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WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced Wisconsin farmers and rural small business owners will receive more than $1.2 million in grants to make energy efficiency improvements, cut energy costs, and strengthen the resiliency of their operations. “Wisconsin farmers and
Milwaukee, WI – “As an alumnus of UW-Milwaukee and the state senator representing the campus, I am proud that Chancellor Mark Mone, UWM leadership, and student organizers were able to come to an agreement to end the protest encampment. This victory
MOUNT PLEASANT, WI MAY 12, 2024 — Local residents will speak during public comments during the Mount Pleasant Village Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, May 13th regarding a recent report in the media from the Wisconsin Examiner, which revealed that
Senate Republicans will meet tomorrow to try overriding Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes of bills that would provide a framework to spend $125 million to combat PFAS, provide $15 million to hospitals in the Chippewa Valley and require new post-election audits.
Madison, WI – The Senate will convene tomorrow to attempt to override vetoes by Governor Evers, including a veto on a bill that would help solve the teacher supply crisis. SB 917 tried to solve the teacher shortage with “teacher apprenticeships” –
Stoughton Trailers has broken ground on its new global headquarters project, which CEO and President Bob Wahlin hopes will help elevate Stoughton as a destination for young professionals and their families. The semitrailer manufacturer early last year announced its plans
The White House made clear that Microsoft’s $3.3 billion investment doesn’t stand alone: Wisconsin has been designated by the Biden administration as a Tech Hub and is also receiving billions of dollars for infrastructure.
Donald Trump’s campaign has vowed to overturn at least five of President Joe Biden’s major climate initiatives that have been hailed as the most bold in the nation’s history.
His forthcoming book, “The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools” is a chronicle of the explosion of school choice over the past few years — one that DeAngelis sees as having been set off by teachers unions’ antics arousing parents.
Students believe it is actually patriotic and ethical to be concerned about our taxes being used to support governments that oppress people and ethnically cleanse an indigenous population
By any measure, it is a sad, sad ending to more than 50 years of exemplary and affordable college education for high school graduates and returning adults.
Wisconsin leads the nation in registered events for today’s “Day Without Child Care.”
Over the past two years, the Vista Sands Solar Project has been diligently planning a state-of-the-art solar energy project in Portage County.
This whole thing is just insane, and yes, it’s election interference.
At least one firearm was stolen from a car every nine minutes on average in 2022, the most recent year for which data was available. That’s almost certainly an undercount, though, since there’s no federal law requiring people to report stolen guns and only one-third of states require a report.
Hospitals in Wisconsin provide upfront pricing notifications to patient.
MADISON, Wis. — Oral arguments begin today in a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court that seeks to once again allow voters in the Badger State to utilize secure ballot drop boxes to cast their votes. In 2022, the MAGA-controlled state Supreme Court banned most
GREEN BAY, Wis. (May 13, 2024) – TitletownTech, a venture capital firm formed out of a partnership between the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, is pleased to welcome Mike Gallagher to its team as Senior Strategic Advisor. With his extensive experience in national security, technology policy,
Dear UWM students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the greater community, Today is the fourteenth day of the encampment started on Mitchell Hall lawn by the UWM Popular University for Palestine Coalition. This encampment was launched to urge UW-Milwaukee to end
Milwaukee – On Sunday May 12th, the UWM Popular University for Palestine Coalition came to an agreement with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) that includes the university explicitly calling for a ceasefire, for the cessation of the genocide and scholasticide in Gaza
WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced Wisconsin farmers and rural small business owners will receive more than $1.2 million in grants to make energy efficiency improvements, cut energy costs, and strengthen the resiliency of their operations. “Wisconsin farmers and small businesses power our rural communities, creating jobs and economic
Milwaukee, WI – “As an alumnus of UW-Milwaukee and the state senator representing the campus, I am proud that Chancellor Mark Mone, UWM leadership, and student organizers were able to come to an agreement to end the protest encampment. This victory for student protestors was a testament to the peaceful, principled,
MOUNT PLEASANT, WI MAY 12, 2024 — Local residents will speak during public comments during the Mount Pleasant Village Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, May 13th regarding a recent report in the media from the Wisconsin Examiner, which revealed that a contractor hired by Village President David DeGroot had been
Senate Republicans will meet tomorrow to try overriding Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes of bills that would provide a framework to spend $125 million to combat PFAS, provide $15 million to hospitals in the Chippewa Valley and require new post-election audits.
Madison, WI – The Senate will convene tomorrow to attempt to override vetoes by Governor Evers, including a veto on a bill that would help solve the teacher supply crisis. SB 917 tried to solve the teacher shortage with “teacher apprenticeships” – a bipartisan solution used in 34 states – before Governor Evers vetoed
Stoughton Trailers has broken ground on its new global headquarters project, which CEO and President Bob Wahlin hopes will help elevate Stoughton as a destination for young professionals and their families. The semitrailer manufacturer early last year announced its plans for the new headquarters, replacing the office building it had
The White House made clear that Microsoft’s $3.3 billion investment doesn’t stand alone: Wisconsin has been designated by the Biden administration as a Tech Hub and is also receiving billions of dollars for infrastructure.
Donald Trump’s campaign has vowed to overturn at least five of President Joe Biden’s major climate initiatives that have been hailed as the most bold in the nation’s history.
His forthcoming book, “The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools” is a chronicle of the explosion of school choice over the past few years — one that DeAngelis sees as having been set off by teachers unions’ antics arousing parents.
Students believe it is actually patriotic and ethical to be concerned about our taxes being used to support governments that oppress people and ethnically cleanse an indigenous population
By any measure, it is a sad, sad ending to more than 50 years of exemplary and affordable college education for high school graduates and returning adults.
Wisconsin leads the nation in registered events for today’s “Day Without Child Care.”
Over the past two years, the Vista Sands Solar Project has been diligently planning a state-of-the-art solar energy project in Portage County.
This whole thing is just insane, and yes, it’s election interference.
At least one firearm was stolen from a car every nine minutes on average in 2022, the most recent year for which data was available. That’s almost certainly an undercount, though, since there’s no federal law requiring people to report stolen guns and only one-third of states require a report.
Hospitals in Wisconsin provide upfront pricing notifications to patient.
MADISON, Wis. — Oral arguments begin today in a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court that seeks to once again allow voters in the Badger State to utilize secure ballot drop boxes to cast their votes. In 2022, the MAGA-controlled state Supreme Court banned most use of ballot drop boxes, a ruling that created severe
GREEN BAY, Wis. (May 13, 2024) – TitletownTech, a venture capital firm formed out of a partnership between the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, is pleased to welcome Mike Gallagher to its team as Senior Strategic Advisor. With his extensive experience in national security, technology policy, and public service, Congressman Gallagher is uniquely positioned to support
Dear UWM students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the greater community, Today is the fourteenth day of the encampment started on Mitchell Hall lawn by the UWM Popular University for Palestine Coalition. This encampment was launched to urge UW-Milwaukee to end its complicity in Israel’s ongoing genocide and occupation of Gaza
Milwaukee – On Sunday May 12th, the UWM Popular University for Palestine Coalition came to an agreement with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) that includes the university explicitly calling for a ceasefire, for the cessation of the genocide and scholasticide in Gaza and to work with the UWM Foundation towards divestment. On