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First annual 100% Great Lakes Fish performance report shows major progress toward full fish utilization (CHICAGO, IL) – The Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers (GSGP) today released its first performance report for the 100% Great Lakes
WAUSAU, WI – Today, Tom Tiffany released a new statewide ad featuring Kelsey, a nurse and mother of three from Milwaukee County, warning Wisconsin families about David Crowley’s record of raising taxes and making everyday life more expensive. The new testimonial
Wisconsin elections are safe and secure. The evidence has demonstrated that. The challenge now is making the process worthy of the same confidence and giving skeptical voters fewer reasons to doubt.
Whether it’s Hong’s loss in Wisconsin or the derailing Trump Train in rural Illinois, it’s part of an old story. Political activists can’t read the larger room. They gather in pods, where everybody sounds the same, then leave exhilarated that their worldview is ascendant.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley was once so gleeful about raising taxes on poor people that he celebrated by cutting a cake.
Exploring the mismatch between strong labor, business inputs and our lagging productivity and income outputs
Treat the very large customers as partners and the larger opportunity is grid, skills, and clean firm capacity that outlast any single tenant.
One of the biggest changes families will notice this fall is Wisconsin’s new statewide policy on cell phones in schools.
It’s an idea that deserves serious consideration.
To feel better about himself, the president threatens and denigrates millions of us with his hate and lies while violating the Constitution and lining his own pockets.
Black sailor who defended his shipmates and country during WWII could lose one of the Navy’s highest naming honors to a sitting president who got draft deferments and never served in the military.
The surviving communist regime in North Korea has belligerently threatened unspecified action due to joint military exercises involving South Korea and the United States. This is nothing new, nor are the exercises. What is new is the declaration by President Donald Trump that the exercises will be scaled back.
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced the Evers Administration has secured over $11 million from the U.S. Department of Education to support DWD’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), enabling the
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski announced Timothy Anderson as Administrator of the Division of Food and Recreational Safety (DFRS). “Tim has decades of experience in protecting public health, managing public
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the country based on milk volume, today announced the appointment of Lynne Wheeler to the newly defined role of Territory Manager – West. In this
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters that the 2026 early goose season opens Tuesday, Sept. 1. This early hunting opportunity is available to hunters throughout the state and will run through Sept. 15. The early
WAUSAU, Wis. — The Marathon County District Attorney’s Office collaborated with Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin and New Horizons on Aug. 28 to help spotlight the rights and resources readily available to victims. Through a series of eight silhouettes inside the courthouse, observers
MADISON, WI – No one would’ve ever mistaken Democrat David Crowley for being tough on crime, but now Wisconsinites are finding out the disturbing extent to which he put criminals before law-abiding citizens. It’s now been revealed that Milwaukee County jails under Crowley’s management have
TOP STORIES Milwaukee jail’s access to internet enters Wisconsin governor debate… after a bail hearing on Aug. 28 for Thomas Zollicoffer, a 36-year-old Milwaukee man charged with seven felonies, including three [confessed] counts of first-degree intentional homicide. … Judge David
Wisconsin’s food insecurity rate was 13.5% in 2024, according to new data from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap project. That’s up from 11.8% in the prior year. The group found the state had a “food budget shortfall” of $551
First annual 100% Great Lakes Fish performance report shows major progress toward full fish utilization (CHICAGO, IL) – The Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers (GSGP) today released its first performance report for the 100% Great Lakes Fish initiative, tracking the initiative’s reach and impact. The report
WAUSAU, WI – Today, Tom Tiffany released a new statewide ad featuring Kelsey, a nurse and mother of three from Milwaukee County, warning Wisconsin families about David Crowley’s record of raising taxes and making everyday life more expensive. The new testimonial ad, “We’ve Paid Enough,” highlights Crowley’s 80% increase in Milwaukee
Wisconsin elections are safe and secure. The evidence has demonstrated that. The challenge now is making the process worthy of the same confidence and giving skeptical voters fewer reasons to doubt.
Whether it’s Hong’s loss in Wisconsin or the derailing Trump Train in rural Illinois, it’s part of an old story. Political activists can’t read the larger room. They gather in pods, where everybody sounds the same, then leave exhilarated that their worldview is ascendant.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley was once so gleeful about raising taxes on poor people that he celebrated by cutting a cake.
Exploring the mismatch between strong labor, business inputs and our lagging productivity and income outputs
Treat the very large customers as partners and the larger opportunity is grid, skills, and clean firm capacity that outlast any single tenant.
One of the biggest changes families will notice this fall is Wisconsin’s new statewide policy on cell phones in schools.
It’s an idea that deserves serious consideration.
To feel better about himself, the president threatens and denigrates millions of us with his hate and lies while violating the Constitution and lining his own pockets.
Black sailor who defended his shipmates and country during WWII could lose one of the Navy’s highest naming honors to a sitting president who got draft deferments and never served in the military.
The surviving communist regime in North Korea has belligerently threatened unspecified action due to joint military exercises involving South Korea and the United States. This is nothing new, nor are the exercises. What is new is the declaration by President Donald Trump that the exercises will be scaled back.
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced the Evers Administration has secured over $11 million from the U.S. Department of Education to support DWD’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), enabling the department to serve all eligible participants without the need to
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski announced Timothy Anderson as Administrator of the Division of Food and Recreational Safety (DFRS). “Tim has decades of experience in protecting public health, managing public sector teams, and collaborating to meet regulatory requirements,” said Romanski.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the country based on milk volume, today announced the appointment of Lynne Wheeler to the newly defined role of Territory Manager – West. In this role, Wheeler will work directly with members to provide support
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters that the 2026 early goose season opens Tuesday, Sept. 1. This early hunting opportunity is available to hunters throughout the state and will run through Sept. 15. The early goose season has an increased daily bag limit of five
WAUSAU, Wis. — The Marathon County District Attorney’s Office collaborated with Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin and New Horizons on Aug. 28 to help spotlight the rights and resources readily available to victims. Through a series of eight silhouettes inside the courthouse, observers could scan a QR code that linked directly to resources
MADISON, WI – No one would’ve ever mistaken Democrat David Crowley for being tough on crime, but now Wisconsinites are finding out the disturbing extent to which he put criminals before law-abiding citizens. It’s now been revealed that Milwaukee County jails under Crowley’s management have allowed inmates to possess tablets that allow them to communicate
TOP STORIES Milwaukee jail’s access to internet enters Wisconsin governor debate… after a bail hearing on Aug. 28 for Thomas Zollicoffer, a 36-year-old Milwaukee man charged with seven felonies, including three [confessed] counts of first-degree intentional homicide. … Judge David Borowski disavowed [inmate] access … after learning Zollicoffer used a
Wisconsin’s food insecurity rate was 13.5% in 2024, according to new data from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap project. That’s up from 11.8% in the prior year. The group found the state had a “food budget shortfall” of $551 million for 2024, up from $463 million in 2023. This