate we should. Another July 4th fast approaches, another Independence Day, but this one marks an especially notable milestone, 250 years since the great experiment began.
I believe deeply in America’s greatness, but not as a slogan that looks backward. I believe in the greatness that moves us forward toward a more inclusive, just and faithful expression of our democratic ideals
Audio File of Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address in celebration of the Fourth of July and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Gov. Evers also proclaimed July 4, 2026, as America 250, in accordance with national observances. A transcript of
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will participate in this year’s Farm Technology Days in Marathon County July 14-16. Attendees are encouraged to visit the DNR tent to learn about ongoing natural resources initiatives and explore interactive activities. Private well owners are encouraged to bring one cup of well
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the chances for candidates vying to win top Wisconsin primary elections in August. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
For all the buzz her campaign has attracted, Hong looks like a candidate determined to be a loser.
Amid all the talk of “electability,” a Midwestern state’s radical history points to what’s possible.
Wisconsin Supreme Court moving slowly toward a decision.
Wisconsin families go to work every day and ask for one thing from their government: Don’t make it harder. The Working Families Tax Cut is delivering, and for Wisconsin’s workers, manufacturers and seniors, this is just the beginning.
Solvency can be achieved through a balanced combination of revenue increases and structural adjustments, such as delays in eligibility to older ages and lower rates of annual cost of living increases.
When a government tells you a record is being withheld, that is not the last word. It is one person’s reading, and sometimes it is wrong. You can read the statute yourself, point to the language, and ask someone with authority to take another look. Often, that is enough.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness cannot exist when people face gun violence in their homes, schools, workplaces and neighborhoods.
As July 4th approaches, I find myself trying to better understand the link between virtue and happiness as political language. The Founders believed that a free people could be virtuous and that a virtuous people could be happy. I do not think a majority of the nation in 2026 believes we are experiencing that now.
A flag is not a fashion statement, a team jersey or a campaign logo, and it never was. You don’t show your love for something by turning it into a costume. You show it by living up to what it means.
Looking around, the mood is hardly celebratory, yet celebrate we should. Another July 4th fast approaches, another Independence Day, but this one marks an especially notable milestone, 250 years since the great experiment began.
I believe deeply in America’s greatness, but not as a slogan that looks backward. I believe in the greatness that moves us forward toward a more inclusive, just and faithful expression of our democratic ideals