U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Rural Development: Invests $24 million to construct new central fire station and satellite station in the city of Baraboo
STEVENS POINT, Wis., July 15, 2025 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Wisconsin State Director Andrew C. Iverson today announced that USDA RD is investing a $24 million loan to the City of Baraboo to construct a new central fire
Dept. of Health Services: Federal budget reconciliation bill “devastating” to Wisconsinites’ access to health care, food assistance
On Friday, July 4, the president signed the budget reconciliation bill (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), which will increase red tape for FoodShare and Medicaid members and will force 270,000 Wisconsinites to lose health insurance by taking away necessary
Carthage College: Establishes School of Health to address regional healthcare shortages
KENOSHA, Wis. – Carthage College, already well-known in the region for preparing highly qualified, compassionate healthcare professionals, is stepping forward to meet the rising demand for healthcare by opening a School of Health. Carthage intends to make the new school
U.S. Rep. Pocan: Joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss Trump’s tariffs and Big Ugly Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss Donald Trump’s chaotic use of indiscriminate tariffs. These tariffs are driving up costs and creating uncertainty for small businesses across the country, and according to the New York
TUE News Summary: Ads beginning for next year’s governor race; Justice Rebecca Bradley has raised no money this year
TOP STORIES Voting in Wisconsin’s governor’s race is a year away, but the ads are starting… [GOP candidate] Berrien announced the purchase of about $400,000 in cable TV, radio and online ads Monday [13 months pre-primary] … ads begin Tuesday
Steven Walters: A tale of two spending plans
Leaders in Madison and Washington diverge on tax policy, Medicaid, partisanship.
Brooke Legler: The real effects of the Wisconsin state budget on children
We are putting in the minimum, and this budget keeps us on the lowest tier as a state for investment in our public schools and our young children compared to other states. Meanwhile, we continue to be among the biggest spenders on our juvenile offenders.
Patrick McIlheran: Plenty of time left for good policy in Wisconsin Legislature
Unfinished business includes ways of blocking corrosive ideas and permitting freedom to flourish.
Mike Hooper: Natural gas plants will deliver reliable energy We Energies customers depend on
We Energies’ new natural gas plants will meet all local, state and federal environmental and health regulations.
LaKeshia Myers: The fierce urgency of now
Why legacy civil rights organizations need you now more than ever.
John Nichols: New Yorkers take to socialism; in Milwaukee it’s old hat
Of Milwaukee’s three Socialist Party mayors, the longest-serving was Dan Hoan. Elected to six terms over 24 years, Hoan was nationally recognized as an exceptional mayor.
Gregory Humphrey: DeForest: Democracy in action
Recall efforts against village board trustee Bill Landgraf gains needed signatures
Alex Saloutos: Madison officials gut voter-approved lakefront protections for $320M project
City officials knew about the referendum requirement “from the beginning” but kept it hidden through 8 years of planning.
Jonathan Tajnai: Neighbors helping neighbors, all year long
In Milwaukee alone, Target has contributed nearly $250,000 in guest-directed giving locally across areas like education, health, civil rights, human services, and youth-programs since 2020.
James Causey: Trump said he didn’t know about Project 2025. Now he’s enacting it.
The similarities between what Project 2025 proposed and what Trump’s second administration has unleashed on Americans is striking, but now is not the time to be complacent and simply hope for change.