Edvest 529: Plan reaches $7 billion in assets

MADISON, Wis. – June 5, 2026 – Wisconsin’s Edvest 529 college savings plan has achieved a major milestone in reaching $7 billion in assets under management. The growth has prompted another reduction in the plan’s plan manager fee to just 0.04%

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Defend America Action: WATCH & READ: Ahead of Trump in WI, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, Sen. Chris Larson discuss how affordability crisis is devastating Wisconsinites

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Defend America Action is releasing an updated Wisconsin report highlighting the devastating affordability crisis Donald Trump and Republicans have created for the state. Tariff-driven inflation is wreaking havoc on Wisconsin families. Electric bills are up 13 percent since Trump took office, and 270,000

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Edvest 529: Plan reaches $7 billion in assets

MADISON, Wis. – June 5, 2026 – Wisconsin’s Edvest 529 college savings plan has achieved a major milestone in reaching $7 billion in assets under management. The growth has prompted another reduction in the plan’s plan manager fee to just 0.04% (4 basis points). Effective June 1, 2026, all existing Edvest

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DCCC: Statement on Trump’s visit to the Chippewa Valley in WI-03

Ahead of Trump’s visit to the Chippewa Valley today, DCCC spokesperson Katie Smith released the following statement: “Derrick Van Orden hauls in his elite friends from Washington to remind Wisconsin families the reason why they’re hurting: because Van Orden does D.C.’s bidding. He rubberstamps the reckless war driving up the

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Morgan campaign: Mike Morgan running for 13th Assembly District

Wauwatosa, WI — Mike Morgan announced that he is running as a Republican for the open 13th Assembly District in Brookfield, Elm Grove and Wauwatosa.  “Residents of the 13th District and Wisconsin need affordability, accountability and accessibility from their state government,” Morgan said. “I will use my decades of expertise and

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U.S. Rep. Fitzgerald: Fitzgerald, Moolenaar, and Issa introduce legislation to prohibit adversarial Chinese patents

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at countering China’s influence on the U.S. patent system: the Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act and the Foreign Adversary Patent Disclosure Act. The Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act, introduced alongside Chairman of the Select Committee on China John Moolenaar (MI-02) and Chairman of the

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Common Ground: Issues 5 conditions for third-party Veolia audit

“After pressure from Common Ground, it appears the MMSD Commission has accepted our call for an independent audit of Veolia,” said Bob Connolly, Co-Chair of CG’s Water Investigation Team. “To determine whether Common Ground will support the effort, and whether it is in good faith, the audit must satisfy five

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Clark campaign: Welcome to northern Wisconsin, President Trump

As President Donald Trump visits Northern Wisconsin for a closed event to hear about how his policies have affected farmers, former rural legislator and congressional candidate Fred Clark offered this welcome video sharing thoughts he regularly hears in rural Wisconsin counties.  In the video, Clark encouraged the president to address prices for

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Universities of Wisconsin: Board of Regents approves modest, below-inflation tuition increase

MILWAUKEE, Wis.—The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved a proposal to increase resident undergraduate tuition by 2 percent for the 2026–27 academic year.  The increase is below the current inflation rate and is designed to help universities address rising operating costs while continuing to maintain affordability for Wisconsin students and families.  “This

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Defend America Action: WATCH & READ: Ahead of Trump in WI, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, Sen. Chris Larson discuss how affordability crisis is devastating Wisconsinites

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Defend America Action is releasing an updated Wisconsin report highlighting the devastating affordability crisis Donald Trump and Republicans have created for the state. Tariff-driven inflation is wreaking havoc on Wisconsin families. Electric bills are up 13 percent since Trump took office, and 270,000 Wisconsinites stand to lose their health care under the Trump-GOP budget. An

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Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents: Approves University of Wisconsin–Stout Polytechnic as new name for Menomonie campus

MILWAUKEE, Wis.—The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents has approved a new name for the Menomonie campus – University of Wisconsin–Stout Polytechnic. The unanimous vote Thursday occurred at the Board’s meeting in Milwaukee. “Employers increasingly seek graduates who can contribute on day one, and UW-Stout Polytechnic stands apart by embracing

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