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History proves that state officials in Madison cannot or will not fix prisons like Waupun.

School choice opponents resent parents having options and treat choice as if it were a threat.

It’s also the first time in the state’s history that constitutional amendments will be on an August primary ballot.

As a group, they are equally passionate and altruistic. This city is profoundly fortunate to have people like the Rev. Alex Gee and many, many others — young and old, men and women — who never seem to lose hope.

This is not the BRT I envisioned. Madison is financially devastated because Rhodes-Conway is mismanaging the bus system.

Everything hinges on a strong debate performance.

Companies that work with government agencies here in the United States should absolutely not be permitted to simultaneously work with some of America’s fiercest rivals. Conflicts of interest like these are unethical and downright appalling.
MILWAUKEE – Increased local security measures will be in place in the days leading up to, during and immediately following the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee July 15-18. Vehicular, public transportation and pedestrian impacts should be expected downtown in

EPA recently released its revised Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) Rule and to no surprise the agency surrendered to pushback from water utilities and local governments who objected to the EPA initial call for “an explicit prohibition on false or misleading information in water quality reports…”
MILWAUKEE – The Secret Service officially announced Friday its designation of the protest zones and “hard security zone” during the RNC. The ACLU of Wisconsin sued the City of Milwaukee earlier this month for severely restricting the First Amendment Rights of those
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[Milwaukee, WI] – Earlier today, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) was notified about an officer-involved shooting along I-43 North near Keefe Ave. Following a vehicle pursuit, shots were fired by law enforcement on scene, injuring multiple
Madison, WI – Today, Wisconsin Family Action (WFA) released its updated 2023-2024 Legislative Scorecard giving its assessment of how all thirty-three State Senators and all ninety-nine State Assembly Representatives did this past legislative session. The session began in early January 2023 and floor
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WASHINGTON, June 21, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden announced today that USDA is making available $25 million through the Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) Program to help local organizations, cooperatives and Tribes expand affordable, high-speed
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare frog, which may result from the Halverson Dam Abandonment Project in Iowa County. Incidental take refers to the unintentional
MADISON, Wis., June 20, 2024 — Clean Lakes Alliance is thrilled to announce that two partnered projects with the UW–Madison Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering have won two 2024 NCEES Engineering Education Awards, including the grand prize. The projects enlisted
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History proves that state officials in Madison cannot or will not fix prisons like Waupun.

School choice opponents resent parents having options and treat choice as if it were a threat.

It’s also the first time in the state’s history that constitutional amendments will be on an August primary ballot.

As a group, they are equally passionate and altruistic. This city is profoundly fortunate to have people like the Rev. Alex Gee and many, many others — young and old, men and women — who never seem to lose hope.

This is not the BRT I envisioned. Madison is financially devastated because Rhodes-Conway is mismanaging the bus system.

Everything hinges on a strong debate performance.

Companies that work with government agencies here in the United States should absolutely not be permitted to simultaneously work with some of America’s fiercest rivals. Conflicts of interest like these are unethical and downright appalling.
MILWAUKEE – Increased local security measures will be in place in the days leading up to, during and immediately following the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee July 15-18. Vehicular, public transportation and pedestrian impacts should be expected downtown in the areas around the Fiserv Forum, the Milwaukee Panther Arena

EPA recently released its revised Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) Rule and to no surprise the agency surrendered to pushback from water utilities and local governments who objected to the EPA initial call for “an explicit prohibition on false or misleading information in water quality reports…”
MILWAUKEE – The Secret Service officially announced Friday its designation of the protest zones and “hard security zone” during the RNC. The ACLU of Wisconsin sued the City of Milwaukee earlier this month for severely restricting the First Amendment Rights of those seeking to protest during the RNC, asserting that demonstrators are
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[Milwaukee, WI] – Earlier today, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) was notified about an officer-involved shooting along I-43 North near Keefe Ave. Following a vehicle pursuit, shots were fired by law enforcement on scene, injuring multiple passengers and resulting in the death of an unborn child.
Madison, WI – Today, Wisconsin Family Action (WFA) released its updated 2023-2024 Legislative Scorecard giving its assessment of how all thirty-three State Senators and all ninety-nine State Assembly Representatives did this past legislative session. The session began in early January 2023 and floor activity concluded in March of this year. “Within our mission,
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WASHINGTON, June 21, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden announced today that USDA is making available $25 million through the Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) Program to help local organizations, cooperatives and Tribes expand affordable, high-speed internet projects in rural communities. The Department will begin acce…
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare frog, which may result from the Halverson Dam Abandonment Project in Iowa County. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that
MADISON, Wis., June 20, 2024 — Clean Lakes Alliance is thrilled to announce that two partnered projects with the UW–Madison Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering have won two 2024 NCEES Engineering Education Awards, including the grand prize. The projects enlisted the help of Clean Lakes Alliance, a local nonprofit that
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