MADISON, Wis. – Join the Wisconsin Technology Council and WisPolitics on Thursday, Feb. 5, for a luncheon and panel discussion on Wisconsin’s data center regulatory landscape.  Rima Alaily, corporate vice president and general counsel of infrastructure legal affairs for Microsoft, will join invited members of the Wisconsin State Legislature for a panel discussion. Maggie

Madison, WI – In light of recent events unfolding in Minnesota, State Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez(D-Milwaukee) is calling on residents of the 8th Assembly District, the Milwaukee community, and all Wisconsinites to continue exercising their constitutional right to protest peacefully, while standing firm in defense of state authority and local decision-making. “The images

January 26, 2026 – Fitchburg, WI – The Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network, Inc. (WISHIN) today announced a strategic partnership with PointClickCare (PCC), a leading healthcare technology company, to improve the continuity of care for Wisconsin’s long-term care and post-acute patients (LTPAC) as they transition between acute and post-acute facilities.

MADISON, Wis. – It’s Identity Theft Awareness Week. To help Wisconsin consumers and taxpayers protect themselves from identity theft, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) are partnering to promote best practices for identity theft prevention and share trusted resources. While

After ICE murdered another Minnesotan, State Sen. Kelda Roys, a candidate for governor issued the following statement: “ICE under Trump is incompatible with a free society. The Trump regime is making every single one of us less safe and less free. They are destroying public safety. They refuse to respect

Milwaukee, Wis. – Tax scams are often as predictable as taxes themselves; they reappear each tax season with a slightly different spin, but the central theme is scammers posing as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) trying to trick people into paying up or sharing personal information. Here are a few of the most common tax

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“Alex Pretti, the man whom ICE agents fatally shot in Minneapolis yesterday, grew up in Green Bay. I never met the man, but I do know people who knew him and speak highly of him. In America, we rely on the courts to sort through the details when people kill

The La Crosse County Democratic Party calls for a full investigation into the murder of Alex Pretty, as well as Renee Good and Lunas Campos, to be conducted by the proper local authorities without the interference of the federal government. LCDP also calls on this administration to remove these agents

The following statement was released by the Wisconsin Education Association Council after the killing of a Preble High School (Green Bay) graduate by ICE in Minnesota. The statement can be attributed to WEAC President Peggy Wirtz-Olsen, a Wisconsin teacher and president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council. “Our hearts are

“My heart is broken and I am angry that we lost another life to chaos and cruelty driven by federal immigration enforcement that has abandoned due process and accountability. Alex Jeffrey Pretti and Renée Good should be alive today. It is not surprising that Alex was a nurse with roots in Green Bay, a

MADISON, Wis. — In response to ICE murdering Green Bay’s Preble High School graduate Alex Pretti in Minneapolis earlier today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Devin Remiker released the following statement: “We must all be clear about what is happening. Trump and the GOP command and support execution squads— operating outside the law— on

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today, in a Dane County Circuit Court filing, slammed court arguments made by a former election official and local officials that suggested absentee voting, which is used widely in Wisconsin and across the country, is a ‘privilege’ and not a constitutional right. “Voting is one of

MADISON, Wis. — New reporting reveals that even some of Maria Lazar’s most vocal far-right allies are losing confidence in her campaign. Conservative radio host Dan O’Donnell — who hosted Lazar on his show less than two months ago — went on a fiery on-air rant over her disappointing fundraising numbers, even going as

MADISON, WI – Today, an article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel underscored the significance of State Senator Rob Hutton’s decision to drop out of the race for the 5th State Senate District against State Representative Robyn Vining. Senator Hutton’s retirement comes after the release of 2025 campaign finance filings, which placed Representative Vining

Madison – Yesterday, Representative Lindee Brill (R-Sheboygan Falls) released the Report of the Assembly Speaker’s Task Force on Protecting Kids. The report outlines the work of the task force, provides recommendations for new legislation, endorses existing legislation, and makes recommendations for further legislative review. Representative Brill offered the following remarks:

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general in sending a letter demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and its AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent Grok from generating nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual

MADISON – During Thursday’s Assembly floor session, Representative Karen Hurd (R-Withee) voted for legislation that would reauthorize the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program for four years, along with a package of bills aimed at protecting Wisconsinites from being exploited by foreign adversaries. The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program funds the development of outdoor recreation opportunities

Milwaukee, WI — Today, Wisconsin Electoral Socialists (“WES”) announced its endorsements of Rep. Francesca Hong (D-76) for Wisconsin Governor and Rep. Ryan Clancy (D-19) for Wisconsin Assembly District 19. Hong and Clancy are seeking the Democratic nominations for their respective positions, with Hong facing an already crowded field of Democratic

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Minnesota’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol to the Twin Cities area