Bayfield Chamber and Visitor Bureau: Award-winning comedian coming to Honest Dog Books
Bayfield, Wis. (Nov. 11, 2025) – Danielle Thralow sees humor in just about everything. The Duluth, Minn.-based comic carries a notebook with her at all times, ready to jot down anything that makes her laugh – a snippet of overheard conversation, a
Acuity: Earns A+ from S&P Global Ratings
Acuity announced that S&P Global Ratings (S&P) reaffirmed the insurer’s A+ credit rating. In its reaffirmation, S&P noted Acuity’s combination of a very strong business risk profile and financial risk profile. In particular, S&P highlighted that robust capital is Acuity’s
Rep. Madison: Confronts rising energy costs with two-percent cap on residential utility bills
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today, Rep. Darrin Madison (D-10) announced a new 2% Rate Cap bill to cap residential energy bills in Wisconsin at 2% of household income, a tool to directly address the spiraling costs of energy for households in
State Senate Democratic Committee: Gillian Battino announces candidacy for the 29th state senate district
WAUSAU, WI– Today, retired radiologist and active member of her community, Gillian Battino, announced her campaign for Wisconsin’s 29th State Senate District. For more than 20 years, Gillian and her husband have lived and worked in Central Wisconsin, and raised their
Institute for Reforming Government: DPI rates 0 districts 1 star, half of all schools 4 or 5 stars on new school report cards
Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released the following statement following the release of 2025 district and school report cards using a lenient formula, resulting in no Wisconsin school districts being rated 1 star. The new report
Rep. Duchow: Education bills approved by assembly committee
Madison, WI – Today, two bills authored by Representative Cindi Duchow (R-Delafield) were recommended for passage by the Assembly Committee on Education. Assembly Bill 51 would require the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) to adhere to the state’s open records
Rep. Allen: Hosts November 20th “Beer with Scott”
Madison, WI – Rep. Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) is hosting an upcoming “Beer with Scott” on Thursday, November 20th from 6-7 P.M. at the Foxx View Lanes located at 2440 W Sunset Dr, Waukesha, WI 53189. The event will be BYOB (Buy Your Own Beer).
AARP Wisconsin: Tax-Aide program needs local volunteers to help Wisconsin taxpayers
MADISON, WI – Tax filing season may be several months away, but AARP Foundation Tax-Aide sites in cities across Wisconsin are already seeking volunteers who want to serve their communities by providing free tax-filing help to those who need it most.
Dept. of Justice: Wisconsin ranks number ONE in the nation during fall Drug Take Back Collection
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced that Wisconsin ranked number one throughout the country for the most prescription medications collected during the fall 2025 Drug Take Back collection. Wisconsin collected 53,498 lbs. of unwanted medications this
Patrick Testin and Scott Krug: Trust the community with solar
Community solar is an option like none we have experienced before; it is decentralized, flexible, and ready to power Wisconsin’s future.
John Torinus: Guv wannabes could tackle health costs
Health care management is complex. But smart politicians should, on behalf of citizens, be able to cut through the complexity toward solutions that work.
Richard Moore: Keeping Wisconsin, Wisconsin-owned
The Wisconsin legislature has introduced a bill to prohibit “foreign adversaries” from owning or acquiring land in Wisconsin. Richard Moore gives the low-down and compares it to similar efforts being made in other states, and at the federal level.
Lee Drutman and Barry Burden: How to break the doom loop of modern American politics
UW Law School on Friday will be holding a one-day conference on reviving fusion voting in Wisconsin.
Steven Walters: Should Wisconsin allow fusion voting?
The process was once common, according to Project Democracy, and two states — New York and Connecticut — allow some version of it.
John Nichols: Fusion voting opens up the fuller promise of democracy
Fusion voting gave New York City voters a chance to reject Trump’s outrageous attacks on Mamdani, while at the same time putting an increasingly marginalized GOP in its place.