U.S. Rep. Steil: Introduces legislation to withhold lawmaker pay during shutdown
Washington, DC – Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) joined Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) in introducing the Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act. This legislation prohibits members of Congress from collecting pay during the ongoing federal shutdown and deducts pay from members’ paychecks during future shutdowns.
Bruce Murphy: Tiffany is a leading election denier
GOP U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany and Scott Fitzgerald were the state’s only lawmakers voting to overturn Biden’s presidential victory in the key swing states of Arizona and Pennsylvania.
Prescott Balch: Caledonia’s Microsoft rejection – the other side of the story
We wanted our village board to assess the risks identified and either slow way down or stop the deal because we felt the risks set the village up for significant harm in the short and long-term. Our objections were not based on emotion or anti-development ideology. Our objections were fact-based and numerical.
Dave Krause: Wisconsin Investment Board crypto moves masterclass in disciplined management
The Wisconsin pension fund’s Bitcoin investments were a masterclass in disciplined fiduciary management that most commentators completely misunderstood.
LaKeshia Myers: The Hop: Building our transit future or abandoning our economic promise?
Milwaukee Hop is more than a downtown amenity. It represents the critical first step toward establishing regional transit authorities in Wisconsin, which remain prohibited by state law. This prohibition hasn’t just hindered Milwaukee; it has hobbled economic development across our entire state.
William Holahan: Market economic principles can protect us from radical economics
The chaotic tariff policy and the massive cuts to basic scientific research erode our ability to lead, innovate, and enable our citizenry to afford their accustomed daily activities. They render our nation increasingly dependent on foreign innovation, less competitive, less secure and ultimately, less free.
John Torinus: Trump’s tariff wars: self-defeating
Trump needs to get his tariff obsession done with so the economy-wrecking uncertainty is put to rest.
Mitchell A. Sobieski: Why the political arguments used by conservatives to twist the Second Amendment are a public fraud
For decades, conservatives in America have shouted that the Second Amendment exists to protect citizens from government tyranny.
Gregory Nemet and Morgan Edwards: Despite Trump moves, COP30 will show efforts to curb planet warming persist
Even before this latest addition to the long list of foreboding climate records, a spring Gallup poll showed a record number of Americans view global warming as a serious threat to them personally.
Clean Wisconsin: New analysis: Data center water consumption will be far higher than tech companies claim
Tech companies have been quick to minimize the water needs of their AI data center projects in Wisconsin, pointing to on-site cooling technology that will recycle water or use alternative cooling methods on all but the hottest days of the
Concordia University: Awarded $1.1 million grant to launch ‘America 250: Teaching History & Civics Through Economic Lenses’
Mequon, Wis. – Concordia University Wisconsin has been awarded a $1.1 million federal grant to support “America 250: Teaching History & Civics Through Economic Lenses” (America 250), an innovative, professional development initiative designed to strengthen civics and economics education in
WisDems: See surge of energy as over 1,000 volunteers knock doors one year from 2026 elections
MADISON, Wis. — Over the weekend, WisDems held their fifth One Year to Win Weekend of Action, where upwards of a thousand volunteers knocked on tens of thousands of doors of swing voters, talking about the importance of electing Chris Taylor
Dept. of Natural Resources: Wisconsin’s 2025 nine-day gun deer season opens Nov. 22
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters that the 2025 gun deer season opens on Saturday, Nov. 22, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 30. Similar to last year, this year’s gun deer season runs later in the month. Fewer deer may be on the move relative to years
Dane County food pantries: Delayed SNAP benefits cause significant increases in demand at area food pantries
MADISON — Six of Dane County’s largest food pantries are already seeing the impacts of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) delays. SNAP, known as FoodShare in Wisconsin, provided benefits to nearly 65,000 people in Dane County in 2024. As America’s most
Jones campaign: Sheriff Kalvin Barrett endorses Judge Ben Jones for Dane County Circuit Court, Branch 1
MADISON—Today, Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett endorsed Judge Ben Jones for election to a full term in Dane County Circuit Court, Branch 1. Judge Jones was appointed by Gov. Tony Evers, and has already been endorsed by Supreme Court Justice