Gov. Evers, WHEDA: Announce more than $6.3 million for affordable housing loan program award
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Investment will support five affordable housing developments, more than 520 housing units statewide MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), today announced over $6.3 million to support five new housing developments that will create 521
Gov. Evers: Grants 167 pardons, bringing total pardons granted to 1807
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he has granted another 167 pardons, bringing his total number of pardons granted during his time in office to 1807. “A pardon offers individuals is a second chance and acknowledges the good work these folks have done to make amends, give
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ crown their political winners and losers of 2025
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look back on the political winners and losers in Wisconsin in 2025. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Pat Kreitlow: Here’s the real reason your property tax bill is likely much higher — and it’s not ‘the 400-year veto’
For 16 years, state aid hasn’t kept up with inflation.
Jonathan Burkham: Think we don’t need immigrants? Wisconsin’s workforce is shrinking.
Without immigrants, Wisconsin’s labor force will contract, schools will close, and budgets will dry up. Demographic winter is setting in.
LaKeshia Myers: In 2026, an investment in yourself is an investment in Wisconsin’s future
Too many of us remain unaware of one of the most powerful educational tools available right here in Wisconsin—dual enrollment programs that allow high school students to earn college credits and professional certifications while still walking the halls of their neighborhood schools.
Kristin Brey: A Wisconsin-inspired take on the ‘Night Before Christmas’ poem
The kringle was nestled in Tupperware tight, with stollen beside it, dusted snowy and bright.
Amy Hemmer: Affordability or Biden inflation?
The Democrats have shown over and over that they care more about power than they do about doing what is right for the country. So now “affordability” is their new term to “get Trump.” Where, oh where was their concern about “affordability” during the Biden term?
Spencer Black: Democracy is on the ballot in 2026
Our American democracy will be on the ballot next year. Let’s hope that the New Year will be a happy one for democracy.
John Nichols: Scrooge lives on in Trump and Mike Johnson
There is something rather too Dickensian about the determination with which President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson endeavored during 2025 to redistribute wealth upward.
Gregory Humphrey: Character matters in the Oval Office
There is a glaring crisis of character from Trump, which is demonstrated in countless ways each day.
Steven Walters: Planes, highways, outer space kept Sean Duffy busy
The transportation secretary serves under President Donald Trump. Duffy also serves as the acting administrator of NASA.
WisPolitics review: Barnes PAC spending more on administrative costs, giving less to candidates than average
The group Mandela Barnes created after his failed U.S. Senate run spent four times what the average federal leadership PAC dropped on administrative costs while giving a third as much to other campaigns, a WisPolitics review shows.
Gov. Evers: Appoints Owen Piotrowski to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today his appointment of Owen Piotrowski to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court – Branch 38. The appointment will fill the vacancy being created by Judge Jeffrey A. Wagner’s resignation. Piotrowski will complete a
Gov. Evers: Appoints David Hughes to the Kenosha County Circuit Court
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today his appointment of David Hughes to the Kenosha County Circuit Court – Branch 4. The appointment will fill the vacancy being created by Judge Anthony Milisauskas’ resignation. Hughes will complete a term