James Edming: The honor of a lifetime
Looking back, I’m incredibly proud of what I was able to deliver for the 87th District. I supported several efforts to reduce the tax burden on Wisconsinites while also increasing our investments in our priorities like K-12 education and veterans services.
Bill Kaplan: Biden consequential and Cooke is the future
Rebecca Cooke is the future. She ran an impressive, spirited campaign as the Democratic challenger to 3rd CD GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden and is seriously considering running in 2026.
Joan Ballweg: Reviewing legislative accomplishments and saying farewell
I am proud of what we have accomplished together for the families and businesses in south central Wisconsin over the past 20 years of my state service.
Mark Lisheron & Ken Wysocky: Wisconsinites’ changing demographics challenge government’s racial silos
Number of those identifying as two or more races more than doubles; ‘At the grassroots level, people care less and less about race.’
Dave Cieslewicz: The best way to use $4 billion
Use the state’s $4 billion surplus to supplant debt on public building projects. Instead of borrowing $4 billion to pay for roads and buildings, pay in cash.
Ruth Conniff: Children march on the Capitol to ask: When will adults act to protect them from gun violence?
Hanging over balconies and leaning against marble pillars, teens held up handmade signs that said; “Enough!” “You write your policies on a carpet of our dead bodies,” and “Graduations not funerals.”
Jessica McBride & Jim Piwowarczyk: An open letter to Mark Belling: Wisconsin owes you a big debt
Although he’s going to be doing a podcast now, and WISN 1130 has a strong farm team, Mark Belling leaving live radio feels like the end of an era. He is irreplaceable. Wisconsin would look much different if he had never picked up a mic.
WECAN, MSA, and Coalition: Request Gov. Evers include $2 billion in budget for childcare
The following was sent to the office of Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin State Legislature today. ==== Governor Tony Evers, Wisconsin Early Childhood Action Needed (WECAN), along with the following organizations and the attached 709 petition signers (petition 12/06/2024-12/22/2024) request that
MON News Summary: Evers names new DNR secretary; Madison Police Chief Barnes chosen to lead Seattle Police Department
TOP STORIES Evers names Karen Hyun to serve as DNR secretary after year-long vacancy… has worked natural resources management for nearly a decade and, most recently, served as [NOAA] … Hyun lives in Madison and said she will be able
Gov. Evers, First Lady: Deliver radio address encouraging Wisconsinites to take care of their mental health this holiday season
Audio File to Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with First Lady Kathy Evers, delivered his weekly radio address encouraging Wisconsinites to take care of their mental, emotional, and physical health this holiday season, highlighting the importance of
Madison police chief on ‘UpFront’ says gun used in school shooting purchased legally
Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes says the guns brought to school by a 15-year-old school shooter in Madison last week were bought legally, but the chief wouldn’t reveal who bought them. Also on the program, Attorney General Josh Kaul says he’ll continue his push for lawmakers to fully fund the Department of Justice’s Office of School Safety in the next state budget.
Rep. Callahan: Re-appointed Chair of Committee on Consumer Protection
Assembly Republicans receive committee assignments for the upcoming Legislative Session [Madison, WI] – State Representative Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk) released the following statement after receiving the 2025 – ‘26 State Assembly committee assignments from Republican leadership: “I am looking forward to, once again, serving
Evers appoints Hyun DNR secretary
Gov. Tony Evers announced today he appointed Karen Hyun, the chief of staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as DNR secretary, filling a position that has been vacant for more than a year. Evers praised Hyun’s “extensive science
Dept. of Justice: Officer involved death investigation in Chippewa County, Wis.
TOWN OF LAFAYETTE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is conducting an officer involved death investigation in the Town of Lafayette, Chippewa County, Wis. that occurred on the evening of Saturday, December 21,
U.S. Parents Involved in Education: Green Bay school case shows DEI is still being used to discriminate on the basis of race
USPIE Founder and President Sheri Few: ‘The short-term solution here is to make the offending officials stop abusing their power. The long-term solution is to promote homeschooling and private education and to get rid of the U.S. Department of Education,