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MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, WPR highlighted how the road to the state Senate majority in Wisconsin runs through three districts. Voters from Milwaukee to Madison and Green Bay will have a real choice about who represents them for the first time in over a
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has announced $159.8 million of total support in the academic year ending in 2025 for University of Wisconsin–Madison research. The support includes a three-year, $15 million grant to help fund infrastructure and
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) invites employers, educators, and other community leaders to attend a local “Winning with Wisconsin’s Workforce” event to explore initiatives and strategies to help gain and retain skilled employees, incorporate artificial intelligence,
MILWAUKEE, WI – AARP Wisconsin today is thrilled to announce that Milwaukee County has been officially accepted as a member of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities. More than a dozen Wisconsin cities are already part of the network, but Milwaukee
In a new op-ed, Bryan Steil is desperately trying to flip the script on his record of prioritizing his special interests donors over Wisconsin families. The truth is that Steil took tens of thousands from the drug industry and voted against lowering prescription drug costs
Daily Wire reports that Tammy Baldwin is lying about how she secured $400,000 in taxpayer dollars for an organization that gives chest binders to young girls who identify as boys. Baldwin is running ads claiming the organization, Briarpatch Youth Services, is merely
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages Wisconsinites to take action to help bats during International Bat Week, Oct. 24-31, 2024, and throughout the year. Bats are some of the most gentle, valuable and mysterious animals in our
Yesterday, Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Mayor Reilly was a longtime Republican who became an independent after the January 6 attack on the Capitol. This is his first endorsement of a Democrat for president. “It
From WisPolitics … — A Green Bay voter and the town of Oshkosh clerk have asked a federal judge to bar the Elections Commission from using its website that allows people to register and request absentee ballots due to what
Amid a push by both sides to get voters to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day, the number of early, in-person votes cast Tuesday spiked to at least 97,436, according to reports local clerks submitted to the Elections Commission. By comparison, 79,774 were cast in 2020 on the first day early, in-person voting was offered.
The state DOJ sought cell phones, computers and other devices as they investigated Wausau’s mayor for possible election fraud after he moved an absentee ballot drop box from the front of City Hall, according to a copy of the search warrant obtained by WisPolitics.
Today in Farm Progress, the Harris campaign launched the first series of digital ads targeting rural Americans. Across the battlegrounds, the Harris campaign is taking no voter for granted and using this digital ad campaign to help reach rural voters. The
On the first day of early voting in battleground Wisconsin, President Barack Obama and Governor Tim Walz rallied voters in Madison, encouraging them to vote early for Vice President Harris, Governor Walz, and Democrats up and down the ballot. West
MADISON – State and federal efforts to connect people with disabilities to meaningful career opportunities achieved a new milestone in Wisconsin, setting a record high for the number of working-age individuals employed, according to the latest data from the U.S.
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University Law School will release the results of its final statewide survey before the fall presidential election with an in-person event featuring Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, and Derek Mosley, director of the
MADISON, Wis. — With only two weeks until the election, Wisconsin Democrats have a chance to flip the State Assembly for the first time in over a decade. Across the Badger State, local Democratic candidates are running to expand access to affordable
Madison, WI – Wisconsin’s premier telecommunications industry association recognized Senator Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) for his leadership and support of public safety and Next Generation 911 (NG911). Senator Testin received the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association (WSTA) Excellence in Legislative Leadership
Madison, WI – Wisconsin’s premier telecommunications industry association recognized Representative Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc) for his leadership and support of public safety and Next Generation 911 (NG911). Representative Kurtz received the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association (WSTA) Excellence in Legislative Leadership Award
With polling in swing states so close, the candidates enter the final weeks of the presidential election campaign scrapping for every undecided voter. The presidential contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris could hardly be tighter. The candidates are statistically
The latest Quinnipiac University poll of Wisconsin found tight races for president and the U.S. Senate, with modest shifts from two weeks ago.
MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, WPR highlighted how the road to the state Senate majority in Wisconsin runs through three districts. Voters from Milwaukee to Madison and Green Bay will have a real choice about who represents them for the first time in over a decade thanks to Wisconsin’s new, fair maps. Democrats Sarah Keyeski,
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has announced $159.8 million of total support in the academic year ending in 2025 for University of Wisconsin–Madison research. The support includes a three-year, $15 million grant to help fund infrastructure and human investment in artificial intelligence through the university’s Research, Innovation
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) invites employers, educators, and other community leaders to attend a local “Winning with Wisconsin’s Workforce” event to explore initiatives and strategies to help gain and retain skilled employees, incorporate artificial intelligence, and more. These free sessions will bring together professionals from
MILWAUKEE, WI – AARP Wisconsin today is thrilled to announce that Milwaukee County has been officially accepted as a member of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities. More than a dozen Wisconsin cities are already part of the network, but Milwaukee is the first county in the Badger state to earn
In a new op-ed, Bryan Steil is desperately trying to flip the script on his record of prioritizing his special interests donors over Wisconsin families. The truth is that Steil took tens of thousands from the drug industry and voted against lowering prescription drug costs and capping insulin – threedifferenttimes, including the law that is actually&n… Please
Daily Wire reports that Tammy Baldwin is lying about how she secured $400,000 in taxpayer dollars for an organization that gives chest binders to young girls who identify as boys. Baldwin is running ads claiming the organization, Briarpatch Youth Services, is merely a “youth homeless shelter.” At the time Baldwin secured the funding, Briarpatch
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages Wisconsinites to take action to help bats during International Bat Week, Oct. 24-31, 2024, and throughout the year. Bats are some of the most gentle, valuable and mysterious animals in our neighborhoods. They are vital to many ecosystems and have significant
Yesterday, Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Mayor Reilly was a longtime Republican who became an independent after the January 6 attack on the Capitol. This is his first endorsement of a Democrat for president. “It would be easier for me to stay quiet and vote
From WisPolitics … — A Green Bay voter and the town of Oshkosh clerk have asked a federal judge to bar the Elections Commission from using its website that allows people to register and request absentee ballots due to what they allege are “inadequate security measures.” The suit was filed
Amid a push by both sides to get voters to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day, the number of early, in-person votes cast Tuesday spiked to at least 97,436, according to reports local clerks submitted to the Elections Commission. By comparison, 79,774 were cast in 2020 on the first day early, in-person voting was offered.
The state DOJ sought cell phones, computers and other devices as they investigated Wausau’s mayor for possible election fraud after he moved an absentee ballot drop box from the front of City Hall, according to a copy of the search warrant obtained by WisPolitics.
Today in Farm Progress, the Harris campaign launched the first series of digital ads targeting rural Americans. Across the battlegrounds, the Harris campaign is taking no voter for granted and using this digital ad campaign to help reach rural voters. The new digital ad campaign is driving stark contrast on how
On the first day of early voting in battleground Wisconsin, President Barack Obama and Governor Tim Walz rallied voters in Madison, encouraging them to vote early for Vice President Harris, Governor Walz, and Democrats up and down the ballot. West Wing Actor and Wisconsin Native Bradley Whitford also spoke at
MADISON – State and federal efforts to connect people with disabilities to meaningful career opportunities achieved a new milestone in Wisconsin, setting a record high for the number of working-age individuals employed, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The achievement, celebrated recently at Madison College by
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University Law School will release the results of its final statewide survey before the fall presidential election with an in-person event featuring Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, and Derek Mosley, director of the school’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education,
MADISON, Wis. — With only two weeks until the election, Wisconsin Democrats have a chance to flip the State Assembly for the first time in over a decade. Across the Badger State, local Democratic candidates are running to expand access to affordable health care, restore reproductive freedoms, and bring down costs for
Madison, WI – Wisconsin’s premier telecommunications industry association recognized Senator Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) for his leadership and support of public safety and Next Generation 911 (NG911). Senator Testin received the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association (WSTA) Excellence in Legislative Leadership Award earlier this week at WSTA member company Solarus in
Madison, WI – Wisconsin’s premier telecommunications industry association recognized Representative Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc) for his leadership and support of public safety and Next Generation 911 (NG911). Representative Kurtz received the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association (WSTA) Excellence in Legislative Leadership Award earlier this week at WSTA member company Lynxx Networks in
With polling in swing states so close, the candidates enter the final weeks of the presidential election campaign scrapping for every undecided voter. The presidential contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris could hardly be tighter. The candidates are statistically tied among likely voters in each of the seven swing
The latest Quinnipiac University poll of Wisconsin found tight races for president and the U.S. Senate, with modest shifts from two weeks ago.