Chali Pittman: Your Right to Know: Campaign finance site a big improvement
Wisconsin Ethics Commission’s new dashboard tries to make campaign finance information more accessible to the public.
Sarah Larsen: After Corey Ruiz shooting, Williamson Street exposes Madison’s deeper failures
The crisis unfolding on Williamson Street didn’t begin with one police shooting. It reflects years of relying on nonprofits, volunteers and police to fill gaps in public health and social service systems, Sarah A. Larsen writes.
Natalie Eilbert: Corey Ruiz needed help. He languished in prison instead.
Ruiz’s troubled life didn’t have to end like this. His final moments will haunt our city. It’s time for us to finally take action and fund programs in the intervening years before violent tragedy strikes again.
Jamie Stiehm: Senate women are losing numbers — and power
After a steady climb, a dramatic decline of women senators is likely on the horizon.
Richard Moore: Thinking like a historian…about what?
Students are asked to examine hardship. They are fed stories of oppression and discrimination. They focus on identity and woke progressive values. They elevate the downtrodden as the sole heroes of history.
Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Moving this month? Start your new tenancy off right
MADISON, Wis. – Landlord-tenant issues are the top complaint category at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), with consumers filing 2,620 complaints in 2025. Many tenants across the state are preparing to move into new rental
Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood: Upload Partners joins Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood as new tenant partner
KENOSHA, Wis. — [August 4, 2026] — Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood today announced Upload Partners as its newest tenant partner at the Kenosha Innovation Center, bringing a growing, locally founded creative marketing and content company into the region’s expanding innovation ecosystem.
Wisconsin Elections Commission: Reminders ahead of August 11 Partisan Primary
MADISON – As Wisconsin prepares for the August 11, 2026, Partisan Primary, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) released a checklist outlining what voters need to know before heading to the polls. Check the WEC’s MyVote website at Myvote.wi.gov to verify voter registration
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: New research: Wisconsin school choice students make greater academic gains over time
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released groundbreaking new, peer-reviewed academic research analyzing more than 100,000 low and middle-income Wisconsin students between the 2018-19 and 2022-23 school years, finding that students who remain in Wisconsin’s private school
Dept. of Health Services: The risks of vaping and youth mental health
Vaping negatively impacts youth mental health – and the latest fact sheet from the Office of Children’s Mental Health (OCMH) is alerting parents, educators, policymakers and health providers to the dangers, noting that vaping devices are highly concentrated with harmful
Blackhawk Technical College: Techquity event at Blackhawk promotes digital equity in Wisconsin
JANESVILLE, Wis. — The Techquity Wisconsin Device Access and Navigation Program held at Blackhawk Technical College’s Beloit-Janesville Campus on Aug. 3 helped support individuals who did not have access to internet technology get computers and related training. During six one-hour
UW-Green Bay: FORWARD Program expands to offer psychology and business degree options in Sheboygan
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. –A successful launch and first year of enrollment have prompted Lakeshore College and the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay to expand the new FORWARD program to include students wishing to pursue a psychology or business degree. The FORWARD program supports students in the
Karas campaign: Black Voters League of Wisconsin endorses Pete Karas for Secretary of State
MUSKEGO, Wis. — The Black Voters League of Wisconsin has endorsed Pete Karas for Secretary of State, backing a candidate who has stood with Black communities on the issues that decide whether their votes count. Karas is running on the
UW Health: UW Health ranked No. 1 hospital in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. – For the 15th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report ranked UW Health the top hospital in Wisconsin on its Best Hospitals list. UW Health also has nine adult specialties nationally ranked, and 20 adult procedures and
New North: Healthcare Forward Symposium to be held Aug. 5 on UW-Oshkosh campus
NEW NORTH, August 4, 2026 – The Healthcare Forward Symposium, a regional forum focused on the future of Wisconsin’s healthcare workforce, will be held Wednesday, August 5, from 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Culver Family Welcome Center, 625 Pearl Ave.