United Way of Dane County: Wisconsin’s Homelessness Awareness Month 2024 kickoff
Wausau, WI – The statewide kickoff event for Homelessness Awareness Month will be held at the Community Partners Campus (CPC), 360 Grand Avenue, Wausau, WI on Nov. 1 at noon. This event is open to the public and everyone is invited to
Kennedy asks U.S. Supreme Court to remove him from Wisconsin ballot
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has now asked the U.S. Supreme Court to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot after he struck out with the state courts.
Voter, clerk sue to bar WEC from using website that allows people to register, request absentee ballots
A Green Bay voter and the town of Oshkosh clerk have asked a federal judge to bar the Elections Commission from using its website that allows people to register and request absentee ballots due to what they allege are “inadequate security measures.”
ACLU of Wisconsin: Asks for records about DOC mail and books policies changes
MILWAUKEE—The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin sent open records requests to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) last week, seeking information about changes to its policies regarding the receipt of legal mail and publications, like books. “Alarmingly, the
WisDems: Bryan Steil dodges questions on gun safety, refuses to say how he’ll keep our children safe
MADISON, Wis. — The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel asked Wisconsin’s congressional candidates to answer questions on the three issues voters said were most important to them this election cycle: health care, inflation, and gun violence. But for Bryan Steil, even that was too
Dept. of Natural Resources: Don’t spark a wildfire: Exercise caution while towing or using outdoor equipment
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public to check their trailers and all outdoor equipment prior to use due to elevated wildfire risk across the state. The DNR and partners at the National Weather Service
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.