TUE AM Update: UW-Madison leaders say they’re willing to speak to protesters if they stop camping on university land
From WisPolitics … — UW-Madison leaders say they are willing to speak with organizers of a pro-Palestinian encampment about their demands, but only if they stop camping on university land. Protesters urging the university to divest from Israel pitched tents
MON PM Update: UW-Madison officials yet to detail plans for protester encampment
From WisPolitics … — As of late this afternoon, UW-Madison still hasn’t said how it plans to respond to an encampment on campus demanding the university divest from Israel. Protesters gathered today at the campus’ Library Mall and set up
Milwaukee Area Labor Council: Workers Memorial Day event 4.28.24
Milwaukee, WI — April 28, 2024 The Milwaukee Area Labor Council, in collaboration with the Waukesha County Labor Council and WisCOSH, hosted a solemn ceremony to commemorate Workers Memorial Day. The event took place at the Workers Memorial Gazebo in Zeidler Union
USDA NASS: Wisconsin crop progress and condition
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Recall Vos: Calls for immediate resignation of Speaker Robin Vos following damning revelations by state Rep. Janel Brandtjen
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Marquette University: Diederich College of Communication announces 2024-25 O’Brien Fellows in Public Service Journalism
MILWAUKEE — The J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University has announced the next class of journalists joining the O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism. The fellowship teams up Marquette student journalists with reporters for nine-month investigations
Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul opens public comment period for request for an Attorney General Opinion on Constitutional Amendment regarding election officials
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today, following the posting of a request for an Attorney General (AG) opinion, is notifying the public that the comment period for the issues raised in the request is now open. The Dane
UWM Popular University for Palestine Coalition: Builds encampment on campus
[Milwaukee, WI] – The UWM Popular University for Palestine Coalition has built an encampment today, Monday, April 29th. The encampment began at 12:00pm. We have seen government officials and university administrators continue to maintain ties with the occupation of Palestine,
Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul joins multistate coalition to defend U.S. EPA’s light-duty vehicle emission standards
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul, alongside 23 attorneys general and four cities, filed a motion to intervene in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to help defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicles emissions standards
Dept. of Natural Resources: Announces volunteer hunter education Instructors and Group of the Year
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the 2023 hunter education program Instructor of the Year and Group of the Year awards as part of National Volunteer Appreciation Week and National Volunteer Month. Volunteer instructors are an
WILL: Biden Administration ordered to pay WILL’s attorney fees following MBDA win
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) was awarded over $350,000 by a federal court after it successfully sued the Biden Administration for race discrimination. The order comes on the heels of the court’s decision last month,
WisDems: “Number one thing that comes up with Eric Hovde … he’s from out of state…a mismatch… carpetbagger 100%”
MADISON, Wis. — Over the weekend, New York Times reporter Astead Herndon discussed his trip to Wisconsin and what he heard from voters about Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate and California bank owner Eric Hovde on CNN’s Inside Politics with Manu Raju. Click
Madison for a World BEYOND War: Supports the UW–Madison student encampment
Madison, Wisconsin. Monday morning, April 29, 2024, Madison for a World BEYOND War and many others will be on Library Mall supporting the student action “Protest for Divestment & Rally for Gaza.” World BEYOND War is a global movement to
CBS News Poll finds Trump, Biden about even in Wisconsin
The same poll found U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, leading Republican Eric Hovde by 7 percentage points.
Rep. O’Connor: How would you fundamentally change Wisconsin if you were a woke liberal?
MADISON – Representative Jerry O’Connor (R- Fond du Lac) released the following statement on Democrats’ legislative proposals throughout the 2023-2024 Legislative Session: “What are the priorities that the modern hard-left, non-traditional liberals would pursue if they were to capture the State Senate and Assembly