Dept. of Natural Resources: DNR seeking volunteers for rare plant monitoring program
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that they are seeking volunteers for the Wisconsin Rare Plant Monitoring Program, a community-based science program that gives plant enthusiasts an opportunity to conduct surveys for rare plants around the
Dept. of Financial Institutions: Craig Heilman appointed DFI deputy secretary
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Secretary Cheryll Olson-Collins today announced she appointed Craig Heilman as the agency’s deputy secretary. DFI Deputy Secretary Heilman started in the position on August 12, 2024. Prior to serving as deputy secretary, Heilman served as
National Federation of Independent Business: NFIB’s Jeff Brabant joins WCUB in Green Bay, discusses campaign to stop massive tax hike on Wisconsin small business
NFIB urges Congress to make the 20% Small Business Deduction permanent GREEN BAY, WISC. (August 13, 2024) – Jeff Brabant, Vice President of Federal Government Relations for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business trade association,
Baldwin campaign: Tammy Tuesdays, August 13, 2024
Hi folks! Welcome back to Tammy Tuesdays, our weekly update email on Tammy’s work and the big fights she’s taking on for Wisconsin families. Tammy knows that there’s more that unites us than divides. She understands that Wisconsin’s middle-class families
UW-Green Bay: Celebrates 85,883 annual continuing education and workforce training learners, enough to fill Lambeau Field
Green Bay, Wis.—It’s one thing to fill a professional football field with fervent fans of the green and gold on a Sunday afternoon in fall. It’s another to surpass that same stadium’s capacity of 81,441 by filling it with learners.*
WisDems Press: ICYMI: Rep. Hong, First Responders Gather in Madison, Mayor Reynolds and Elected Leaders Gather in La Crosse to Encourage a No Vote on August Primary Ballot Questions
MADISON, Wis. — Today in Madison, State Representative Francesca Hong and first responders gathered outside the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin headquarters to discuss the negative impacts the passage of the constitutional amendment ballot questions could have on emergency relief and
Katherine Gehl and Austin Ramirez: Today: The only election that matters (in so many races)
We need to return the hiring power to November voters, so our elected officials are incentivized and rewarded by representing all of us. We can do this with Final Five Voting.
Dan O’Donnell: Vote ‘yes’ and ‘yes’
By voting “Yes” on both constitutional amendment questions, voters can reclaim for themselves the power to rein in an imperial executive branch and return the balance to the separation of powers.
Michelle Bryant: You will not steal my joy
Since the announcement that President Joe Biden would not seek re-election, there has been a concerted attack to malign, discredit, sexualize, and diminish Vice President Kamala Harris.
Tom Still: Just talking to myself
Left and right brain on the presidential ticket.
John Nichols: Kamala Harris is looking like a winner in Wisconsin
Whereas Trump and the Republicans maintained the upper hand through much of the 2024 presidential race, especially as President Biden’s campaign stumbled following a miserable performance in the June 27 debate, Harris and the Democrats now have momentum, nationally and in Wisconsin.
Steven Walters: Evers, Biden are closely connected
‘I am emotional,’ Evers said after Biden withdrew from the race. ‘He is a good friend.’
John Torinus: Did Rothman’s closures exceed his authority?
Two members of the new legislative study committee created to examine the future of the University of Wisconsin system raised concerns about how six two-year UW campuses were closed over the last year.
Bill Berry: WMC paving way for giant livestock operations in Wisconsin
If WMC wins the case, it could set a precedent for all Wisconsin municipalities seeking to regulate industrial ag operations, which is of course the goal.
Ken Wysocky: Four companies step up to make homes affordable for Sheboygan County workers
New housing development model can ease workforce shortage.