MADISON, WI — The Department of Corrections (DOC) realignment project, initially estimated at $325 million in Governor Tony Evers’ 2025–27 Executive Budget, is now projected to cost approximately $585 million. The increase is partially due to inflation and rising construction costs. “While the realignment project remains less expensive than building

RACINE, WI – The Alliance for Retired Americans, representing more than 4.4 million retirees, older Americans, and community activists nationwide, has endorsed ER nurse Mitchell Berman in his campaign to represent Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. The Wisconsin Alliance, a grassroots organization with more than 13,500 members in the district, announced the

MADISON, Wis. — On Friday, at a campaign stop with GOP House leadership, WI-03 Rep. Derrick Van Orden was asked about how the current economy is affecting homelessness in La Crosse. His answer? “That has nothing to do with the federal government.” His committee assignments and record prove otherwise.  Van Orden chairs the

Ahead of the midterms, the GOP is scrambling — and they have their health care record to blame. The recent polling is clear: health care is dominating voters’ concerns after Trump and Republicans cut $1 trillion from health care to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. The GOP

MADISON, WI — As reported by The Washington Examiner, Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today announced a new $3 million statewide radio, cable and digital advertising campaign supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany. AFP’s investment in Wisconsin now stands at more than $10 million to date, part of more than $20 million AFP

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial poultry flock in Barron County. DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) animal health officials are working together in a joint incident response. The

MADISON — CUB, the nonpartisan consumer advocate for Wisconsin utility customerstoday called for all candidates for office to embrace its nonpartisan four-point agenda tohelp tackle the affordability challenge that voters are so concerned about in 2026.The Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, the sole voice working for small business andresidential customers

MADISON — Wisconsin taxpayers will pay at least 80 percent more and be forced to wait even longer to realize sweeping improvements to the state’s correctional and justice systems after Republican lawmakers rejected Gov. Tony Evers sweeping corrections reform plan last year to modernize the state’s deteriorating prisons, stabilize the state’s prison population, and expand evidence-based programming to improve public safety and efficiency in the justice system and offered

Despite taking taxpayer-funded Paid Leave for himself, Zimmerman calls it “lunacy” for others MADISON, Wis. — While Wisconsin Republicans spend big to save endangered Republican incumbent Shannon Zimmerman from a Blue Wave, the five-term lawmaker from western Wisconsin is on the defensive explaining why he has missed the most votes

Community First Credit Union and Mary Beth Nienhaus sponsor neighborhood, providing affordable housing to address the region’s housing shortage MENASHA, Wis. (Oct. 19, 2026) — Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity is proud to announce Horizon Crossing, a new 56-home mixed-income neighborhood and the largest single-site project the organization

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice joined a coalition of attorneys general today in sending a letter to congressional leadership urging swift passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act II (EFTA II), legislation that would give state attorneys general and survivors the power to enforce the transparency Congress

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO John W. Miller, today joined President of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (BFC) Regional Council Jérôme Durain in signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a sister-state relationship between Wisconsin and the BFC region in France. It

MSCR highlights the vital role of local afterschool programming serving more than 4,100 students across 34 sites. MADISON, Wis. — Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR) will join communities across the nation to celebrate National Lights On Afterschool with a student-led parade, performances and engaging activities on Monday, October 19,

State partnerships drive new opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural exporters CHICAGO, IL (October 19, 2026) — Strong agricultural partnerships are essential to helping American food and agricultural businesses compete and succeed in international markets. Food Export USA brought together state agriculture leaders, federal partners, U.S. suppliers, and international market

EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. — Today, Rebecca Cooke, candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District, called out Derrick Van Orden’s contradictory record on the BECI and MariBell transmission lines. Cooke has consistently called for a halt on both transmission lines, warning of the harm they’d cause to Wisconsinites’ land, farms,

Starting on Monday, October 26, Terra Construction will close eastbound traffic along W Dayton Street, between N Charter Street and N Mills Street to conduct work on the UW-Madison chilled water system. Westbound traffic will remain open. This closure will remain in place until approximately March 2027.

(Fond du Lac, WI) – Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman released his second campaign ad of the 2026 cycle, “Employment: My Choice”. The ad focuses on Klara and her mother Kathy. Klara works in a Community Rehabilitation Prover (CRP) whose mission is to not only help individuals with disabilities succeed in