Evers urges EPA to keep solar power grants; Zeldin dismisses program as ‘grift’
Zeldin posted a video on social media touting the effort to end the program, saying one of the more “shocking aspects” of Solar for All is the pass throughs the money was set to go through with middle men “taking their own cut” and calling it a “grift.”’
David Blaska: Pooping and popping at Madison’s Social Justice Center
Madison’s woke progressives invoke “economic justice, social justice,” and “racial justice” as phonetic talismans to justify redistribution, disorder, and race-shaming.
Scott Walker: With conservatives winning arguments, the left resorts to chaos
When radicals lose an argument, they try to silence the opposition. I was reminded of that simple truth yet again this week.
Kali Daugherty: Kids with autism deserve care, not cuts
It showed how far he’s come — progress that, not long ago, felt out of reach. I made mental notes of the areas where we still need to do some work, but mostly I just sat with the joy of seeing comments like “participates well in class” and “a pleasure to have in class.”
Angela Rachidi: A win for Wisconsin families: Childcare in the 2025-2027 biennial state budget
Wisconsin’s 2025-2027 biennial budget includes several provisions aimed at improving the affordability of childcare in the Badger state, ending the misguided effort to directly support private childcare providers’ operating expenses with taxpayer dollars — and instead focusing on reducing costs for families through regulatory reform and targeted assistance.
Jamie Stiehm: The evil that Trump does will live on after his presidency
Donald Trump’s conquering of the country is complete. The blows he’s inflicted on American democracy will take a lifetime to heal.
Dave Zweifel: Caroline Grover left a legacy of beauty and kindness
Caroline Grover, the gentle woman her family referred to as Mother Teresa, will be put to rest tomorrow in Gresham where she was born 86 years ago.
Jeff Spitzer-Resnick: ‘As a Jew, I can never accept the slaughter of innocents’
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza under Israel’s blockade is now receiving daily press coverage. But it was clear in March, after Israel broke the ceasefire in Gaza, that conditions had become increasingly desperate.
Dept. of Natural Resources: 2025 bonus antlerless deer harvest authorizations available for purchase Aug. 18
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that bonus antlerless harvest authorizations for the 2025 gun deer season will be available for purchase online through the Go Wild license portal and at license sales locations starting at 10 a.m. on
Gregory Humphrey: Partisan hands off the FBI!
The news this morning is unsettling. The FBI is forcing out more senior officials, including a former acting director who resisted Trump administration demands to turn over the names of agents who participated in Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigations and the head of the bureau’s Washington field office.
Dept. of Military Affairs: Wisconsin National Guard’s 1st battalion, 128th infantry to be welcomed home in Chippewa Valley
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The Wisconsin Army National Guard will welcome home more than 250 Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, Saturday, August 9 at 11 a.m. at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport. The unit, based in Eau Claire,
UW Health: 12th annual roll & stroll for pancreas cancer on Aug. 10
MADISON, Wis. – UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center invites the community to support pancreatic cancer patients and research efforts at the 12th annual Roll & Stroll for Pancreas Cancer. Roll & Stroll is organized by the Pancreas Cancer Task
League of Women Voters: 3rd annual future voters fest August 13
Milwaukee – The 3rd Annual Future Voters Fest/Festival de Futuros Votantes, an informative fun event to promote voting, will be held August 13 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at La Plazita Parklet, S.16th St. & Forest Home Ave. Event sponsors are: League
Sen. Felzkowski: Statement on federal ruling on Lac du Flambeau road dispute
Madison, WI – Today, Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge William M. Conley ruled that homeowners in Lac du Flambeau homeowners “hold valid, enforceable easements” and roads that the Lac du Flambeau Band of
Gov. Evers: Orders flags to half-staff in honor of World War II Army Air Forces Private Herbert E. McLaughlin who lost his life
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #271 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff across the state from sunrise until sunset on Sat., Aug. 9, 2025, in honor of U.S. Army Air Forces Private Herbert