Natalie Eilbert: Madison refuses to pay true costs after Corey Ruiz shooting
The Madison City Council voted against providing $28,500 from the city’s contingent reserves to support the Office of the Independent Monitor — an office that holds Madison Police Department accountable — and $100,000 in funding relief to support the 30 Willy Street businesses financially struggling in the aftermath of the shooting.
Jim Zellmer: Wisconsin has tried to improve reading for decades. Will this time be different?
After years of stalled literacy efforts, Wisconsin’s latest reading law offers a fresh test of whether schools, policymakers and the public can stick with reform.
Kim Feller: Phonics key to helping more kids learn to read in Wisconsin
For some families, the traditional school setting is working well. But if your young learner is struggling with reading, do not wait for help. Reach out today. Feel free to consult with us or someone else you trust.
Daniel Paden: Ruling did not right wrongs done to pigs headed to slaughter
Along roughly 432-mile drive, windchill plummeted to -27 degrees. Upon arrival, frostbite damage to some animals so extensive they had to be shot.
Gregory Humphrey: The coarsening of our political conversations
When leaders treat vulgarity as a virtue, it lowers the national ceiling on seriousness. It tells citizens that decorum is optional, that speaking in polite terms is somehow perceived as elitist.
John Nichols: This senator won’t let Trump take over our elections
Van Hollen has been one of the steadiest and most effective foes of the president’s legislative priorities — leading opposition to what the Marylander describes as “the deceptively named ‘SAVE America Act,’ which is, in fact, a Trojan Horse to make it harder for millions of American citizens to exercise their right to vote.”
TUE News Summary: Crowley pitches plan to combat government corruption
TOP STORIES David Crowley proposes plans to tackle government corruption… [At Monday Capitol presser, pitched plan to] limit elected officials’ ability to profit off their offices and access. First budget would include* ban on elected state officials from participating in
Fitzgibbon Campaign: Bipartisan/cross-state congressional effort targeting family court reform & judicial accountability
WISCONSIN / VIRGINIA — September 2026 — Elizabeth A. Fitzgibbon, an Independent candidate for U.S. Congress in Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District, and Robert P. Murray, a Republican candidate for Virginia’s 4th Congressional District, are running separate campaigns in different states and
U.S. Court of Appeals: To hear pastors’ racial profiling case
This morning Common Ground (CG) leaders are traveling to Chicago to stand in solidarity with Rev. Demetrius Williams of Community Baptist Church and Rev. John Patterson of Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church as oral arguments in their racial profiling lawsuit
Climate Power: Trump is giving corporate polluters another blank check to pollute while Wisconsinites pay the price with their health
Weakening limits on coal and gas plants will allow corporations to pump toxins into our air that can cause life-threatening conditions Trump has rolled back 65 pollution protections estimated to prevent 30,000 deaths per year and save $275 billion annually
Dept. of Transportation: Wisconsin State Patrol plans aerial enforcement in three counties this week
Wisconsin State Patrol pilots are scheduled to keep an eye out for traffic violations from the air this week. Weather permitting, the State Patrol’s Air Support Unit is set to patrol in the following areas: Tuesday, September 15 · I-41 – Winnebago County Wednesday, September
Dept. of Natural Resources: Lead Service Line Replacement Outreach Grant program finishes strong
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources recently concluded the final application cycle for the Lead Service Line Community Outreach Grant. This grant provided funds to municipal water systems to conduct community outreach and education in support of lead service
League of United Latin American Citizens: National Voter Registration Day press conference and call to action
MILWAUKEE, WI — This coming Tuesday, September 15th, is National Voter Registration Day. All across the U.S., National Voter Registration Day brings together organizations, community leaders, & volunteers to raise awareness about the importance of voter registration & civic participation. In
Law Forward: In a victory for voters, U.S. Supreme Court halts USPS rules
MADISON, Wis. – Today, on a vote of 7-2, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed to remain in effect a lower court ruling halting a proposed U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rule that sought, shortly before critical mid-term elections in November, to
Crowley pledges to bar elected officials from stock trading
David Crowley said if elected governor he will move to bar Wisconsin elected officials from trading stocks or participating in prediction markets and stop regulators from working for the utilities they oversaw.