Community Action Wisconsin: Community Action Wisconsin submits 13,000 signatures to advance Local Healthcare Action Plans in La Crosse and Eau Claire
LA CROSSE / EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Community Action Wisconsin (CAW), a new grassroots organizing effort, announced today that it has turned in over 13,000 signatures to city clerks in La Crosse and Eau Claire to place Local Healthcare Action
3rd CD Democrats: Tuesday, July 14 is the final 3rd CD Democratic Primary Candidate Forum
The final 3rd CD Democratic Primary Debate Forum will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, July 14 from 6:30pm-8:00pm in Eau Claire. The forum will be held at the Business Education Center of Chippewa Valley Technical College. 620 W. Clairemont Ave. Emily Berge
David Crowley: Why I am proud to endorse Sara Rodriguez for governor
The values we fought for—affordability, opportunity, dignity for working families, and a government that delivers results—do not leave this race simply because I did. The best way to carry those ideas forward is to unite behind Sara Rodriguez and elect her as Wisconsin’s next governor.
Jessica McBride: Poor Joel ‘Pick Me’ Brennan can’t get any love, even though he’s the Democrats’ best candidate
He’s like the responsible, overlooked sibling who gets a 4.0 and goes to college but sits woefully ignored while the parents gush over the flashier sibling who dashed in late, lives in the basement, smokes too much weed, and ran over grandma in the parking lot.
John Nichols: Wisconsin Muslim voters snubbed by gubernatorial candidates
A pair of Democratic contenders pulled out of last week’s forum after learning they would be asked about Israel’s assault on Gaza and other controversial topics.
Dale Kooyenga: A rule meant to protect you may discourage Wisconsin data centers, jobs
What should be a straightforward safeguard risks becoming a barrier that discourages qualified companies from choosing Wisconsin, risking future jobs, tax base growth and economic opportunity.
Angela Rachidi: How to strengthen the climb from the safety net
Streamlining programs and teaching success can return Wisconsin to path of progress against poverty.
Paul Fanlund: Latest Dane County Jail snafu suggests a broader problem
It appears that being a uniformed law enforcement leader in Madison and Dane County has become more difficult, not only because of what might be happening in the streets, but also because of what is happening in meeting rooms of local government.
David Blaska: New jail is already overcrowded, and it’s still under construction
Dane County taxpayers are spending $207 million to build a jail addition that was supposed to accommodate the closing of two outdated and dangerous facilities elsewhere, while reducing total inmate capacity by one-fifth — or 200 fewer beds — for a metro population that will grow 58% in the next 25 years. You do the math because this county board sure as hell can’t.
Milwaukee Mayor Johnson: Mayor Nominates Jordan Morales to serve on the Fire and Police Commission Community Meeting scheduled for Monday, July 20, 2026
Mayor Cavalier Johnson has nominated Jordan Morales to fill a seat on Milwaukee’s Fire and Police Commission (FPC). “Jordan Morales’s civic engagement is noteworthy. He has been a prominent voice on traffic safety and crime reduction in Milwaukee,” Mayor Johnson
Bill Kaplan: Heed Barney Frank and read the Constitution
Democrats must heed liberal icon Barney Frank. And Republicans must read the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights. Both are necessary to end Trump’s chaos, cruelty and incompetence, to which almost all congressional Republicans have offered no resistance.
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District: MMSD Commission selects firm to conduct independent, third-party performance audit
(Milwaukee, WI) – The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) Commission today voted to select EMA, Inc, an employee-owned consulting firm headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, to conduct an independent, third-party audit of recent complaints regarding the performance of wastewater management in
LaKeshia Myers: If you vote for us, we are ‘electable’
A closer look at Blacks and other racial minorities elected to statewide office in the United States
Gregory Humphrey: Senator Lindsey Graham, over the years, was always column-worthy
The reason he was so interesting and important to our politics is that his range of actions earned him both applause and our utter dismay.
Dave Zweifel: Alaska ballot issue echoes past shenanigans in Wisconsin
The Alaska Supreme Court recently ruled that a candidate named Dan J. Sullivan could appear on the U.S. Senate ballot this fall as a Republican to run against the Republican incumbent, Dan S. Sullivan.