Bill Barth: Time for a revolution of the rational
I’m tired of tolerating radical right-wingers or left-wingers who belligerently want to tell me and everybody else what to think … We are broken because the few have appointed themselves to speak for the many and the rest of us have let them get away with it.
Julie Quinlan Brame: Carmen schools are successful. Why is MPS fighting them?
As we seek alternative spaces for Carmen Northwest, we ask that you reach out to the Milwaukee Public School board and the mayor’s office, asking them to lease or sell us the building.
David Blaska: The wrong guys open their property tax bills
So much for the party of ‘affordability’
Roman Fritz: UWPD’s careless assault on student protest
olice records from the encampment crackdown in May 2024 show enforcement inconsistency and the “obstructing or resisting” trap.
WILL: ICYMI: WILL moved to intervene in Wisconsin redistricting cases, first hearings on Friday
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has filed motions to intervene in two lawsuits seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s Congressional maps. WILL is seeking to defend the current Congressional maps on behalf of a group of Wisconsin voters.
Brennan campaign: Joel Brennan launches campaign for governor
Milwaukee, WI – Joel Brennan today launched his campaign for governor, vowing to stand up to Donald Trump while focusing on improving the lives of people across Wisconsin and moving the state forward. Watch Joel’s Announcement Video Here. “Thanks to Donald
Wisconsin Historical Society: Jennibel Shipwreck (Schooner) listed in the State Register of Historic Places
GIBRALTAR, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Jennibel Shipwreck (Schooner) in Lake Michigan near the Town of Gibraltar (Door County) on the State Register of Historic Places. State Historic Preservation Officer Tricia Canaday presented a
Wisconsin Historical Society: Thomas H. Smith Shipwreck (Steambarge) listed in the State Register of Historic Places
LAKE MICHIGAN, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Thomas H. Smith Shipwreck (Steambarge), located in Lake Michigan, on the State Register of Historic Places. State Historic Preservation Officer Tricia Canaday presented a certificate to Tamara
Wisconsin Hospital Association: Wisconsin hospitals provide $2.2 billion in community benefits in new report
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin hospitals and health systems provided $2.2 billion in community benefits in 2024, according to a new report released today by the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA). The comprehensive report demonstrates how hospitals serve as more than health care
Greater Milwaukee Committee: Joel Brennan to step away from duties as president of Greater Milwaukee Committee
MILWAUKEE – Joel Brennan, president of the Greater Milwaukee Committee (GMC), today announced he will step away from that role. Cristy Garcia-Thomas – a long-standing business executive and member of the GMC Board – will serve as interim president. Garcia-Thomas brings deep
DC Wrap: Wisconsin Congress members divided amid battle over ACA tax credits
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin Congress members are divided ahead of a vote to extend enhanced tax credits under the Affordable Care Act before they expire at the end of the month.
Brennan launches gubernatorial bid, pledging to ‘stand up to Trump’s dysfunction’
Joel Brennan, a leader in the Milwaukee business community and a former Department of Administration secretary, today officially joined the Dem field for governor, vowing to confront growing costs and Donald Trump’s “chaos and incompetence.” “I’ll be a governor who
U.S. Rep. Fitzgerald: Votes to pass FY26 National Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting to pass S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. “I was proud to vote for the FY26 NDAA as it advances President Trump’s mission to keep
Rep. Sheehan: Introduces special education funding bill to keep budget promise
MADISON, Wis – Representative Joe Sheehan (D-Sheboygan) along with his Democratic colleagues on the education committee introduced LRB-5599, a bill that would ensure a sum-sufficient special education reimbursement rate of 42% in the 2025-26 school year and 45% for 2026-2027. Recently, the Department
U.S. Rep. Fitzgerald: Chairs Joint Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Obamacare subsidy fraud
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), who serves as Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, held a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight titled, “Fighting Obamacare Subsidy Fraud: Is the