WayForward: Local food pantries issue call to action, “Dane County, we need your help.”
MADISON – A coalition of 36 Dane County food pantries released a letter to the community on Tuesday, sounding an alarm about the rising number of people facing food insecurity and the need for both immediate support and longer-term solutions to
Motherhood Alliance: Free resource launched for families looking for local, holistic practitioners in Northeast
Appleton, WI– A new, free resource has been launched in Northeast Wisconsin, called MotherhoodAlliance. The Motherhood Alliance aims to offer a resource of holistic practitioners and resourcesin Northeast Wisconsin for families looking for preventative care, holistic health services, birth andpostpartum
Dept. of Natural Resources: ATV/UTV Riders: ride safe this holiday weekend
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges ATV/UTV riders to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday responsibly, ride sober and keep their speed in check. So far this year, 17 people have been killed in ATV/UTV crashes. Most
Dept. of Health Services: OCMH creates early childhood feelings thermometer
Child care providers and early childhood educators increasingly report seeing challenging behaviors and big feelings among the children in their care. To help, the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health (OCMH) adapted its popular Feelings Thermometer to offer calming strategies
Democracy Defense Project: Former elected leaders in Wisconsin launch The Democracy Defense Project
WISCONSIN – Today, a bipartisan collection of former elected officials launched the Democracy Defense Project in Wisconsin and several other states. Democracy Defense Project will work to defend the transparency, safety, security and validity of Wisconsin’s elections system. Former Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, former Wisconsin Attorney
Visit Milwaukee leader says Trump reportedly calling Milwaukee ‘horrible city’ led to positive press
“We had people all over the country, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, we had our county exec and our mayor on every national news outlet talking about how great Milwaukee is,” Visit Milwaukee’s president and CEO Peggy Williams-Smith told a WisPolitics-Milwaukee Press Club luncheon in Milwaukee Monday. “And I think that that just shows that you don’t mess with us.”
Parties in redistricting case ordered to split costs for Supreme Court map consultants
The liberal majority on the state Supreme Court ordered six parties that participated in the case that led to new legislative maps to equally split a $128,158 bill for two consultants the court hired to assist in evaluating proposed maps.
Tom Still: It’s not possible to put AI genie back in the bottle, but reasonable oversight is
The trick will be adopting regulations that don’t shut down legitimate needs and opportunities while keeping deepfakes, disinformation and privacy breaches at a minimum.
Geri Sanchez Aglipay: Investing in America agenda helps the Badger State small businesses and creates good jobs
The Investing in America economic agenda is fueling a Small Business Boom, exceeding 18 million business applications since 2021—historically the three strongest years of new business applications under the Biden-Harris Administration — with more than 222,000 filed in Wisconsin.
Richard Moore: Blasts from the past: DNR staff fashioned coup d’etat attempt
Moore looks back at a push by environmentalists and the DNR for emergency rules on waterway permitting that opponents argued would have undermined a law then-Gov. Jim Doyle signed granting expedited permitting.
John Torinus: Strategic ray of light on UW reform
There hasn’t been a grand strategic look at the University of Wisconsin since the Ice Age, actually since 1971, more than 50 years ago. So it is welcome news that the legislature has created the Legislative Council Study Committee on the Future of the University of Wisconsin System.
Brian Giles: Give UW research primates sanctuary in retirement
To date, even with nine primate sanctuaries across the U.S., including one that is an hour away, the UW refuses to send primates to sanctuaries at all. In the past, UW retired primates to what amounted to a roadside zoo. The horrendous care that ensued is a poor excuse for the UW to simply refuse retirement.
John Nichols: Honor Frank Emspak as an epic advocate for workers
Through his pioneering efforts as a class-conscious undergraduate, Emspak organized fellow University of Wisconsin-Madison student employees. Together, they forced the state to start paying students higher wages decades before other schools across the country did so.
Rick Gundrum: Enjoy the Badger State
Wisconsin has countless opportunities for our residents and visitors to take advantage of this summer.
Milwaukee DSA: Stands with Milwaukee Public Schools Board amid privatizers’ recall stunt
The Milwaukee Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) opposes the efforts to recall members of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors as privatizers seek to further undermine the public school system. The recall effort comes as several board members, including DSA-endorsed