Reps. Hysell, Miresse: Testify at the Assembly Committee on State Affairs
Madison, WI — Today, Democratic colleagues Representative Hysell (D-Sun Prairie) and Representative Miresse (D-Stevens Point) testified in opposition to Assembly Bill 1033. Assembly Bill 1033 aims to regulate wake surfing by prohibiting the activity unless 300 feet from shoreline. The
UW-Stout: Year of Design celebration central to UW-Stout’s spring 2026 event schedule
Community invited to exhibitions, civic and literary conversations, film screenings and performances Menomonie, Wis. – As University of Wisconsin-Stout steps into spring semester and continues its Year of Design, community members are invited to myriad civic talks, film screenings and
Rep. Clancy: Releases legislation to restore the right to boycott in Wisconsin
Madison, WI – Today, Rep. Ryan Clancy (D-19) released legislation (LRB-0750) to restore the right to boycott in Wisconsin, reversing a 2018 law that restricts government and private actors’ ability to base decisions on the political actions of one specific
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Leads bill to expand affordable housing, crack down on wealthy investors who buy up single-family homes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced she is once again leading a bill that would crack down on wealthy investors who buy up single-family homes and invest tens of billions of dollars to rehab and build millions
Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, Feeding Wisconsin: Wisconsin agriculture, hunger relief groups call for action to support FoodShare
Madison, WI – A broad coalition of agribusinesses and hunger relief groups today urged Wisconsin lawmakers to address an urgent need for $69.2 million in FoodShare funding, in the wake of federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Dept. of Financial Institutions: Beware of relationship investment scams during Valentine’s week
MADISON, Wis. – As Valentine’s Day approaches, the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) is warning the public about relationship investment scams, a form of fraud that costs Americans an estimated $10 billion each year. The DFI is participating in a national awareness campaign,
Mount Mary University: Adds reduced credit social work program
Feb. 11, 2026 (Milwaukee) Mount Mary announced that in fall 2026 it will add social work to its growing list of reduced credit programs. Known as “Thrive in Three,” this option allows students to complete a bachelor’s degree in as little as three years. The reduced credit social work degree
Satya Rhodes-Conway: Madison election suit seeks money, not change
The city of Madison will work to protect against unreasonable monetary damages and will continue to encourage, promote, and protect the right to vote — including absentee voting. You don’t have to take my word for it; we prove it each and every election.
Lucas Vebber: Tribal gaming lobbyists pushing legally questionable effort to expand their state monopoly to print money
As lawmakers once again are poised to consider a bill related to online sports betting, they need yet another reminder that the state constitution has not changed. While the tribal gaming lobbyists may be pushing hard to get what they want, the Legislature has absolutely no power to give it.
Gov. Evers: Urges bipartisan support for 2026 legislative agenda to lower out-of-pocket healthcare costs, prevent price gouging, and crack down on health insurers
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, as part of his 2026 Legislative Agenda, is urging the Wisconsin State Legislature to work across the aisle to lower everyday out-of-pocket healthcare costs for Wisconsin families and seniors, prevent prescription drug price gouging, and crack down on health insurers to ensure Wisconsinites get
James E. Stoll: The time is now to save Wisconsin’s hemp industry
As a doctor who has researched and used the hemp plant to help people, it would be a betrayal of Wisconsin’s consumers to take the only form of legal cannabis in Wisconsin and allow it to end or hand it over to an industry with no history, understanding or support of the plant.
Dept. of Workforce Development: 2025 financial summary of the unemployment insurance trust fund
MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced its 2025 Financial Summary of Wisconsin’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund which showed decreased tax rates for employers and an increased overall balance. The UI Trust Fund is the account that holds
Christopher Mohrman: Evers’ threatened veto would send “free money’ for Wisconsin’s families to students in other states
Starting in 2027, Wisconsin families could become eligible to receive millions in new funds – at zero cost to the state – for all kinds of educational opportunities. The funds could be used for anything from tutoring to supplemental courses not offered in their school, to covering tuition at a private school. But there is one catch. A single person gets to decide whether Wisconsin families get to access those funds.
Mark Belling: DPI staff parties in the Dells while lowering school standards
Until conservatives show up in the spring the way they show up in the fall for the likes of Donald Trump and Ron Johnson, our schools are going to be run by entitled elitists who want to enrich themselves all the while schools in our state are going to hell.
Bill Barth: Retiring Sen. Nass did things his way
No finger to the wind. No telling people whatever they wanted to hear. Voters knew what they were getting. America could use more of that.