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Outstanding and retired educator Bryan Albrecht, a three-time alum at UW-Stout, crossed the commencement stage once again on May 16 – not to receive an additional diploma, but as a guest speaker to address Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University’s Class of 2026. During three
MILWAUKEE – Following recent whistleblower allegations and public reporting regarding operations at Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) wastewater treatment facilities managed by Veolia, Milwaukee County Supervisors are calling for greater transparency, accountability, and independent oversight. The Supervisors issued the following joint statement, urging
Most Democratic gubernatorial candidates — along with presumptive Republican nominee Tom Tiffany — questioned the wisdom of the governor’s approach to the surplus specing deal.
We are not satisfied with what failed. We are not satisfied with what was on the table before it failed. We can and must do better for our children.
Evers’ partisanship leaving Wisconsin behind on education.
If there was a convention rallying cry, it was Don’t Let Wisconsin Become Minnesota.
Van Orden and his team have spent the entire campaign season trying to remind voters who Cooke really is.
Fiscal frugality offers the starkest contrast between “self-proclaimed sewer socialists” versus real ones
Wisconsin’s approach is deliberate. Regulators, utilities, and consumer groups spent months getting this right because the public trust demands it. The data centers coming to Wisconsin will create jobs and expand the tax base. They should be welcome—and customers who were here long before them can be confident that they will not be stuck with an unwelcome bill.
Since graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2000, Mark Proksch has had several interesting jobs. He spent time as an office handyman. He was a drug company employee. He was employed as a substitute fourth grade science teacher.
A sign of our crazy times: It wasn’t even noteworthy when we learned during the bruhaha over the firing of Jay Rothman, the president of the Universities of Wisconsin, that the position’s market value is millions of dollars below that of a good college basketball player.
As a sheriff, my oath is to protect life and preserve public safety on our roads. Increasing truck size and weight not only threatens motorists, it imperils every deputy, EMS technician, and firefighter who responds to traffic accidents every day and night.
Brief pause didn’t help, nor does weak market for electric cars; private sector efforts outstrip government
The President of the United States is suing the IRS for billions of dollars, while simultaneously controlling the executive branch agencies responsible for defending and prosecuting the case.
No Wisconsin GOP member of Congress has protested Russian military aid to Iran, which is killing and wounding U.S. troops.
President Trump’s recent firing of all 22 members of the National Science Foundation board ignited the sort of institutional panic one normally associates with medieval villagers spotting a comet.
Washburn, WI – The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has won a partial stay from Wisconsin’s Iron County Circuit Court immediately halting some of Enbridge’s construction activities on the Line 5 reroute project. Following a packed court hearing last month, Judge John P. Anderson ruled that Enbridge must cease all wo… Please log
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of State Patrol is joining law enforcement agencies across the state in the national Click It or Ticket campaign from May 18-31. The annual campaign reminds drivers that seat belts save lives with focused
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society’s History Maker Space is launching a series of programs to mark America’s 250th anniversary. Highlights include a NEW “Democracy in Action” walking tour and a Gen Z–focused pizza party centered on civics, democracy
Madison, WI — Americans for Prosperity–Wisconsin (AFP–WI) congratulated Tom Tiffany after he secured the official endorsement for governor from the Wisconsin Republican Party at their convention over the weekend. Tom will now face off against one of the radical, far-left
Outstanding and retired educator Bryan Albrecht, a three-time alum at UW-Stout, crossed the commencement stage once again on May 16 – not to receive an additional diploma, but as a guest speaker to address Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University’s Class of 2026. During three commencement ceremonies, celebrating 1,067 graduates in Johnson Fieldhouse, Albrecht encouraged
MILWAUKEE – Following recent whistleblower allegations and public reporting regarding operations at Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) wastewater treatment facilities managed by Veolia, Milwaukee County Supervisors are calling for greater transparency, accountability, and independent oversight. The Supervisors issued the following joint statement, urging an indepe… Please log in to access subscriber content. If
Most Democratic gubernatorial candidates — along with presumptive Republican nominee Tom Tiffany — questioned the wisdom of the governor’s approach to the surplus specing deal.
We are not satisfied with what failed. We are not satisfied with what was on the table before it failed. We can and must do better for our children.
Evers’ partisanship leaving Wisconsin behind on education.
If there was a convention rallying cry, it was Don’t Let Wisconsin Become Minnesota.
Van Orden and his team have spent the entire campaign season trying to remind voters who Cooke really is.
Fiscal frugality offers the starkest contrast between “self-proclaimed sewer socialists” versus real ones
Wisconsin’s approach is deliberate. Regulators, utilities, and consumer groups spent months getting this right because the public trust demands it. The data centers coming to Wisconsin will create jobs and expand the tax base. They should be welcome—and customers who were here long before them can be confident that they will not be stuck with an unwelcome bill.
Since graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2000, Mark Proksch has had several interesting jobs. He spent time as an office handyman. He was a drug company employee. He was employed as a substitute fourth grade science teacher. He was elected to the town council in Lone Moose,
A sign of our crazy times: It wasn’t even noteworthy when we learned during the bruhaha over the firing of Jay Rothman, the president of the Universities of Wisconsin, that the position’s market value is millions of dollars below that of a good college basketball player.
As a sheriff, my oath is to protect life and preserve public safety on our roads. Increasing truck size and weight not only threatens motorists, it imperils every deputy, EMS technician, and firefighter who responds to traffic accidents every day and night.
Brief pause didn’t help, nor does weak market for electric cars; private sector efforts outstrip government
The President of the United States is suing the IRS for billions of dollars, while simultaneously controlling the executive branch agencies responsible for defending and prosecuting the case.
No Wisconsin GOP member of Congress has protested Russian military aid to Iran, which is killing and wounding U.S. troops.
President Trump’s recent firing of all 22 members of the National Science Foundation board ignited the sort of institutional panic one normally associates with medieval villagers spotting a comet.
Washburn, WI – The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has won a partial stay from Wisconsin’s Iron County Circuit Court immediately halting some of Enbridge’s construction activities on the Line 5 reroute project. Following a packed court hearing last month, Judge John P. Anderson ruled that Enbridge must cease all wo… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of State Patrol is joining law enforcement agencies across the state in the national Click It or Ticket campaign from May 18-31. The annual campaign reminds drivers that seat belts save lives with focused enforcement and education efforts to promote buckling up. “With an
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society’s History Maker Space is launching a series of programs to mark America’s 250th anniversary. Highlights include a NEW “Democracy in Action” walking tour and a Gen Z–focused pizza party centered on civics, democracy and history. The lineup also features a series of FREE
Madison, WI — Americans for Prosperity–Wisconsin (AFP–WI) congratulated Tom Tiffany after he secured the official endorsement for governor from the Wisconsin Republican Party at their convention over the weekend. Tom will now face off against one of the radical, far-left Democrats looking to succeed Gov. Tony Evers. Wisconsinites will have