Rep. Billings: Statement on Wisconsin Conservation Voters Conservation Honor Roll recognition
Contact: Rep. Jill Billings 608-237-9195 La Crosse – Yesterday, Wisconsin Conservation Voters recognized Representative Jill Billings as a Conservation Champion with a 100% voting record on their score card and named her as one of four legislators on their Conservation
Opportunity Wisconsin: As Congress leaves for recess, Van Orden and Steil owe Wisconsinites answers
CONTACT: press@opportunitywisconsin.org Opportunity Wisconsin outlines questions constituents deserve answered before their members of Congress return to Washington MADISON, Wis. — As Congress heads home for recess, Opportunity Wisconsin is calling on Congressmen Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil to use the
Law Forward: League of Women Voters sues Wisconsin Elections Commission over guidance that locks voters out of the polls
CONTACT: Fair Elections Center, media@fairelectionscenter.orgLaw Forward, media@lawforward.org Problems with mail delivery threaten to disenfranchise more voters MADISON, Wis. — Law Forward and Fair Elections Center, on behalf of League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and a Dane County voter, have filed suit
Hong campaign: More than 25 local elected officials and community leaders endorse Francesca Hong for Governor
MADISON, Wis. — More than 25 current and former local elected officials and community leaders from across Wisconsin today endorsed State Rep. Francesca Hong (D-Madison) for governor, adding new momentum to the broad, statewide coalition powering her campaign. The new
Aleckson campaign: Senator Ron Johnson and State Senator Steve Nass headline a fundraiser for Jon Aleckson, candidate for Assembly District 50
MAPLE BLUFF, WI — Jon Aleckson’s campaign for State Assembly 50 (Southwestern Dane County and Green County, WI) held a well-attended fundraising event this week at Maple Bluff Country Club, drawing more than 50 supporters for an evening featuring U.S.
Rewind: Your Week in Review for July 24
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and Associated Press Statehouse Correspondent Scott Bauer discuss Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley rejoining the Dem gubernatorial field, the latest Marquette University Law School Poll, reaction to a police shooting in Madison, a lawsuit challenging Elections Commission guidance on spoiling absentee ballots and more.
Department of Natural Resources: Now accepting nominations for Recycling Excellence Awards
Contact: Jennifer Semrau, DNR Waste Reduction and Diversion CoordinatorJennifer.Semrau@wisconsin.gov or 608-381-0960 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Recycling Excellence Awards. The nomination period is open until Sept. 14. The Recycling Excellence Award
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Baldwin calls out Trump Admin for abruptly canceling $94 million for health research, halting clinical trials
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, blasted the Trump Administration for abruptly canceling $94 million in funding for 150 grants supporting health research and programs
Center for Election Confidence: Non-profit Center For Election Confidence commends WEC and Green Bay for placing city clerk on leave pending state investigation into election irregularities
Contact: Lisa Dixon ldixon@electionconfidence.org Following the non-partisan Center for Election Confidence’s (CEC) efforts to draw attention to the matter and offer its assistance, the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) voted unanimously to open an investigation into Green Bay’s mishandling of absentee ballots
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss the parade of Trump surrogates visiting Wisconsin
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the use of Trump surrogates campaigning on behalf of GOP candidates in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. Follow “The Insiders” on YouTube, Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Guv candidates react to police killing in Madison
Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Francesca Hong called the police killing of a Madison resident an “execution,” while presumptive GOP nominee Tom Tiffany pushed back on “rushing to judgment.”
FRI AM Update: RGA adds another six figures to its effort to boost Hong in the Dem gubernatorial primary
From WisPolitics … — The Republican Governors Association has added another six figures to its effort to boost Dem Francesca Hong in the gubernatorial primary. That pushes its overall investment in the ad campaign to nearly $3.6 million. The latest
Crowley says he’s raised $550K since reentering governor’s race
That’s more than double the $250,048 he reported in the first six months of the year, the campaign noted in a press release.