WisGOP: Hong hits the trail for Crowley while he fundraises in California
MADISON, Wis. – While David Crowley hits the fundraising circuit with Kamala Harris and Hollywood liberals in California, he has Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong touring Wisconsin on his behalf. Hong told WISN that she’s “launching her own statewide tour” to campaign for Crowley and other Wisconsin
Dept. of Workforce Development: Cross-agency collaboration helps recover $17k in unpaid wages for 23 Wisconsin minors
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) this week announced the recovery of $17,000 in penalty wages on behalf of 23 minor workers for child labor violations stemming from a 2024
John Nichols: Francesca Hong is rallying vital support for Crowley
The popular Madison state representative is heading out to the far corners of Wisconsin this fall to rally voters on behalf of a Democratic “trifecta” — the November result that would give the party control of the governorship and both chambers of the Legislature.
Gregory Humphrey: Tom Tiffany’s assault on reporters from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel strikes at the public’s right to know
Tom Tiffany is asking Wisconsin voters to trust him with one of the state’s most important offices. But he shrinks on the campaign trail, unable to let every reporter hold him accountable. That is a troubling look with only about a month to go until Election Day.
Michelle Bryant: The press, the presidency and the politics of exclusion
The First Amendment belongs to all of us. We should never be comfortable watching the door close on someone else’s voice, because tomorrow, it could be ours.
Tammy Baldwin: Reproductive rights under attack by MAGA Republicans
In Wisconsin, reproductive rights are only as strong as the lawmakers willing to protect them.
David Blaska: Competition made America great
If the Brewers can compete, why can’t our schools?
Ruth Schmidt & Jennie Mauer: The real cost of weakening Head Start standards
Head Start’s success is built on a commitment to proven practices that support children’s learning, health, and development. Weakening those standards risks eroding both program quality and public confidence in the results Head Start delivers for children, families, and communities.
Richard Moore: Property rights are not a popularity contest
Janesville referendum could give voters a lasting veto over private development.
Drake Bentley: Reading Colin Kaepernick’s memoir as a biracial Black kid from Milwaukee
Kaepernick’s memoir, “The Perilous Fight,” hit bookstores this month.
Dan Breed: Persecuted Christians should have path to resettle in the US
The refugee resettlement process, which as recently as 2024 welcomed more than 29,000 Christian refugees from countries where Christians face the most severe persecution, no longer welcomes them.
Anthony Pahnke: G20 Summit in Milwaukee gives working people a platform to demand change
The upcoming G20 ministerial meeting in Milwaukee from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 will feature leaders from around the world coming together to discuss these matters, especially trade, making Wisconsin the stage for discussing global policy on everything from artificial intelligence to fuel prices.
Bill Berry: World needs to revisit Aldo Leopold’s ethics
McKibben and other environmental leaders urged the UN this week to make clean energy available to everyone across the globe by 2030, and he thinks it’s possible. Leopold would agree.
WisDems: ICYMI: Democrats Hope Data Center Opposition Will Help Flip Assembly District Held by GOP Since 1970s
MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from WPR highlights how Wisconsinites in the 30th Assembly District are speaking out against Shannon Zimmerman’s professional ties to the AI industry and authored legislation that would give tax exemptions to data center developers for data center equipment
National Federation of Independent Business: Rep. Tom Tiffany earns small business endorsement for Wisconsin Governor
MADISON, WI (Sept. 29, 2026) – The NFIB Wisconsin PAC, the political action committee of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in Wisconsin, is endorsing Congressman Tom Tiffany for Governor. “Congressman Tom Tiffany has consistently shown support for Wisconsin small businesses,” said NFIB Wisconsin