Baum campaign: Baum completes 400-mile district bike tour through northern Wisconsin
Superior, WI — Congressional candidate Niina Baum has completed her 400 Miles for WI-07 bike tour, arriving in Superior on Saturday July 17th after riding through nine counties and more than twenty communities across northern Wisconsin over nine days. Baum departed
UW-Eau Claire: Blugold researchers examine effect of farmers market program and impact on community
On a warm Saturday morning in July, students from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire make sure their table is set up and ready to go at the weekly farmers market in Eau Claire’s Phoenix Park. They show up every Saturday.
Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office: In-cell health monitoring technology helps Winnebago County Jail Staff detect and respond to life-threatening medical emergency
OSHKOSH, Wis. – The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office is crediting in-cell health monitoring technology with helping staff identify and respond to a serious medical emergency at the Winnebago County Jail. On May 15, 2026, a 61-year-old man was taken into custody
Wisconsin NewsMedia Association: Wisconsin Newspaper Association becomes Wisconsin NewsMedia Association
MADISON, Wis. – After 173 years of serving Wisconsin’s newspaper industry, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association (WNA) today announced it will adopt a new name: the Wisconsin NewsMedia Association (WNA). The new name reflects the evolution of how Wisconsin news organizations deliver trusted
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Rural Development: USDA Rural Development invests nearly $8 million in water and sewer systems upgrades for the Village of Cedar Grove
(Stevens Point, Wis., July 20, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is investing nearly $9 million to make necessary sewer system upgrades and water main replacements for the Village of Cedar Grove. The projects will benefit more than
Cravillion campaign: Wisconsin Dairy Business Association endorses Nic Cravillion for State Senate
NEW FRANKEN, WI — Republican State Senate candidate Nic Cravillion today announced he has earned the endorsement of the Wisconsin Dairy Business Association (DBA), Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy organization. The endorsement adds to Cravillion’s growing coalition of statewide support ahead of
Dept. of Transportation: DMV offers information on obtaining an ID for voting
Ahead of Wisconsin’s Primary Election on August 11, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) reminds citizens how to obtain identification, free of charge, that is valid for voting. Valid identification for voting purposes includes a
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Baldwin leads bipartisan group of colleagues in calling on Trump Admin to crack down on mislabeling of dairy imitation products
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives in calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to crack down on the misuse of dairy terms for plant-based products, which unfairly
Gov. Evers: Slams Trump administration for forcing coal plants to stay online, raising energy costs for Wisconsinites and impeding clean energy efforts
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today slammed the Trump Administration for forcing coal plants to stay online, which will raise energy costs for Wisconsinites and impede the state’s ongoing clean energy efforts. A recent analysis outlined in the governor’s letter shows that
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Milwaukee VA Medical Center receives funding for continued infrastructure improvements
MILWAUKEE – The Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center received funding for Non-recurring Maintenance projects in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, after receiving funds earlier in the year. The funding is part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair,
Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers approves new emergency rule to allow qualified Registered Nurses to teach clinical courses to continue addressing Wisconsin’s healthcare workforce shortage
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced that he has approved new changes to Wisconsin’s faculty approval process for nursing schools, allowing for qualified Registered Nurses (RNs) to teach clinical courses if they meet certain criteria. The emergency rule change follows a recommendation by the Governor’s Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce, established by Gov. Evers in 2024, to expand the
NFIB: New data: Wisconsin Small Business Optimism falls below national index
MADISON, WI (July 20, 2026) – A new Wisconsin Small Business Economic Trends (SBET) report, produced by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research Center and released today, highlights responses from Wisconsin small business owners on a variety of issues compared to national averages from the NFIB’s monthly SBET surveys throughout the year. The Small Business Optimism Index for Wisconsin small businesses in Winter (October-March) 2025-26 was 98.8, 0.3 points above the national average.
Dave Cieslewicz: Disarray
My party is being very much my party. Just as its crowded gubernatorial primary was coalescing around the candidate most likely to win in November, that candidate’s campaign stumbled hard, her less electable opponents pounced and, just like that, somebody else will get the nomination.
Gregory Humphrey: All were talking about the powerful political play of the week in Wisconsin
There was a unity of sorts as collectively we gawked at a political plot twist so strange, so unexpected, and so oddly compelling that everyone from the most dyed‑in‑the‑wool conservative in Waukesha to the most caffeinated liberal on Madison’s isthmus paused and said, “Wait… what?”
Jessica McBride: Tony Evers plays King Lear, governor’s race musical chairs and Democratic palace intrigue erupts
This is positively Shakespearean. What a wild ride of a governor’s race. You have Gov. Tony Evers as the aging King Lear, who fatally miscalculated when deciding how to divide his kingdom upon retirement, possibly pushing a guy who already quit back into the race over his former lieutenant governor, Mandela Barnes.