Eau Claire, WI — More than 600 people gathered in Eau Claire on Saturday for Uniting West Wisconsin: A Regional Response to Data Centers, followed on Sunday by dozens more residents, local leaders, and elected officials at the West Wisconsin Neighborhood Chautauqua on Sunday, signaling the start of a regional

Madison, WI — The WisDem Convention is officially over, and attendees confirmed via straw poll they want to double down on the failed radical policies of the last eight years.   Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) reminded voters that Tom Tiffany is running on a platform that will turn Wisconsin around and ensure prosperity

UW-Stout Polytechnic mechanical engineering student Dominick Marco faced several challenges when he became team leader for the second semester of a capstone project on behalf of Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions. In addition to designing and building a prototype that would automatically assemble a plastic latch and a steel bracket into a completed part, Marco

MADISON, Wis. — Recent ads being run on behalf of GOP State Senator Howard Marklein attempt to sell him as a bipartisan legislator. But his legislative record tells a very different story. Marklein, who represents areas from Brodhead to Dodgeville to Prairie du Chien in Wisconsin’s 17th Senate District, co-chairs the

NEENAH, WI — Independent congressional candidate Elizabeth Fitzgibbon announced today that her campaign has secured its place on the general election ballot in Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District after the Wisconsin Elections Commission rejected every single one of the more than 800 challenges to her nomination signatures. The challenge sought to remove

Madison Tenant Power is urging city officials and residents to support targeted investments in tenant safety during the upcoming community budget meeting on June 24 at 6 p.m. at Warner Park Community Recreation Center. Sign the Madison Tenant Bill of Rights online to show your support: https://www.madisontenantpower.org/about/tenantbill. The organization is

MADISON, Wis. — Ben Wikler, the political organizer and strategist who led the Democratic Party of Wisconsin from 2019 to 2025, today announced a Wisconsin and national book tour in support of his forthcoming book, This Is The Plan: How to End America’s Meltdown and Save Democracy, publishing July 21,

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), during June Dairy Month, today announced that 18 Wisconsin meat processors will receive grants through the 2026 Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant Program. Created by Gov. Evers in 2021, these grants help local meat processors

Madison, WI — On the main stage at the Wisconsin Democratic Convention, congressional candidate Peter Burgelis delivered a powerful three-minute speech that highlighted a record of results, accountability, and winning tough elections, demonstrating why he is uniquely positioned to defeat Congressman Bryan Steil and help Democrats reclaim the U.S. House

Contact: WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross, 608-669-8418 MADISON — Democratic Party of Wisconsin conventioneers voting in a WisPolitics straw poll favored Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez to be the party’s nominee for governor in 2026, with state Rep. Francesca Hong close behind. They also backed former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and U.S.

Madison, WI — Madison Breakfast Rotary Club Foundation has made a grant to WorldWise Microfinance (WMF) that will help support a new program in Malawi, where 70 percent of the population lives in extreme poverty. Club president Bruce Harville saluted WMF for launching the Malawi program that will focus on

Contact: WisDems Press (press@wisdems.org) MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Young Democrats of Wisconsin, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced that the Young Democrats of America convention will be hosted for the first time ever in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2027—the same city where companies like Harley Davidson and

Fourteen Common Ground leaders attended today’s meeting of the County Supervisors Committee on Intergovernmental Relations and delivered this statement: Thank you to all of the County Supervisors who signed on to the resolution calling for an audit of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and its contractor, Veolia Water.  Your leadership

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is responding to a fertilizer spill impacting the Sheboygan River in Sheboygan County. On June 11, while responding to a fish kill, DNR staff observed a leaking fertilizer tank east of Meadow Lark Road at Majestic Meadows Dairy. The fertilizer entered

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Madison, WI – Forward Literacy, on behalf of a Wisconsin parent, has formally requested the WI Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to remove misleading early literacy guidance for K-3 students from its website and clearly instruct school districts that they cannot override state law. “Parents and students deserve consistent enforcement

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University President Kimo Ah Yun announced today that a $3 million gift from the Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust will create an endowment to support Marquette Law School’s Office of Public Service and the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinics. Marquette Law School’s Office of Public Service, established

MADISON, Wis. — Across the country, Americans are picking up side gigs and canceling summer plans just to cope with gas prices that are more than a dollar higher than before the Iran war. Electricity bills are up 16% since Trump took office. And Wisconsin Congressmen Byran Steil and Derrick Van Orden

MILWAUKEE – Power Wisconsin Forward released the following statement criticizing a move by WEC Energy Group, Vantage Data Centers and Cloverleaf Infrastructure on behalf of Oracle to transfer financial risks around data center development back to Wisconsin families and small businesses: This week, We Energies, Cloverleaf Infrastructure and data center

MILWAUKEE — Attorney Ben Glicksman today announced his candidacy for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge, pledging to bring fairness, diligence, and integrity to the bench. “We need leaders we can be proud of,” said Glicksman. “These days, we can look around our country, and see leaders who act like character,