Gov. Evers: Delivers radio address celebrating Juneteenth
Audio File to Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating Juneteenth in Wisconsin. This week, Gov. Evers also signed Executive Order #230, raising the Juneteenth Flag above the Wisconsin State Capitol for the fifth
Henley campaign: Declares her candidacy in Wisconsin’s 41st Assembly District
Julia Henley, long-time Southwest Wisconsin business owner, this week announced her candidacy for the Wisconsin Assembly, in the newly-formed 41st district, as a Democrat. Henley, a Michigan native who has lived and worked in the Driftless region for nearly three decades,
Dept. of Natural Resources: Providing $100,000 in grants to rural counties for recycling electronics
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting applications for the E-Cycle Wisconsin Electronics Collection Grant for projects hosting an electronics collection site or event between September 2024 and December 2025. Financial support for additional collection
Jim VandeHei: Excerpt from ‘Just the Good Stuff: No-BS Secrets to Success (No Matter What Life Throws at You)’
Read an excerpt from “Just the Good Stuff: No-BS Secrets to Success (No Matter What Life Throws at You)” by Wisconsin native and UW-Oshkosh alum Jim VandeHei, cofounder of Axios and Politico.
James Giese: Why require EVs when we have homegrown corn for ethanol?
The government shouldn’t be mandating EVs — which someday may or may not reduce overall emissions — when they have homegrown biofuels that are here now and available at your local filling station.
Milwaukee County Board: Supervisors Capriolo and Rolland issue statements on Washington Park Shooting
MILWAUKEE – In response to the shooting at Washington Park that occurred on June 19, 2024, Milwaukee County Supervisors Sky Z. Capriolo and Shawn Rolland, who represent Washington Park and its surrounding areas, have issued the following statements: Supervisor Sky
Gregory Humphrey: Democracy can (must) win at ballot box in November
There is yet more evidence to prove the theme of needing to safeguard our fundamental rights is positively received by voters.
Jerry Hanson: Don’t bet against underdog America
The mainstream media finds little newsworthy about underdogs. Don’t bet against us, as we represent Americans by the millions who will not have their Democracy taken from them.
Ratcliff campaign: Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk endorses Melissa Ratcliff for State Senate
Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk has endorsed Rep. Melissa Ratcliff for Wisconsin State Senate in the new Senate District 16. “Melissa Ratcliff gets things done,” said Falk. “She’s shown that in the Assembly and she’ll bring that same skill,
Bill Barth: Arguing won’t solve real fiscal challenge
Experts say Social Security will not be able to pay its bills by 2033, and Medicare will run short by 2031.
Dave Cieslewicz: A bump stock silver lining
The conservative majority has time and again pushed back against an aggressive executive.
Richard Moore: WILL challenges constitutionality of DNR gun rule
Another shining example of the bureaucratic state’s methodology
David Blaska: Democrats to force women to register for the draft
The small “r” republican supports including women in the draft. The rest of me recoils at the notion.
Martin J. Schreiber: I lost my wife to Alzheimer’s. The summer solstice gives hope to families like mine
How do you help your loved one with Alzheimer’s live their best life? You join their world.
THU News Summary: State Supreme Court renames State Law Library, removing name of former conservative justice
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court to rename State Law Library after Lavinia Goodell [WI’s first female lawyer, 1874] … In 1877, Goodell worked with state lawmakers to pass a bill allowing women to practice law in Wisconsin. … court’s announcement