David Blaska: Democrats double down on failure
Wisconsin Democrats were hoping their own Ben Wikler would be chosen chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Democrats instead elected the state chairman responsible for Tim Walz in Minnesota.
Dave Zweifel: Trump’s God is not the one I learned about in Sunday School
God works in mysterious ways — or, at least, Donald Trump’s God does.
Mark Belling: President Trump isn’t that conservative
The left abandons its principles as Trump embraces them
Dan Shafer: Donald Trump and the rise of the pro wrestling Republicans
Why recognizing this political and cultural realignment — as fake populist and hollow as it might be — is critical to Democrats’ ability to compete going forward.
Gregory Humphrey: USAID battle proves what happens with severely uninformed person in Oval Office
Such a failure to understand the role and purpose of soft power calls into question the overall IQ of the person sitting in the Oval Office.
James E. Causey: Malcolm X understood what was wrong about Snoop Dogg’s show celebrating Trump
Snoop Dogg lost 570,000 followers on Instagram following his performance, and 20,000 unfollowed him on X.
Evers announces budget will include $80 million ag package
The package to be introduced in the guv’s budget on Feb 18 includes $30 million in state funding for an effort Evers created in 2021 using federal COVID-19 funds to help food banks keep shelves stocked.
Spencer Black: We predicted Trump’s chaos; I wish we were wrong
Unfortunately, the first days of the second Trump term are proving this prediction to be prescient.
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Introduces bipartisan legislation to support more Wisconsin dairy businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Dairy Business Innovation Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation that will strengthen the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBII) to help more American dairy farmers and processors add value
Dept. of Justice: Attorney General Kaul and coalition issue joint statement on protecting access to gender-affirming care
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general to reaffirm their commitment to protecting access to gender-affirming care in the face of the Trump Administration’s recent Executive Order. The coalition released the following statement:
Dept. of Natural Resources: Offering media toolkit for 125th anniversary of Wisconsin State Park System
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the media to help promote the 125th anniversary of the Wisconsin State Park System using its media toolkit. Please credit all assets to Wisconsin DNR. The toolkit includes a summary document with facts
Secretary of State Godlewski: Office announces implementation of universal Apostille Certificate
Madison, WI – Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski is pleased to announce another completed step in modernizing and improving the Secretary of State’s office’s Apostille services. Earlier this year the office began accepting electronic payments for counter service increasing convenience
WisGOP: Susan, don’t you know better than to throw stones in glass houses?
MADISON, Wis. — In case you missed it, Susan Crawford and her radical left ally, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, were playing with stones yesterday – in glass houses. While most know that those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones,
Gov. Evers: Announces budget investments to support Wisconsin’s farmers, producers, agricultural industries statewide
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski, today announced his plans to invest more than $80 million in his 2025-27 Executive Budget that will be introduced later this month to support Wisconsin farmers and farm families, producers, and
WED News Summary: Evers proposes $145 million to combat PFAS; GOP introduces bill to require local cooperation with ICE
TOP STORIES Evers proposes $145M plan to address PFAS in his next budget for Wisconsin… [using previously appropriated $125M] would fund [$100M+] new grant programs, [$1.8M] staff [10 DNR, 1 DHS], [$26.5M] testing and research [$1.3M to monitor human exposure]