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MADISON, Wis — (October 8, 2025) The Wisconsin Veterans Museum has opened a temporary exhibit to remember a Wisconsin sailor killed in the bombing of the USS Cole (DDG 67) in the Yemini port of Aden on October 12, 2000. Seventeen crewmembers perished
“We must stop President Trump’s military invasion of Chicago and other American cities to protect my family and yours. This assault on our cities is racist, plain and simple. Trump has a racist history of being cozy with the KKK
Dear President Rothman and UW System Chancellors: It has been nearly one month since Charlie Kirk was tragically assassinated on a college campus for speaking to college students about his beliefs and expressing his ideas – something guaranteed to each
JANESVILLE — Gov. Tony Evers today joined local leaders and company officials from Impact Confections to celebrate the company’s $12.4 million expansion at their Janesville manufacturing facility. In 2019, Mexico-based KUA LLC purchased the Impact Confections Janesville facility and began its first
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person for the October meeting to consider proposed rulemaking documents and other matters. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22 in public meeting room G09, State
PEWAUKEE — Waukesha County Technical College’s School of Business, in cooperation with WisBusiness.com, is hosting a “Talking Trade” podcast discussion on trade Nov. 4. The event, from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Nov. 4 in the Richard T. Anderson Conference
MADISON, WI – Today Senate Democrats announced their Affordable Wisconsin Agenda. Aimed at addressing the statewide crisis of rising costs. Senators Hesselbein, Wall, Pfaff, Smith, Keyeski, Habush Sinykin, Dassler-Alfheim, and Representative Jenna Jacobson established Senate Democrats’ guiding principle of lowering prices for
MADISON, Wis. — As soybean farmers across the state continue to grapple with the long-term effects of the GOP’s Tariff Taxes, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany cannot even bring himself to denounce the policies that are crushing Wisconsin farmers and families. Wisconsin soybean farmers have
WAUSAU, WI – U.S. Congressman Troy Nehls (TX-22) and his family formally endorsed Tom Tiffany for governor of Wisconsin. Congressman Nehls was born in Dodge County, and his brother, Todd, is a former sheriff of Dodge County. “I serve with Tom
The American Dairy Coalition, American Business Immigration Coalition and U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden at the World Dairy Expo advocated for immigration law changes to bolster the agriculture workforce. Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, said he wants to create a
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced yesterday that he won’t run for governor after all. This makes him the best qualified candidate.
Crime Lab mess, botched victims’ audit & angry mom
One in six people will experience infertility, and the cost of one unsubsidized IVF cycle can exceed $20,000. Furthermore, some may need multiple cycles to achieve a single pregnancy.
Before we get into this solution or that, or the debate over more funding or less, let’s start with an honest assessment of the status quo.
On October 10, we observe Homelessness Awareness Day—not to feel good about our awareness, but to commit to action.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump took action to ensure the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program remains funded during the ongoing government shutdown: “When I was serving overseas
The pressing question we must confront is whether America will seek to rectify its historical transgressions by taking tangible steps to ensure the well-being of those still living.
UW-Madison journalism ethics conference explores the question
Heading up CBS News, Bari Weiss may make legacy media — if not Must Watch TV — at least less insufferable.
A government reform effort led by Vice President Al Gore, starting in 1993, was ambitious, focused and successful. DOGE has been the opposite.
MADISON, Wis — (October 8, 2025) The Wisconsin Veterans Museum has opened a temporary exhibit to remember a Wisconsin sailor killed in the bombing of the USS Cole (DDG 67) in the Yemini port of Aden on October 12, 2000. Seventeen crewmembers perished in the terrorist attack, and among them was Engineman 2nd
“We must stop President Trump’s military invasion of Chicago and other American cities to protect my family and yours. This assault on our cities is racist, plain and simple. Trump has a racist history of being cozy with the KKK and Nazis. In 2017 the Associated Press fact check: What Trump
Dear President Rothman and UW System Chancellors: It has been nearly one month since Charlie Kirk was tragically assassinated on a college campus for speaking to college students about his beliefs and expressing his ideas – something guaranteed to each of us in the Constitution. Charlie did what many conservative
JANESVILLE — Gov. Tony Evers today joined local leaders and company officials from Impact Confections to celebrate the company’s $12.4 million expansion at their Janesville manufacturing facility. In 2019, Mexico-based KUA LLC purchased the Impact Confections Janesville facility and began its first capital investments in 2020. Since then, company sales have nearly
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person for the October meeting to consider proposed rulemaking documents and other matters. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22 in public meeting room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 South Webster Street, Madison,
PEWAUKEE — Waukesha County Technical College’s School of Business, in cooperation with WisBusiness.com, is hosting a “Talking Trade” podcast discussion on trade Nov. 4. The event, from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Nov. 4 in the Richard T. Anderson Conference Center, is open to WCTC students, staff, faculty and the
MADISON, WI – Today Senate Democrats announced their Affordable Wisconsin Agenda. Aimed at addressing the statewide crisis of rising costs. Senators Hesselbein, Wall, Pfaff, Smith, Keyeski, Habush Sinykin, Dassler-Alfheim, and Representative Jenna Jacobson established Senate Democrats’ guiding principle of lowering prices for childcare, healthcare, energy, housing, and groceries across o… Please log
MADISON, Wis. — As soybean farmers across the state continue to grapple with the long-term effects of the GOP’s Tariff Taxes, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany cannot even bring himself to denounce the policies that are crushing Wisconsin farmers and families. Wisconsin soybean farmers have begun raising alarm bells as their relationships with Chinese buyers
WAUSAU, WI – U.S. Congressman Troy Nehls (TX-22) and his family formally endorsed Tom Tiffany for governor of Wisconsin. Congressman Nehls was born in Dodge County, and his brother, Todd, is a former sheriff of Dodge County. “I serve with Tom on the House Judiciary Committee, and I know he has
The American Dairy Coalition, American Business Immigration Coalition and U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden at the World Dairy Expo advocated for immigration law changes to bolster the agriculture workforce. Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, said he wants to create a program attached to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s app
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced yesterday that he won’t run for governor after all. This makes him the best qualified candidate.
Crime Lab mess, botched victims’ audit & angry mom
One in six people will experience infertility, and the cost of one unsubsidized IVF cycle can exceed $20,000. Furthermore, some may need multiple cycles to achieve a single pregnancy.
Before we get into this solution or that, or the debate over more funding or less, let’s start with an honest assessment of the status quo.
On October 10, we observe Homelessness Awareness Day—not to feel good about our awareness, but to commit to action.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump took action to ensure the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program remains funded during the ongoing government shutdown: “When I was serving overseas as an active-duty Navy SEAL, my wife, Sara Jane, and
The pressing question we must confront is whether America will seek to rectify its historical transgressions by taking tangible steps to ensure the well-being of those still living.
UW-Madison journalism ethics conference explores the question
Heading up CBS News, Bari Weiss may make legacy media — if not Must Watch TV — at least less insufferable.
A government reform effort led by Vice President Al Gore, starting in 1993, was ambitious, focused and successful. DOGE has been the opposite.