Wisconsin Transparency Project: Releases analysis of video redaction bill
Attorney Tom Kamenick, President and Founder of the Wisconsin Transparency Project, has authored the first publicly-available, detailed analysis of 2023 Wisconsin Act 253, the new law permitting law enforcement agencies to charge for the redaction of video and audio recordings. Unlike a previous partial
THU News Summary: More than 97,000 Wisconsinites vote on first day of in-person early voting; Vance to visit Racine
TOP STORIES Wisconsin sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting… [WEC] reported Wednesday that 97,436 people voted in-person on Tuesday. … up from 79,774 … in 2020 [the pandemic election that saw 2M absentees] … As
WisDems: ICYMI: Fight for control of state government runs through 3 Wisconsin Senate districts
MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, WPR highlighted how the road to the state Senate majority in Wisconsin runs through three districts. Voters from Milwaukee to Madison and Green Bay will have a real choice about who represents them for the first time in over a
Ruth Conniff: What Hovde’s Farm Bill gaffe says about the 2024 election
Eric Hovde doesn’t know much about the Farm Bill, he told the moderators of his debate with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, whom Hovde is running to replace.
James N. Fitzhenry: Wisconsin is a ‘purple’ state. That doesn’t mean people can’t talk politics.
If eight people who never met can break bread, discuss contentious issues and walk away feeling hopeful, then political polarization isn’t incurable.
Glenn Grothman: Overregulation threatens U.S. competitiveness
Overregulation burdens every consumer and business in America. It increases compliance and operational costs, reduces efficiency and creates barriers to market entry.
Dan Shafer: Robin Vos’ time as Assembly Speaker must come to an end
The gerrymander is ending and the Robin Vos era should end with it.
Bill Barth: Call it conflict for the sake of conflict
Replace manufactured partisan “reform” with a means for citizen-driven change.
Richard Moore: DNR prepares to ramp up attack on private property
The con of the conservation easement needs to be called out and called out quickly, and conservative lawmakers need to make the sunset of the Stewardship program and fundamental conservation easement reform a top priority in the next legislative session.
Gary Belan and Jennifer Bolger Breceda: Care about the Milwaukee River? Read Project 2025. It’s bad.
One of the most alarming ways Project 2025 would impact our clean water is by gutting the EPA and its ability to enforce clean water standards.
Jerry Hanson: This could be us in 2025
On November 5th, think long and hard if you want to give up our America for the America Trump promises.
Scott Gordon: Breaking down a Wisconsin police group’s absurd interpretation of Act 253
An open-records attorney’s closer analysis of this “hasty and confusing attempt to restrict access to public records.”
Julie Bennett and Jim Porter: Food pantry cuts could worsen homelessness
Access to food through our pantry allows struggling neighbors to put those dollars toward their rent. Food pantries support homelessness prevention.
UW–Madison: WARF announces 2025 support for research
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has announced $159.8 million of total support in the academic year ending in 2025 for University of Wisconsin–Madison research. The support includes a three-year, $15 million grant to help fund infrastructure and
Dept. of Workforce Development: Winning with Wisconsin’s workforce events highlight strategies to gain and retain a skilled workforce
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) invites employers, educators, and other community leaders to attend a local “Winning with Wisconsin’s Workforce” event to explore initiatives and strategies to help gain and retain skilled employees, incorporate artificial intelligence,