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Madison, WI— Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced it will hear a case about the ability of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to address toxic PFAS contamination under Wisconsin’s Spills Law. The court’s decision could have far-reaching implications for the state’s ability
MADISON – Wisconsin entrepreneur Eric Hovde continues to campaign across the state of Wisconsin in his bid for the United States Senate, showing up in every community to share his vision to restore the American Dream. In the past week, Eric Hovde joined Rep. Derrick
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to protect America’s dairy industry and ensure that plant-based imitation products are not equated in upcoming dietary guideline changes. Baldwin,
The National Republican Congressional Committee is running a new hybrid TV ad with U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden blasting Dem 3rd CD candidate Rebecca Cooke as a “political insider” supported by the Washington liberal elite.
DSCC’s new spots knock Hovde for wanting to charge obese people more for their health insurance, along with comments he made about his wealth and those in nursing homes.
Fix Washington PAC has launched a new TV ad that knocks U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for not disclosing assets jointly owned with her partner.
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MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, conservative radio host Vicki McKenna took to the airwaves to share her disappointment with Eric Hovde’s campaign for US Senate, calling the campaign “weak” and expressing her concerns about Hovde’s chances in Wisconsin. “Wisconsin worries me for a bunch of
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, 8th CD Dem candidate Kristin Lyerly, an OB-GYN, says she believes her message in support of abortion resonates in the district, arguing abortion “is not something rare and unusual.” This interview was conducted before Lyerly and GOP opponent Tony Wied agreed to a debate.
MADISON, Wis. — In a new op-ed for the Wisconsin Examiner, Christopher Cox calls out Bryan Steil for bending the knee to corporate interests and selling out communities across Wisconsin. Bryan Steil is all bark and no bite—he pretends he would fight
MILWAUKEE – A new Marquette Law School Poll survey of Wisconsin finds Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris supported by 52% of registered voters and Republican former President Donald Trump supported by 48% in a head-to-head matchup in the race for
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a bipartisan group of Senators on new legislation to increase scrutiny surrounding the purchase of agricultural land by foreign adversaries like China. The bipartisan Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of
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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters that the archery and crossbow deer hunting seasons open Sept. 14. The two seasons run through Jan. 5, 2025, except in the 35 counties and metro subunitsthat have extended seasons open
MADISON — A historic $75 million gift will fuel construction of a much-needed new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. With their lead gift — the largest single gift in college history — brothers and UW–Madison alumni Marvin and
A new UW-Madison study predicts Native American communities will miss out on billions of dollars of economic impact from the clean energy transition if existing disparities persist. Profs. Dominic Parker and Sarah Johnston led a team of researchers in analyzing
WAUWATOSA, WI — On September 11, three Wauwatosa high school students – John Eash-Scott and Lilliana Ruggini (East) and Louis Schauer (West) were named semifinalists in the 2025 National Merit® Scholarship Program. Information about Commended Students will be mailed to schools
Strip away the banter, at which both candidates fought each other to a draw, and Trump emerged victorious from the debate. Trump’s vision of the future, and the allies he has chosen to help realize it, is far more optimistic than Harris’s bleak projection, and her terrifying allies.
There came a point in the debate that Trump went bonkers, and you could almost feel the GOP hopes that remained in the nation seep out and into the night.
Harris did the main thing she needed to do. She came off as presidential. She convinced anyone who had doubts that she could be commander in chief. She passed easily through the narrow window between angry and weak. She did great. And for the last hour of the debate Trump was Trump. He actually wasn’t any worse than he was against Joe Biden but this time the contrast was stark.
Madison, WI— Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced it will hear a case about the ability of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to address toxic PFAS contamination under Wisconsin’s Spills Law. The court’s decision could have far-reaching implications for the state’s ability to protect Wisconsinites from toxic environmental pollution. This development
MADISON – Wisconsin entrepreneur Eric Hovde continues to campaign across the state of Wisconsin in his bid for the United States Senate, showing up in every community to share his vision to restore the American Dream. In the past week, Eric Hovde joined Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) in Melrose, Rep. Tom Tiffany (WI-07) in
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to protect America’s dairy industry and ensure that plant-based imitation products are not equated in upcoming dietary guideline changes. Baldwin, joined by Senators James Risch (R-ID), Susan Collins (R-ME), and
The National Republican Congressional Committee is running a new hybrid TV ad with U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden blasting Dem 3rd CD candidate Rebecca Cooke as a “political insider” supported by the Washington liberal elite.
DSCC’s new spots knock Hovde for wanting to charge obese people more for their health insurance, along with comments he made about his wealth and those in nursing homes.
Fix Washington PAC has launched a new TV ad that knocks U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for not disclosing assets jointly owned with her partner.
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MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, conservative radio host Vicki McKenna took to the airwaves to share her disappointment with Eric Hovde’s campaign for US Senate, calling the campaign “weak” and expressing her concerns about Hovde’s chances in Wisconsin. “Wisconsin worries me for a bunch of reasons. I think the Senate candidacy of Eric Hovde. While
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, 8th CD Dem candidate Kristin Lyerly, an OB-GYN, says she believes her message in support of abortion resonates in the district, arguing abortion “is not something rare and unusual.” This interview was conducted before Lyerly and GOP opponent Tony Wied agreed to a debate.
MADISON, Wis. — In a new op-ed for the Wisconsin Examiner, Christopher Cox calls out Bryan Steil for bending the knee to corporate interests and selling out communities across Wisconsin. Bryan Steil is all bark and no bite—he pretends he would fight to protect Social Security and Medicare but refuses to stand
MILWAUKEE – A new Marquette Law School Poll survey of Wisconsin finds Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris supported by 52% of registered voters and Republican former President Donald Trump supported by 48% in a head-to-head matchup in the race for president. Among likely voters, it is also Harris as the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a bipartisan group of Senators on new legislation to increase scrutiny surrounding the purchase of agricultural land by foreign adversaries like China. The bipartisan Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 would add the Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on
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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters that the archery and crossbow deer hunting seasons open Sept. 14. The two seasons run through Jan. 5, 2025, except in the 35 counties and metro subunitsthat have extended seasons open until Jan. 31, 2025. The early archery and crossbow seasons
MADISON — A historic $75 million gift will fuel construction of a much-needed new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. With their lead gift — the largest single gift in college history — brothers and UW–Madison alumni Marvin and Jeffrey Levy are honoring the memory of their brother, Phil,
A new UW-Madison study predicts Native American communities will miss out on billions of dollars of economic impact from the clean energy transition if existing disparities persist. Profs. Dominic Parker and Sarah Johnston led a team of researchers in analyzing the potential income that renewable energy projects could provide to
WAUWATOSA, WI — On September 11, three Wauwatosa high school students – John Eash-Scott and Lilliana Ruggini (East) and Louis Schauer (West) were named semifinalists in the 2025 National Merit® Scholarship Program. Information about Commended Students will be mailed to schools on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Eash-Scott, Ruggini and Schauer are
Strip away the banter, at which both candidates fought each other to a draw, and Trump emerged victorious from the debate. Trump’s vision of the future, and the allies he has chosen to help realize it, is far more optimistic than Harris’s bleak projection, and her terrifying allies.
There came a point in the debate that Trump went bonkers, and you could almost feel the GOP hopes that remained in the nation seep out and into the night.
Harris did the main thing she needed to do. She came off as presidential. She convinced anyone who had doubts that she could be commander in chief. She passed easily through the narrow window between angry and weak. She did great. And for the last hour of the debate Trump was Trump. He actually wasn’t any worse than he was against Joe Biden but this time the contrast was stark.