Wisconsin Historical Society: Dr. Joseph an Olivia Soper House listed in the National Register of Historic Places
STURGEON BAY, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Dr. Joseph and Olivia Soper House in the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 2024. Constructed in 1881, the single-family residence is located in Sturgeon
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze the race for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the upcoming spring 2025 Supreme Court election, now an open seat that will determine ideological control of the court with liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s plan to retire. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Keep Our Republic: Calls for cooperation and education following hearing on ID receipt processes
Keep Our Republic (KOR) is calling for enhanced cooperation and clarity among the Wisconsin Legislature, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) following yesterday’s informational hearing from Joint Assembly and Senate Committees on Campaigns, Elections,
Dept. of Natural Resources: Find your next outdoor adventure in Wisconsin during Free Fun Weekend, June 1-2
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to head outdoors for the 12th annual Free Fun Weekend happening June 1-2, 2024. State Park admission fees, fishing licenses and trail passes are waived for all visitors.
FRI News Summary: Harris touts economic agenda in Milwaukee; Neubauer says Assembly Dems prepared to take majority
TOP STORIES Vice President Kamala Harris promotes economic agenda in Milwaukee visit Harris joins entertainer D.L. Hughley for her nationwide “Economic Opportunity Tour” in the lead up to the presidential election … at Discovery World … discussed how the country’s
Scott Niederjohn & Anna Young: Civil discourse vs. disruption: 2024’s graduation season in perspective
This year’s protests recall the classic demonstrations of the 1960s. However, these anti-Israel protests aren’t your parents’ or grandparents’ dissents of the past. They differ in important ways that are essential to understand.
Zoe Takaki: Pro-Palestinian or not, we must protect people’s right to peacefully protest
Videos of protesters being beaten, tear-gassed and aggressively arrested across the county have been going viral on social media
Noah Diekemper: How two court-appointed experts twisted ‘political neutrality’
A recent case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court threatened to replace the state’s legislative maps with new maps drawn by partisans and picked by the court. The case was ultimately mooted, but the bad social science advanced by the experts retained by the court deserves comment.
Scott Walker: Wisconsin blazed trail in limiting government overreach, empowering taxpayers
During the Walker administration, we enacted some of the boldest reforms in the nation. Five years later, Wisconsin still ranks second in the nation on the Federalism Scorecard issued by the State Policy Network.
Jeff Smith: Teachers aren’t getting the support they need
It’s our responsibility to ensure teachers have the support to help all Wisconsin students.
Dan Knodl: Our rights and privileges as citizens
The right to vote is one of our greatest rights and privileges. In order to protect that right, it is essential that our laws and procedures safeguard the integrity of our electoral system.
Michael Rosen: Desperate migrants help prop up the U.S. economy; I went to meet some of them at the border
The people we met were not the “animals, thugs and drug dealers” of Donald Trump’s imagination. They were people desperately fleeing violence, crime, and corruption, seeking economic opportunity and a better life for themselves and their families.
WisDems: Wisconsin Democrats launch EricHovdeDoesn’tLikeYou.com website ahead of RPW Convention
MADISON, Wis. — Ahead of the Republican Party of Wisconsin convention in Appleton this weekend, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin plans to highlight Eric Hovde’s long list of disparaging comments about Wisconsinites. EricHovdeDoesntLikeYou.com lays out in Eric Hovde’s own words exactly how
Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment for environmental review of Grand Chute Safe Drinking Water Loan Program project
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the town of Grand Chute’s Sanitary District #1 is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project
WMC Litigation Center: Wins free speech and enterprise challenge
MADISON – This week, the Winnebago County Circuit Court struck down five provisions in the City of Neenah’s sign code. The WMC Litigation Center – an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), the combined state chamber of commerce and manufacturers’