Rep. Moses: Oh SNAP! Bill to prohibit purchase of soda and candy on Foodshare receives hearing in Senate
Madison…Representative Clint Moses (R-Menomonie) gave testimony in the Wisconsin State Senate on Senate Bill 154, a bill to ban the purchase of soda and candy when using SNAP benefits. 18 other states have already signed similar versions of this bill
UW-Eau Claire: To host 42nd Annual Mathematics Meet for high school students Feb.21
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire mathematics department will host the 42nd AnnualMathematics Meet for high school students on Saturday, Feb. 21.This year, 31 teams will take part in the competition, representing the following highschools: Cadott, Chippewa Falls, Cochrane-Fountain City, Eau
La Follette School of Public Affairs: Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels to speak at UW-Madison Monday, Feb. 16
MADISON – The La Follette School of Public Affairs is hosting Mitch Daniels, former governor of Indiana and president emeritus of Purdue University, on Monday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. for a public presentation exploring the state of politics and policymaking, potential
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss how election-year politics may shape plans for Wisconsin’s $2.5B surplus
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss how the 2026 legislative elections will shape plans to spend Wisconsin’s $2.5 billion budget surplus. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Emily Mills: Attacks on free speech are escalating in Wisconsin
Bills being proposed in the Wisconsin State Legislature would have far-reaching impact on the right to free speech.
Scott Walker: Act 10 reforms broke the power of Wisconsin’s teachers unions and put students first
In Wisconsin, we took power out of the hands of big government special interests and returned it to the hardworking taxpayers and the people they elected to run their schools and local governments.
Richard Moore: PFAS chaos and the politics of liability
The latest version of the Legislature’s PFAS legislation exempts certain local governmental entities while leaving manufacturers and other private businesses fully subject to strict liability, raising serious equal protection concerns.
Julia Harris-Robinson: FoodShare feeds Milwaukee. New bill could make that harder.
Bill that impacts FoodShare raises concerns about food access and may even expand growing food deserts in our area.
Christina Lieffring: Madison needs a wake-up call
The longer we pretend this city is a progressive haven, the more people will be harmed.
David Blaska: Madison goes all Minneapolis on immigration
Envious Madison is determined to stumble in the footsteps of Jacob Frey, the preening mayor of Minneapolis.
Dave Cieslewicz: Social issues can’t save the GOP this time
The social issues that hurt Democrats are on a cold back burner. Try as they might to change the subject, there’s no reason to think the Republicans can do much of anything to save themselves this November.
Bob Chernow: Hegseth’s Pentagon mismanagement fits with Putin’s plans
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth believes he is fighting old warrior wars — no need for those who have more brains than brawn.
LeMahieu says he’s been cut out of negotiations on possible property tax deal
LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon in Madison said Vos and Evers’ effort to reach a compromise “seems like purely a political stunt.”
Rep. Neubauer: Assembly Republicans block Democratic amendments from receiving a vote
MADISON, Wis. — Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following statement regarding Republicans’ actions during today’s floor session: “During today’s floor session, Legislative Republicans went to great lengths to avoid voting on Democratic amendments. Instead of joining us
Bill barring race-based programs in higher education heads to Evers after party-line Assembly vote
The Assembly passed a string of higher education bills along party lines today, including a bill that would strip higher education programs of race-based programs and requirements.