Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association: Calls on USDA to release critical DBIA funding
MADISON, WI – Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today sent a letter calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to immediately release Congressionally-directed funding for the successful Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives. Agency officials confirmed a program freeze yesterday, action
Capitol Chats: Rep. Tenorio hopes to bring more people to the table as first Filipino Assembly member
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, freshman Rep. Angelito Tenorio, D-West Allis, talks about his milestone as the first Filipino American in the state Assembly and his priorities in office.
Fair Courts America ad knocks Crawford’s ‘soft on crime agenda’
The conservative Fair Courts America has launched the first TV ad in its campaign against Crawford, knocking her “soft on crime agenda.”
Crawford targets Schimel over sexual assault kit backlog, Schimel camp says he fixed ‘broken system’
Liberal state Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford again accused her opponent Brad Schimel of letting rape kits go untested when he served as attorney general.
Chris Ford: Medicare coverage for anti-obesity drugs would save billions
CMS rule modernizing Medicare Part D to recognize obesity as a chronic disease represents a critical step.
Mike Browne: Evers’ budget puts Wisconsin kids and families first
The governor’s budget is more than a long list of numbers and calculations, it’s a statement of our Wisconsin values and a bold investment in our future.
Mark Belling: A governor in name only
Budget embarrassment proves Evers is a befuddled figurehead.
Dan Knodl and Barb Dittrich: After 12 years of wrong, WIAA gets it right
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has made the right decision by aligning with President Trump’s executive order and banning transgender athletes assigned male at birth from competing in girls sports.
LaKeshia Myers: USDA cuts deal another blow to Historically Black Colleges
We cannot allow budget cuts to erase over a century of progress in creating educational opportunities for Black students in the agricultural sciences.
Dave Zweifel: Attacks on DEI are an effort to turn back civil rights
DEI has become a pejorative, the latest catch-all phrase to replace decades of grievances against affirmative action, wokeness and critical race theory, all seen by many on the right as attempts to unfairly advantage women and minorities.
Gregory Humphrey: Black History Month: Willis Ward benched in college game, Gerald Ford fights for affirmative action
Ward Wallis and Gerald Ford, two college buddies and teammates would use a headline making football controversy as a lesson to a nation that needed to come to grips with deeply instilled racism.
Mike McCabe: Bracing for the news
What makes the current moment so perilous for our society is not just that brutes are breaking so many things—norms, laws, social contracts, standards of human decency. The greater danger is that brutishness is being normalized and ritualized, pulling nobler souls down into the gutter.
Jerry Hanson: The soul of America is dying
The America I grew up in is unrecognizable.
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: New report: Medicaid expansion could lead to lower quality at higher costs
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released a new report, “Wisconsin & Medicaid Expansion: A Prescription for Failure,” illustrating the empty promises and higher costs that would result from Governor Evers’ call to expand Medicaid. While this
Dept. of Public Instruction: Two Wisconsin school counseling programs receive Program of Excellence awards
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced that two school counseling programs have been awarded the highest honor in the state for exemplary school counseling programs. Earlier this month, in collaboration with the Wisconsin School Counselor Association, the DPI