Gov. Evers, DWD Announce Applications Open for Commercial Driver Training Grants, Encourage Training Providers to Apply
Grants to help meet demand for skilled drivers by offsetting costs of obtaining a Commercial Driver’s License MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced that the latest round of applications for DWD’s
Richard Moore: Livestock producers in the bureaucratic crosshairs
DATCP is proposing fee increases on livestock producers, dealers, truckers, and others. Some of the proposed fees would rise by as much as almost 1,700 percent.
Mike McCabe: Reverse engineering
There’s a reason it’s called doomscrolling and not hopescrolling. Social media algorithms favor doom over hope, lies over truth, hate over love.
Dept. of Justice: Mid-State Technical College, and Stevens Point Fire Department conduct fifth annual fire investigation certification class
Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us WHAT: The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) State Fire Marshal’s Office, in partnership with Mid-State Technical College and the Stevens Point Fire Department, is conducting the fifth annual certification class for Basic Fire Investigation in Stevens
Christina Lieffring: Finding a refuge for the unhoused
With regressing attitudes towards unhoused people and winter looming, Madison and Dane County need to embrace imperfect solutions.
David Blaska: Disagreement is not evil in a working democracy
My fellow Republicans lose the argument when they call our political adversaries schoolyard names like “Demon-rats.” Progressives might be more credible if they would dial back the hyperbole.
Charlie Sykes: The rough beast slouches closer
A murder that brings out our best … and our absolute worst.
Scaife campaign: Earns Milwaukee Police Assn. endorsement
GERMANTOWN — Conservative Washington County judicial candidate Grant Scaife today announced the Milwaukee Police Association has endorsed his campaign for Circuit Court Judge Branch 2. In addition to the MPA, Scaife has been endorsed by Washington Co. Executive Josh Schoemann, Washington
John Torinus: Mr. President: fewer words, more actions on Ukraine
Trump not only failed to end the Russia-Ukraine war, he has made things much worse with his soft, equivocal stance. He spouts off but shows little backbone.
Rep. Grothman: Introduces Randy Susen Nursing Home Visitation Rights Act
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) has introduced the Randy Susen Nursing Home Visitation Rights Act to ensure nursing home residents can never again be denied visits from their loved ones in times of crisis. Grothman worked on this legislation with Shirley
Lead-Safe Schools MKE: Demands DNR treat Milwaukee kids equitably
Wisconsin DNR’s Delay of Action is Harming Milwaukee’s Kids Milwaukee, WI – Lead-Safe Schools MKE is calling on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to take immediate regulatory action in response to lead-contaminated soil at Golda Meir Lower Campus, where
UW-Eau Claire: To lead NSF grant project fostering collaborative research
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has received an award from the National Science Foundation under a program called “Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development” (GRANTED). The $1.6 million grant will support a four-year collaboration with UW Oshkosh aimed
Gov. Evers: Urges Trump administration, Congress to save federal programs that support small businesses
Critical programs supporting small businesses and technology innovation set to end this month unless reauthorized by Republican-controlled Congress MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter to the Trump Administration and every member of Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation urging federal leadership to support reauthorizing the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Small Business Innovation Res… Please log in
Rep. Grothman: Introduces bill to strengthen oversight of IRS penalties
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) has introduced the Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act to protect taxpayers and restore integrity to the IRS penalty process by requiring that all proposed penalties be reviewed and approved by the issuing employee’s immediate supervisor
Rep. Prado: Wisconsin Hispanic Legislative Caucus brings Hispanic Heritage Month to capitol
MADISON, Wis. – Today, on the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, the state announces the formation of the Wisconsin Hispanic Legislative Caucus, a newly established coalition of Latino state lawmakers including Representative Priscilla A. Prado (D-Milwaukee), Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green