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MADISON, Wis. — The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel asked Wisconsin’s congressional candidates to answer questions on the three issues voters said were most important to them this election cycle: health care, inflation, and gun violence. But for Bryan Steil, even that was too
Statewide home sales in September were 8.7% lower over the year as prices continued to rise, the latest Wisconsin Realtors Association report shows. A total of 5,817 homes were sold in the state last month, down from 6,370 in September
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public to check their trailers and all outdoor equipment prior to use due to elevated wildfire risk across the state. The DNR and partners at the National Weather Service
Attorney Tom Kamenick, President and Founder of the Wisconsin Transparency Project, has authored the first publicly-available, detailed analysis of 2023 Wisconsin Act 253, the new law permitting law enforcement agencies to charge for the redaction of video and audio recordings. Unlike a previous partial
MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, WPR highlighted how the road to the state Senate majority in Wisconsin runs through three districts. Voters from Milwaukee to Madison and Green Bay will have a real choice about who represents them for the first time in over a
Eric Hovde doesn’t know much about the Farm Bill, he told the moderators of his debate with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, whom Hovde is running to replace.
If eight people who never met can break bread, discuss contentious issues and walk away feeling hopeful, then political polarization isn’t incurable.
Overregulation burdens every consumer and business in America. It increases compliance and operational costs, reduces efficiency and creates barriers to market entry.
The gerrymander is ending and the Robin Vos era should end with it.
Replace manufactured partisan “reform” with a means for citizen-driven change.
The con of the conservation easement needs to be called out and called out quickly, and conservative lawmakers need to make the sunset of the Stewardship program and fundamental conservation easement reform a top priority in the next legislative session.
One of the most alarming ways Project 2025 would impact our clean water is by gutting the EPA and its ability to enforce clean water standards.
On November 5th, think long and hard if you want to give up our America for the America Trump promises.
An open-records attorney’s closer analysis of this “hasty and confusing attempt to restrict access to public records.”
Access to food through our pantry allows struggling neighbors to put those dollars toward their rent. Food pantries support homelessness prevention.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has announced $159.8 million of total support in the academic year ending in 2025 for University of Wisconsin–Madison research. The support includes a three-year, $15 million grant to help fund infrastructure and
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) invites employers, educators, and other community leaders to attend a local “Winning with Wisconsin’s Workforce” event to explore initiatives and strategies to help gain and retain skilled employees, incorporate artificial intelligence,
MILWAUKEE, WI – AARP Wisconsin today is thrilled to announce that Milwaukee County has been officially accepted as a member of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities. More than a dozen Wisconsin cities are already part of the network, but Milwaukee
In a new op-ed, Bryan Steil is desperately trying to flip the script on his record of prioritizing his special interests donors over Wisconsin families. The truth is that Steil took tens of thousands from the drug industry and voted against lowering prescription drug costs
Daily Wire reports that Tammy Baldwin is lying about how she secured $400,000 in taxpayer dollars for an organization that gives chest binders to young girls who identify as boys. Baldwin is running ads claiming the organization, Briarpatch Youth Services, is merely
MADISON, Wis. — The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel asked Wisconsin’s congressional candidates to answer questions on the three issues voters said were most important to them this election cycle: health care, inflation, and gun violence. But for Bryan Steil, even that was too much to ask. In his op-ed for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
Statewide home sales in September were 8.7% lower over the year as prices continued to rise, the latest Wisconsin Realtors Association report shows. A total of 5,817 homes were sold in the state last month, down from 6,370 in September 2023. Still, year-to-date home sales are 3.8% higher than during
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public to check their trailers and all outdoor equipment prior to use due to elevated wildfire risk across the state. The DNR and partners at the National Weather Service are closely monitoring the situation. Despite recent rainfall in some
Attorney Tom Kamenick, President and Founder of the Wisconsin Transparency Project, has authored the first publicly-available, detailed analysis of 2023 Wisconsin Act 253, the new law permitting law enforcement agencies to charge for the redaction of video and audio recordings. Unlike a previous partial analysis from the Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association, this p… Please
MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, WPR highlighted how the road to the state Senate majority in Wisconsin runs through three districts. Voters from Milwaukee to Madison and Green Bay will have a real choice about who represents them for the first time in over a decade thanks to Wisconsin’s new, fair maps. Democrats Sarah Keyeski,
Eric Hovde doesn’t know much about the Farm Bill, he told the moderators of his debate with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, whom Hovde is running to replace.
If eight people who never met can break bread, discuss contentious issues and walk away feeling hopeful, then political polarization isn’t incurable.
Overregulation burdens every consumer and business in America. It increases compliance and operational costs, reduces efficiency and creates barriers to market entry.
The gerrymander is ending and the Robin Vos era should end with it.
Replace manufactured partisan “reform” with a means for citizen-driven change.
The con of the conservation easement needs to be called out and called out quickly, and conservative lawmakers need to make the sunset of the Stewardship program and fundamental conservation easement reform a top priority in the next legislative session.
One of the most alarming ways Project 2025 would impact our clean water is by gutting the EPA and its ability to enforce clean water standards.
On November 5th, think long and hard if you want to give up our America for the America Trump promises.
An open-records attorney’s closer analysis of this “hasty and confusing attempt to restrict access to public records.”
Access to food through our pantry allows struggling neighbors to put those dollars toward their rent. Food pantries support homelessness prevention.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has announced $159.8 million of total support in the academic year ending in 2025 for University of Wisconsin–Madison research. The support includes a three-year, $15 million grant to help fund infrastructure and human investment in artificial intelligence through the university’s Research, Innovation
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) invites employers, educators, and other community leaders to attend a local “Winning with Wisconsin’s Workforce” event to explore initiatives and strategies to help gain and retain skilled employees, incorporate artificial intelligence, and more. These free sessions will bring together professionals from
MILWAUKEE, WI – AARP Wisconsin today is thrilled to announce that Milwaukee County has been officially accepted as a member of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities. More than a dozen Wisconsin cities are already part of the network, but Milwaukee is the first county in the Badger state to earn
In a new op-ed, Bryan Steil is desperately trying to flip the script on his record of prioritizing his special interests donors over Wisconsin families. The truth is that Steil took tens of thousands from the drug industry and voted against lowering prescription drug costs and capping insulin – threedifferenttimes, including the law that is actually&n… Please
Daily Wire reports that Tammy Baldwin is lying about how she secured $400,000 in taxpayer dollars for an organization that gives chest binders to young girls who identify as boys. Baldwin is running ads claiming the organization, Briarpatch Youth Services, is merely a “youth homeless shelter.” At the time Baldwin secured the funding, Briarpatch