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KEWAUNEE, Wis. – Today, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and Senator Tammy Baldwin toured Clark Riemer’s fourth-generation family farm in Kewaunee. They discussed how Trump’s war in Iran, which MAGA Congressman Tom Tiffany has voted to continue five times, is causing
America’s college-admissions debate has been shaped by a small number of universities with many more
qualified applicants than seats.
Madison, WI – The Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin (PIA) is pleased to announce that Megan Belter, CISR, CIC, Senior Client Manager II at M3 Insurance Solutions, Inc. in Madison, has been named Wisconsin’s 2026 Outstanding CSR of the Year.
MADISON, Wis. — National reporting last week reveals how wealthy donors are bankrolling Michael Alfonso’s congressional campaign in WI-07, many of whom have business interests with his father-in-law, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. The reporting details how Alfonso’s campaign appears to
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement as Washington Republicans are refusing to act to protect Americans from Artificial Intelligence (AI) before the November 2026 elections, despite repeated warnings about the largest AI companies
MADISON – As Election Day approaches on November 3, a wave of voter registration and absentee ballot mailings from third parties have begun arriving in Wisconsin residents’ mailboxes. The Wisconsin Elections Commission advises voters that their best sources of information
Designation bestowed on select group of legislators (Mequon, WI) – September 21, 2026 – The Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians (WAFP) today unveiled a list of state legislators selected as “Friends of Family Medicine” for the 2025-2026 legislative session. At
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) is announcing that Wisconsin and a coalition have entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee, released the following statement as the White House plans to double down on its efforts to take
Kenosha, WI – A last-minute change to the Menominee Tribe’s proposed Kenosha casino plan raises new questions about the environmental review of the project and whether the public and federal officials have been given a complete picture of the proposal.
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin continues to see record-setting gas and diesel price increases across the state as a result of MAGA Congressman Tom Tiffany’s five votes for Trump’s war-of-choice in Iran. Farmers, manufacturers, school districts and families are being squeezed
Industry panels on AI, video production career pathways among new additions to week-long Career Conference Menomonie, Wis. – Recruiters from hundreds of companies across the United States will travel to University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic to interview students and alumni for
Immunizations and high hospital costs among them
AI may be transforming our economy, but in our haste, we must listen better. Communities are asked to accept the future, but they deserve a meaningful role in deciding what that future looks like.
Transportation policy should begin with the people who use the system: where they want to go, how they want to get there and how those choices may change as new technologies become available.
Event will explore connections between food deserts and Wisconsin’s disappearing farms
As an ill-informed city slicker when it comes to agriculture, I had an eye-opening opportunity to tour of the Seneca Foods processing plant in Janesville.
In a survey, among students who self-censor, 91 percent cited classmates as a concern. Forty-one percent cited the teacher.
Where do Milwaukee’s socialists land on the broad and bewildering spectrum of leftist political movements? A short history of local socialism might shed some useful light on today’s national ferment.
Congressional Republicans are reading the polls and tea leaves. Many are avoiding Trump, one ran a TV ad critical of Trump, and some are voting no on GOP policies. But not Wisconsin Republicans.
KEWAUNEE, Wis. – Today, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and Senator Tammy Baldwin toured Clark Riemer’s fourth-generation family farm in Kewaunee. They discussed how Trump’s war in Iran, which MAGA Congressman Tom Tiffany has voted to continue five times, is causing record high gas and diesel prices that are cutting into
America’s college-admissions debate has been shaped by a small number of universities with many more
qualified applicants than seats.
Madison, WI – The Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin (PIA) is pleased to announce that Megan Belter, CISR, CIC, Senior Client Manager II at M3 Insurance Solutions, Inc. in Madison, has been named Wisconsin’s 2026 Outstanding CSR of the Year. The Outstanding CSR of the Year Award, sponsored by the
MADISON, Wis. — National reporting last week reveals how wealthy donors are bankrolling Michael Alfonso’s congressional campaign in WI-07, many of whom have business interests with his father-in-law, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. The reporting details how Alfonso’s campaign appears to ride on the backs of generous donors, who also benefit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement as Washington Republicans are refusing to act to protect Americans from Artificial Intelligence (AI) before the November 2026 elections, despite repeated warnings about the largest AI companies losing control of the technology they are creating. This comes
MADISON – As Election Day approaches on November 3, a wave of voter registration and absentee ballot mailings from third parties have begun arriving in Wisconsin residents’ mailboxes. The Wisconsin Elections Commission advises voters that their best sources of information about voter registration and absentee voting are their local clerks
Designation bestowed on select group of legislators (Mequon, WI) – September 21, 2026 – The Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians (WAFP) today unveiled a list of state legislators selected as “Friends of Family Medicine” for the 2025-2026 legislative session. At the completion of each two-year legislative session, the WAFP identifies
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) is announcing that Wisconsin and a coalition have entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. Wisconsin will receive an estimated $218,319 and Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee, released the following statement as the White House plans to double down on its efforts to take control of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grantmaking process
Kenosha, WI – A last-minute change to the Menominee Tribe’s proposed Kenosha casino plan raises new questions about the environmental review of the project and whether the public and federal officials have been given a complete picture of the proposal. The change occurred after the Tribe and its supporters had
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin continues to see record-setting gas and diesel price increases across the state as a result of MAGA Congressman Tom Tiffany’s five votes for Trump’s war-of-choice in Iran. Farmers, manufacturers, school districts and families are being squeezed by high prices, cutting into profits and budgets and making
Industry panels on AI, video production career pathways among new additions to week-long Career Conference Menomonie, Wis. – Recruiters from hundreds of companies across the United States will travel to University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic to interview students and alumni for co-ops, internships and post-graduation professional positions during the university’s four-day Career
Immunizations and high hospital costs among them
AI may be transforming our economy, but in our haste, we must listen better. Communities are asked to accept the future, but they deserve a meaningful role in deciding what that future looks like.
Transportation policy should begin with the people who use the system: where they want to go, how they want to get there and how those choices may change as new technologies become available.
Event will explore connections between food deserts and Wisconsin’s disappearing farms
As an ill-informed city slicker when it comes to agriculture, I had an eye-opening opportunity to tour of the Seneca Foods processing plant in Janesville.
In a survey, among students who self-censor, 91 percent cited classmates as a concern. Forty-one percent cited the teacher.
Where do Milwaukee’s socialists land on the broad and bewildering spectrum of leftist political movements? A short history of local socialism might shed some useful light on today’s national ferment.
Congressional Republicans are reading the polls and tea leaves. Many are avoiding Trump, one ran a TV ad critical of Trump, and some are voting no on GOP policies. But not Wisconsin Republicans.