Sen. Johnson: Legislative Joint Finance Democrats’ intervention supporting core facts in school funding lawsuit
MADISON – The Democratic members of the Joint Committee on Finance have submitted an intervening filing in Wisconsin PTA, et al. v. Wisconsin State Assembly, et al., filed by plaintiffs challenging Wisconsin’s current school finance system. As legislative leaders named in
UW System: Office of Business and Entrepreneurship at Universities of Wisconsin wins Governor’s Financial Literacy Award 2025
(Madison, WI) – The Office of Business and Entrepreneurship (OBE) at the Universities of Wisconsin has been selected by the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy to receive the Governor’s Financial Literacy Award for 2025 in the category “Legacy”. The OBE
Rep. Mursau: Announces re-election bid for Wisconsin State Assembly
Crivitz, WI — State Representative Jeff Mursau (R–Crivitz) today announced that he will seek re-election to represent Wisconsin’s 36th Assembly District, pledging to keep fighting for northern Wisconsin families, small businesses, and rural communities. “As a lifelong resident of this area,
Milwaukee County Executive Crowley: Announces approval of affordable housing subdivision in Oak Creek
Oak Creek Common Council unanimously approved new affordable housing subdivision OAK CREEK, WI – Today at Oak Creek City Hall, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley joined local leaders and partners to announce that the Oak Creek City Council has unanimously approved
Talking Trade with Randy Romanski, DATCP
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski highlights the state’s $3.99 billion in food, forestry and ag exports last year, the third-highest annual total in Wisconsin history. The total for 2025 was down from $4.03 billion
Protect Our Care Wisconsin: The health of women, moms, and people of color is deteriorating — all thanks to Trump and Republicans gutting medicaid
As we enter the second full week of Medicaid Awareness Month, Protect Our Care is releasing new fact sheets that show how Trump and congressional Republicans’ war on health care is jeopardizing the lives of Americans of every stripe, especially
Dept. of Natural Resources: Celebrate Wisconsin’s rural and urban forests throughout April
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is proud to join communities, organizations and individuals throughout the state in celebrating trees and forests during Forest Appreciation Week, which starts April 20, includes Earth Day (Wednesday, April 22) and concludes
Wisconsin Historical Society: Black Point Estate and Gardens opens May 2 with cruises, tours and Gilded Age history
Immersive Victorian lifestyle events, Beer Baron and Mother’s Day cruises, behind-the-scenes tours and more make for a historic 2026 season LAKE GENEVA, Wis. – Black Point Estate and Gardens opens for the 2026 season on May 2, welcoming visitors back
Dept. of Justice: Division of Criminal Investigation announces new Electronic Storage Detection canine
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is announcing a new DCI Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) canine named Granger. Granger assists with investigations around the state of Wisconsin that require the detection of electronics.
Wisconsin Association of Scholars: Rothman firing: Statement
The recent decision by the Wisconsin Universities Board of Regents to terminate System President Jay Rothman represents a significant shift in leadership for the University of Wisconsin system. The action was taken without a public justification and without affording President
Law Forward: Representing a cross-partisan group of plaintiffs, moves to strike down Wisconsin’s fusion voting ban, calling 1897 law a partisan power grab that violates the state constitution
MADISON, Wis. – On behalf of the aspiring centrist political party United Wisconsin, and a cross-partisan group of Wisconsin voters, Law Forward has filed a motion for summary judgment in Dane County Circuit Court, asking the court to declare Wisconsin’s
WisDems Disability Caucus: Hosting statewide forum with governor candidates
April 13, 2026, Madison, Wisconsin The WisDems Disability Caucus will host a gubernatorial forum on Monday, April 20th at 6:30 pm. This virtual event will give voters an opportunity to hear from candidates and ask questions related to disability issues.
Cooke campaign: Unions rally around Rebecca Cooke
Iron Workers, CWA, and Machinists endorse Rebecca Cooke to flip WI-03 EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – Today, Rebecca Cooke, candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District added to her strong labor backing with endorsements from the Iron Workers Locals 383 and
Wisconsin Policy Forum: Value judgment: A look at property assessment in Milwaukee County
Current approach has cost upsides, but may affect assessment accuracy, uniformity Milwaukee County municipalities may stand to benefit by working collaboratively to conduct property assessments, either with an in-house or contract assessor, a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report finds. Milwaukee