Sen. Wimberger, Rep. Franklin: Introduce bill to support homeless veterans, spend money set aside the Evers administration refuses to use
MADISON – Representative Benjamin Franklin (R-De Pere) and Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) released the following statement after introducing legislation to ensure already-appropriated state funding for the Veterans Housing and Recovery Program (VHRP), which Governor Evers has repeatedly refused to spend, is used to
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty: Despite losing 9-0 at Supreme Court, Wisconsin still fighting to discriminate against Catholic Charities
WASHINGTON – Becket asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday to stop state officials from defying the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission. In June, all nine Justices rejected Wisconsin’s argument that Catholic Charities’ care for the poor
Rep Hurd: Republican legislators announce legislation to aid homeless veterans
Chippewa Falls – This morning, area Republican legislators announced legislation that would create a new state matching grant program to aid homeless veterans. The Veterans Housing and Recovery Program (VHRP) is primarily funded through per diem payments from the federal government
Madison Community Foundation: President and CEO Bob Sorge to retire at end of 2026
MADISON, Wis., October 21, 2025 – Madison Community Foundation (MCF) today announced that Bob Sorge, who has served the organization for 18 years – including 13 as President and CEO – will retire at the end of 2026. Sorge will leave a
Gov. Evers: Wisconsin FoodShare program to run out of funding in 10 days
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that, due to the federal government shutdown in Washington, D.C., Wisconsin’s FoodShare program, which provides food assistance to hungry kids, families, and seniors, will run out of funding in 10 days. The Trump Administration recently notified Wisconsin that “there will be insufficient funds to
John Nichols: In Wisconsin, progressive politics can prevail
The key to Baldwin’s victory was not, as the New York Times writers now suggest, centrist caution.
James E. Causey: Here’s how President Trump can deliver campaign promise to lower grocery prices
A grant-funded initiative, such as Mobile Markets in urban and rural areas, would help lower grocery bills, aligning with Trump’s promise to reduce grocery costs.
Paul Kundert: I lead UW Credit Union. Exploitive overdraft fees trouble me.
Four of the 15 largest Wisconsin-based financial institutions take in more than $1 million every month in overdraft and NSF consumer fees.
Richard Moore: Call gender therapy bans what they are: government censorship
The U.S. Supreme Court’s new term has already produced a case with explosive implications, including here in Wisconsin, and it could be one of the most consequential free speech cases in years.
Aaron Olver: Tom Still: An entrepreneur’s entrepreneur
Since 2001, former Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still has been innovating and creating new programs and initiatives to foster entrepreneurship, investment, and growth across Wisconsin. He is an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur.
Nisha Rajagopalan: Why Group Health care providers need a union
As a cooperative where members stand “at the top of the leadership chart,” GHC’s Board should respect membership’s vote by voluntarily recognizing our union, effective immediately.
David Blaska: Give it up, people!
We cling to this silver lining: deep down, the anti-Vos/Mike Gableman crowd realizes the abortive insurrection was a stain on the Constitution. That explains — nine months into the Restoration — their pathetic search for scapegoats, however absurd.
UW-Stout: Conservation biologyalums across the globe create sustainable practices
Menomonie, Wis. – Two Professional Science Master’s in conservation biology alumni from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, stationed more than 2,400 miles apart, are working to create sustainable practices and aid in conservation efforts in the wild places surrounding their communities.
Cooke campaign: Poll: Cooke leads Derrick Van Orden 44%-42%
53 percent of voters concerned about Van Orden’s support for tariffs, cuts to Badgercare EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – This week, POLITICO reported on new polling that shows Rebecca Cooke, candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s Third District, leading Rep. Derrick Van Orden 44 percent to 42 percent
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Colleagues call for investigation into domestic deployment of military in American cities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a group of her colleagues in calling for an official probe into the recent domestic deployments of active-duty and National Guard troops to American cities. Specifically, the Senators call on U.S. Department