Gov. Evers: To continue statewide budget listening session tour in Milwaukee
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced he will continue his statewide budget listening tour at ThriveOn King in Milwaukee. The governor kicked off his budget listening tour last week in Appleton and La Crosse to hear directly from Wisconsinites
MON PM Update: Kaul petitions state Supreme Court to weigh in on lawsuit challenging JFC settlement authority
From WisPolitics … — Dem AG Josh Kaul has petitioned the state Supreme Court to reverse a Court of Appeals decision upholding lawmakers’ authority to review Department of Justice settlements under a 2018 lame-duck law. Kaul is also seeking a
DNC War Room: Donald Trump doubles down on Project 2025 agenda to “Terminate” the ACA for Wisconsinites
In response to Donald Trump reaffirming his “concepts of a plan” for health care yesterday, threatening critical protections for millions of Wisconsinites with preexisting conditions, DNC Deputy Communications Director Abhi Rahman released the following statement: “Donald Trump told the American people
Wisconsin Family Action: Reacts to parental rights case denial
MADISON – Today, the United States Supreme Court denied hearing an appeal from Wisconsin parents who were challenging an Eau Claire School District’s guidance. The guidance in question allowed teachers and administrators to secretly facilitate a students’ social gender transition without
PROFS: Statement on the proposed change to the Universities of Wisconsin policy on copyright
Universities of Wisconsin (UW) is proposing, with no consultation with faculty or shared governance at its campuses, a change to its policy on copyright. The current policy (G27/SYS191) holds that the university held no property interest in materials that result
Rep. Stubbs: Welcomes his excellency Dr. Reuben E. Cooper Jr., ambassador, extraordinary and plenipotentiary of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the Republic of Turkiye and Dr. Daphne Cooper, J.P. to the State Capitol
MADISON, WI – Today, Representative Shelia Stubbs welcomed His Excellency Dr. Reuben E. Cooper Jr., Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the Republic of Turkiye and Dr. Daphne Cooper, J.P. to the Wisconsin State Capitol,
Liberty Justice Center: Statement on the Supreme Court’s dismissal of petition to hear case on parents’ rights
(Austin, TX | December 9, 2024)—On December 9, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a petition to hear Parents Protecting Our Children v. Eau Claire Area School District, a case highlighting the ongoing national conflict between parents’ rights and overreaching school policies—but
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: Reacts to SCOTUS review of consequential parental rights case
WILL promises to keep fighting on behalf of parents and sees the dissent as a step forward The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) issued a response to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) narrowly denying
Dept. of Transportation: Projects Commission advances I-39/90/94 and US 51/Stoughton Road projects
Improvements will address aging infrastructure and safety concerns The Wisconsin Transportation Projects Commission (TPC) today voted to advance two major highway projects along heavily used routes in southwest Wisconsin. These infrastructure improvements will better accommodate freight, recreational, and commuter traffic on
Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment for environmental review of Windsor Safe Drinking Water Loan Program project
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Windsor is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes replacing watermains on
UW-Milwaukee: To award more than 1,700 degrees at commencement Dec. 15
MILWAUKEE_The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will award more than 1,700 degrees at its 131st commencement on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m. at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave. The university will present 1,092 bachelor’s degrees, 492 master’s degrees,
Steven Walters: Players gone but Act 10 still roils Wisconsin Capitol
A Dane County judge overturned much of the law that banned collective bargaining for most public employees.
Dan O’Donnell: The Act 10 ruling is downright laughable
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Scott Niederjohn: Metrics show free-market reforms lead to broad prosperity in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s economy is thriving under free market reforms, many aided by Badger Institute research and advocacy.
Ruth Conniff: Trump’s ‘mass deportation’ could be coming to Madison. Are we ready?
So far local officials in Madison and other deep blue cities have not been speaking out at protests or announcing plans to create sanctuaries as they did early on in Trump’s first term. Partly that’s a reflection of the fact that no one knows precisely what to prepare for. But Democratic officials also don’t want to draw negative attention or make targets of their cities.