Mike McCabe: Bracing for the news

What makes the current moment so perilous for our society is not just that brutes are breaking so many things—norms, laws, social contracts, standards of human decency. The greater danger is that brutishness is being normalized and ritualized, pulling nobler souls down into the gutter.

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Sens. Spreitzer and Ratcliff, Reps. Phelps and Clancy: Statements of the Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus and the Transgender Parent and Non-Binary Advocacy Caucus on Republican discrimination against transgender Wisconsinites

MADISON, Wis. — This week, Republicans in Madison unveiled a series of discriminatory bills aimed at singling out and harming transgender Wisconsinites, and particularly transgender youth. Most recently, legislative Republicans circulated a bill that would ban all gender-affirming health care

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WisDems: Yes, Republicans just voted to cut Medicaid

MADISON, Wis. — Tonight, Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil joined House Republicans in passing a budget resolution that calls for $2 trillion in cuts—including as much as $880 billion from Medicaid. While Republicans like Derrick Van Orden continue to insist that they

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Mike McCabe: Bracing for the news

What makes the current moment so perilous for our society is not just that brutes are breaking so many things—norms, laws, social contracts, standards of human decency. The greater danger is that brutishness is being normalized and ritualized, pulling nobler souls down into the gutter.

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Dept. of Public Instruction: Two Wisconsin school counseling programs receive Program of Excellence awards

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced that two school counseling programs have been awarded the highest honor in the state for exemplary school counseling programs. Earlier this month, in collaboration with the Wisconsin School Counselor Association, the DPI named school counselors Lisa Gretz and Michelle Mokrzycki (Little Chute

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Sens. Spreitzer and Ratcliff, Reps. Phelps and Clancy: Statements of the Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus and the Transgender Parent and Non-Binary Advocacy Caucus on Republican discrimination against transgender Wisconsinites

MADISON, Wis. — This week, Republicans in Madison unveiled a series of discriminatory bills aimed at singling out and harming transgender Wisconsinites, and particularly transgender youth. Most recently, legislative Republicans circulated a bill that would ban all gender-affirming health care for Wisconsinites under the age of 18. The Wisconsin Legislative

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: And Grassley roll out bipartisan bill to crack down on foreign investment in farmland, protect rural communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Farmland Security Act of 2025 to build on their work to safeguard rural communities and protect American farmland from being secretly bought up by foreign investors. The bipartisan legislation will build on a Baldwin-Grassley law to ensure that

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Washington County Republican Party: Elects new leadership

Washington County, WI – The Republican Party of Washington County has elected Laura Jones as its new Chair and Bill Brewer as Vice Chair, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the party. Jones, a dedicated conservative organizer with years of experience in grassroots activism, campaign strategy, and

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Schimel campaign: Susan Crawford attempted to overturn Act 10

WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Susan Crawford is spiraling out of control and she can’t keep up with her own lies anymore. In a bizarre PBS interview, Susan Crawford seemingly “forgot” everything she once bragged about. A quick Google search might help Susan Crawford remember that she was the lead attorney who attempted to

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U.S. Rep. Fitzgerald: Statement on passage of FY25 Budget Resolution

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement in response to the passage of the FY25 Budget Resolution. “House Republicans delivered on key promises to the American people by passing this Budget Resolution. We took decisive action towards our goals of extending the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts to

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Schimel campaign: Wisconsin REALTORS® Association endorses Judge Brad Schimel

WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Today, the Wisconsin REALTORS®  Association, the largest real estate trade association in the state, has endorsed Judge Brad Schimel in his bid to save Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. As Judge Schimel continues to build momentum, this latest endorsement is further proof of Schimel’s growing bipartisan support across the state. “Earning

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Protect Our Care: BREAKING: Wisconsin Republicans voted for draconian cuts to Medicaid that will take health care away from millions

WISCONSIN – Tonight, every Republican lawmaker from Wisconsin in the House of Representatives voted for a budget resolution that includes slashing Medicaid funding by nearly $1 trillion in order to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations. This budget resolution opens the door for Republicans to achieve their

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WisDems: Yes, Republicans just voted to cut Medicaid

MADISON, Wis. — Tonight, Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil joined House Republicans in passing a budget resolution that calls for $2 trillion in cuts—including as much as $880 billion from Medicaid. While Republicans like Derrick Van Orden continue to insist that they are not cutting billions from Medicaid, the size of the

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Community Shares of Wisconsin: The Big Share® is March 4

With federal funding for many nonprofits uncertain, donations during The Big Share are even more urgently needed. Madison, WI – “It’s no exaggeration to say that the values and issues advocated by Community Shares of Wisconsin and our member nonprofits are under attack by our new federal administration. With the

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