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West Bend, WI – Washington County Clerk Ashley Reichert was appointed to two committees with the National Association of Counties (NACo) by the association’s president for the 2026-2027 term. County Clerk Reichert will serve as Vice Chair of the Finance,
STANLEY, WI – Today, Republican congressional candidate for Wisconsin’s 7th District, Jessi Ebben, announced that her campaign has launched a coalition of local leaders comprised of 43 elected and former elected officials, including eight sheriffs, from counties across the district. “It is an
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today named the recipients of several awards recognizing exceptional work of those who prevent and reduce the impact of alcohol, commercial tobacco, and other drugs in their communities. DHS selected the award winners
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating the kickoff of the 175th Wisconsin State Fair. Each year, the Wisconsin State Fair welcomes over 1 million fairgoers and is a celebration of Wisconsin history, culture, and traditions, as
MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from The Wisconsin Independent highlights the expensive impacts of Trump’s prescription drug tariffs — which mirror what MAGA extremist Congressman Tom Tiffany has pushed in D.C. — on Wisconsin’s healthcare system. Congressman Tiffany, Trump’s endorsed candidate for governor, cosponsored
MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today acknowledged the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s 10-11 vote on the Farm Bill, encouraging lawmakers to continue working collaboratively on a bill that advances key priorities for
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Family Action is concerned with the judgement of Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Francesca Hong, considering recent reports of her deputy campaign manager, Renee Faust, serving as a sex worker. It has been reported that Renee Faust is serving as Hong’s
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, released the following statement after the Trump Administration’s latest attack on Head Start, the pre-K and childcare
MILWAUKEE – After days of self-inflicted controversy over her past calls to “cancel Thanksgiving,” Francesca Hong has unveiled a new position: it is now her favorite holiday. This highlights a growing problem of flip-flops and unclear answers on crucial issues
WEST ALLIS — Gov. Tony Evers, a longtime connoisseur of the Original Cream Puff, today, while helping kick off the grand opening of the 2026 Wisconsin State Fair, which is set to run from August 6-16, was honored with the surprise
MADISON – After 11 days traveling by wheelchair from his home in Fox Crossing, Carl Schulze arrived at the state Capitol on Thursday to ask elected officials to offer concrete plans to preserve the Medicaid-funded home care that he, other
It’s a two-person race. Can the county executive make up the gap in one week?
Hong has some in Wisconsin Democratic circles concerned following a round of national media interviews that have drawn negative attention to her and her campaign.
The stakes are too high, the margins too unforgiving, and the electorate too volatile to allow the political path in 2026 to be blown up by someone who simply cannot win in November.
The lessons from a primary win that can be applied to defeat a Republican in November.
Congratulations Democrats, you’ve become addicted to the pure stuff. You don’t want that moderate, play-by-the-rules Democratic politician like Gov. Tony Evers. You want somebody who really upsets the other side, the wackier the better, just to prove you’re pure.
Now that the primary is over (accept for the technicality of counting the votes), let’s evaluate what happened to each of the candidates.
If you’re voting Republican in the primary and want to get back to running the great American experiment together, let’s make history again and make me the first-ever write-in candidate to win a primary.
Why don’t Republican politicians like Tom Tiffany and Wisconsin legislators?
When you understand fascism and the fascists of old, it becomes incredibly hard to deny that the bulk of the anti-fascists, socialists, democratic socialists, and other like-minded people in America are themselves fascists.
West Bend, WI – Washington County Clerk Ashley Reichert was appointed to two committees with the National Association of Counties (NACo) by the association’s president for the 2026-2027 term. County Clerk Reichert will serve as Vice Chair of the Finance, Pensions and Intergovernmental Affairs Policy Steering Committee, and Vice Chair
STANLEY, WI – Today, Republican congressional candidate for Wisconsin’s 7th District, Jessi Ebben, announced that her campaign has launched a coalition of local leaders comprised of 43 elected and former elected officials, including eight sheriffs, from counties across the district. “It is an honor to have the support of leaders from all around the district
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today named the recipients of several awards recognizing exceptional work of those who prevent and reduce the impact of alcohol, commercial tobacco, and other drugs in their communities. DHS selected the award winners from a pool of 100 nominations submitted through a statewide
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating the kickoff of the 175th Wisconsin State Fair. Each year, the Wisconsin State Fair welcomes over 1 million fairgoers and is a celebration of Wisconsin history, culture, and traditions, as well as Wisconsin’s proud agricultural industry with hundreds of animal
MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from The Wisconsin Independent highlights the expensive impacts of Trump’s prescription drug tariffs — which mirror what MAGA extremist Congressman Tom Tiffany has pushed in D.C. — on Wisconsin’s healthcare system. Congressman Tiffany, Trump’s endorsed candidate for governor, cosponsored generic prescription drug import taxes in a 2020 bill that was
MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today acknowledged the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s 10-11 vote on the Farm Bill, encouraging lawmakers to continue working collaboratively on a bill that advances key priorities for the U.S. dairy processing industry. “Dairy businesses depend on a strong
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Family Action is concerned with the judgement of Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Francesca Hong, considering recent reports of her deputy campaign manager, Renee Faust, serving as a sex worker. It has been reported that Renee Faust is serving as Hong’s deputy campaign manager and currently has an active account on
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, released the following statement after the Trump Administration’s latest attack on Head Start, the pre-K and childcare program that serves nearly 800,000 children and their families. The
MILWAUKEE – After days of self-inflicted controversy over her past calls to “cancel Thanksgiving,” Francesca Hong has unveiled a new position: it is now her favorite holiday. This highlights a growing problem of flip-flops and unclear answers on crucial issues facing Wisconsin including taxes, public safety, and vouchers. Hong previously
WEST ALLIS — Gov. Tony Evers, a longtime connoisseur of the Original Cream Puff, today, while helping kick off the grand opening of the 2026 Wisconsin State Fair, which is set to run from August 6-16, was honored with the surprise unveiling of the newly named “Tony Evers Bakery” in The
MADISON – After 11 days traveling by wheelchair from his home in Fox Crossing, Carl Schulze arrived at the state Capitol on Thursday to ask elected officials to offer concrete plans to preserve the Medicaid-funded home care that he, other people with disabilities, older adults, and family caregivers count on
It’s a two-person race. Can the county executive make up the gap in one week?
Hong has some in Wisconsin Democratic circles concerned following a round of national media interviews that have drawn negative attention to her and her campaign.
The stakes are too high, the margins too unforgiving, and the electorate too volatile to allow the political path in 2026 to be blown up by someone who simply cannot win in November.
The lessons from a primary win that can be applied to defeat a Republican in November.
Congratulations Democrats, you’ve become addicted to the pure stuff. You don’t want that moderate, play-by-the-rules Democratic politician like Gov. Tony Evers. You want somebody who really upsets the other side, the wackier the better, just to prove you’re pure.
Now that the primary is over (accept for the technicality of counting the votes), let’s evaluate what happened to each of the candidates.
If you’re voting Republican in the primary and want to get back to running the great American experiment together, let’s make history again and make me the first-ever write-in candidate to win a primary.
Why don’t Republican politicians like Tom Tiffany and Wisconsin legislators?
When you understand fascism and the fascists of old, it becomes incredibly hard to deny that the bulk of the anti-fascists, socialists, democratic socialists, and other like-minded people in America are themselves fascists.