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West Allis, WI – School Choice Wisconsin is pleased to announce that Nathan Schwanz has joined its board of directors, Nicholas Kelly, SCW president said today. “Nathan is committed to educational freedom for parents, and he brings to the board
Madison, Wis. – Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) has added staff to bolster electoral organizing efforts for the 2024 election. “The new, non-gerrymandered legislative maps have created the opportunity to elect legislative candidates that will protect and expand reproductive rights in
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after his bill to rename the U.S. Post Office in Muskego in honor of Colonel Hans Christian Heg passed on the House floor. “Colonel Hans Christian Heg is an American patriot in
Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites organic food processors and producers to apply for reimbursement of costs related to organic certification through the USDA’s Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) through October
On Friday, May 31, the White House welcomed small business owners and local business leaders from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin for a dialogue with senior officials on the Biden-Harris Administration’s priorities to grow the U.S. economy, especially in
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s 107 state-chartered credit unions continue to exhibit sound financial performance as of March 31, 2024, according to data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). At the end of the first quarter, total assets
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting applications for the 2024 Learn to Hunt Deer program at Sandhill Wildlife Area. Applications will be accepted through July 1, 2024. Sandhill’s Learn to Hunt workshops combine classroom instruction
WISCONSIN – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin met privately with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to make a final pitch for Wisconsin to be selected for funding for the state’s Biohealth Tech Hub, potentially unlocking up to $75 million to help grow the
Minocqua – Congressmen Tom Tiffany (WI-07), collected over 3,800 nomination signatures, more than 2,800 over the minimum needed to appear on the November ballot. This was the highest amount of nomination signatures collected by a candidate seeking a congressional office
Waukesha County District Attorney candidate Lesli Boese released the following statement on Mike Thurston’s history of donations to Milwaukee DA John Chisholm: Waukesha County residents have seen how soft-on-crime policies are failing Milwaukee, and they expect us to hold people
Imagine I sue a school district for refusing to provide copies of records. Do I have to prove I’m entitled to them, or does the district have to prove it can withhold them?
Thirteen years ago, 2011 Act 10 was signed into law. At that time there was much angst and opposition to this legislation. Without reform, Wisconsin was headed for a $3 billion annual budget deficit. Since then, labor relations in Wisconsin have moved forward in a positive direction and Wisconsin’s Budgets have reflected fiscal responsibility.
Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley should be terminated over the district’s failure to submit financial reports to the state, but the repercussions should not end there.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that after 20 years of limited harvest, Escanaba Lake in the Northern Highland Fishery Research Area will have an open walleye season this year starting on Saturday, June 8. From 2003
Blaska promised to smell the roses. That day came this morning when The Lovely Lisa placed in a slender silver vase (“vahse”) a single pink rose right where your irascible bloggeur could not miss it — that being in front of his battered computer keyboard. Beautiful: the rose, the thought, the wife, my life! Now for today’s angry rant.
On the evening of February 15, 2023, Stephen Fleck was walking his dog on Schroeder Road on Madison’s Southwest Side. The father of five and Marine Corps veteran, “Steve was known for his towering height, quick wit, intelligent dialogue, lyrical writing, intricate art, philosopher’s mind, and compassionate counselor heart,” according to his obituary.
For years some people in New York City who knew Donald Trump said that based on his lack of ethics in both business and his personal life he should not have sought the Republican Party nomination. Trump would not fare well, they said, with every aspect of his life under the microscope.
My name is Ed Delgado. I am an American. And I will be voting for Donald J. Trump for President of the United States of America this November. What we have seen today’s guilty verdict in the Trump trial should scare the hell out of every one of us.
Last weekend, Donald Trump spent his limited free time on the trail courting the gun lobby – delivering the keynote speech at the NRA’s annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. This is no surprise.
West Allis, WI – School Choice Wisconsin is pleased to announce that Nathan Schwanz has joined its board of directors, Nicholas Kelly, SCW president said today. “Nathan is committed to educational freedom for parents, and he brings to the board strong strategic capability, policy experience, and problem solving skills,” Kelly
Madison, Wis. – Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) has added staff to bolster electoral organizing efforts for the 2024 election. “The new, non-gerrymandered legislative maps have created the opportunity to elect legislative candidates that will protect and expand reproductive rights in Wisconsin,” said Steven Webb II, Executive Director of PPAWI. “We
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after his bill to rename the U.S. Post Office in Muskego in honor of Colonel Hans Christian Heg passed on the House floor. “Colonel Hans Christian Heg is an American patriot in the truest sense. He was called to a higher purpose,
Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions it has taken against these entities. The actions are issued
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites organic food processors and producers to apply for reimbursement of costs related to organic certification through the USDA’s Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) through October 31, 2024. Farms and businesses that produce, process, or package
On Friday, May 31, the White House welcomed small business owners and local business leaders from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin for a dialogue with senior officials on the Biden-Harris Administration’s priorities to grow the U.S. economy, especially in communities that have too often been left behind, by supporting
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s 107 state-chartered credit unions continue to exhibit sound financial performance as of March 31, 2024, according to data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). At the end of the first quarter, total assets for Wisconsin’s state-chartered credit unions rose to $65.5 billion. This
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting applications for the 2024 Learn to Hunt Deer program at Sandhill Wildlife Area. Applications will be accepted through July 1, 2024. Sandhill’s Learn to Hunt workshops combine classroom instruction and hands-on field experience with a mentored hunt on thousands
WISCONSIN – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin met privately with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to make a final pitch for Wisconsin to be selected for funding for the state’s Biohealth Tech Hub, potentially unlocking up to $75 million to help grow the state’s personalized medicine and biohealth sector – spurring innovation, growing
Minocqua – Congressmen Tom Tiffany (WI-07), collected over 3,800 nomination signatures, more than 2,800 over the minimum needed to appear on the November ballot. This was the highest amount of nomination signatures collected by a candidate seeking a congressional office in Wisconsin. “The citizens of Northern and Western Wisconsin are
Waukesha County District Attorney candidate Lesli Boese released the following statement on Mike Thurston’s history of donations to Milwaukee DA John Chisholm: Waukesha County residents have seen how soft-on-crime policies are failing Milwaukee, and they expect us to hold people accountable for their actions in order to keep our community
Imagine I sue a school district for refusing to provide copies of records. Do I have to prove I’m entitled to them, or does the district have to prove it can withhold them?
Thirteen years ago, 2011 Act 10 was signed into law. At that time there was much angst and opposition to this legislation. Without reform, Wisconsin was headed for a $3 billion annual budget deficit. Since then, labor relations in Wisconsin have moved forward in a positive direction and Wisconsin’s Budgets have reflected fiscal responsibility.
Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley should be terminated over the district’s failure to submit financial reports to the state, but the repercussions should not end there.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that after 20 years of limited harvest, Escanaba Lake in the Northern Highland Fishery Research Area will have an open walleye season this year starting on Saturday, June 8. From 2003 through 2022, walleye harvest on Escanaba Lake was rare due
Blaska promised to smell the roses. That day came this morning when The Lovely Lisa placed in a slender silver vase (“vahse”) a single pink rose right where your irascible bloggeur could not miss it — that being in front of his battered computer keyboard. Beautiful: the rose, the thought, the wife, my life! Now for today’s angry rant.
On the evening of February 15, 2023, Stephen Fleck was walking his dog on Schroeder Road on Madison’s Southwest Side. The father of five and Marine Corps veteran, “Steve was known for his towering height, quick wit, intelligent dialogue, lyrical writing, intricate art, philosopher’s mind, and compassionate counselor heart,” according to his obituary.
For years some people in New York City who knew Donald Trump said that based on his lack of ethics in both business and his personal life he should not have sought the Republican Party nomination. Trump would not fare well, they said, with every aspect of his life under the microscope.
My name is Ed Delgado. I am an American. And I will be voting for Donald J. Trump for President of the United States of America this November. What we have seen today’s guilty verdict in the Trump trial should scare the hell out of every one of us.
Last weekend, Donald Trump spent his limited free time on the trail courting the gun lobby – delivering the keynote speech at the NRA’s annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. This is no surprise.