Bruce Murphy: Trouble at Milwaukee Art Museum?
Amid financial problems, staff layoffs, board leadership questioned.
WED News Summary: Big spending on gov. candidate Bill Berrien; Judge Dugan attorneys push back on prosecution
TOP STORIES Winklevoss twins spend big on Berrien, 2026 WI GOP gubernatorial candidate… founders of cryptocurrency company Gemini and known for their legal dispute with Mark Zuckerberg over the creation of Facebook … each donated $500,000 to Berrien’s PAC …
Sen. Roys, Rep. Spaude: Circulate legislation to prevent crypto-related fraud schemes
MADISON — Over the past few years, cryptocurrency kiosks have become more common and, along with the rise of this alternative form of currency, schemes to swindle people out of their money have also risen. Today, State Senator Kelda Roys
Dept. of Natural Resources: Publishes 2024 fish stocking summary
Over 5 Million Fish Stocked Into Wisconsin Waters MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today released the 2024 fish stocking numbers for inland waterbodies and the Great Lakes. The DNR raises millions of yearling and fingerling fish
Sen. Smith: Closure of Chippewa Falls and Green Bay VHRP facilities looms without immediate action
EAU CLAIRE— Wisconsin lawmakers introduced legislation to call attention to the urgent need to fund the Veterans Housing and Recovery Program (VHRP), following the Joint Finance Committee’s failure to include the program in the state’s recently passed budget. Without swift legislative
Legislative Audit Bureau: Announces the release of Fraud, Waste, and Mismanagement Hotline (report 25-11)
The Bureau announces the release of Fraud, Waste, and Mismanagement Hotline (report 25-11). We highlight the activity of the Bureau’s Fraud, Waste, and Mismanagement Hotline for the period from January 1, 2025, through June 30, 2025, including the 21 state-related reports we
Sen. Wall, Reps. Spaude, Rivera-Wagner: Introduce legislation to restore $1.9 million to the Veteran Housing and Recovery Program
GREEN BAY – Senator Jamie Wall (D-Green Bay), Representative Ryan Spaude (D-Ashwaubenon), and Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay) released the following statement after introducing a bill today to restore $1.9 million to the Veteran Housing and Recovery Program (VHRP). VHRP
Dept. of Natural Resources: Become a community scientist by recording game bird observations this summer
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that state residents can become community scientists by participating in the Game Bird Survey, open now through the end of August. These surveys are designed to measure the reproductive status of
GOP House members want chance to get redistricting suit tossed
Wisconsin’s GOP members of Congress want the chance to urge the state Supreme Court to reject a challenge to the state’s House districts rather than moving forward with a novel approach to hear such lawsuits.
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Demands USDA safeguard farmers’ financial information, revoke DOGE’s access to payment system
Baldwin’s call comes as reports show DOGE has special access to sensitive information from millions of farmers and system that distributes grants and loans WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is demanding that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) safeguard
DNC War Room: As Trump hits six-month mark in office, DNC launches TrumpTax.com to spotlight his broken promise to bring costs down on day one
TrumpTax.com is a new interactive website that shows the costs of Trump’s Billionaire Budget Betrayal and erratic trade policies to everyday Wisconsinites Today, following the passage of Trump’s Billionaire Budget Betrayal and ahead of the six-month anniversary of Trump’s second term,
UW-Stout: Campus color: Alumni demonstrate industry leadership at Design Wisconsin event at UW-Stout
Pros from Sherwin-Williams, Red Wing Shoe among presenters at fourth annual conference Menomonie, Wis. – More than 200 design professionals – many of them alumni working at prominent firms around the Upper Midwest – came to the University of Wisconsin-Stout
WED AM Update: Evers, still weighing third term, raised $757k in first half of ‘25
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers, who hasn’t announced whether he’ll seek a third term next year, raised $757,215 over the first six months of 2025, a fraction of what he pulled in during the same period four
Sens. Johnson, Baldwin: Recommend judges for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter to President Trump to recommend five individuals to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The recommendations came as
U.S. Rep. Van Orden: Applauds committee passage of FY26 National Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Navy SEAL veteran Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after voting to pass the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) out of the House Armed Services Committee: “Under the Biden administration, the