Racine, WI – State Representative and Racine Educators United (REU) President Angelina Cruz is encouraging Racine families, educators, students, and community members to attend the DEFEND Public Education project gallery event on Thursday, May 14, 2026, from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM at Memorial Hall. The free public event brings together art, storytelling,

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) warned the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) to scrap its illegal race and sex-based quotas. The WIAA, which governs sports for nearly 90,000 Wisconsin students, denies individuals the ability to seek certain WIAA leadership positions based solely on their race or

After months of bipartisan negotiations, governor and Republican leaders announce deal attaining 50 percent special education reimbursement and securing over $600 million for K-12 schools, tens of millions of dollars in property tax relief, eliminating income tax on tips and overtime, and providing up to $600 in direct support payments

New Lisbon, WI — Ginger Murray, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, today launched her first television ad — and she didn’t come empty-handed. In “Straight Shooter,” the plain-talking candidate faces the camera, shotgun in hand, and destroys a piggy bank labeled “billionaire tax cuts.” “I support real tax

MUSKEGO, Wis. — Wisconsin Secretary of State candidate Pete Karas today announced the May 2026 Grift and Spend Award will be jointly awarded to the Republican Party and the Democratic Party for their shared commitment to waste, endless war, and debt. “Republicans and Democrats put on a fake fight for the cameras, but when it comes to

MADISON, Wis. — New polling of voters in five key Wisconsin state legislative districts shows deep disapproval of the MAGA agenda and Donald Trump, and that voters are ready to demonstrate their dissatisfaction at the ballot box in November. The latest Wisconsin specific findings mirror MAGA’s rapidly plummeting approval nationwide and

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — The Wisconsin Farmers Union Foundation has launched a new public education initiative, “Wisconsin Futures,” featuring a new website and a statewide billboard campaign aimed at helping people better understand how policy decisions shape everyday life in rural communities and across Wisconsin. The initiative is designed as

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds Wisconsin hunters that they have until May 31, 2026 to apply for a chance at a 2026 elk hunting license.  Wisconsin’s elk hunting season is a unique hunting opportunity, open only to Wisconsin residents. With a few clicks, Wisconsinites can

MADISON, Wis. – The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced eleven nominees for nine open seats in the 2026 Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) Board of Directors election.Nine districts are up for election, which began on May 1, 2026. The following candidates, listed by district, have been

A total of 1,636 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students will graduate during spring commencement exercises on Saturday, May 16, at The Sonnentag. Candidates from the College of Business and the College of Health and Human Sciences will receive diplomas at a 9 a.m. ceremony. Candidates from the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Nursing will receive

SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred in the City of Superior in Douglas County, Wis. on the evening of Sunday, May 10, 2026. At approximately 6:30 p.m. Sunday, two Superior Police Department officers responded

OSHKOSH, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved death that occurred in the City of Oshkosh in Winnebago County, Wis. on the morning of Sunday, May 10, 2026. At approximately 8:18 a.m. Sunday, an Oshkosh Police Department officer was

Green Bay, WI — State Representative Amaad Rivera Wagner released the following statement celebrating the lease agreement between Brown County and C. Reiss Terminals that will help move the coal piles from downtown Green Bay and open the door to the next chapter for the city’s riverfront. According to FOX

MADISON, WI – Today, Tommy Thompson, the longest-serving governor in Wisconsin history, former United States Secretary of Health, and President of the University of Wisconsin System, endorsed Tom Tiffany for governor. “I have spent my entire career fighting for my neighbors, my country, and my state. I love Wisconsin, and growing

MADISON, Wis. — As Wisconsinites across the state celebrated our amazing educators this week, Derrick Van Orden spent Teacher Appreciation Week doubling down on his attacks on teachers. Van Orden has a long history of undermining public schools and those who work in them, and this week was no exception. On Tuesday,

MADISON, Wis. — This week, new reporting from WEAU details how Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul played a key role in securing the final approval of a $700M settlement with Google over an antitrust lawsuit. The settlement gives consumers relief after being taken advantage of by Google, and is just one example of

The News: A Milwaukee County judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of Milwaukee’s 10:00 p.m. food truck curfew until at least June 10 after the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) challenged the ordinance on behalf of The Fatty Patty owner Abdallah Ismail. The ordinance would have banned

MADISON, Wis. — Derrick Van Orden is lying through his teeth, knowingly and falsely claiming that there have not been cuts to Medicaid, despite him and the entire GOP delegation voting for the OBBB, which cut $1 trillion from the program. “Derrick Van Orden thinks so little of his constituents he’s willing to tell

WISCONSIN  – After their lobbyists could not convince the state legislature to enrich their CEO and shareholders with a state law to override federal competitive bidding requirements, a band of electricity utilities throughout the Midwest filed a complaint recently at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Washington, DC to achieve