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New York state Sen. James Skoufis is warning Wisconsin officials to “proceed with caution” with changes to IRIS, the state’s Medicaid-funded long-term care program.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss how candidates in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District might tip partisan control of Congress in the midterm elections. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” freshman Rep. Ben Franklin, R-De Pere, talks about school funding, bipartisanship, and how he’s making the case to voters to grant him a second term.
Wisconsin voters across party lines back statewide regulation of ballot drop boxes amid concerns over election integrity, according to new polling unveiled at a WisPolitics event today.
In a new statewide ad, Dem gubernatorial candidate David Crowley says he will repeal a 1939 law setting a price floor for gasoline and diesel. The 30-second spot takes aim at the Minimum Markup Law, a Great Depression-era policy that
Joel Brennan today debuted a second ad in his statewide, six-figure television ad buy. In the 30-second spot, the 56-year-old, 6-foot-2-inch Brennan faces off against his 19-year-old, 6-foot-7-inch son, Conor, in a game of pickup basketball. “Some matchups seem unfair,”
They opened the Obama Presidential Center on the south side of Chicago this week in a ceremony that recalled the years when American presidents served with dignity.
Wisconsin truly is America’s Dairyland, and we are proud of it! Our state is home to 5,000 dairy farms — the most in the country!
For thousands of families across south-central Wisconsin, the end of the school year doesn’t feel like a celebration — it feels like a strain.
As Wisconsin’s largest fully sworn sheriff’s office, we operate with 591 staff and manage nearly 1,000 jail residents across four divisions: field, security, support and administrative services. … Our budget priorities focus on safety and infrastructure.
Wisconsin can choose to invest in children during the years when development is most rapid and intervention is most effective, or we can continue paying far higher costs later through remedial education, mental health services, workforce shortages and other social support. The bill does not disappear. It arrives later, with interest.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. July 4th is a bipartisan treasured national holiday celebrating the end of British colonial rule and our independence. America is based
Year after year, the wealth of John Menard kept growing. The founder and sole owner of the home improvement chain bearing his name saw his personal net worth grow from $775 million in 1996 to $5.2 billion in 2007, according to Forbes magazine. That grew to $16.6 billion in 2021 and $22.9 billion in 2024.
Article 1, section 14 of the Wisconsin Constitution states: “All lands within the state are declared to be allodial, and feudal tenures are prohibited.”
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson says he is unaware of any city election officials, current or former, who have sat for an interview with FBI agents seeking to discuss the 2020 election.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk recap the Democratic state convention, Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein’s appearance at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon and a state Supreme Court ruling striking down a minority student grant program.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the Democratic contenders for governor as the primary race moves into high gear. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
A group backing Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez in the governor’s race is up with a second TV ad praising her plan to lower healthcare costs.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says an agreement President Donald Trump is touting as an end to the war in Iran isn’t actually a deal and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson praises the tentative agreement.
In this week’s Capitol Chats, Fair Wisconsin Executive Director Abigail Swetz talks about the group’s work to support LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites, which candidates Fair Wisconsin PAC is backing this fall, and political rhetoric and ads targeting the transgender community.
New York state Sen. James Skoufis is warning Wisconsin officials to “proceed with caution” with changes to IRIS, the state’s Medicaid-funded long-term care program.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss how candidates in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District might tip partisan control of Congress in the midterm elections. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” freshman Rep. Ben Franklin, R-De Pere, talks about school funding, bipartisanship, and how he’s making the case to voters to grant him a second term.
Wisconsin voters across party lines back statewide regulation of ballot drop boxes amid concerns over election integrity, according to new polling unveiled at a WisPolitics event today.
In a new statewide ad, Dem gubernatorial candidate David Crowley says he will repeal a 1939 law setting a price floor for gasoline and diesel. The 30-second spot takes aim at the Minimum Markup Law, a Great Depression-era policy that imposed a 9.18% markup on motor fuel sales to protect
Joel Brennan today debuted a second ad in his statewide, six-figure television ad buy. In the 30-second spot, the 56-year-old, 6-foot-2-inch Brennan faces off against his 19-year-old, 6-foot-7-inch son, Conor, in a game of pickup basketball. “Some matchups seem unfair,” the narrator intones. “But it’s all about the right strategy.”
They opened the Obama Presidential Center on the south side of Chicago this week in a ceremony that recalled the years when American presidents served with dignity.
Wisconsin truly is America’s Dairyland, and we are proud of it! Our state is home to 5,000 dairy farms — the most in the country!
For thousands of families across south-central Wisconsin, the end of the school year doesn’t feel like a celebration — it feels like a strain.
As Wisconsin’s largest fully sworn sheriff’s office, we operate with 591 staff and manage nearly 1,000 jail residents across four divisions: field, security, support and administrative services. … Our budget priorities focus on safety and infrastructure.
Wisconsin can choose to invest in children during the years when development is most rapid and intervention is most effective, or we can continue paying far higher costs later through remedial education, mental health services, workforce shortages and other social support. The bill does not disappear. It arrives later, with interest.
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. July 4th is a bipartisan treasured national holiday celebrating the end of British colonial rule and our independence. America is based on a revolutionary principle: “that all Men are created equal,
Year after year, the wealth of John Menard kept growing. The founder and sole owner of the home improvement chain bearing his name saw his personal net worth grow from $775 million in 1996 to $5.2 billion in 2007, according to Forbes magazine. That grew to $16.6 billion in 2021 and $22.9 billion in 2024.
Article 1, section 14 of the Wisconsin Constitution states: “All lands within the state are declared to be allodial, and feudal tenures are prohibited.”
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson says he is unaware of any city election officials, current or former, who have sat for an interview with FBI agents seeking to discuss the 2020 election.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk recap the Democratic state convention, Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein’s appearance at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon and a state Supreme Court ruling striking down a minority student grant program.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the Democratic contenders for governor as the primary race moves into high gear. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
A group backing Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez in the governor’s race is up with a second TV ad praising her plan to lower healthcare costs.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says an agreement President Donald Trump is touting as an end to the war in Iran isn’t actually a deal and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson praises the tentative agreement.
In this week’s Capitol Chats, Fair Wisconsin Executive Director Abigail Swetz talks about the group’s work to support LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites, which candidates Fair Wisconsin PAC is backing this fall, and political rhetoric and ads targeting the transgender community.