Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment on FutureWildlife management objectives
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is currently drafting a strategic plan for managing our state’s wildlife species and habitat and is seeking public feedback on the plan’s objectives. This strategic plan will guide how the DNR’s
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: WILL, American Civil Rights Project, FASORP, and CEO take legal action against American Bar Association
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and a coalition of civil rights and liberties organizations have filed a Title VII charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against the American Bar Association (ABA). This filing
U.S. Sen: Baldwin leads bill to protect access to contraception
WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined a group of her colleagues in reintroducing the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would create a statutory right to obtain and
Wright campaign: In new statewide ad, Wisconsin schools superintendent candidate highlights his experience as teacher, principal and superintendent – while noting crises at Department of Public Instruction: “I’ll fight for your kids as if they were my own.”
MADISON – In a new television ad running statewide, grassroots Wisconsin schools superintendent Jeff Wright promises, “I’ll fight for your kids as if they were my own.” The ad highlights the crises caused at the Department of Public Instruction by
Opportunity Wisconsin: New billboard highlights Republicans’ plan to raise prices and give more tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. – New digital billboard ads from Opportunity Wisconsin remind visitors to the Wisconsin Dells about President Trump’s plan to raise costs of gas, groceries, and even winter getaways, all in an effort to pay for new tax
Wyatt Eichholz: To what extent are school districts losing teachers they want?
Teacher turnover varies by pay, seniority and other characteristics.
Colleston Morgan: When will our kids become a true priority for Milwaukee?
We need a clear vision and a real plan for addressing the worst-in-the-nation performance of our city’s schools. The time is now for bold leadership, uncompromising vision and collective will to make difficult but necessary changes. Nothing less than Milwaukee’s very future is at stake.
Bill Kaplan: Crawford for Wisconsin Supreme Court, not Musk
Schimel must tell Musk to stay out of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Wisconsin’s future depends on it.
Gregg Hoffmann: PFAS: The forever debate
Failure to pass many of the proposals in the Evers budget, or at least reach effective compromises, will only perpetuate the “forever debate” in Wisconsin over the harmful “forever chemicals.”
Joel Kleefisch: Aldo Leopold’s lessons hold true decades later
ate last year a movement started to pass a resolution in the U.S. Senate to recognize this milestone and honor Aldo Leopold’s enduring contributions to conservation. Unfortunately, time ran out before it could pass. But as we enter this new year, I am hopeful that Congress will revisit this resolution and seize the opportunity to officially celebrate Leopold’s life and work.
Michelle Bryant: Woulda, coulda, shoulda
Those who chose not to vote or cast protest ballots, like “Uncommitted,” may have thought they were sending a message. In reality, they inadvertently enabled policies that harm many of their own constituency base.
John Nichols: Pocan seeks to hold Musk to account
Pocan introduced a proposal to maintain transparency and honesty in government spending, which he dubbed the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act.
Dave Zweifel: Richard Goodwin helped open doors that Trump just closed
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s inspiring book “An Unfinished Love Story” contains dozens of revealing anecdotes about her late husband Richard Goodwin’s years with both John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.
Andy Moore: Bill Dixon, the political analyst
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Dept. of Administration: Announces nearly $12 million in Transit Capital Assistance funds for 4 Wisconsin communities
MADISON, Wis. – The Department of Administration (DOA) today announced $11.8 million in grants to for the purchase of 15 public transit buses serving Janesville, Wausau, Green Bay, and Beloit. The new buses will replace old, inefficient buses using funding from