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MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Michell Park Horticultural Conservancy in the city of Milwaukee (Milwaukee County) on the State Register of Historic Places. State Historic Preservation Officer Tricia Canaday presented a certificate to Therese
DOOR COUNTY, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Tostenson Pier Archaeological District on the State Register of Historic Places. State Historic Preservation Officer Tricia Canaday presented a certificate to Tamara Thomsen and Amy Rosebrough. The
Barnes Sat Down With Chippewa County Farmers Who Are Feeling The Pinch From Iran War, Trump Tariffs Barnes Announces Plan To Sue Trump Administration For Tariff Refund, Break Up Monopolies Pricing Out Wisconsin Farmers Tiffany Cast Deciding Vote To Continue Illegal War In Iran And Trump’s Tariffs, Causing Price
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) forced the Senate to vote to redirect billions in federal funding from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to instead invest in lowering the cost of childcare for American families. Senate Republicans voted down
Madison, WI — Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) welcomes President Trump back to America’s Dairyland for his first visit since winning re-election, highlighting the administration’s efforts to expand markets and reduce costs for Wisconsin farmers. AFP-WI Legislative Director Jerry Ponio issued the following
MADISON, Wis.—The Universities of Wisconsin will host a series of public listening sessions across the state next week as part of the ongoing search for the next Universities of Wisconsin President. The sessions are designed to gather input from students,
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a public listening session to gather feedback from individuals and communities about the agency’s PFAS law program development. 2025 Wisconsin Act 200 and 2025 Wisconsin Act 201 authorize the DNR
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at efforts to appeal lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s congressional lines after three-judge panels dismissed them. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Today’s threat to mobile home parks echoes the loss of another affordable housing option: single-room occupancy units.
That Democrats have any chance at all there is owing and due to fear and loathing of Donald Trump.
While no system is perfect, the decentralized administration of all elections in Wisconsin comes with multiple checks and balances – mainly because much of the work is done by ordinary people in cities, counties, villages and towns. These supervised poll workers are largely volunteers accountable to their own communities.
The surplus deal, which failed to pass in the Senate last month, may not be dead.
School district now faces lawsuit and federal investigation
Among my collection of books on Wisconsin’s famed Progressive Party and the family of “Fighting Bob” La Follette is one by professor Patrick Maney, an acclaimed historian and accomplished author who grew up in Wisconsin and recently retired from the history faculty at Boston College.
As an evangelical Christian, it is important to me that our immigration policies do everything they reasonably can to keep families together. But it’s not just me.
If the kind of journalism practiced at 60 Minutes — and plenty of lesser-known outlets in cities and towns across America — dies or becomes hopelessly flaccid, America will be weaker. Standing up to power is hard to replicate.
The firing is a step toward restoring public trust in media.
The Founding Fathers had plenty of flaws. But they would never believe this would come to pass in the republic they cherished. They had standards. They would weep with me. All in time for the Fourth of July, the nation’s 250th birthday.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), together with the Iowa Department of Transportation, are announcing a key milestone in the IA 9 / WIS 82 Mississippi River Bridge project. The center span of the new bridge will be installed on Thursday,
MADISON, Wis. – June 5, 2026 – Wisconsin’s Edvest 529 college savings plan has achieved a major milestone in reaching $7 billion in assets under management. The growth has prompted another reduction in the plan’s plan manager fee to just 0.04%
MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Michell Park Horticultural Conservancy in the city of Milwaukee (Milwaukee County) on the State Register of Historic Places. State Historic Preservation Officer Tricia Canaday presented a certificate to Therese Hanson, Claire Tilton and Shannon Winterhalter. The Michell Park Horticultural
DOOR COUNTY, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Tostenson Pier Archaeological District on the State Register of Historic Places. State Historic Preservation Officer Tricia Canaday presented a certificate to Tamara Thomsen and Amy Rosebrough. The pier and two shipwrecks are submerged in Lake Michigan near
Barnes Sat Down With Chippewa County Farmers Who Are Feeling The Pinch From Iran War, Trump Tariffs Barnes Announces Plan To Sue Trump Administration For Tariff Refund, Break Up Monopolies Pricing Out Wisconsin Farmers Tiffany Cast Deciding Vote To Continue Illegal War In Iran And Trump’s Tariffs, Causing Price Of Diesel To Double, 700% Surge In&nb… Please log in to
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) forced the Senate to vote to redirect billions in federal funding from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to instead invest in lowering the cost of childcare for American families. Senate Republicans voted down the measure. WATCH: Baldwin’s Floor Speech As the Senate debated
Madison, WI — Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) welcomes President Trump back to America’s Dairyland for his first visit since winning re-election, highlighting the administration’s efforts to expand markets and reduce costs for Wisconsin farmers. AFP-WI Legislative Director Jerry Ponio issued the following statement: “President Trump’s visit comes at an important t… Please
MADISON, Wis.—The Universities of Wisconsin will host a series of public listening sessions across the state next week as part of the ongoing search for the next Universities of Wisconsin President. The sessions are designed to gather input from students, faculty, staff, and community members to help inform the qualities
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a public listening session to gather feedback from individuals and communities about the agency’s PFAS law program development. 2025 Wisconsin Act 200 and 2025 Wisconsin Act 201 authorize the DNR to develop programs to understand the prevalence of PFAS throughout
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at efforts to appeal lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s congressional lines after three-judge panels dismissed them. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Today’s threat to mobile home parks echoes the loss of another affordable housing option: single-room occupancy units.
That Democrats have any chance at all there is owing and due to fear and loathing of Donald Trump.
While no system is perfect, the decentralized administration of all elections in Wisconsin comes with multiple checks and balances – mainly because much of the work is done by ordinary people in cities, counties, villages and towns. These supervised poll workers are largely volunteers accountable to their own communities.
The surplus deal, which failed to pass in the Senate last month, may not be dead.
School district now faces lawsuit and federal investigation
Among my collection of books on Wisconsin’s famed Progressive Party and the family of “Fighting Bob” La Follette is one by professor Patrick Maney, an acclaimed historian and accomplished author who grew up in Wisconsin and recently retired from the history faculty at Boston College.
As an evangelical Christian, it is important to me that our immigration policies do everything they reasonably can to keep families together. But it’s not just me.
If the kind of journalism practiced at 60 Minutes — and plenty of lesser-known outlets in cities and towns across America — dies or becomes hopelessly flaccid, America will be weaker. Standing up to power is hard to replicate.
The firing is a step toward restoring public trust in media.
The Founding Fathers had plenty of flaws. But they would never believe this would come to pass in the republic they cherished. They had standards. They would weep with me. All in time for the Fourth of July, the nation’s 250th birthday.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), together with the Iowa Department of Transportation, are announcing a key milestone in the IA 9 / WIS 82 Mississippi River Bridge project. The center span of the new bridge will be installed on Thursday, June 11 and Friday, June 12 in a process that
MADISON, Wis. – June 5, 2026 – Wisconsin’s Edvest 529 college savings plan has achieved a major milestone in reaching $7 billion in assets under management. The growth has prompted another reduction in the plan’s plan manager fee to just 0.04% (4 basis points). Effective June 1, 2026, all existing Edvest