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MADISON, Wis. – Career politician Tammy Baldwin finds herself in a tie with Eric Hovde in the latest Hill/Emerson poll. Feeling the pressure of dwindling poll numbers and a fractured coalition, Tammy Baldwin is now trying to convince Wisconsin that she is
Wausau, WI – The statewide kickoff event for Homelessness Awareness Month will be held at the Community Partners Campus (CPC), 360 Grand Avenue, Wausau, WI on Nov. 1 at noon. This event is open to the public and everyone is invited to
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has now asked the U.S. Supreme Court to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot after he struck out with the state courts.
A Green Bay voter and the town of Oshkosh clerk have asked a federal judge to bar the Elections Commission from using its website that allows people to register and request absentee ballots due to what they allege are “inadequate security measures.”
MILWAUKEE—The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin sent open records requests to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) last week, seeking information about changes to its policies regarding the receipt of legal mail and publications, like books. “Alarmingly, the
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. – Career politician Tammy Baldwin finds herself in a tie with Eric Hovde in the latest Hill/Emerson poll. Feeling the pressure of dwindling poll numbers and a fractured coalition, Tammy Baldwin is now trying to convince Wisconsin that she is actually an ally of Donald Trump and his agenda. Now Baldwin
Wausau, WI – The statewide kickoff event for Homelessness Awareness Month will be held at the Community Partners Campus (CPC), 360 Grand Avenue, Wausau, WI on Nov. 1 at noon. This event is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend. Speakers will include state representatives addressing the concerns of
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has now asked the U.S. Supreme Court to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot after he struck out with the state courts.
A Green Bay voter and the town of Oshkosh clerk have asked a federal judge to bar the Elections Commission from using its website that allows people to register and request absentee ballots due to what they allege are “inadequate security measures.”
MILWAUKEE—The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin sent open records requests to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) last week, seeking information about changes to its policies regarding the receipt of legal mail and publications, like books. “Alarmingly, the DOC continues to introduce new restrictions that have made it
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.