Dept. of Financial Institutions: Wisconsin’s state-chartered credit unions report sound year-end 2025 financial performance
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s state-chartered credit unions reported sound financial performance through year-end 2025, according to data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). As of December 31, 2025, there were 98 state-chartered credit unions, two federal credit
Sen. Hesselbein: Statement on proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit partisan gerrymandering
I have served in the legislature under gerrymandered maps created by Republicans and have seen firsthand the damage they do to democracy and to good public policy. The fair maps we passed two years ago have made a difference in
Dave Cieslewicz: The waste of the Line 5 fight
It’s pretty much over now. After seven years of legal battles, the Enbridge pipeline, known as Line 5, is finally under construction. It’s a tragedy, but not for the reasons those who fought it think it is. In fact, it’s an environmental tragedy created by environmentalists.
City of Madison: Meet 2026 Women in Construction Week profile: Shelley Johnson
“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard… is what makes it great.” While Coach Jimmy Dugan in the movie “A Leage of Their Own,” had a point, Parks Division Leadworker Shelley Johnson
Mike Shriberg: Supreme Court’s Line 5 pipeline case is about Native rights and fossil fuels, not just technical legal procedure
What began as a straightforward question from one water-quality advocate has morphed into a high-stakes battle over an oil pipeline at the highest levels of the U.S. government – with implications that go far beyond the fate of a technical legal conflict.
Richard Moore: Weaponizing a walk on the beach
If property-rights advocates aren’t on their toes, the next major expansion of government power in Wisconsin could come from expanding the public trust doctrine to seize even more land.
Michelle Bryant: Gun ownership and the Black community: A complex history and a call for safety
We need a balanced approach that respects gun rights while prioritizing safety and community well-being. Our community must help drive this conversation.
Melissa Agard: Dane County must live within our means
Ignoring or deepening the structural deficit would be irresponsible.
John Nichols: This is an unnecessary, unauthorized, and unconstitutional war
Congress has a duty to take up War Powers resolutions and assert its primacy over matters of war and peace.
John Torinus: Is Trump a hawk, dove, nation builder or what?
It has become almost impossible to make any sense of President Trump’s quixotic war-making policy. Is he a hawk or dove or something else? A screaming example is his ill-defined rationale and contradictory positions on two devastating bombings of Iran.
Mitchell A. Sobieski: When nostalgia politics turns false memories into loyalty and manufactured grievances into a weapon
The right’s greatest illusion has never been a policy. It is a story and a sentimental hallucination of America as a country that was once pure, simple, and united until outsiders corrupted it.
Sen. Roys: Introduces legislation to prohibit discriminatory pricing
MADISON — Sen. Kelda Roys (D-Madison) introduced legislation to reduce the price of groceries and other consumer goods by requiring fair, transparent, and nondiscriminatory pricing for these items. At a time of rapid inflation and high prices, consumers need a
Rep. Moore Omokunde: Statement on BadgerCare Public Option bill rollout
MADISON— Today, Legislative Democrats introduced a BadgerCare Public Option bill. State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde (D-Milwaukee) shared the following: “Our purpose today is simple: every Wisconsinite deserves access to quality, affordable healthcare – And for too many in our state,
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: Administrative actions February 2026
Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions
Rep. Joers: Responds to special session call
MADISON — Today, Governor Tony Evers announced that he will be calling a special session of the legislature to ban partisan gerrymandering. Representative Alex Joers (D-Waunakee) issued the following reaction: “I agree that we need a constitutional ban on partisan