UW-Milwaukee: Amano awarded $5.7 million from DOE to lead consortium for green jobs in manufacturing
MILWAUKEE_The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $5.7 million grant to UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science to boost the number of Industrial Training Assessment Centers (ITAC) in the Midwest. These centers provide workers with skills in energy assessment, allowing
MON News Summary: Times/Siena poll shows Harris leading in Wisconsin; Hovde sues Dem group, TV stations over negative ad
TOP STORIES Harris leads Trump in three key states, Times/Siena Polls find 50-46 surveys of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania taken Aug. 5-9 offer the latest indication of a dramatic reversal … In May, Mr. Biden was virtually tied with Mr.
Dan Shafer: Marquette Poll breakdown: With Kamala Harris as nominee
Democratic enthusiasm rises in Wisconsin: And yet, it’s still a toss-up. Plus: A brutal poll for Eric Hovde, JD Vance’s starting point, and key takeaways from questions on deportation policies.
Bill Kaplan: Harris-Walz, Baldwin and Cooke hear rural Wisconsin
Expect to see Harris, Walz, Baldwin and Cooke listening and talking with Wisconsin rural, suburban and rural voters.
LaKeshia Myers: Chaos or community? The decision is ours
We must do our due diligence and research candidates, refuse mediocrity and lip service from those who represent us, and demand better leadership. To ignore this, is to allow chaos in our community.
Sheehan campaign: Recommended by Wisconsin Education Association Council
Sheboygan, Wis – Today, Joe Sheehan, candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly District 26, announced that the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) has recommended his campaign. Sheehan provided the following statement: “I am honored to have the support of the Wisconsin
David Blaska: Progressivism is on our ballots
This is not a change election. It’s a more of the same election, which in Madison means which progressive is more progressive?
Dave Zweifel: The great Trump economy is a myth
While Trump speaks of what he calls American carnage at his endless rallies, the truth is that during the nearly four years of Joe Biden’s presidency, the economy has dramatically outperformed the previous four years. And that’s true right here in Wisconsin.
John Nichols: Freedom rings at Eau Claire rally
Harris has made freedom a watchword for her campaign against the authoritarian threat posed by Trump, often employing Beyoncé’s “Freedom” as rally music.
Santos campaign: Lorenzo Santos announces run for Racine county executive
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Kenneth Zagacki and Richard Cherwitz: Weirdness, political rhetoric and comedy
Certainly, the Democratic version of comedy rejects MAGA Republicans and pictures their standard bearer as toxic. Still, for Harris and Walz, the comic frame seems to leave enough political elbow room for those who usually don’t vote Democrat to discover the foolishness of supporting the Republican presidential ticket.
Harris campaign: 9 days since Trump’s last swing state event
Over at the Harris-Walz campaign we are joyous, raucous, and fired up—and on the road. From Philly, to Detroit, to Eau Claire, to Phoenix, to Vegas, we are out there meeting voters. Our opponent: Less than three months from Election Day
Ella Saph: The Wisconsin Idea and eugenics: conflicting sides of Charles Van Hise
A proposed university plaque would acknowledge the former UW president’s influence in a 20th-century movement that prompted sterilization, discrimination and genocide.
Gov. Evers, WisDOT: Invite municipalities to apply for next cycle of Agricultural Roads Improvement Program
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced that application materials for the second project solicitation cycle of the Agricultural Roads Improvement Program (ARIP) are now available. Approximately $100 million in state funding will be
David de Leon: The economic power of American-made energy
American-made clean energy is more than just a power source. It’s a cornerstone of local economic development and community resilience.