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If you don’t have children or are a parent with older children, you probably don’t realize how expensive childcare has become in Wisconsin.
Low-income workers in 21 states got a pay raise on New Year’s Day last week, but those who live in Wisconsin weren’t among them.
Leading issues in the Wisconsin conservation community for 2025 include potential license fee increases and legislation on wake-enhanced boating.
MADISON – After declining to endorse a candidate in 2021, the state’s school administrators’ group has chosen to back Jeff Wright to replace incumbent Jill Underly as superintendent of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The endorsement of Wright Thursday by
CHIPPEWA FALLS – Wisconsin Farmers Union is excited to host two training sessions to help prospective candidates run for local office. As local County and Town Boards across Wisconsin face challenges in finding competitive candidates, these trainings will offer a valuable
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds Wisconsin dairy processors to apply for the next round of Dairy Processor Grants through January 17, 2025. A total of $200,000 is available for this round
The Bureau announces the release of Biennial Report (report 25-01) The biennial report, which is required under Wisconsin Statutes, summarizes the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau’s statutory responsibilities and highlights noteworthy findings from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2024. www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lab AskLAB@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-2818
DELAFIELD, WI – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) is thrilled to announce Alesha Guenther as the organization’s Marketing and Communications Director. Alesha will promote IRG’s mission of building bridges, connecting people to policy, and solving kitchen table issues to stakeholders,
Homelessness rates are beginning to climb again as the costs of living have been skyrocketing, in part, due to government policies and actions. Unfortunately, the same agencies that are responsible for these policies are also the ones making it harder
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that, according to new enrollment data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,306,470 Wisconsinites have signed up for health insurance on the individual marketplace through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), marking the highest enrollment Wisconsin has ever reached. This year… Please log in to
Green Bay, Wis. — Current and prospective UW-Green Bay students have a new option to earn a competitive wage while receiving tuition reimbursement and networking, training and experience in a key business sector in Wisconsin. Through the Future Leaders in Manufacturing program,
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers has declared an energy emergency in response to severe regional cold weather, noting in an executive order its impact on distribution of residential heating fuel. Yesterday’s release announcing the order notes multiple suppliers
The proposal, if approved Tuesday as expected, would add a question to the April ballot asking voters to enshrine the voter ID requirement in the state constitution, ensuring the current law could not be overturned.
That pushes the group’s investment in the race to more than $1.3 million since mid-November.
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, today voted to advance a GOP bill aiming to bolster border security and combat crimes perpetrated by noncitizens, despite having “major concerns” about the legislation. The Laken Riley Act cleared a
MADISON, Wis. — In a wildly hypocritical op-ed this week, extreme far-right candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court Brad Schimel made a feeble attempt at rewriting the history of how he failed to deliver justice for victims across Wisconsin. As attorney general, Backlog Brad allowed
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address highlighting his recent announcement that in his upcoming 2025-27 biennial budget, he will propose requiring the Wisconsin State Legislature to allow the people of Wisconsin to put binding referenda on the ballot in Wisconsin,
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), a member of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), today announced Wisconsin has joined a $17 million settlement with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (Edward Jones) resulting from an investigation into the
WISCONSIN – Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is making an over $38.6 million investment into Amtrak’s Borealis Service, which runs from Chicago to Minneapolis with eight stops in Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, the Wisconsin Dells,
MADISON, Wis. — Rep. Sequanna Taylor (D-Milwaukee) was sworn in today at the StateCapitol as the State Representative for the 11th Assembly District. Rep. Sequanna Taylor willserve on the following committees during the 2025-2026 legislative session: AssemblyCommittee on Criminal Justice
If you don’t have children or are a parent with older children, you probably don’t realize how expensive childcare has become in Wisconsin.
Low-income workers in 21 states got a pay raise on New Year’s Day last week, but those who live in Wisconsin weren’t among them.
Leading issues in the Wisconsin conservation community for 2025 include potential license fee increases and legislation on wake-enhanced boating.
MADISON – After declining to endorse a candidate in 2021, the state’s school administrators’ group has chosen to back Jeff Wright to replace incumbent Jill Underly as superintendent of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The endorsement of Wright Thursday by the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA) cited the current
CHIPPEWA FALLS – Wisconsin Farmers Union is excited to host two training sessions to help prospective candidates run for local office. As local County and Town Boards across Wisconsin face challenges in finding competitive candidates, these trainings will offer a valuable opportunity for individuals interested in running to gain the tools
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds Wisconsin dairy processors to apply for the next round of Dairy Processor Grants through January 17, 2025. A total of $200,000 is available for this round of Dairy Processor Grants, as part of the biennial budget
The Bureau announces the release of Biennial Report (report 25-01) The biennial report, which is required under Wisconsin Statutes, summarizes the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau’s statutory responsibilities and highlights noteworthy findings from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2024. www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lab AskLAB@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-2818 • Hotline: 1‑877‑… Please log in to access subscriber content. If
DELAFIELD, WI – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) is thrilled to announce Alesha Guenther as the organization’s Marketing and Communications Director. Alesha will promote IRG’s mission of building bridges, connecting people to policy, and solving kitchen table issues to stakeholders, donors, and members of the media. She can be reached
Homelessness rates are beginning to climb again as the costs of living have been skyrocketing, in part, due to government policies and actions. Unfortunately, the same agencies that are responsible for these policies are also the ones making it harder for volunteer organizations to help. As with many other obligations
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that, according to new enrollment data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,306,470 Wisconsinites have signed up for health insurance on the individual marketplace through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), marking the highest enrollment Wisconsin has ever reached. This year… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please
Green Bay, Wis. — Current and prospective UW-Green Bay students have a new option to earn a competitive wage while receiving tuition reimbursement and networking, training and experience in a key business sector in Wisconsin. Through the Future Leaders in Manufacturing program, regional mid-and-small-size businesses have positions available for students to work
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers has declared an energy emergency in response to severe regional cold weather, noting in an executive order its impact on distribution of residential heating fuel. Yesterday’s release announcing the order notes multiple suppliers are experiencing long lines at fuel terminals and needing to
The proposal, if approved Tuesday as expected, would add a question to the April ballot asking voters to enshrine the voter ID requirement in the state constitution, ensuring the current law could not be overturned.
That pushes the group’s investment in the race to more than $1.3 million since mid-November.
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, today voted to advance a GOP bill aiming to bolster border security and combat crimes perpetrated by noncitizens, despite having “major concerns” about the legislation. The Laken Riley Act cleared a procedural vote 84-9, the first step toward a final vote
MADISON, Wis. — In a wildly hypocritical op-ed this week, extreme far-right candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court Brad Schimel made a feeble attempt at rewriting the history of how he failed to deliver justice for victims across Wisconsin. As attorney general, Backlog Brad allowed violent offenders to walk free and refused to do his
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address highlighting his recent announcement that in his upcoming 2025-27 biennial budget, he will propose requiring the Wisconsin State Legislature to allow the people of Wisconsin to put binding referenda on the ballot in Wisconsin, enabling Wisconsinites to enact statutory and constitutional changes through a
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), a member of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), today announced Wisconsin has joined a $17 million settlement with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (Edward Jones) resulting from an investigation into the broker-dealer’s supervision of customers paying front-load commissions fo… Please log
WISCONSIN – Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is making an over $38.6 million investment into Amtrak’s Borealis Service, which runs from Chicago to Minneapolis with eight stops in Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, the Wisconsin Dells, and La Crosse. This federal investment, which comes from the Baldwin-backed
MADISON, Wis. — Rep. Sequanna Taylor (D-Milwaukee) was sworn in today at the StateCapitol as the State Representative for the 11th Assembly District. Rep. Sequanna Taylor willserve on the following committees during the 2025-2026 legislative session: AssemblyCommittee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety and Joint Legislative Audit Committee.Following the ceremony,