UW-Stout: M.S. school counseling program to go online to help meet high state demand for trained professionals
School counselors provide a variety of services for students in the prekindergarten to grade 12 setting, supporting both students’ mental health and academic achievement. However, ongoing challenges across the nation to recruit, hire and retain qualified school counselors have caused
Wied campaign: WI-08 Republican nominee releases first TV ad: “Problem Solver”
WI-08 Republican Nominee Tony Wied Releases First TV Ad: “Problem Solver” De Pere, WI – Republican nominee for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District Tony Wied today released his first TV ad for the general election highlighting his background as a small business owner
Strong Schools, Strong Community: Announces Capital High School student co-chair
Madison, Wis. – Today, with 20 days until Election Day, the Strong Schools, Strong Community campaign is announcing its third and final student co-chair. Tasha Noel, a junior at Capital High School, will help lead the campaign along with a deep bench of
Police Leaders for Community Safety: Endorses Tammy Baldwin for U.S. Senate
WISCONSIN – Police Leaders for Community Safety, a national nonpartisan organization of law enforcement leaders, today announced its endorsement of Tammy Baldwin for reelection to the U.S. Senate. This endorsement reflects Senator Baldwin’s commitment to public safety, law enforcement, and upholding
Groups seek investigation into text message they say seeks to intimidate young voters
The League of Women Voters’ Wisconsin chapter and a Massachusetts group have asked the state and federal departments of Justice to investigate a text message targeting young voters that they called an intimidation tactic.
Milwaukee Public Schools: Statement on WIAA sanctions
(MILWAUKEE) — Milwaukee Public Schools’ (MPS) Office of Interscholastic Athletics & Academics did not file the necessary paperwork for the football teams from Bay View High School and Pulaski High School to move between divisions before the 2024 season began. This oversight
WisDems: ICYMI: Democrats hold roundtable highlighting their fight for reproductive freedom
MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez, Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein, and State Senate candidate Jodi Habush Sinykin held a roundtable discussion with voters in the 8th Senate District about the perilous state of reproductive freedoms in Wisconsin under a
Milwaukee Public Schools to see $49.3M decrease in school aid
Milwaukee Public Schools will see a $49.3 million decrease in general school aid for the school year, according to data from the Department of Public Instruction, about $42 million of that due to previous reporting errors by the district.
Hovde put $7M more of own money into race over past 2 months, reported $11.2M in receipts to Baldwin’s $11M
GOP businessman Eric Hovde pumped another $7 million of his own money into his U.S. Senate campaign over the past two months, pushing his personal investment to $20 million in his bid to beat Dem Tammy Baldwin.
Panelists weigh in on nuances of polling in presidential battlegrounds
Penn State Prof. Ray Block at the annual WisPolitics polling summit in Madison emphasized the importance of undecided Black voters this November, saying it’s “unfair” to expect Obama-level turnout among the voting bloc. Meanwhile, other panelists at Tuesday’s event weighed in on the nuances of political polling in swing states like Wisconsin.
WED AM Update: Hovde put $7 million more of own money into race, reported $11.2 million in receipts to Baldwin’s $11 million
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Eric Hovde pumped another $7 million of his own money into his U.S. Senate campaign over the past two months, pushing his personal investment to $20 million in his bid to beat Dem Tammy
Lyerly pledges to protect reproductive rights in new ad
The 30-second ad touts her commitment to protecting reproductive rights if elected, and knocks her opponent Tony Wied, a businessman who she says would “let states ban abortion, even in cases of rape or incest.”
Your Community PAC ad says Van Orden ‘thinks he’s better than us’
A Delaware-based group called Your Community PAC is airing a new TV ad saying U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden “thinks he’s better than us.”
TUE PM Update: Obama, Walz to campaign in Madison on first day of early voting
From WisPolitics … — Former President Barack Obama and Tim Walz will be in Madison for a campaign rally on Oct. 22, the first day of in-person absentee voting in Wisconsin. Kamala Harris’ campaign didn’t provide additional details of the
Strategic Majority PAC ad refers to Cooke as ‘slick political operative’
Strategic Majority PAC is airing a TV ad knocking Dem 3rd CD candidate Rebecca Cooke’s background as a political strategist, calling her a “slick political operative who pocketed almost 200 grand electing Democrat extremists.”