Tollefson campaign: Brandy Tollefson announces bid for 88th Assembly District
DE PERE, Wis. – Today, School Board Member Brandy Tollefson (D-De Pere) announced her candidacy for the 88th Assembly District. Tollefson currently serves as the Treasurer for the Unified School District of De Pere School Board and works as an
WisDems: As ACA open enrollment ends, Wisconsinites see premiums skyrocket
A 60 year old couple in Barron County could see their premiums increase by $33,152 Over 300,000 Wisconsinites rely on the ACA MADISON, Wis. — Today, ACA open enrollment for 2026 is coming to a close, and due to the GOP’s purposeful
Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeks nominations for 2025 Ethical Hunter Award
Award Nominations Due Jan. 31 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting award nominations for the 2025 Wisconsin Ethical Hunter Award. Nominees are selected based on exceptional moral actions and character while out in the field.
Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul and coalition sue Trump Administration over unlawful new $100K fee for H-1B visa
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul last week joined a coalition of 19 other states in suing the Trump Administration over its unlawful policy imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions that could undermine research, innovation, and healthcare in
UW-Stout: Fall commencement scheduled Dec. 20 for more than 525 graduates
Chancellor, students, alumni to speak in two ceremonies at Johnson Fieldhouse Menomonie, Wis. – Fall commencement will be held for 527 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 20, at University of Wisconsin-Stout. A total of 399 undergraduate and 128 graduate students will
Dept. of Administration: Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance payments are once again supporting Wisconsin residents
State Expects to Help 185,000 Households This Heating Season Madison, Wis. – Today, Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld announced that the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) has begun making payments, and that benefits are once again available for eligible Wisconsin residents needing
Gregory Humphrey: Saturday’s mass shooting: Moral indictment of nation unwilling to protect its citizens
The mass shooting at Brown University today is a barbaric and unacceptable tragedy that once again exposes the nation’s inability to confront its epidemic of gun violence.
Michelle Bryant: Seizures and sinkings: Trump’s troubled maritime policy
I have a simple question: If you can board a tanker, why do you need to sink/AKA “blow up/AKA “kill everybody” on fishing boats?
Jessica McBride: A new bill would change the power structure at UW, giving students a better education
My program could hire Tom Brokaw or Walter Cronkite (if he was still alive) to teach broadcast journalism, and they would have no vote on which broadcast news classes we offer because they aren’t PhDs with tenure. Make that make sense.
Dave Zweifel: State Dems pushing back against anti-vax trend
Hats off to state Rep. Lisa Subeck and state Sens. Kelda Roys and Chris Larson for pushing back against the insane campaign to get Americans to shun vaccines.
David Blaska: Can Madison WI afford to be any more progressive?
In a few months, The Capital Times will encourage voters to elect progressives to local political office. We know this from bitter experience.
Don Leake: Pushing back against partisan redistricting
With its recent decision in Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, the US
Supreme Court has opened the door wide to partisan redistricting. What other
conclusion can be made?
Robert Nigh: Why Wisconsin needs Farm Bureau health plans
When my dad passed away in 1966, our family lost their primary health insurance overnight. My name is Robert Nigh, and I’m a dairy farmer from Vernon County, and this is a story that has repeated itself through three generations of my family.
Lawyer in maps case tells ‘UpFront’ he’s looking to ‘28 for resolution on congressional lines
“We do believe that voters are disenfranchised every time that we go to the polls without those fair maps, but I don’t know that it’s really realistic at this point to have those for the 2026 elections.”
Sen. Habush Sinykin: Condemns antisemitic attack in Australia and underscores urgent need for legislative action in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI – Earlier today, at a public Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, at least 15 people, ranging in age from 10 to 87, were shot and killed during an antisemitic mass shooting, with dozens more critically injured. Senator Habush