Gov. Evers: Urges President Trump to sidestep secretary and restore funding to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance system
MADISON — After repeated letters to Trump Administration U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resulted in inaction, Gov. Tony Evers is appealing directly to President Donald J. Trump, urging the president to restore approximately $29 million in federal
Barnes campaign: Mandela Barnes wraps statewide “Reject The Washington Way” tour following Trump’s State of the Union
Hitting Ten Counties in Five Days, Lt. Governor Barnes Met With Families, Farmers, and Small Business Owners To Slam Trump’s Price Hikes on Wisconsin Ahead of Trump’s State of the Union, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes hit the road across Wisconsin
A Better Wisconsin Together: A look at Wisconsin Republicans’ vote-by-mail record as Trump attacks it in State of the Union Address
MADISON, Wis. — With his job approval cratering and widespread opposition to his policy agenda, Donald Trump in his interminably long State of the Union speech called for new restrictions to make it more difficult to vote, including all but ending voting by
Power Wisconsin Forward: Wisconsin clean energy advocates urge public service commission to reject alliant’s proposed data center contract
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsinites testified at yesterday’s Public Service Commission (PSC) virtual hearings regarding Alliant Energy’s application for an Individual Contract Rate Agreement (Docket: 6680-TE-115) to serve a data center campus under construction in Beaver Dam. Comments from Power Wisconsin Forward partners and
Sapik campaign: Josh Schoemann endorses Sapik in SD25, official Trump elector Sapik continues momentum in campaign for State Senate
[Lake Nebagamon, WI…] Former Republican candidate for governor, Josh Schoemann, today endorsed Angie Sapik for the 25th state senate district. Josh Schoemann, Washington County Executive, said Sapik is the kind of small business leader and fiscal conservative Republicans need in
ACLU of Wisconsin: Responds to accusations of Milwaukee police officer misusing Flock surveillance technology
MILWAUKEE – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin today responded to the criminal charges filed against a Milwaukee Police Officer who allegedly used Flock’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system to track the location of two women — nearly 200
Jill Underly: Our schools are central to democracy
Public education promises more than academic credentials; it promises citizenship and democracy. And that is a promise we can’t afford to break.
Mark Belling: Goliath leaves Madison
Robin Vos’ towering speakership has lots of highs but some aggravating lows.
Emily Tseffos: Stewardship program is in jeopardy
If you care about access to public land, about hunting and fishing traditions, about the outdoor economy that supports small-town Wisconsin, now is the moment to speak up.
Buckley Brinkman: Creating an AI advantage for Wisconsin
Wisconsin can lead in AI implementation — particularly in manufacturing. This leadership will not happen organically. It must be designed. We should create a Wisconsin AI Network – strong local nodes connected through deliberate statewide mechanisms.
Bill Barth: Independents need to speak up, loudly
On Election Day, independent numbers need to be heard. Make it loud.
Dave Cieslewicz: UW athletics wants dark money
A pending state bill would provide $14.6 million a year to the department. Spending on name, image and likeness agreements would be exempt from the state’s open records law.
Courtney Graves: How to fix Wisconsin’s slowing economic growth rate
A previous report from the MacIver Institute shows that Wisconsin’s GDP growth is lagging behind the rest of the nation. This report dives deeper into why that may be happening and what policies can be implemented to fix it.
John Torinus: High court shelves Trump’s tariff mess
The U.S. Supreme Court decision to overrule President Trump’s broad-scale use of tariffs to punish other countries caught him by surprise.
Cam T.B.: The federal war on trans healthcare mirrors that of abortion
Hospitals are folding to anti-trans hate, but the community continues to advocate for trans youth.