MADISON, WI – SSDC Executive Director Andrew Whitley on today’s Dane County Circuit Court ruling:  “We respectfully disagree with the Judge’s decision today. The facts of the case remain the same: Michele Magadance Skinner and her husband benefited from thousands of dollars in tax breaks only given to households where

MADISON, Wis.—The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents today approved its 2027-29 operating budget request proposal. The budget request is based on three promises the UWs are making to all Wisconsinites: The budget request includes several key initiatives: In addition to chancellors, business leaders and students spoke to regents about

WIS 19 between WIS 113 and River Road in Waunakee, Dane County will be closed nightly August 24 to 28 and August 31 to September 2 for culvert replacements in the area. Closures will take place between 7:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. Motorists should use alternative routes. Closures are weather

MADISON, Wis. —  Last week, one of Rep. Bryan Steil’s constituents, Emma Widmar, wrote an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel sharing her personal experience with multiple chronic illnesses and how Bryan Steil’s vote to gut Medicaid through the “Big Ugly Bill” threatens her access to life-saving medications and could bankrupt her family.

MILWAUKEE – On Monday, Aug. 24, Wisconsin Conservation Voters will host a press conference outside the We Energies office in Milwaukee to demand that Wisconsinites are not hit with yet another unaffordable rate increase.  We Energies, which serves ratepayers in southeast Wisconsin and the Fox Valley, is attempting to raise

August 20, 2026 – Door County, Wisconsin – Door County residents are invited to a free seminar designed to help individuals organize their estate plans and prepare for medical health events. “Planning for What Matters: Organizing Your Estate Plan will be offered on two dates: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 10 to

MILWAUKEE – Today, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley announced a new grant award that will improve the safety, efficiency, and travel times of buses while helping increase bus ridership. It will also fund traffic signal projects to improve travel times along two major County Trunk Highways (CTH). The Milwaukee County Department

August 20, 2026 – Door County, Wisconsin – Nonprofit staff, board members, volunteers, and others who work with nonprofit organizations are invited to a free training session focused on nonprofit insurance on Thursday, September 24 in the Captain’s Quarters of the Door County Maritime Museum. Registration and a light breakfast

MADISON, Wis. — Congressman Tom Tiffany has rubberstamped Washington Republicans’ extreme agenda that includes tariff-taxes that are squeezing farmers with higher operating costs while closing off export markets, gutting Medicaid in the “Big Ugly Bill,” and extending the war-of-choice in Iran that has raised fuel and fertilizer costs. “MAGA extremist Congressman

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) backed Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ appeal and called on the Trump Administration to reverse its decision to deny federal assistance to Wisconsin communities recovering and building back after severe storms and flooding in April. While the Trump Administration approved some disaster assistance,

Madison, WI – Over the course of the past week, Tom Tiffany has told lie after lie, attempting to deflect the reality that he is the true pro-data center candidate in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race. Tiffany has a history of supporting the billion-dollar corporations developing these data centers with no guardrails.

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced the following information for Wisconsin’s labor market, reflecting July 2026 preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Link to report: https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fdwd.wisconsin.gov%2Fpress%2Funemployment%2F2026%2F260820-july-state.pdf/1/010001a0201ee6fb-4b614b14-2e63-4b81-8e76-e6f7ea014c85-000000/QVUwOWGOSYPB_-QSraWhnb3bJGBE5jzy8J3DOsfvS14=452

Delafield, Wis. — The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released the Agency Sunshine Report on Thursday, finding that most Wisconsin offices and agencies failed the State’s own public records performance test. The report examines how quickly state agencies and constitutional offices answer the public and is accompanied by an interactive

MADISON, Wis. — Congressman Tom Tiffany may be talking tough about big tech on the campaign trail in Wisconsin, but the longtime politician’s voting record in Washington D.C is one of siding with big tech and the ultra-wealthy who run the AI and data center industry. “The facts show Congressman Tiffany’s

In 2025, the Vernon-Crawford chapter of Wisconsin Farmers Union ran a pilot nutrition incentive program for SNAP recipients at Viroqua Farmers Market. SNAP, which stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, provides a monthly stipend of federal funds for select grocery items for individuals and families who meet income eligibility requirements.

Wisconsin is expected to face more frequent, more severe extreme weather events in coming years. Residents rely upon a network of local and state agencies and community organizations to prepare our communities to respond to them. As their work faces federal funding cuts and future uncertainty, it is an opportune

EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. — Three additional unions – United Auto Workers Region 4, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1310, and the Northern Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters  – announced their support for Rebecca Cooke, who’s running to fight for economic opportunity for working people and against giveaways to billionaires. 19 Wisconsin labor

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today urged the state’s budget committee to release $10 million from the state’s PFAS Trust Fund to help provide safe, clean drinking water to families and communities impacted by contamination from Tyco Fire Products LP’s (Tyco) Fire Technology Center (FTC). The Evers Administration today formally requested the Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, Democratic nominee for governor of Wisconsin, announced the campaign’s first television ad of the general election that will begin airing statewide today. The ad introduces David Crowley to voters across the state and highlights his proven track record of delivering results for

The Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub announced the 2026 grantees from Wisconsin who will lead collaborative projects to bring more local, nourishing food to K–12 schools. These projects are part of a multi-state effort to strengthen connections between Midwest farmers, industry partners, food producers, and K–12 schools. Each