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The measure of this new political era cannot simply be the number of progressive policies passed in Madison. It must also be whether those policies create a Wisconsin where our children can build successful lives without having to leave home to do it.
Legislating through amending Wisconsin’s supreme law should raise skepticism. It means politicians are unwilling to use regular order and seek compromise by working together to find broad solutions. Remember that when you vote.
Other states, including Minnesota and North Carolina, have already shown that regulators can challenge utility assumptions and require closer examination of alternatives rather than treating new gas plants as the default response to projected load growth.
These promising trends continue into 2026. From January to June of this year, preliminary estimates continue to show a decrease across the four key categories of crime
As immigrants—work-authorized or unauthorized— participate in the economy both as workers and consumers, they tend to increase demand for labor and expand the overall size of the American economy.
RACINE, WI – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union in the country, has endorsed ER nurse Mitchell Berman in his campaign to represent Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. The endorsement adds to the growing coalition of
NEW FRANKEN, WI — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Wisconsin PAC has endorsed Nic Cravillion for Wisconsin’s First State Senate District, signaling its support for a candidate committed to standing with Wisconsin’s small businesses. “Small business owners need champions
MADISON, Wis. — As farmers go bankrupt from high tariffs, hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites are at risk of being kicked off their healthcare and near record-high gas prices drive up the cost of groceries as a result of Tiffany-backed Trump
If voters return their absentee ballots on time, they must be counted even if local election officials fail to deliver them to a polling site by the Election Day deadline, a Dane County judge has ruled.
“People are just being a little more diligent about planning for these things and ensuring that their ballot makes it back by 8 p.m. on Election Day in order to be counted,” Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said. “And I think in-person absentee offers a little more of that reassurance to folks.”
The measure of this new political era cannot simply be the number of progressive policies passed in Madison. It must also be whether those policies create a Wisconsin where our children can build successful lives without having to leave home to do it.
Legislating through amending Wisconsin’s supreme law should raise skepticism. It means politicians are unwilling to use regular order and seek compromise by working together to find broad solutions. Remember that when you vote.
Other states, including Minnesota and North Carolina, have already shown that regulators can challenge utility assumptions and require closer examination of alternatives rather than treating new gas plants as the default response to projected load growth.
These promising trends continue into 2026. From January to June of this year, preliminary estimates continue to show a decrease across the four key categories of crime
As immigrants—work-authorized or unauthorized— participate in the economy both as workers and consumers, they tend to increase demand for labor and expand the overall size of the American economy.
RACINE, WI – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union in the country, has endorsed ER nurse Mitchell Berman in his campaign to represent Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. The endorsement adds to the growing coalition of working people backing Berman in his race against incumbent Republican
NEW FRANKEN, WI — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Wisconsin PAC has endorsed Nic Cravillion for Wisconsin’s First State Senate District, signaling its support for a candidate committed to standing with Wisconsin’s small businesses. “Small business owners need champions in Madison who understand the realities of running a business,
MADISON, Wis. — As farmers go bankrupt from high tariffs, hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites are at risk of being kicked off their healthcare and near record-high gas prices drive up the cost of groceries as a result of Tiffany-backed Trump policies, Congressman Tiffany has a message to Wisconsinites: “The President
If voters return their absentee ballots on time, they must be counted even if local election officials fail to deliver them to a polling site by the Election Day deadline, a Dane County judge has ruled.
“People are just being a little more diligent about planning for these things and ensuring that their ballot makes it back by 8 p.m. on Election Day in order to be counted,” Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said. “And I think in-person absentee offers a little more of that reassurance to folks.”