Angela Lang: Running on values: What candidates for governor can learn from Chris Taylor
Taylor’s landslide victory came in running a different kind of campaign, one unabashedly running on her values. Candidates running for governor should take note.
John Nichols: Wisconsin needs public banking
Over the years, the Bank of North Dakota has proved to be more resilient than private banks during depressions, recessions and economic upheavals, such as those associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Natalie Eilbert: A loss of multiculturalism is a loss for our humanity
We must find and support organizations that respond to this moment and listen to the lived expertise of people often pushed to the margins. Our humanity depends on it.
Dave Cieslewicz: Let MTI protest on its own time
Hardly a week goes by when the Madison school district doesn’t demonstrate its contempt for its own taxpayers.
A Better Wisconsin Together: Honors Workers’ Memorial Day by calling on lawmakers to protect Wisconsin workers
MADISON, Wis. — In recognition of Workers’ Memorial Day, held annually on April 28 to honor workers who have been killed or injured on the job, A Better Wisconsin Together is standing with Wisconsin workers and calling attention to an alarming
Matt Erickson: Health aid cuts will weaken US diplomatic, economic efforts
The legacy of the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) was nothing short of a miracle, saving over 26 million lives for less than 0.1% of the U.S. budget.
Kate Schanhofer: Van Orden promised to protect Medicaid, then voted for cuts
Van Orden needs to remember the real people, his constituents, behind Medicaid.
Scott Walker: Watch out for communism’s creeping tyranny
Reagan-era letter reminds Americans freedom requires vigilance and sacrifice
Fleming campaign: Scott Fleming to run for State Senate
TOWN OF JOHNSTOWN, WI… Local farmer and longtime Johnstown resident Scott Fleming issued the following statement regarding his run for the 15th Senate District: “As a farmer, agronomist, proud father to two high school boys and a Johnstown board supervisor,
Milwaukee County: To recognize Denim Day 2026, stand in solidarity with survivors
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County will once again stand in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault and take a visible stand against sexual violence in recognition of Denim Day, observed globally on the last Wednesday of April. The recognition aims to amplify the Denim Day message: no
UW–Madison: New study: Reach throughout Wisconsin adds up to $38.9 billion a year
The university supports more than 287,000 jobs and helps drive private-sector growth MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s core mission has long held that the work of the university should benefit the entire state. A newly released study now
AARP Wisconsin: Madison Housing Week returns May 3-8 with events to be held citywide
MADISON, WI – Madison Housing Week is returning with a renewed call for community connection, bold ideas, and collaborative action around the future of housing in the city. This year’s theme, “Rooted and Rising,” asks a timely question – As
Law Forward: Files brief supporting the national challenge to Trump executive order that would threaten absentee voting by mail and disenfranchise Wisconsinites
MADISON, Wis. — Law Forward filed an amici curiae (“friends of the court”) brief in federal court in Washington, D.C., supporting three consolidated lawsuits challenging President Trump’s executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to take over key functions of mail-in
Gov. Evers, U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Send joint letter to NTIA urging immediate action to release critical guidance and funding to support high-speed internet expansion efforts statewide
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), last week, sent a joint letter to National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Arielle Roth, urging the NTIA to immediately issue delayed Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program non-deployment guidance
Lindsey campaign: Running for the 89th Assembly District
PRESS RELEASE – Bobby Lindsey Running for the 89th Assembly District – April 28 2026Download… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is