Rep. Melotik: Testifies on legislation to cut state income tax on overtime pay
Madison, WI – Legislation authored by Rep. Paul Melotik (R-Grafton) and Sen. Rob Hutton (R- Brookfield) that would cut Wisconsin’s income tax on overtime pay received a public hearing Thursday before the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means at the
Berman campaign: ER nurse and WI-01 candidate Mitchell Berman slams Bryan Steil’s vote against extending ACA tax credits
RAYMOND, Wis. – Today, on the heels of the US House’s bipartisan vote to extend ACA credits, ER nurse Mitchell Berman, slammed Congressman Bryan Steil for voting against it. “As an ER nurse, I see every day what happens when people
Rep. Steffen: Encourages media to “fill the gap” during WisconsinEye downtime
Madison, WI — State Representative David Steffen (R-Howard) issued the following statement in the absence of WisconsinEye coverage of legislative activity: “As our legislative activity resumed this week, the loss of WisconsinEye’s service to Wisconsin residents is being felt by
Common Cause: Voting rights groups, Wisconsin voters challenge Trump administration’s unwarranted grab for private data
Madison, WI – On behalf of Common Cause and three Wisconsin voters, attorneys from Law Forward, the ACLU’s national Voting Rights Project, and the ACLU of Wisconsin filed a motion Thursday to intervene in the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission
Milwaukee DSA: Demands abolition of ICE after agent shoots, kills Minnesota woman
The Milwaukee Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are voicing condemnation for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after graphic video footage showed an ICE agent shooting and killing Renee Good, a Minneapolis mother of three. Milwaukee’s Democratic Socialists stand in solidarity with
Dept. of Natural Resources: Urges snowmobilers to operate safely; Be extra careful on ice
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds snowmobilers to be aware of unsafe ice and stay sober on the trails this season. “Ice conditions can be unpredictable with fluctuating temperatures, and with International Snowmobile Safety Week coming
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ debate what’s behind Wisconsin’s rising property tax bills
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss property tax increases facing property owners and how Wisconsin legislators could address the issue. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Katie Nekola: Nuclear power isn’t an option for Wisconsin data centers
Subsidization of nuclear energy in Wisconsin is about government favoring one industry over another.
Thomas Nelson and Jerald Podair: 50 years after the Edmund Fitzgerald, it’s time to fix American shipbuilding
More U.S.-built cargo ships would help revitalize the country’s industrial landscape.
Jackson Walker & Mike Nichols: Superior coal terminal is latest victim of declining Great Lakes shipments
A coal terminal in Superior will terminate its operations this year as cargo shippers are moving less tonnage via the Great Lakes.
Bruce Murphy: The growing wealth of Children’s Wisconsin
Raising millions in charitable dollars while executives get rich.
Dave Zweifel: On the 5th anniversary of Jan. 6, the lies keep coming
The fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol this week offered yet another example — as if we needed more — of the continued attacks on American democracy, on the truth, on common decency, embodied by one of the most despicable men to ever hold power in America.
Jamie Stiehm: The dark day democracy almost died
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, was a solemn anniversary for Congress, five years to the day since a mob of President Donald Trump’s followers broke into the Capitol and savagely battled the police officers defending us, those trapped inside.
Gregory Humphrey: Democrats don’t need new message for 2026 — use one already screaming at us
The threat to American democracy should be more than enough to mobilize every Democratic voter in the country. Every independent voter. Every Republican voter who grasps the necessity and urgency of our time.
Scott Walker: Michael Reagan was more than the Gipper’s son
A leader and an inspiration to the next generation