Sen. Wimberger: Audit of state’s federal funds shows need for improvement
MADISON – The Chairs of the Joint Audit Committee, Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) and Representative Robert Wittke (R-Caledonia), issued the following statement after the release of a new audit of Wisconsin’s handling of federal funds, Report 25-04, the annual State of Wisconsin
Rep. O’Connor: To help cover up state Superintendent Underly’s disastrous record, Gov. Evers vetoes AB 1
Madison, WI—Representative Jerry O’Connor (R-Fond du Lac) released the following statement after Governor Evers vetoed Assembly Bill 1, which would restore the educational standards that State Superintendent Jill Underly rigged for her own political gain: “Ensuring high standards for our
Wisconsin Elections Commission: Last-Minute reminders ahead of Tuesday’s spring election
MADISON – The Wisconsin Elections Commission is providing the following reminders for voters participating in the 2025 Spring Election on April 1: If you’re planning to go to the polls on Tuesday, you can check the WEC’s MyVote.wi.gov website to verify your
Dept. of Natural Resources: Announces urban forestry monitoring results for Milwaukee and Madison
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that results from a multiyear urban forestry monitoring project are now available for Milwaukee and Madison. The Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis project established hundreds of permanent plots in both cities
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Leads colleagues in laying out worker-first American trade policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Trump Administration plans to reshape the nation’s trade policy, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is leading her Midwest colleagues, U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), in laying out a vision to prioritize American
Universities of Wisconsin: Student research to be featured in Capitol rotunda on Wednesday, April 2
MADISON, Wis.—Outstanding undergraduate student researchers and their faculty advisers from across the Universities of Wisconsin will showcase their work Wednesday, April 2, at the UWs’ annual Research in the Rotunda event at the state Capitol. Lawmakers, employers, alumni, and the
Bruce Murphy: Who’s ahead in Wisconsin Supreme Court election?
What do the polls show? How big will turnout be?
Bill Kaplan: Shafting Wisconsin
It’s the federal programs and services delivered by all federal employees to Wisconsinites that will be dramatically impaired by Musk’s program cuts and firings. Wisconsin is getting shafted. Musk is engineering a return to the 1920s.
Michelle Bryant: Race and the power of money in politics
The Wisconsin Supreme Court race is a microcosm of a broad set of issues, erosion of public trust in the judiciary, partisan ideology, and obscene amounts of money. However, the impact of representation on communities of color cannot be overstated.
David Blaska: Quit with the same old same old
Wisconsin and most of the nation voted for change last year. Jill Underly is more of the same failure. Brittany Kinser IS change. And hope for the most disadvantaged kids.
LaKeshia Myers: Why Wisconsin voters should reject the unnecessary voter ID amendment
The upcoming ballot measure on voter identification is not just unnecessary—it’s a calculated attempt to further marginalize vulnerable populations and create additional barriers to voting.
Dave Zweifel: Send Trump and Musk a message on Tuesday
Wisconsin has a chance to send a message to those causing all the angst and pain that is visiting the American people.
Richard Moore: Sock it to Sackett—the real defiance of the courts
Is it just me, or do Democrats seemingly scream “constitutional crisis” whenever a Republican is president?
Gregory Humphrey: Trump’s federal election control runs counter to Founding Fathers’ concern for nefarious politicians
One of the creative and intelligent designs (among others) that the Founding Fathers placed into the Constitution was local control over elections. It was almost as if they had a portal to look into the future and see how election interference by a nefarious politician could undermine our nation.
Brian Reisinger: America’s farmland feminism was lost to history. Reviving it would heal country.
For generations, the women of rural America did the work of men and drove social progress. Losing that worsens divisions and endangers food.