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My party is being very much my party. Just as its crowded gubernatorial primary was coalescing around the candidate most likely to win in November, that candidate’s campaign stumbled hard, her less electable opponents pounced and, just like that, somebody else will get the nomination.
There was a unity of sorts as collectively we gawked at a political plot twist so strange, so unexpected, and so oddly compelling that everyone from the most dyed‑in‑the‑wool conservative in Waukesha to the most caffeinated liberal on Madison’s isthmus paused and said, “Wait… what?”
This is positively Shakespearean. What a wild ride of a governor’s race. You have Gov. Tony Evers as the aging King Lear, who fatally miscalculated when deciding how to divide his kingdom upon retirement, possibly pushing a guy who already quit back into the race over his former lieutenant governor, Mandela Barnes.
New-on-the-scene businessman Jon Aleckson is making a serious challenge to win the 50th AD.
As the head of the Wisconsin Hospital Association, I can personally guarantee that you will find a “Price Transparency” link on the front page of every Wisconsin hospital website.
The decision to remove Flock cameras from the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus demonstrates that Wisconsin’s public-sector unions can still have an impact, even with Act 10 still on the books.
As a Homeland Security practitioner, a veteran of our military and an emergency manager trained to handle crises ranging from terrorist attacks, pandemics to natural disasters, it is my job to assess risks and plan for them. In doing so,
Trump has restarted and escalated his endless Iran War in a flurry of death, lawlessness and stupidity.
The Exonerated Five have long been cleared in the eyes of the law, but accountability also means acknowledging the rhetoric that helped shape one of the nation’s most infamous wrongful convictions.
Florida has long had a high execution rate, but in January 2025, DeSantis, a Trump acolyte, began signing death warrants at an accelerated rate. What followed, Times reporter Pamela Colloff tells us, was the busiest period of executions in more than eight decades.
Apparently, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was so entranced by the prospect of being able to shovel “real money” to his boss, patron and former client Donald Trump, that he ignored the ethical obligations that govern his conduct as a lawyer.
NEW RICHMOND – The ACLU of Wisconsin filed a brief last Friday at the Western District of Wisconsin concerning a case in which a parent-led organization, New Richmond Parents for Strong Schools, are trying to push the New Richmond School
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is alerting the public about a possible multi-state fraud scheme targeting injured workers in which fraudsters trick individuals into participating in fake worker’s compensation hearings, leading the injured worker to believe
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced more than 23,400 Wisconsin State Park passes have been purchased while Wisconsinites renewed their annual vehicle registration online under a new cross-agency initiative announced by the governor and the Evers Administration just last month. Thanks
TOP STORIES Gov. Tony Evers backs David Crowley in Democratic primary… [2 weeks after dropping out and endorsing Rodriguez, who suffered campaign finance woes and dropped her own bid last week,] Crowley reentered the state’s Democratic primary on Saturday …
COTTAGE GROVE, WI – As Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley re-enters the race for governor, State Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove) is announcing her endorsement of his campaign. Statement by Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove): “Wisconsin needs a leader like David
MADISON – Senator Kelda Roys released her plan to responsibly end vouchers as Wisconsin’s next governor. The plan is a commonsense approach to end taxpayer funding of unaccountable private schools and return our tax dollars to local public schools that
OSHKOSH, WI—Gov. Tony Evers proclaimed July 20-26, 2026, as Aviation Week in Wisconsin in recognition of the world’s largest air show and aviation celebration. This will be the 73rd edition of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture that takes place at
MADISON, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, endorses Wisconsin Senate District 1 candidate Nic Cravillion in the upcoming Fall Election. Cravillion was raised on a family farm in New Franken, Wis. He is an army
MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Calvary Baptist Church in the National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 2026. The church was designed by prominent local architect William Wenzler and constructed in 1971, northwest
My party is being very much my party. Just as its crowded gubernatorial primary was coalescing around the candidate most likely to win in November, that candidate’s campaign stumbled hard, her less electable opponents pounced and, just like that, somebody else will get the nomination.
There was a unity of sorts as collectively we gawked at a political plot twist so strange, so unexpected, and so oddly compelling that everyone from the most dyed‑in‑the‑wool conservative in Waukesha to the most caffeinated liberal on Madison’s isthmus paused and said, “Wait… what?”
This is positively Shakespearean. What a wild ride of a governor’s race. You have Gov. Tony Evers as the aging King Lear, who fatally miscalculated when deciding how to divide his kingdom upon retirement, possibly pushing a guy who already quit back into the race over his former lieutenant governor, Mandela Barnes.
New-on-the-scene businessman Jon Aleckson is making a serious challenge to win the 50th AD.
As the head of the Wisconsin Hospital Association, I can personally guarantee that you will find a “Price Transparency” link on the front page of every Wisconsin hospital website.
The decision to remove Flock cameras from the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus demonstrates that Wisconsin’s public-sector unions can still have an impact, even with Act 10 still on the books.
As a Homeland Security practitioner, a veteran of our military and an emergency manager trained to handle crises ranging from terrorist attacks, pandemics to natural disasters, it is my job to assess risks and plan for them. In doing so, I have come to the grave conclusion that the Trump
Trump has restarted and escalated his endless Iran War in a flurry of death, lawlessness and stupidity.
The Exonerated Five have long been cleared in the eyes of the law, but accountability also means acknowledging the rhetoric that helped shape one of the nation’s most infamous wrongful convictions.
Florida has long had a high execution rate, but in January 2025, DeSantis, a Trump acolyte, began signing death warrants at an accelerated rate. What followed, Times reporter Pamela Colloff tells us, was the busiest period of executions in more than eight decades.
Apparently, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was so entranced by the prospect of being able to shovel “real money” to his boss, patron and former client Donald Trump, that he ignored the ethical obligations that govern his conduct as a lawyer.
NEW RICHMOND – The ACLU of Wisconsin filed a brief last Friday at the Western District of Wisconsin concerning a case in which a parent-led organization, New Richmond Parents for Strong Schools, are trying to push the New Richmond School District (NRSD) to adopt a policy that would force transgender
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is alerting the public about a possible multi-state fraud scheme targeting injured workers in which fraudsters trick individuals into participating in fake worker’s compensation hearings, leading the injured worker to believe they are awarded money but are responsible for paying fees
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced more than 23,400 Wisconsin State Park passes have been purchased while Wisconsinites renewed their annual vehicle registration online under a new cross-agency initiative announced by the governor and the Evers Administration just last month. Thanks to the new program Gov. Evers announced last month in
TOP STORIES Gov. Tony Evers backs David Crowley in Democratic primary… [2 weeks after dropping out and endorsing Rodriguez, who suffered campaign finance woes and dropped her own bid last week,] Crowley reentered the state’s Democratic primary on Saturday … boasting a last-minute backing from outgoing Gov. Tony Evers …
COTTAGE GROVE, WI – As Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley re-enters the race for governor, State Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove) is announcing her endorsement of his campaign. Statement by Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove): “Wisconsin needs a leader like David Crowley in Madison. He has led our state’s largest county
MADISON – Senator Kelda Roys released her plan to responsibly end vouchers as Wisconsin’s next governor. The plan is a commonsense approach to end taxpayer funding of unaccountable private schools and return our tax dollars to local public schools that serve all students. “My plan is a sensible, phased approach
OSHKOSH, WI—Gov. Tony Evers proclaimed July 20-26, 2026, as Aviation Week in Wisconsin in recognition of the world’s largest air show and aviation celebration. This will be the 73rd edition of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture that takes place at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of
MADISON, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, endorses Wisconsin Senate District 1 candidate Nic Cravillion in the upcoming Fall Election. Cravillion was raised on a family farm in New Franken, Wis. He is an army veteran and former District Director for Sen. André Jacque, giving
MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Calvary Baptist Church in the National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 2026. The church was designed by prominent local architect William Wenzler and constructed in 1971, northwest of downtown Milwaukee. Calvary Baptist Church was constructed for Milwaukee’s