WEC Energy Group: Regulators approve more renewable energy projects for We Energies customers
A new round of large-scale renewable energy projects in Wisconsin is moving forward. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin unanimously approved We Energies’ purchase today of more than 450 megawatts of new solar, wind and battery storage projects — enough
Reach Counseling: Chosen as CoVantage Cares Foundation’s giving Tuesday recipient in Fox Valley
APPLETON, Wis. – (November 25th, 2025) – Reach Counseling, a non-profit who serves survivors and those impacted by sexual violence in the Fox Valley, is thrilled to announce that we have been chosen as the Fox Valley beneficiary of CoVantage
Toney campaign: Eric Toney calls for expanded victims services at WI DOJ
FOND DU LAC, WI – Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney called for sweeping reforms to strengthen victim protections across the state, saying repeated failures inside state agencies show a pattern of incompetence that can no longer be tolerated.
Kristin Brey: Don’t let politics tear Thanksgiving apart. Talk it out.
Here’s the unfunny truth: Economists have actually measured that Thanksgiving dinners with mixed political affiliations end 30–45 minutes earlier than those where everyone shares the same party.
Brian Reisinger: Family farms face disaster that leaves us all vulnerable
The Thanksgiving food on our tables this year is more vulnerable than it’s ever been, as the loss of farms across the nation reaches a tipping point.
Rep. Neubauer: ICYMI: Assembly Democrats blast Republicans for bills to close public schools
Madison, Wis. — On Wednesday, November 19, Assembly Republicans put forward a package of bills designed to consolidate school districts and close buildings. This comes after more than a decade of the GOP’s work to underfund our public schools in
Steven Walters: The battle over on-line betting
Gambling keeps growing in Wisconsin. How did we get here?
Dept. of Natural Resources: 2025 preliminary gun deer opening weekend license sales and harvest totals available
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced preliminary deer harvest and license sales totals for the opening weekend of the 2025 gun deer season. Preliminary License Sales Data Preliminary figures indicate that the number of gun
Tom Still: Modernized state tax credits can help young technology firms
Successful tech-based companies become so in different ways, a phenomenon on display of late with the announced $23 billion acquisition of Wisconsin’s Exact Sciences by Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories.
Sam Klinger: Compass Health Center’s Brookfield opening is an investment in Wisconsin’s mental health
We believe that when communities invest in mental health, they invest in everything that makes them stronger—families, classrooms, workplaces, and neighborhoods.
Mike McCabe: The more things change
With life and politics more and more disconnected, no wonder so many people are disillusioned and detaching from the democratic process.
Bill Berry: A grandfather’s record book sheds light on early union years
My grandfather, William J. Taylor, was a labor leader who documented a time when unions were truly united.
LaKeshia Myers: Honoring our heritage: Celebrating Black Catholic History Month
November is Black Catholic History Month—a time to celebrate the profound contributions of Black Catholics to the Church, to remember our spiritual ancestors, and to reflect on the rich tapestry of faith that stretches from the earliest days of Christianity to the present moment.
Paul Fanlund: A first look at the Center for Black Excellence and Culture
Led by Alex Gee, the Center on Madison’s West Badger Road will open early next year. It’s intended to celebrate and foster Black culture.”
John Imes: COP30: From Rio to São Paulo to Belém—local leadership driving global impact
After opening COP30 in Rio de Janeiro with hundreds of mayors, governors, and regional leaders at the Local Leaders Forum, the momentum carried straight into São Paulo and then Belém – and the message has remained consistent, clear, and urgent: the world is looking to local and state leaders to deliver real climate progress when national governments stall. America is showing up – and America is still in.