Rep. Doyle, Sen. Pfaff: Introduce suicide prevention legislation
Madison, WI – Yesterday, Representative Steve Doyle (D – Onalaska) and Senator Brad Pfaff (D – Onalaska) reintroduced legislation to create a Wisconsin suicide prevention program which would include administering grants, building community networks, conducting suicide prevention trainings, and more. The
Tony Wied: Charlie Kirk’s assassination should be turning point
Spirited policy debates should end with handshakes, not hatred.
Cavalier Johnson: Our country is scarred with political violence. It’s time to end it.
It is time for our country and our leaders to go beyond simply decrying politically motivated violence. We must transform the nature of contemporary political disputes.
Brian Fraley: An anxious time in our history
Right, Left, or neither, you know it’s an anxious time in our history. We all feel it, regardless of your opinion of the work of Charlie Kirk. Society is not irreparably broken. But we are in crisis.
Gregory Humphrey: Wednesday in America: Charlie Kirk shot and killed, another school shooting, 13-year-old arrested with 20 guns
We absolutely have to be unequivocal: Political violence can never be tolerated. This is not a partisan issue; it is a fundamental threat to the democratic process.
Stephanie Klett and Bill Barth: A different way to deliver American health care
Open Arms delivers $5 million of care for about $2 million annually, money raised mostly through donors and fundraising events. The clinic serves about 1,200 patients each year with 30 paid staffers bolstered by 250 volunteers.
Bruce Thompson: Comparing Milwaukee homicide data to other cities
Though murders are declining, an overwhelming percentage involve guns.
Danny Akenson: Citizens fight back against factory farm pollution
For the last two years, Grassroots Organizing Western Wisconsin (GROWW) has played a key role in bringing together ordinary people and small farmers to pass local ordinances to protect our homes. People across the region are holding strong as corporate mega-dairies try to take over our agricultural landscape.
Angela Lang: Weaponizing the National Guard is fascism
A military is designed to protect citizens, not to be weaponized by a president who is determined to centralize as much power as possible.
Dept. of Natural Resources: Watch for reptiles and amphibians on Wisconsin’s roads this fall
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to report when and where they see frogs, salamanders, lizards or snakes, known collectively as herptiles, crossing the road during the late summer and early fall. As temperatures
Dept. of Administration: Governor Evers declares September Coastal Awareness Month
2025 Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle, Grant Applications, and Events Announced Madison, Wis. – Governor Tony Evers proclaimed September Coastal Awareness Month in Wisconsin in recognition of the important impact that Lake Michigan and Lake Superior have for Wisconsin’s economy, recreation, tourism, cultural history,
Sen. Dassler-Alfheim: Legislative Democrats introduce bills to support public schools
Package includes funding boost and adds voucher cost transparency to property tax bills MADISON, WI – Today, Senator Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D-Appleton) joined fellow Legislative Democrats to introduce the “Kids First” bill package addressing key issues with funding for public schools
Dane County Exec Agard: Honors first responders at 9/11 Memorial
MADISON – This morning, Dane County Executive Melissa Agard joined members of Firefighters Local 311, community leaders, and residents at a memorial service honoring the victims and heroes of September 11, 2001. “On 9/11, our nation endured unimaginable tragedy,” County
Wisconsin Policy Forum: Sizable increases for Wisconsin tax levies, property values, forum data tool shows
Growth in values meant property tax rates fell statewide for 11th straight year Gross property tax levies across Wisconsin increased 4.2% in 2024, the second largest increase since 2009, according to the findings of the Wisconsin Policy Forum’s newly updated
Cooke campaign: Unveils district Advisory Council
EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – Today, Rebecca Cooke, candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District, announced her campaign’s district Advisory Council as she continues building a broad coalition of support across Western Wisconsin. The Advisory Council is made up of local