World Dairy Expo: Cattle show entries now open

MADISON, WIS. – Entries for the Dairy Cattle Show at the 59th World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin are now being accepted exclusively online at worlddairyexpo.com. The entry deadline is Monday, August 31, at 11:59 p.m. (CDT). Late entries will be accepted,

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Forward Latino: “United for Venezuela” organizers will temporarily suspends general donation drop-offs at 3 p.m., Friday, July 3, 2026 due to overwhelming community response

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The United for Venezuela Emergency Relief Campaign, launched Monday by Venezuelan Milwaukee Brewers All-Star catcher William Contreras, outfielder Jackson Chourio, coach Nestor Corredor, Forward Latino, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, and Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, has

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Roys campaign: ‘No one is above the law’

MADISON – State Sen. Kelda Roys on the latest ICE attacks in Milwaukee:  “ICE under Trump is incompatible with a free society. We cannot tolerate a private paramilitary force that defies our laws and is only accountable to one man.

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World Dairy Expo: Cattle show entries now open

MADISON, WIS. – Entries for the Dairy Cattle Show at the 59th World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin are now being accepted exclusively online at worlddairyexpo.com. The entry deadline is Monday, August 31, at 11:59 p.m. (CDT). Late entries will be accepted, but at an increased fee. The Dairy Cattle Show will

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WisDems: Video: Wisconsin Democrats address affordability crisis and healthcare costs ahead of big ugly bill anniversary

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski joined State Senator Melissa Ratcliff and Representative Mike Bare to discuss how Congressman Tom Tiffany has made life unbearably expensive for working Wisconsinites. Under the MAGA policies Congressman Tiffany has rubber-stamped like the Big Ugly Bill, inflation has skyrocketed, Wisconsinites’ budgets are

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Wisconsin Muslin Civic Alliance: Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance calls out Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s documented pattern of anti-muslim rhetoric

The Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA) is calling on Congressman Derrick Van Orden to publicly account for a years-long pattern of anti-Muslim rhetoric documented in a recent Milwaukee Courier investigation, which found the congressman repeatedly agreeing with and amplifying baseless, dehumanizing claims about Muslims, including posts falsely linking Islam to

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UW-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs: New UW-Madison study finds climate change strategies that rely less on carbon removal lead to better outcomes

MADISON, Wis. – New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison finds that reaching net-zero emissions by mid-century will substantially improve public health in the U.S. However, climate strategies that heavily depend on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) are likely to lead to worse pollution, air quality and climate-related premature deaths than scenarios

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Forward Latino: “United for Venezuela” organizers will temporarily suspends general donation drop-offs at 3 p.m., Friday, July 3, 2026 due to overwhelming community response

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The United for Venezuela Emergency Relief Campaign, launched Monday by Venezuelan Milwaukee Brewers All-Star catcher William Contreras, outfielder Jackson Chourio, coach Nestor Corredor, Forward Latino, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, and Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, has received an extraordinary outpouring of support from communities across Wisconsin

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Roys campaign: ‘No one is above the law’

MADISON – State Sen. Kelda Roys on the latest ICE attacks in Milwaukee:  “ICE under Trump is incompatible with a free society. We cannot tolerate a private paramilitary force that defies our laws and is only accountable to one man. That’s a dictatorship, not a democracy. “The Trump regime is

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State Senate Democratic Committee: Robyn Vining fought to expand postpartum Medicaid, Mike Roberts says Medicaid has been expanded enough

MADISON, WI – July 1st marks the beginning of Wisconsin’s new expanded postpartum medicaid coverage. Wisconsin mothers on Medicaid are now eligible for 12 months of postpartum healthcare coverage. This bipartisan bill will benefit thousands of Wisconsin women, passed both legislative chambers by wide margins, and will save lives in our state. 

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WisDems: ICYMI: Wisconsin moms on Medicaid now get 12 months of coverage

MADISON, Wis. — Today, thanks to years of tireless work by Wisconsin Democrats, new moms in the state of Wisconsin will receive healthcare coverage for 12 months after they give birth. Reporting from Cap Times details the positive impacts this policy change will have on postpartum mothers and their families—from lowering the postpartum and

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State Senate Democratic Committee: Senate Democrats warn of impacts as Knowles-Nelson Program expires

MADISON, WI – Yesterday, Senate Democrats held a press conference marking the end of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program, illustrating Republicans’ refusal to come to the table to extend the beloved conservation program. Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein, Senator Sarah Keyeski, and Representative Jenna Jacobson addressed the long-term impacts on Wisconsin’s outdoor culture

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American Daily Coalition: ADC applauds Thompson’s introduction of Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act

CHILTON, Wis. — American Dairy Coalition (ADC) applauds the June 30 introduction of the bipartisan Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act (SAWA), H.R. 9535. This legislation led by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-Pa.) with 50 original bipartisan cosponsors would modernize agricultural workforce policy for the first time since 1986. For dairy farmers, the legislation is

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Public Service Commission: PSC Commissioner Nieto appointed Chair of the NARUC Committee on Consumers and the Public Interest

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) proudly shares that PSC Commissioner Kristy Nieto was appointed to serve as the new Chair of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Committee on Consumers and Public Interest. “As energy issues increasingly shape conversations at kitchen tables, in classrooms,

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Dept. of Public Instruction: DPI releases 2026-27 general aid estimates following second consecutive year of flat state funding 

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today, as required by state law, released an estimate of the general school aids each public school district will receive for the 2026-27 fiscal year.  With no increase in the state’s general school aid appropriation included in the 2025-27 biennial budget, school districts will continue to operate without additional state general aid in the next

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