Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association: MPS makes critical $7.5 million error in bargaining proposals with MTEA
Error Makes Clear that MPS Can Afford MTEA Demand for Full 2.63% COLA on July 1 MILWAUKEE – As part of the bargaining process with the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA), Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Administration issued three proposals. In
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin: Gov. Evers proclaims April as Safe Digging Month
MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) today announced that Gov. Tony Evers proclaimed April as Safe Digging Month, raising awareness of the simple measures Wisconsinites can take to keep their communities safe this digging season. “As the
Gov. Evers, Dept. of Transportation: Announce over $117 million for local road improvements
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced counties and municipalities across the state received more than $117 million in the second quarterly payments for 2026 General Transportation, Connecting Highway, and Expressway Policing Aids to repair, maintain, and improve
Rep. Tranel: Highlights southwest Wisconsin tour with Congressman Tom Tiffany
Cuba City, WI — State Representative Travis Tranel joined Congressman Tom Tiffany, candidate for governor, on Saturday, April 18, for a full-day tour across southwest Wisconsin, visiting communities in Grant, Lafayette, and Iowa counties. Six stops throughout the day highlighted
Dept. of Natural Resources: Debris from recent storms and dry forecast increase risk of wildfires
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to check fire danger and burn permit restrictions before conducting outdoor burning activities, as the spring fire season is underway and recent storms have increased the amount of debris on the landscape across
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Van Orden and Steil vote to greenlight Trump’s reckless war that is raising costs on Wisconsin families
Last week, Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil voted in support of the reckless war of choice in the Middle East. As a result, costs are rising for hardworking Wisconsin families who are paying more at the gas pump after already facing
Jason Fields and Tim Higgins: Wisconsin elections are sound, despite new polling
Healthy skepticism is part of a strong democracy, but so is a willingness to engage directly with the facts. The more we learn about those who run our elections and the systems they oversee, the more our confidence in election integrity can grow.
John Nichols: WEAC boost is vital for Kelda Roys
At a point when polls show substantial numbers of Democratic voters and progressive independents remain undecided about who the party nominee should be, the WEAC recommendation is a major boost for Kelda Roys.
Patrick McIlheran: Referendums on development could kill state’s growth
Process and uncertainty likely to scare off developers
Jennifer Wickman and Corey Gall: Line 5 project will be safe and protect our environment
It’s time for the political and legal games to stop. Wisconsin’s farmers, our workers, our businesses and our families need Line 5 and want to see the relocation built.
LaKeshia Myers: This is bigger than litter
One citizen’s blueprint for saving Milwaukee’s water future
Gov. Evers, DNR: Kick off Earth Week by sharing ways Wisconsinites can be good neighbors and celebrate earth week
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today kicked off Earth Week and joined the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in inviting Wisconsinites to celebrate all week long by taking action around their own homes and communities to reduce waste, recycle, conserve water,
Bill Kaplan: The true cost of war
U.S. inflation is surging. Gas is near $4 per gallon in Wisconsin and above nationally. Mortgage rates are up as are groceries and airfares. Farmers losing markets because of Trump’s tariff wars, now face soaring diesel fuel and fertilizer costs imposed by the Iran War. Moreover, the International Monetary Fund warned that the Iran War and its disruption of oil supply could lead to global inflation and recession.
Michelle Bryant: America at 250: It does feel a little janky
The promise of America has always rested on a simple, radical idea: that power belongs to the people. Anything less than that really is janky.
Dave Zweifel: Scott Fitzgerald’s boundless support for a lunatic president
I remember Fitz when he was strutting around the state Capitol insisting that Wisconsin’s state budget needed to be cut while he voted against school aids and destroyed teachers’ unions seeking better pay for their members. Now he’s gladly voting to pass legislation that adds trillions to an already dangerously bloated national debt.