Dept. of Public Instruction: State Superintendent Dr. Underly appoints Kaylee Jackson to lead DPI Office of Literacy
MADISON — Wisconsin State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly announced today she has appointed Kaylee Jackson as director of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Office of Literacy. Jackson is an educational leader and literacy strategist with more than 15 years of experience helping schools and districts
Wis Dems: ICYMI: records reveal Rep. Van Orden skipped 10 key agriculture hearings as farm bankruptcies surge
MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from Heartland Signal reveals that Rep. Derrick Van Orden has skipped nearly half of the Agricultural Committee hearings since 2024, even though he was in Washington during the times several of those meetings took place. While Derrick Van
A Better Wisconsin Together: Latest action by right-wing attorneys general raises red flags about Eric Toney’s anti-abortion extremism
MADISON, Wis. — As Republican attorneys general from across the country take their baseless attacks on abortion care to a new extreme, it raises serious concerns about Fond Du Lac County District Attorney and GOP candidate for attorney general Eric Toney’s own anti-abortion extremism.
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority: Gov. Evers, WHEDA announce new allocation plan for housing tax credit, continue efforts to expand access to safe, reliable, affordable housing
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), today announced the final 2027-28 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP). The QAP is the plan for administering tax credits that finance low- to moderate-income housing
Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corp.: WHPC strengthens development team with addition of workforce housing expert Nicole Solheim
MADISON, Wis. (June 16, 2026) – Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corp. (WHPC), a leading nonprofit dedicated to preserving and expanding affordable housing throughout Wisconsin, has announced the appointment of Nicole Solheim as Vice President of Development. In her new role, Solheim will lead
WisDems: Records reveal Rep. Van Orden skipped 10 key Agriculture hearings as farm bankruptcies surge
MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from Heartland Signal reveals that Rep. Derrick Van Orden has skipped nearly half of the Agricultural Committee hearings since 2024, even though he was in Washington during the times several of those meetings took place. While Derrick Van
Dept. of Public Instruction: State Superintendent Dr. Underly appoints Kaylee Jackson to lead DPI Office of Literacy
MADISON — Wisconsin State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly announced today she has appointed Kaylee Jackson as director of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Office of Literacy. Jackson is an educational leader and literacy strategist with more than 15 years of experience helping schools and districts
Gov. Evers: Honored with GSAFE Legacy Award for his ongoing dedication to support, uplift, and protect LGBTQ Wisconsinites, families, and kids
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers kicked off Pride Month by being honored with the GSAFE Legacy Award at the GSAFE 30th Annual Celebration of Leadership in Madison earlier this month. The governor received the award in recognition of his years of dedicated advocacy and efforts to support, uplift, and
Steven Walters: The elevator speech for Democratic guv candidates
Boiling down their pitch to voters, why do they deserve your vote?
John Nichols: Cooke’s smart choice to skip the Democratic Convention
While hanging out in hospitality suites at a party convention is fun for political junkies and consequential for statewide candidates who need to connect with activists from Wisconsin’s 72 counties, traveling to a convention takes time away from the campaign trail.
David Blaska: Democrats sort through their seven dwarfs
Political junkies are trying to extract meaning from the results of the WisPolitics straw poll taken this past weekend.
Anthony Pahnke: Mark June Dairy Month with industry-wide reform
To mark June Dairy month, our lawmakers should listen to farmers, level the playing field, and include elements from the MFDA into the Farm Bill.
Sarah Keyeski: How I’m working for Wisconsin’s farmers and dairy industry
Since June is National Dairy Month, I want to highlight just three bills I authored or supported in an effort to provide some help for our dairy farmers, processors, and retailers this past session – and the status of the bills.
Austin Vandertie: I farm. I vote. Here’s why you should, too.
Your vote helps shape the future for your family, your community and our state and nation. No matter how hectic life gets, we cannot afford to let others make our choices for us at the ballot box.
LaKeshia Myers: My dream for us: to live life more abundantly
When I speak of living abundantly, I do not speak solely of material wealth or personal comfort. I speak of equity. I speak of justice. I speak of a world where every child, regardless of the color of their skin, can exhale freely without first calculating the cost of their own existence.