Gov. Evers, Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Announce nearly $2 million in grants to Veteran Memorial Cemeteries
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), today announced that two of Wisconsin’s Veteran Memorial Cemeteries have been awarded nearly $2 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Cemetery Grants
Wisconsin Historical Society: Willow Drive Mounds and Habitation Complex listed in the National Register of Historic Places
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Willow Drive Mounds and Habitation Complex in the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 2025. The property is located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, adjacent
Gabriel Shapiro: Data centers not worth the cost
Choosing to invest in data centers means losing progress in our transition to renewable, locally produced energy, by raising electricity prices and keeping coal and natural gas plants open.
William Osmulski: How to live like a king on welfare in Wisconsin
Keeping your income below 200% FPL is not hard to do, and it qualifies you for tens of thousands of dollars of public benefits. If done strategically, you can live at a much higher standard of living than you ever dreamed possible.
Mark Lisheron: School-bus Wi-Fi finally gets reined in while pandemic-era home internet subsidies only now dribble out
Two more ways government manages to screw up subsidies
Kristin Brey: I owe my livelihood to social media. I’m still trying to limit my screen time.
Research has repeatedly tied heavy social media use to worse mental health. And yet, millions of us stay. It’s like cigarettes in the 90s, we know it’s bad for us. Yet we keep inhaling.
Anthony Hernandez: Trump education cuts quietly declare that opportunity should be rationed on race
What’s under attack isn’t just a set of programs. It is a vision of America itself — one where diversity is an asset, education opens doors, and opportunity expands rather than contracts.
Gregory Humphrey: Trump needs to understand noncitizens have ‘same free speech rights as the rest of us’
We actually needed a United States district judge to write that the First Amendment belongs to everyone present in this country, citizen or not. The ruling rebuked, with pure moral force, that it is unconstitutional to weaponize immigration law against dissent about any issue in the public square.
John Nichols: Trump tries to silence critics of capitalism
Critiques of capitalism, which have always been a part of the American political discourse, are gaining traction these days.
Paul Fanlund: How Jeff Bezos keeps throwing Kamala Harris under the bus
A year ago, the Washington Post spiked its opinion staff’s editorial endorsing Kamala Harris for president. A year later, a revamped, right-wing Post opinion staff has smeared Harris over her new book about the campaign.
Michelle Bryant: An open letter to Assata Shakur: What I wish I could have said
Your death marks the end of a life that was as fiercely contested as it was deeply inspiring. You were more than a person; you were a symbol, a beacon, a challenge to a world that too often refused to see Black people as human.
Bill Berry: Jane Goodall gave us reasons to hope
Her message of hope rested in part on her faith in young people to make change, and her Jane Goodall Institute, established in 1977, shares that message.
UW-Stout: Vocational Rehabilitation Institute receives nationalrecognition for its distinguished record of excellence
W.F. Faulkes Award given for contributions to research, initiatives,innovation in program design Menomonie, Wis. – A national organization has honored the Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute (SVRI) at University of Wisconsin-Stout for its nearly 60-year record of advancing the field of
Kaul campaign: Announces campaign for re-election as Wisconsin Attorney General
Contact Deepak at deepak@joshkaul.org with any questions Madison, WI – Today, Josh Kaul is announcing his campaign for re-election as Wisconsin Attorney General. “This is a pivotal time for our nation. Some of our most basic rights are under threat. Severe cuts have
Kaul says he’s seeking reelection as AG to continue legal fights against Trump administration
Many viewed Attorney General Josh Kaul as a likely Dem frontrunner if he got into the race to succeed Gov. Tony Evers, thanks in part to winning statewide elections as AG in 2018 and 2022.