Washburn County, WI – Erik Severson received the unanimous endorsement of the Republican Party of Washburn County for State Senator in the 25th Senate District on Monday. “It is a true honor to be endorsed by a fantastic group of staunch conservatives and a strong grassroots organization like the Washburn

UW-Superior chancellor Renée Wachter to serve as interim president MADISON, Wis.—Amy B. Bogost, President of the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents, has appointed a 25-member Presidential Search Committee to help identify the next Universities of Wisconsin president.   Bogost also announced today that she appointed Renée Wachter, chancellor of UW-Superior, as the I…

Devon Calvert recognized for leadership and inspiring students JANESVILLE — State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today announced Devon Calvert as the fourth of five 2026-27 Teachers of the Year. The announcement was made as part of a schoolwide surprise celebration at Harmony Elementary School (School District of Milton). The Wisconsin Department … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription,

Governor urges approval of local community development projects ahead of upcoming State Building Commission meeting MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA), today announced $50 million for 71 projects in communities across Wisconsin funded through the Non-State Grant Program, which was created in the 2023-25 Biennial B… Please log in to

Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions it has taken against these entities. The actions are issued

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Technology Council will host a luncheon panel focused on Wisconsin’s role in developing quantum technologies and the opportunities quantum poses for the state’s industries and workers Thursday, May 28 in Milwaukee. Panelists include Ali Abedi, vice chancellor for research at the UW-Milwaukee; Dimitry Babikov, professor of chemistry at Marquett… Please

Racine, Wisconsin- Black Americans helped build this nation. To be a person of color in America is toreckon with a complicated and fraught relationship with citizenship. It’s to constantly struggle to realizeour rightful Constitutional protections in a country we sweat and bled to build and fought for in wars ofevery

DANE COUNTY — Dane County Executive Melissa Agard will deliver her first State of the County Address on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 2:00 pm at the Alliant Energy Center. The address will highlight achievements and progress made since Agard took office and outline her administration’s vision and blueprint for moving Dane

The American health care system is in a full-blown crisis after Donald Trump and Republicans passed the largest cuts to health care in history, and industry earnings calls are highlighting just how severe and widespread the damage is for everyday Americans. The calls make clear that GOP cuts are decimating

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Wisconsin voters support school choice by a 2-to-1 margin, and 80% say they are more likely to back a candidate who would hold all publicly funded schools accountable for outcomes MILWAUKEE — A new statewide survey of 1,658 likely Wisconsin voters by City Forward Collective and CFC Action Fund finds Wisconsin

All three workers had been suspended by Rogers on the day of the union election when employees voted 54-3 to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers West Allis, Wisc. — Rogers Behavioral health has illegally fired three additional workers at its suburban Milwaukee clinic, just days after they and

National nursing organization backs Rodriguez’s plan to lower health care costs, give Wisconsinites more choices in coverage, and protect and expand Medicaid WAUKESHA, WI — During National Nurses Week, Nurses for America announced its endorsement of Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez for Governor of Wisconsin, citing her leadership on lowering health

Oak Creek, WI – Grassroots community activist and life-long Oak Creek resident, Dylan Pfaffenbach, announced his candidacy for Wisconsin State Assembly following Representative Jessie Rodriguez’s retirement. Pfaffenbach decided to enter the race after seeing a growing need for leadership from a new generation willing to step forward and serve. “I’d

Green Bay, WI — Today, State Representative Amaad Rivera Wagner praised Governor Tony Evers for rejecting calls from right wing organizations to repeal Wisconsin’s ban on conversion therapy, a dangerous and widely discredited practice that many in the LGBTQ community and survivors have described as a form of torture. Rivera Wagner,

Madison, WI — State Representative David Steffen (R-Howard) issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement of a 60-year lease agreement between Brown County and C. Reiss Terminals, LLC: “The agreement reached between Brown County and C. Reiss is testament to this critical development opportunity nearing the finish line.

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) today took up Alliant Energy’s Electric Service Agreement application to serve a data center in Beaver Dam and issued a decision that protects existing customers and improves public transparency and visibility. In general, utility tariffs set the rates, terms, and conditions

MADISON, Wis. — Women in Wisconsin have not forgotten how following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, they were immediately subjected to an 1849 abortion ban — a decision Derrick Van Orden emphatically cheered. This ban forced many Wisconsinites to cross state lines just to access basic healthcare, causing an overwhelming burden

A new poll from KFF is the writing on the wall for Republicans: ignore the cost of health care at your own peril. The cost of health care is front and center for voters, including MAHA voters, heading into November, as Americans across party lines are increasingly frustrated with the

GOP Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Access to Coverage for 54,000 Wisconsinites WISCONSIN – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, State Representative Deb Andraca and advocates joined Protect Our Care Wisconsin to discuss Protect Our Care’s new report detailing the damage GOP cuts to Medicaid are doing to Wisconsin families’ access to care