The following is attributable to Will Flanders, Research Director at WILL: “It’s vital that Wisconsin’s Forward Exam function as a tool for parents, taxpayers, and policymakers to assess how their schools are doing. Inflated proficiency scores resulting from unilateral changes by DPI mean that this is no longer the case.

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Tammy Baldwin for Senate announced a new TV advertisement, “Favor Both,” which will air statewide. The ad highlights Eric Hovde’s support for raising the retirement age and gutting Social Security by 28%, which would cost the average senior on Social Security more than $6,000 a year.

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CLF raised $81.4 million in Q3 and has $153 million cash on hand WASHINGTON – Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC endorsed by Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republican Leadership, broke its all-time fundraising record for money raised in one quarter with $81.4 million. As of September 30th, CLF raised $212.2

As Palestinians mark one year of Israeli genocide on October 7, 2023, WCJP (and its 86 statewide organizations) urges all media to maintain a balanced, fact-based and unbiased approach to the crisis we have witnesses, presented without bias. For some, Palestine’s history began on October 7th, 2023, when Hamas broke

MADISON, Wis. – With less than one month to go before Election Day, Wisconsin election officials are demonstrating that they are fully ready to administer the November General Election. The Wisconsin Elections Commission recently released its “How Wisconsin is Ready for the November 2024 Election” report, a detailed document that

Wauwatosa, WI — The College Board has named both Wauwatosa East and Wauwatosa West High Schools to the 2023-24 Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) School Honor Roll. Both Wauwatosa East and Wauwatosa West earned Silver-level recognition. The AP School Honor Roll awards Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels to schools based on their performance.

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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to an open house at the Root River Steelhead Facility in Racine on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. The free event will be held rain or shine.  Attendees can join guided tours and see fish-spawning demonstrations, learn about Lake Michigan fishing

SCHOFIELD, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) State Fire Marshal’s Office is conducting a fire investigation in Schofield, Wis. that occurred on the morning of Monday, October 7, 2024. At approximately 4:41 a.m., the Riverside Fire District responded to a fire at an

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  With only four weeks left before Election Day on November 5, People For the American Way’s Artists For Democracy launched a billboard campaign in five battleground states — Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — using powerful, original images from more than a dozen world-renowned artists.  View I… Please log in to access subscriber content. If

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), along with 68 bicameral Republican colleagues in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland exposing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) failure to prevent noncitizens from registeri… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription,

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Wisconsinites across the state switched the channel as Donald Trump’s often incoherent, two-hour-long rambling in Juneau cut into the Green Bay Packers’ game.  On the airwaves: WBAY (ABC – Green Bay) Reporter: “The Democratic Party of Wisconsin, releasing a statement on Trump’s visit, noting the timing of it. “Donald