Weekly GOP radio address: Fighting PFAS contamination
Hi, this is State Senator Eric Wimberger, representing Northeast Wisconsin in the 2nd Senate District. Legislative Republicans are leading the fight against PFAS contamination in Wisconsin. Last session, we worked with affected communities to pass comprehensive reforms, protections for victims,
Lazar, Taylor to meet today in rescheduled debate
The WISN-TV “UpFront” debate, produced in conjunction with WisPolitics, was originally scheduled for March 25. But it was postponed after Taylor was diagnosed with kidney stones.
Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors: Supervisors Eckblad, Martinez, Gómez-Tom & Bielinski condemn the unwarranted detention of Salah Sarsour, President of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE – On the morning of Monday, March 30, 2026, more than ten federal agents surrounded and detained Salah Sarsour, the President of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee. Mr. Sarsour has been a community advocate for over three decades and is
Opportunity Wisconsin: One year of Trump’s tariffs: Wisconsin families are still paying the price as Van Orden and Steil vote for them
Wisconsin families have paid $1,744 in tariff costs over the past year — and will pay even more in 2026 — as congressional Republicans refuse to act MADISON, Wis. — One year ago today, President Trump stood in the White
Crowley campaign: Condemns illegal federal arrest of Milwaukee community leader Salah Sarsour
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive and gubernatorial candidate David Crowley released the following statement after federal agents followed, surrounded, and arrested a lawful permanent resident and Milwaukee community leader without explanation or justification: “What happened to Salah Sarsour is an affront
A Better Wisconsin Together: Wisconsin Supreme Court debate will showcase Lazar’s bizarre agenda for high court
MADISON, Wis. — Despite her best efforts to mislead Wisconsinites about her far-right partisanship, no amount of political spin from Judge Maria Lazar in tonight’s Wisconsin Supreme Court debate can hide the fact she would bring an unpopular and radical right-wing
Universities of Wisconsin: 2026-2027 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars announced
MADISON, Wis.—Today, the Universities of Wisconsin announced the selection of the 2026–2027 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars. The upcoming Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars (WTFS) participants include 23 faculty and instructors from 12 universities, nominated by Provosts for their excellence
Dept. of Natural Resources: Recruiting wardens for 2027 class
Application Period Opens April 30 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will accept applications for the 2027 class of conservation wardens from April 30 through May 14. DNR conservation wardens are credentialed state law enforcement officers stationed
Crosson campaign: Trump’s Iran address offered spin, not strategy
WI-08 Congressional Candidate and 20-Year Army Veteran Says Catastrophe Demands Honest Reckoning — Not a Sales Pitch GREEN BAY, Wis. — Last night’s presidential address on the Iran conflict offered Americans a performance rather than a plan. Lt. Colonel Rick Crosson
William Holahan: Electricity pricing in the age of data centers
Wisconsin households have been feeling the sting of rising electricity bills, driven by colder winters and higher natural gas prices and the explosive growth of cloud computing and artificial intelligence threatens to drive prices higher.
Joe Zepecki: AI reaches terminal velocity without laws to regulate it
A moratorium on the firing of humans because of artificial intelligence would create valuable space and time for lawmakers confronted with the reality of what’s known as the Collingridge dilemma.
Brian Fraley: DOJ prod gets DPI to release $8M Forward Exam workplan & waterpark workshop details
It took fourteen months, a mountain of ignored requests, the retention of a respected public policy legal powerhouse and a formal intervention by the Wisconsin Attorney General to finally see more of the picture. But now that the Department of Public Instruction has been forced to open its books, the picture emerging is one of calculated stonewalling and staggering taxpayer expense.
Christa Westerberg: How to jump-start your records requests
The most important tip is to not be intimidated by the process: There are no magic words required to trigger your right to get records, and the law must be interpreted broadly in favor of access.
Samer Alatout: The quiet criminalization of student speech
Whether or not the university formally adopts IHRA, the logic is already at work. And that logic is corrosive, because it places students — especially Palestinian, Arab, Muslim and allied students — in a position where their political speech is preemptively shadowed by suspicion.
Dakota Barnes-Rush: How mentorship can shape the future of Black youths
When young Black boys see leaders, mentors and professionals who look like them, it changes what they believe is possible. Mentorship helps build confidence. It gives young people direction. And it reminds them that they are not alone.