UW–Milwaukee: Temporarily suspends student groups associated with intimidating Instagram posts
UWM has temporarily suspended five student organizations associated with a coalition that posted alarming messages on Instagram. The suspensions come as part of UWM’s ongoing investigation. A July 19 Instagram story post to the uwm4palicoalition account included intimidating language aimed
Dept. of Workforce Development: Releases 2022 – 2040 registered nurse supply and demand forecast results
MADISON – Wisconsin registered nurses currently face more demand than they can meet, and economic forecasts predict that this gap, caused by demographics trends decades in the making, will call for a range of solutions to meet patients’ needs, according
USDA NASS: Wisconsin ag prices
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Capitol Chats: Wikler says delegates who haven’t formally endorsed Harris support her over Trump
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler says Wisconsin DNC delegates who haven’t formally endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign have “absolute clarity” that they support her over former President Donald Trump.
WisDems: GOP games leave Wisconsinites struggling with contaminated drinking water
MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel detailed how Wisconsinites struggling against toxic PFAS contamination in their water supplies have been left behind and ignored by Republican politicians in Madison who have refused to release already-approved funding for PFAS remediation for over a
Piwowarczyk campaign: Don Pridemore should resign from Hartford School Boards and drop out of the Assembly Race after inexcusable Biden Title IX vote
Town of Erin – Assembly candidate Jim Piwowarczyk said Wednesday that his primary opponent, Don Pridemore, should resign immediately from the two Hartford area school boards he serves on after Pridemore’s indefensible July 23 vote to force elementary and middle
Shankland campaign: Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Mississippi River policy leader, endorses Katrina Shankland for Congress
STEVENS POINT, WI – Congresswoman Betty McCollum, an environmental champion from Minnesota’s neighboring 4th Congressional District (St. Paul/Stillwater), has endorsed State Rep. Katrina Shankland for Congress in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. On Tuesday, July 30, McCollum and Shankland hosted a special
U.S. Rep. Fitzgerald: Commends passage of Colonel Heg Post Office bill in Senate markup
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs passed his bill to rename the U.S. Post Office in Muskego in honor of Colonel Hans Christian Heg. The bill, H.R.
WMC Litigation Center: Taxpayers file lawsuit against Town of Eureka for overstepping legal authority
MADISON – The WMC Litigation Center – an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), the combined state chamber of commerce and manufacturers’ association – filed a lawsuit on behalf of two taxpayers against the Town of Eureka on Wednesday, alleging
Baldwin campaign: Announces $2.5 million raised in 24 day pre-primary reporting period
CONTACT: press@tammybaldwin.com MADISON, Wis. – Today, Tammy Baldwin announced her campaign has raised $2.5 million in the pre-primary reporting period between July 1st and July 24th. Tammy received donations from more than 9,000 Wisconsinites. Her average online donation was $34.67. This cycle
WisDems: VIDEO RECAP: Sen. Brad Pfaff calls out Eric Hovde for conflicts of interest tied to ownership of Sunwest Bank
Hovde refuses to cut financial ties to California bank if elected to the US Senate as the bank takes millions from foreign banks and governments MADISON, Wis. — This morning, State Senator Brad Pfaff called out Eric Hovde for being a walking conflict of
Rob Gundermann: PBMs are under a microscope and patients will benefit from changes
Wisconsin has the right idea when it comes to lowering drug prices by reforming PBMs. It’s time for members of Congress to do the same in Washington, DC.
Dan O’Donnell: Shut down the Evers slush fund
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and his allies are fighting desperately to protect his personal slush fund ahead of the August primary, spending millions trying to convince voters that frivolously wasting their money is his God-given birthright.
Tony Wilkin Gibart: A power-hungry Supreme Court is undermining the ability of government to act for the common good
Because of what the U.S. Supreme Court has done, the federal government’s ability to respond to environmental and public health threats here in Wisconsin has been significantly diminished.
Shale Horowitz: Threats against Jewish and other Israel supporters at UWM must be met by enforcing university rules
Doing nothing invites continued escalation.