Gov. Evers: Signs Executive Order #253 declaring energy emergency
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today he signed Executive Order #253 declaring an energy emergency in the state of Wisconsin. Due to persistent challenges caused by severe regional winter weather and its impact on the distribution of residential heating fuel, including
Protect Our Care: Senators Tammy Baldwin, Jeanne Shaheen and Representative Lauren Underwood introduce health care affordability act to stop Republican premium hikes for working families
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) reintroduced the Health Care Affordability Act, legislation to stop premium hikes by extending the enhanced premium tax credits that have been in effect
Weekly GOP radio address: Securing elections, tax relief, and family-focused – A strong start to 2025
Hi this is Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu at the end of a busy first week of the 2025-27 legislative session. On Wednesday, the Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution 2, which will ask voters to enshrine voter ID requirements into
Greater Whitewater Committee: Superintendent of the School District Dr. Caroline-Pate-Hefty, City Manager John Weidl and Police Chief Dan Meyer are set to be speakers at the public civic event to discuss their respective referendums for the April Ballot
WHITEWATER—January 09, 2024—The Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC) will be hosting its annual meeting where the GWC elects its Board of Directors and adopts the new budget. After the GWC annual meeting, the GWC will be hosting this year’s civic event,
Dept. of Workforce Development: Highlights results for Year of the Worker in 2024 annual report
MADISON – From a seven-month streak of record high employment levels, a record high number of nonfarm jobs, and continued low unemployment, 2024 saw historic wins for Wisconsin workers, job seekers, employers, and other stakeholders under the leadership of Gov.
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Marine veteran and advocate Yolanda Medina named to Board of Veterans Affairs
MADISON— Marine veteran and advocate Yolanda Medina has been appointed to the Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs. Medina currently serves as the director of the Military and Veterans Resource Center at UW-Milwaukee, supporting the largest population of military-connected students in
Dan O’Donnell: Tony Evers, anti-constitutionalist
Giving the people legislative power is antithetical to America’s founding principles. The U.S. Constitution’s framers despised this sort of direct democracy, as they feared that it would empower a “tyranny of the majority.”
Angela Lang: Where do we go from here?
Resistance will look different in 2024 than in 2016. After 2016, there were so many people looking to get involved and start organizing, some for the first time in their lives. But this time feels different. People are exhausted.
Brian Williams: Trump took on big tobacco before and won. He can win again by targeting smoking.
Lower nicotine levels leads to more people quitting smoking, which leads to massive health benefits and lower federal spending.
Bruce Thompson: Crime, Trump’s claims and the facts
Has the crime rate gone up or down in Milwaukee and nationally?
Weekly Dem radio address: Gov. Evers highlights pathway for Wisconsinites to enshrine the will of the people
Hey there, Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers here. Over the past few years, I’ve proposed legislation to expand BadgerCare, legalize marijuana, restore Roe v. Wade and defend reproductive freedom, enact commonsense gun safety reform, expand paid family leave, create a nonpartisan redistricting process, and among so many other
Bruce Murphy: Children’s Hospital abandoning Milwaukee?
Despite vast wealth it closed pediatric clinic on 29th and Clark.
THU News Summary: Senate votes for voter ID requirement in state constitution, vote in Assembly set for next week
TOP STORIES Senate passes voter ID measure, clearing way for final passage in Assembly next week… During debate on the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon, Republicans and Democrats squared off, with Democrats questioning why there hasn’t been any action on issues
Association of Wisconsin School Administrators: School leaders support Jeff Wright for state Superintendent of Public Instruction
MADISON, WI — The Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA) supports Jeff Wright as the next Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction. Wright is currently superintendent of the Sauk Prairie School District, where he has made a notable impact in deepening
Rep. Piwowarczyk: Co-authored constitutional amendment on voter ID
Town of Erin – State Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk (R-Hubertus) is a co-author of the Joint Resolution to amend the state Constitution to make Voter ID permanent in Wisconsin. The newly elected legislator announced Thursday that he is throwing his strong