Wisconsin Public Education Network joins hundreds of national and state organizations opposing the latest cuts to special education by signing on to a letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Reduction in Force at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and other offices drafted by a broad coalition of disability,

Madison, WI — On Tuesday, October 14, the Wisconsin State Assembly welcomed first responders, families, and friends from across the state to the Capitol to celebrate the 2025 First Responders of the Year. Each year, the First Responder of the Year Award recognizes courageous police officers, firefighters, EMS personnel, and

MADISON, Wis. — Not content with voting against working people, supporting giveaways to the wealthy, and siding with big corporations as the state senator for Wisconsin’s 23rd State Senate District, Republican Jesse James announced today he would like to also subject the people of the 31st District to his wrong-headed, backwards

EAU CLAIRE, WI – State Senator Jeff Smith has released the following statement on the news of Republican Sen. Jesse James announcing his candidacy for the 31st Senate District:  “If Republican Senator Jesse James believes this “homecoming” will be met with open arms, he has a lot of explaining to do.

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters and the general public that the 2025 pheasant season opens at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, and runs through Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. The opening weekend, Oct. 18-19, has a daily bag limit of one rooster per

LA CROSSE, WI – Today, Senator Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska) and Representative Jill Billings (D-La Crosse) held a press conference on UW-La Crosse’s campus discussing their legislation to improve college affordability for incoming, current, and former students. Senator Pfaff released the following statement: “Wisconsin, like every other state, is experiencing a labor shortage,

MADISON, WI — A new statewide poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies reveals that 82% of Wisconsin voters agree the state should restore higher academic standards and provide honest school report cards, following recent decisions by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) that have made it harder for families to know how students

Madison… Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement regarding the story from the Cap Times revealing the Department of Public Instruction covered up wide-spread sexual misconduct by its teachers: “I’m beyond angry at this story regarding DPI shielding sexual misconduct by its teachers from the public. It’s frustrating

Prairie du Chien, WI – Today, U.S. Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) formally endorsed Tom Tiffany for Governor of Wisconsin. “Tom is a Wisconsinite through and through. He will bring our values to the State House and will fight every day to clean up Madison for the hardworking people who keep

MILWAUKEE AND MADISON –The Wisconsin Policy Forum is proud to announce the 2025 Salute to Local Government award winners, as we recognize the best of our state’s public-sector agencies and workers. The 33rd Annual Salute will celebrate the benefits that their ingenuity and excellence deliver to taxpayers and communities throughout

BIRCHWOOD, WI — State Senator Romaine Robert Quinn (R-Birchwood) announces his intention to seek reelection to the State Senate to represent the 23rd district. “It is an honor serving in the State Senate and I am excited to build on that success to continue serving the rural communities of northern Wisconsin.

Madison, WI – Rep. Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) is hosting an upcoming “Beer with Scott” on Thursday, October 30th from 6-7 P.M. at the Silvernail Inn located at 2903 N Grandview Blvd, Pewaukee, WI, 53072. The event will be BYOB (Buy Your Own Beer).  Constituents of the 82nd interested in conversing with Rep. Allen

Bill creates process for candidates to remove name from ballot Madison, WI —Legislation that will create a pathway for candidates who have suspended their campaignto stop their name from appearing on Wisconsin ballots is now headed to the Governor’s desk. The bill,authored by State Representative David Steffen (R-Howard) and State

October 16, 2025 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Jill Underly 201 West Washington Ave Madison, WI 53703 Superintendent Underly, As you are no doubt aware, the Cap Times published a story on October 15th, outlining the disturbing history of sexual abuse of children in our schools. The individual stories

MADISON, WI – With today’s news of Senator Jesse James (SD-23) announcing his candidacy in the 31st Senate District, it has never been more clear that Senate Republicans are panicking over the realization that Democrats will win a majority in 2026 and Wisconsinites will finally have a legislature that fights for

The Democrats are standing with America’s farmers amid Donald Trump’s devastating trade war that’s screwing them over, putting the agricultural sector into recession, and wrecking the U.S. economy.   This week, the DNC released a new ad featuring John Bartman — a fifth-generation Illinois soybean farmer — who shares his personal story and

Cottage Grove, Wisconsin… John S. Leiber (Pronounced “LYE-burr”) announced his re-election campaign for Wisconsin State Treasurer in 2026. “As a fiscal conservative, I’m proud of my work safeguarding and growing our investments. The Common School Fund distributes money annually to K-12 school libraries for materials and technology,” said Leiber. “This is the only dedicated… Please

THORP – Jesse James, State Senator for the 23rd Senate District, announced he is returning to Altoona at the end of his term and will run for the 31st Senate District next year. “I am ready to come home. When the maps changed, my home in Altoona was drawn out

MADISON – Four new bipartisan task forces were announced at the beginning of October. Representative Maureen McCarville (D-DeForest) was appointed to the Legislative Task Force on Elder Services. The task force will work to identify ways to improve and protect the lives of the senior population in Wisconsin. It will

Spearers must buy a license by Oct. 31 if they wish to harvest a sturgeon from Lake Winnebago during the 2026 sturgeon spearing season. / Photo Credit: Jenna Ingbretson MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds all spearers interested in harvesting a lake sturgeon from Lake Winnebago