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MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that Wisconsin has joined a coalition suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over unlawful new conditions placed on funding for federal sexual health education programs designed to
KAUKAUNA, WI – On Thursday, Americans for Prosperity—Wisconsin (AFP-WI) hosted a permitting reform roundtable highlighting the urgent need for Congress to modernize and streamline the federal permitting process and the impact of federal regulations on Wisconsin’s energy sector. The event featured
MILWAUKEE_Internationally acclaimed architects, educators and practitioners comprise the jury for the coveted 2025 Marcus Prize, awarded by the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning in partnership with the Marcus Corporation Foundation. Hans E. Butzer, Juhani Pallasmaa and Alex Timmer
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (WI DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission, and a coalition of 18 additional states took action to stop a charity fundraising operation alleged to have made false or deceptive claims to U.S. donors.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Republican Bill Berrien dropping out of the governor’s race, Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany launching his campaign for guv, Planned Parenthood halting abortions in Wisconsin, competing election bills from Dem and GOP Assembly lawmakers and more.
MADISON, Wis. — To mark World Contraception Day, State Rep. Lisa Subeck reintroduced The Right to Contraception Act during a roundtable event discussion with Wisconsinites who sounded the alarm about the need to protect Wisconsinites’ access to contraception. The event comes
JANESVILLE, WI (September 26, 2025) – Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) announced that the veterans Cemetery Grants Program (VCGP), has awarded a grant up to $931,500 to the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in
WISCONSIN – This week, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) made stops in Friendship, Weston, Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Mount Horeb highlighting the need to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax breaks that help 230,000 Wisconsinites afford their insurance. Unless Republicans act,
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to get outdoors and enjoy the state’s public lands Saturday, Sept. 27 in honor of National Public Lands Day. Established in 1994, National Public Lands Day places emphasis on volunteerism to protect
MADISON, Wis. – Law Forward’s President and General Counsel Jeff Mandell issued the following statement after the court-appointed referee published his report and recommendation, which accepts the Office of Lawyer Regulation’s settlement proposal of a three-year law license suspension for former
MADISON, Wis. — In response to GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Berrien dropping out of the race, WisDems spokesperson Philip Shulman released the following statement: “Bill Berrien is a lesson for all GOP candidates: if you don’t show complete and total loyalty to
Republican Bill Berrien dropped out of the governor’s race this afternoon, citing media reports detailing how he had followed sexually explicit social media accounts.
WHITEFISH BAY, Wisc. — On Friday, Bill Berrien, a former Navy SEAL and a manufacturing CEO, issued the following statement announcing his decision to end his campaign for Governor of Wisconsin. “After hunting down war criminals in Bosnia as a Navy
MADISON – Today, on World Contraception Day, Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) and Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) introduced the Right to Contraception Act. The bill would establish an individual’s statutory right to access, and a health care provider’s right to provide
MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced it would be forced to stop providing abortion services due to the GOP’s Big Ugly Bill. At the same time, Republican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany made it crystal clear that, if given the chance,
MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday,Wisconsin Soybean Association President Doug Rebout detailed the impact of the GOP’s tariff taxes on Wisconsin farmers. In the interview, Rebout explains that farmers are unable to sell soybeans to their largest buyer, China, as a direct result of
The state Supreme Court has ordered briefing in two lawsuits seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s congressional map, asking parties to weigh in on whether the justices should appoint circuit court judges to hear the challenges.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, gauge the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Panelists at a WisPolitics-State Affairs polling summit sought to debunk misconceptions about the rural voter and weighed in on President Donald Trump’s gains in rural Wisconsin last year. Pollsters Ryan Tyson, an expert on the Trump voter who has worked
MADISON — As previously announced, on Sat., Sept. 27, 2025, and Sat., Oct. 11, 2025, the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin will be flown at half-staff coinciding with the Final Alarm Ceremony and Silent Procession at the
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that Wisconsin has joined a coalition suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over unlawful new conditions placed on funding for federal sexual health education programs designed to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. The Trump administration
KAUKAUNA, WI – On Thursday, Americans for Prosperity—Wisconsin (AFP-WI) hosted a permitting reform roundtable highlighting the urgent need for Congress to modernize and streamline the federal permitting process and the impact of federal regulations on Wisconsin’s energy sector. The event featured Reps. Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Tony Wied (WI-08) alongside industry
MILWAUKEE_Internationally acclaimed architects, educators and practitioners comprise the jury for the coveted 2025 Marcus Prize, awarded by the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning in partnership with the Marcus Corporation Foundation. Hans E. Butzer, Juhani Pallasmaa and Alex Timmer will join David Marcus and Winifred Elysse Newman on this
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (WI DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission, and a coalition of 18 additional states took action to stop a charity fundraising operation alleged to have made false or deceptive claims to U.S. donors. Kars-R-Us.com, Inc. (Kars) and its operators, Michael Irwin and Lisa
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Republican Bill Berrien dropping out of the governor’s race, Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany launching his campaign for guv, Planned Parenthood halting abortions in Wisconsin, competing election bills from Dem and GOP Assembly lawmakers and more.
MADISON, Wis. — To mark World Contraception Day, State Rep. Lisa Subeck reintroduced The Right to Contraception Act during a roundtable event discussion with Wisconsinites who sounded the alarm about the need to protect Wisconsinites’ access to contraception. The event comes amid a coordinated campaign to undermine the right to contraception
JANESVILLE, WI (September 26, 2025) – Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) announced that the veterans Cemetery Grants Program (VCGP), has awarded a grant up to $931,500 to the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove. The grant will help fund the improvement of
WISCONSIN – This week, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) made stops in Friendship, Weston, Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Mount Horeb highlighting the need to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax breaks that help 230,000 Wisconsinites afford their insurance. Unless Republicans act, the ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits will expire at the
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to get outdoors and enjoy the state’s public lands Saturday, Sept. 27 in honor of National Public Lands Day. Established in 1994, National Public Lands Day places emphasis on volunteerism to protect and enhance our public lands. Each year, many groups and
MADISON, Wis. – Law Forward’s President and General Counsel Jeff Mandell issued the following statement after the court-appointed referee published his report and recommendation, which accepts the Office of Lawyer Regulation’s settlement proposal of a three-year law license suspension for former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman. It is now up to
MADISON, Wis. — In response to GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Berrien dropping out of the race, WisDems spokesperson Philip Shulman released the following statement: “Bill Berrien is a lesson for all GOP candidates: if you don’t show complete and total loyalty to Trump–past or present–then you better pack your bags and head
Republican Bill Berrien dropped out of the governor’s race this afternoon, citing media reports detailing how he had followed sexually explicit social media accounts.
WHITEFISH BAY, Wisc. — On Friday, Bill Berrien, a former Navy SEAL and a manufacturing CEO, issued the following statement announcing his decision to end his campaign for Governor of Wisconsin. “After hunting down war criminals in Bosnia as a Navy SEAL Platoon Leader, I had no idea that running for
MADISON – Today, on World Contraception Day, Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) and Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) introduced the Right to Contraception Act. The bill would establish an individual’s statutory right to access, and a health care provider’s right to provide contraceptives and information regarding contraception. The legislation would prohibit the
MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced it would be forced to stop providing abortion services due to the GOP’s Big Ugly Bill. At the same time, Republican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany made it crystal clear that, if given the chance, he would go even further in restricting abortion access in
MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday,Wisconsin Soybean Association President Doug Rebout detailed the impact of the GOP’s tariff taxes on Wisconsin farmers. In the interview, Rebout explains that farmers are unable to sell soybeans to their largest buyer, China, as a direct result of these tariffs. Despite the negative effects, GOP governor candidate Tom
The state Supreme Court has ordered briefing in two lawsuits seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s congressional map, asking parties to weigh in on whether the justices should appoint circuit court judges to hear the challenges.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, gauge the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Panelists at a WisPolitics-State Affairs polling summit sought to debunk misconceptions about the rural voter and weighed in on President Donald Trump’s gains in rural Wisconsin last year. Pollsters Ryan Tyson, an expert on the Trump voter who has worked for conservative groups, and Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles
MADISON — As previously announced, on Sat., Sept. 27, 2025, and Sat., Oct. 11, 2025, the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin will be flown at half-staff coinciding with the Final Alarm Ceremony and Silent Procession at the Wisconsin Fire & EMS Memorial Park in Wisconsin Rapids, which