David Blaska: Johnson intervenes in Troupis electors case
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is asking the Department of Justice to review the case brought by Wisconsin’s attorney general against retired Dane County circuit judge James Troupis “to determine whether any wrongdoing has occurred.”
Juan Carlos Garcia Martinez: Opting out of the tech-backed AI inevitability narrative
As data centers set their sights on harvesting Wisconsin’s human and natural resources, refusal and resistance starts locally.
Tom Still: AI’s ‘good’ sides will help Wisconsin over time
The struggle between AI’s potentially “wicked” and “good” sides will continue for a while, but good should triumph in time. People should keep an open mind while waiting for this movie to play out.
James Causey: Trump targets nurses, teachers, women-dominated professions
It’s absurd that the U.S. Department of Education has chosen to exclude nursing from its definition of ‘professional degree’ programs.
Bill Barth: Needed: Conversation about boys and men
Professor and author Scott Galloway says if, as a country, we want better young men — and one certainly hopes we do — then we need better older men. And we need them to step up as mentors.
Dave Cieslewicz: Trump fades some more
The evidence of Donald Trump’s slipping hold on his party is growing.
Dept. of Natural Resources: To host career fairs across state
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be hosting six career fairs across the state in early 2026. The fairs will be held in Spooner, Woodruff, Oshkosh, Milladore, Milwaukee and Fitchburg, starting Jan. 17. Attendees will have the
Dept. of Transportation: Wisconsin State Patrol begins Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign for holiday season
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of State Patrol is joining law enforcement agencies across the state and nation in a unified effort to get impaired drivers off the roads this holiday season. The Drive Sober or Get Pulled
Elections Commission rejects U.S. DOJ’s request for personal voter information
In a letter responding to the U.S. DOJ’s request, commissioners wrote that Wisconsin law “explicitly prohibits the Commission” from providing the full unredacted voter registration list, which includes information like driver’s license numbers and the last four digits of residents’ Social Security numbers.
UW Health: New research shows ambient AI measurably improves health care practitioner well-being
MADISON, Wis. – A randomized trial from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health showed that introducing ambient artificial intelligence scribes in UW Health clinics reduced health care practitioner burnout and time spent documenting
Schoemann campaign: Releases ‘Shrink Madison’ plan to decentralize state government
WEST BEND — Washington County Executive and candidate for Governor Josh Schoemann today announced plans to move key agencies out of Madison to make state government closer to more accountable and responsive to residents all across Wisconsin. In addition, the plan calls
Gov. Evers, First Lady: Celebrate Hanukkah in Wisconsin
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers today shared a video message wishing Wisconsinites a happy Hanukkah as families and individuals across the state celebrate the start of The Festival of Lights. The governor and first lady’s
Weekly Dem radio address: Gov. Evers highlights dozens of new laws enacted earlier this week
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Audio File of Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers delivered his weekly radio address highlighting action he took this week to enact 35 bills into law. Bills enacted by the governor this week include new efforts to keep
Sen. Johnson: Holds PSI hearing defining the problems of Obamacare
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, held a hearing entitled “Defining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve It.” The four Majority witnesses discussed how Obamacare’s structural problems are fueling
Opportunity Wisconsin: Healthcare professionals and Wisconsin families sound alarm as Republicans refuse to prevent healthcare costs from skyrocketing
MADISON, Wis. – Following the Senate’s rejection of a proposal to extend health care tax credits this afternoon, the former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services joined local healthcare professionals and Wisconsin families to demand members of