Dane County Traffic Safety Commission: Trafic deaths on the rise from driver speeding
The number of persons killed in Dane County traffic crashes involving speeding increased 18% last year from the previous four-year average, leading Dane County law enforcement agencies and school districts to partner in a combined education and enforcement campaign to
Dept. of Natural Resources: Sets harvest quotas for 2024 elk season
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today presented the elk harvest quotas for the Black River Elk Zone and Clam Lake Elk Zone to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board. The DNR approved an eight-bull harvest quota for
Baldwin ad touts insulin price cap
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin today released the fifth TV ad of her campaign, a spot shot selfie-style in which people praise her for a cap on insulin costs. Baldwin’s campaign said the ad will run statewide on broadcast and cable
State Supreme Court declines to take up lawsuit on who can challenge election laws
The petition to bypass argued someone should no longer be able to sue simply because they believe an existing practice dilutes the value of their ballot. Instead, it called for a standard that would require plaintiffs to show they were impacted by the law.
Marinette Co. judge temporarily bars Elections Commission from requiring new absentee ballot envelope
A Marinette County judge has granted a temporary injunction barring the Elections Commission from requiring clerks to use a new agency-approved envelope that continues to double as a voter’s official request for an absentee ballot.
Andrew Weiland: Taking credit
Who deserves the credit for Microsoft’s decision to build a $3.3 billion artificial intelligence data center in Mount Pleasant?
Meghan Roh: Steil and Van Orden still owe Wisconsinites answers about how they’ll fight for working families
Their votes indicate values out of the mainstream, despite their pledges.
Mark Belling: Another media lie: Climate change and lake levels
Lake Michigan is not at record highs, nor is it at high at all.
Mike McCabe: Preempting the doomscroll
Around this same time, within a matter of days, I had two conversations, one with a teacher, another with a parent, both wishing children could somehow be freed from the clutches of cell phones.
Dave Zweifel: Give us your poor, and we will profit from them
In his highly acclaimed book “Poverty in America,” UW-Madison grad Matthew Desmond goes to great lengths to show how America’s poor are constantly exploited by an economy stacked against them.
John Nichols: 10 reasons why Trump won’t make Nikki Haley his running mate
There was a flurry of speculation last week that Donald Trump might pick Nikki Haley as his vice presidential running mate, though Trump quickly rejected the notion.
James E. Causey: Sean Combs goes by many names. His new one should be ‘woman beater.’
Sean Combs’ apology fits the script of most abusers. “I feel horrible…I’m seeking counseling…”
Gov. Evers, WEDC: Request release of $20 million to support local communities after recent UW campus closures
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), submitted a request to the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee (JFC) requesting the release of $20 million in funding aimed at supporting local communities after recent University of Wisconsin (UW) System branch campus closures. The Branch Redevelopment
WED News Summary: UW-Milwaukee chancellor apologizes after Jewish groups criticize deal with pro-Palestinian protesters
TOP STORIES Facing backlash from Jewish groups over protest deal, UWM chancellor Mone apologizes … “It is clear to me that UWM should not have weighed in on deeply complex geopolitical and historical issues,” Mone said in a Tuesday message