Milwaukee County Exec Crowley: With Supervisor O’Connor praises newly-created City-County Advisory Board on Climate and Economic Equity
MILWAUKEE – On Thursday, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved File No. 25-119, legislation creating the City-County Advisory Board on Climate and Economic Equity to guide decision-making efforts, policies, and strategies in pursuing the City and County’s shared climate goals in
Kinser campaign: ICYMI: Kinser, Wright discuss vouchers, achievement standards at state schools superintendent forum
MADISON, Wisc. — In case you missed it, Brittany Kinser, candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, dominated headlines and the stage in Madison on Thursday as she participated in the WisPolitics forum less than two weeks from primary day. “State
U.S. Rep. Wied: Introduces SPEAR Act
WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Tony Wied (WI-08), along with Reps. Glenn Grothman (WI-06) and Tom Tiffany (WI-07), introduced his first piece of legislation Friday, called the Sturgeon Protected and Exempt from Absurd Regulations (SPEAR) Act, which would proactively exempt the state of
WisGOP: Susan Crawford is exploiting rape victims
MADISON, Wis. — Dangerously liberal Susan Crawford is cherry-picking statistics and exploiting thousands of rape victims from to hide from her disgraceful record of repeatedly protecting criminals. Crawford’s record clearly reveals she ignores victims and coddles criminals. When Crawford worked for the
WisDems: ICYMI: WisDems hold virtual press conference calling out Brad Schimel’s manipulated attack ad
MADISON, Wis. — Today, Wisconsin Democratic leaders held a virtual press call to denounce extreme politician Brad Schimel’s campaign for using a potentially AI-manipulated image of Judge Crawford in a new attack ad. The Schimel campaign has admitted to editing the image and Judge Susan
Wright campaign: Blue Sky Waukesha, Middleton teachers & Milwaukee Council member add to growing list of grassroots DPI candidate endorsements across Wisconsin
MADISON – Blue Sky Waukesha, the Middleton Education Association, and Milwaukee Councilwoman Larresa Taylor are the most recent endorsements racked up this week by superintendent candidate Jeff Wright in his grassroots bid to lead the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment for environmental review Of Argyle Safe Drinking Water Loan Program project
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Argyle is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes replacing the watermains
Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul issues statement on Wolfe v. LeMahieu Supreme Court decision
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today issued the below statement in response to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Unanimous Decision that Meagan Wolfe is legally serving as the Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator. “We’ve made clear throughout this process that
Sen. LeMahieu, Sen. Felzkowski: Joint statement on court ruling
MADISON… Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) and Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) issued the following statement regarding the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling in WEC v. LeMahieu: “We are disappointed that the court disagreed with our interpretation of the statute
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee: Release: As Trump threatens to eliminate Department of Education, state Dems are on the frontlines of supporting and defending public schools
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced plans this week to eliminate the Department of Education, a move that threatens to upend access to education for millions of American children and create chaos around federal school funding. The Department of Education administers
Dairy Business Association: Thanks Gov. Evers and legislature for bipartisan support of ARIP critical infrastructure improvement
MADISON, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, celebrates Gov. Tony Evers and the legislature for the strong bipartisan support of the critical infrastructure improvements through the Agricultural Roads Improvement Program. Legislative efforts led by Sen.
Wisconsin Elections Commission: Unanimous Supreme Court decision affirms Wolfe can remain in administrator position
MADISON – On Friday, Feb. 7, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision in the case of Wisconsin Elections Commission v. Devin LeMahieu, finding in favor of the Commission by affirming an order from Dane County Circuit Court Judge
UW–Eau Claire: Will offer AI majors starting in fall 2025
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will offer new majors in artificial intelligence in fall 2025 to prepare Blugolds for the rapidly changing workforce that is increasingly reliant on AI tools. The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents on Feb. 7 approved
Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Wisconsin livestock owners encouraged to renew their premises registration now for 2025
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), in partnership with the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium (WLIC), is asking every livestock owner to renew and update their livestock premises registration. State law requires that all livestock*
Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 7
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans’ new immigration enforcement bill, a proposal to restore previous state testing standards and Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposals to promote clean water.