Visit WisPolitics-State Affairs for premium content,
keyword notifications, bill tracking and more
MADISON, WI – Representative Benjamin Franklin today congratulated Robinson Inc. and The Lawton Standard Co., both based in De Pere, on being named finalists for the Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Award, recognizing their excellence, innovation, and lasting contributions to
MADISON – Today, State Senator Kelda Roys sent letter to the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation calling for an independent third-party investigation into the tragic murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota and for a suspension of ICE raids until our communities
MONROE COUNTY, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced a stipulated judgment against Spring Valley Holsteins, Inc., a medium-sized dairy farm in Norwalk, Wis., and its operator, Alan Ferries. The defendants agreed to pay $120,000 to resolve alleged violations
Madison, WI – Legislation authored by Rep. Paul Melotik (R-Grafton) and Sen. Rob Hutton (R- Brookfield) that would cut Wisconsin’s income tax on overtime pay received a public hearing Thursday before the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means at the
RAYMOND, Wis. – Today, on the heels of the US House’s bipartisan vote to extend ACA credits, ER nurse Mitchell Berman, slammed Congressman Bryan Steil for voting against it. “As an ER nurse, I see every day what happens when people
Madison, WI — State Representative David Steffen (R-Howard) issued the following statement in the absence of WisconsinEye coverage of legislative activity: “As our legislative activity resumed this week, the loss of WisconsinEye’s service to Wisconsin residents is being felt by
Madison, WI – On behalf of Common Cause and three Wisconsin voters, attorneys from Law Forward, the ACLU’s national Voting Rights Project, and the ACLU of Wisconsin filed a motion Thursday to intervene in the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission
The Milwaukee Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are voicing condemnation for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after graphic video footage showed an ICE agent shooting and killing Renee Good, a Minneapolis mother of three. Milwaukee’s Democratic Socialists stand in solidarity with
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds snowmobilers to be aware of unsafe ice and stay sober on the trails this season. “Ice conditions can be unpredictable with fluctuating temperatures, and with International Snowmobile Safety Week coming
DANE COUNTY – Dane County will award $3,926,399 in funding through a unique new program focused on preserving existing units of affordable housing across Dane County, Dane County Executive Melissa Agard announced today. It’s the fund’s first-ever round of awards,
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss property tax increases facing property owners and how Wisconsin legislators could address the issue. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Subsidization of nuclear energy in Wisconsin is about government favoring one industry over another.
More U.S.-built cargo ships would help revitalize the country’s industrial landscape.
A coal terminal in Superior will terminate its operations this year as cargo shippers are moving less tonnage via the Great Lakes.
Raising millions in charitable dollars while executives get rich.
The fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol this week offered yet another example — as if we needed more — of the continued attacks on American democracy, on the truth, on common decency, embodied by one of the most despicable men to ever hold power in America.
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, was a solemn anniversary for Congress, five years to the day since a mob of President Donald Trump’s followers broke into the Capitol and savagely battled the police officers defending us, those trapped inside.
The threat to American democracy should be more than enough to mobilize every Democratic voter in the country. Every independent voter. Every Republican voter who grasps the necessity and urgency of our time.
A leader and an inspiration to the next generation
MADISON, Wis. — Republican Congressman and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany has once again voted to hike costs and take healthcare away from thousands of his constituents, a move that even some of his most extreme right-wing colleagues did not follow. Yesterday,
MADISON, WI – Representative Benjamin Franklin today congratulated Robinson Inc. and The Lawton Standard Co., both based in De Pere, on being named finalists for the Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Award, recognizing their excellence, innovation, and lasting contributions to Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector. “Robinson Inc. and The Lawton Standard Co.
MADISON – Today, State Senator Kelda Roys sent letter to the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation calling for an independent third-party investigation into the tragic murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota and for a suspension of ICE raids until our communities can be assured they are properly trained to obey our
MONROE COUNTY, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced a stipulated judgment against Spring Valley Holsteins, Inc., a medium-sized dairy farm in Norwalk, Wis., and its operator, Alan Ferries. The defendants agreed to pay $120,000 to resolve alleged violations related to a fish kill in Moore Creek and an
Madison, WI – Legislation authored by Rep. Paul Melotik (R-Grafton) and Sen. Rob Hutton (R- Brookfield) that would cut Wisconsin’s income tax on overtime pay received a public hearing Thursday before the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means at the State Capitol. Assembly Bill 461 creates a state income tax
RAYMOND, Wis. – Today, on the heels of the US House’s bipartisan vote to extend ACA credits, ER nurse Mitchell Berman, slammed Congressman Bryan Steil for voting against it. “As an ER nurse, I see every day what happens when people can’t afford the care they need. Bryan Steil wants Wisconsinites
Madison, WI — State Representative David Steffen (R-Howard) issued the following statement in the absence of WisconsinEye coverage of legislative activity: “As our legislative activity resumed this week, the loss of WisconsinEye’s service to Wisconsin residents is being felt by us all. While I’m confident this unfortunate situation will eventually
Madison, WI – On behalf of Common Cause and three Wisconsin voters, attorneys from Law Forward, the ACLU’s national Voting Rights Project, and the ACLU of Wisconsin filed a motion Thursday to intervene in the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) over its refusal to hand over confidential information about
The Milwaukee Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are voicing condemnation for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after graphic video footage showed an ICE agent shooting and killing Renee Good, a Minneapolis mother of three. Milwaukee’s Democratic Socialists stand in solidarity with all those oppressed by ICE—not just in Minneapolis, but here
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds snowmobilers to be aware of unsafe ice and stay sober on the trails this season. “Ice conditions can be unpredictable with fluctuating temperatures, and with International Snowmobile Safety Week coming up Jan. 10-18, we urge snowmobilers to be extra careful
DANE COUNTY – Dane County will award $3,926,399 in funding through a unique new program focused on preserving existing units of affordable housing across Dane County, Dane County Executive Melissa Agard announced today. It’s the fund’s first-ever round of awards, anticipated to preserve and/or rehabilitate 65 units of housing in
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss property tax increases facing property owners and how Wisconsin legislators could address the issue. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Subsidization of nuclear energy in Wisconsin is about government favoring one industry over another.
More U.S.-built cargo ships would help revitalize the country’s industrial landscape.
A coal terminal in Superior will terminate its operations this year as cargo shippers are moving less tonnage via the Great Lakes.
Raising millions in charitable dollars while executives get rich.
The fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol this week offered yet another example — as if we needed more — of the continued attacks on American democracy, on the truth, on common decency, embodied by one of the most despicable men to ever hold power in America.
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, was a solemn anniversary for Congress, five years to the day since a mob of President Donald Trump’s followers broke into the Capitol and savagely battled the police officers defending us, those trapped inside.
The threat to American democracy should be more than enough to mobilize every Democratic voter in the country. Every independent voter. Every Republican voter who grasps the necessity and urgency of our time.
A leader and an inspiration to the next generation
MADISON, Wis. — Republican Congressman and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany has once again voted to hike costs and take healthcare away from thousands of his constituents, a move that even some of his most extreme right-wing colleagues did not follow. Yesterday, Tiffany voted against a measure with bipartisan support to extend