MADISON, Wis. — Kids Win Wisconsin Founder and CEO Brittany Kinser released the following statement following today’s State of Education Address: “I walked into today’s State of Education Address hopeful. I walked out deeply disappointed. I expected to hear about the state of education in Wisconsin. What are our student

PreserveMKE urges state and county leaders to explore a preservation alternative before Milwaukee’s historic museum is dismantled or redeveloped MILWAUKEE, Wis. — September 23, 2026 — Earlier this year, representatives of PreserveMKE met with State Representative Russell Goodwin to discuss the preservation of the Milwaukee Public Museum. PreserveMKE is a

Republicans, for the 13th time, greenlit the war as diesel prices hit a record high in Wisconsin at more than $6.60/gallon WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the U.S. Senate’s vote on a War Powers Resolution to end the President’s war in Iran, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) spoke on the

Madison, WI – Senator Chris Larson, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Education Committee, offered this statement of support for Dr. Jill Underly’s State of Education address. “Guaranteeing a quality public education for every child is the bedrock of a functional democracy. As our country is being corroded from within

DPI promotes major school funding formula change, tax plan a mystery Delafield, Wis. – State Superintendent Jill Underly accused lawmakers of not supporting children, criticized school choice for families, and called for a significant change in the school funding formula but not the hard part: how to fund it. These

MADISON, Wis. — A right-wing, big-tech contemporary of Elon Musk, Scott Bannister, has opened up his checkbook in solidarity with the handful of MAGA billionaires who have, according to the last publicly available information, poured more than $35 million into an unprecedented, blatant effort to buy a Wisconsin government that

MADISON, Wis. — As Wisconsin continues to see record-setting gas and diesel price increases across the state as a result of MAGA Congressman Tom Tiffany’s five votes for Trump’s war-of-choice in Iran, candidate for Lieutenant Governor Sarah Godlewski is touring the state to hear how seniors in Wisconsin on fixed

Hey there, folks! Governor Tony Evers here.  Kathy and I have lived all over Wisconsin—from growing up in Sheboygan County to Oakfield, Oshkosh, Tomah, Verona, and Madison.   But no matter where we went, what made every community we called home special was the people who lived there.   Wisconsinites are one-of-a-kind. We’re helpers by nature; it’s who we are!  When things are

MAGA Congressman Tom Tiffany is borrowing yet another page from the Trump playbook, barring local Milwaukee Journal Sentinel journalists from his campaign event in Milwaukee today. WATCH: “Wisconsin voters deserve to know where their candidates for governor stand on the issues, but MAGA Congressman Tiffany is quite literally standing in

MADISON, Wis. — At a campaign event in Milwaukee, staff for Congressman Tom Tiffany’s campaign for governor blocked an investigative reporter and another reporter from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the paper of record in Wisconsin, from attending. This comes as Trump bans major news networks from the White House press

Celebrates education’s role in democracy, warns of consequences of decades of underfunding, and calls on Wisconsin to demand change  MADISON — Celebrating the foundational role public education has played in America’s 250 years of democracy, State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today called on Wisconsinites to come together in support of

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Bankers Foundation (WBF) has awarded six grants to nonprofit organizations advancing financial education initiatives across Wisconsin. The mission of the WBF, the non-profit arm of the Wisconsin Bankers Association, is to promote financial literacy and capability through education, scholarships, grants, and research. The grants will be

100+ western Wisconsin residents gathered at “No Blank Checks for Big Tech” in River Falls on Wednesday River Falls, Wis.. —  More than one hundred residents from across western Wisconsin gathered at Veterans Park in River Falls Wednesday evening to demand an end to Wisconsin’s state sales-and-use-tax exemption for qualified

MADISON, WI — As State Superintendent Jill Underly delivers her 2026 State of Education Address, Americans for Prosperity–Wisconsin (AFP–WI) called on her to account for declining standards, stalled reading results, and the widest racial student achievement gap in the country. AFP-WI State Director Megan Novak released the following statement:  “Wisconsin families

MADISON — Today, Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jill Underly, will deliver her sixth State of Education Address. Since becoming State Superintendent, Underly has repeatedly requested massive education spending increases. At a time when families are demanding accountability and better results from public institutions, taxpayers deserve answers before being

WAUSAU, Wis. — Business and technology leaders from the Wausau area will explore how companies outside Wisconsin’s largest metropolitan areas are putting artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to work during the Tech Council’s Thursday, Oct. 15 luncheon at the WPS Powerhouse in Wausau. Panelists will include Felix Gallo, founder

MADISON, WI. — The future for $21 billion in federal non-deployment broadband funds remains unknown as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration misses its “end of summer” guidance deadline. Representative Randy Udell (D-47th District) released the following statement: “This week marks the official end of summer, meaning the NTIA has

Event takes place today at noon at the Wisconsin State Capitol; livestream available via WisconsinEye  MADISON — In her sixth State of Education Address this afternoon, State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly will celebrate public schools’ foundational role in building strong communities and engaged citizens, while calling on Wisconsinites to come