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Milwaukee, WI – Democratic candidate for governor Joel Brennan is calling for an immediate 30-day gas tax holiday to keep more money in Wisconsin families’ pockets as gas prices hit a four-year high and experts warn prices could surge even higher
Menomonie, Wis. – With the rapid increase in the use of GLP-1 weight management and metabolic health medications, such as Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro, food manufacturing companies are influenced to think about new product development for consumers with reduced appetite,
MADISON, WI – News today of State Senator Andre Jacque’s retirement marks the sixth high-profile Republican Senate caucus retirement since the beginning of the year. At the beginning of 2026, Wisconsin Republicans had 12 members of the Senate up for reelection; in recent
MADISON – Today, Congressman Mark Pocan announced his endorsement of Judge Pedro Colón to be Wisconsin’s next Supreme Court justice. “Pedro Colón has spent his career as a bold, principled leader who has never shied away from standing up for
MILWAUKEE – Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court sided with a claim from a group of non-black Louisiana voters that their state’s second-majority black district was unconstitutional and intentionally discriminatory despite Black Americans making up one third of their state’s population.
The Universities of Wisconsin are far too important to Wisconsin to allow for governance that does not meet the standards articulated above. A functioning Board of Regents is essential for the UW System.
State utility regulators recently moved in the right direction when they rejected a proposal to have ratepayers share the costs of data center power plants.
These companies can afford to pay sales taxes like everybody else.
Evers’ veto of AB 24 sends the wrong message at the wrong time. It signals a retreat from cooperation with federal law enforcement, a disregard for policies aimed at removing dangerous individuals from our communities, and a willingness to tolerate disruptions that ultimately harm Wisconsin families.
On Friday, May 1, labor unions and immigrants rights groups are coming together to organize mass walkouts in more than 3,000 cities across the U.S. “No work. No school. No shopping” is the tag line for the national campaign, joined in Wisconsin by Madison Teachers Inc., the Southcentral Federation of Labor, and myriad civic groups.
A Day Without Immigrants on Friday May 1 will make a national statement that immigrants and their allies are vital parts of America and our economy. It will build community when that is desperately needed.
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Milwaukee, WI – Democratic candidate for governor Joel Brennan is calling for an immediate 30-day gas tax holiday to keep more money in Wisconsin families’ pockets as gas prices hit a four-year high and experts warn prices could surge even higher in the days ahead. Brennan proposes using money from the
Menomonie, Wis. – With the rapid increase in the use of GLP-1 weight management and metabolic health medications, such as Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro, food manufacturing companies are influenced to think about new product development for consumers with reduced appetite, early satiety, gastrointestinal discomfort and other related nutrition challenges. To
MADISON, WI – News today of State Senator Andre Jacque’s retirement marks the sixth high-profile Republican Senate caucus retirement since the beginning of the year. At the beginning of 2026, Wisconsin Republicans had 12 members of the Senate up for reelection; in recent months, that number has been cut in half due to
MADISON – Today, Congressman Mark Pocan announced his endorsement of Judge Pedro Colón to be Wisconsin’s next Supreme Court justice. “Pedro Colón has spent his career as a bold, principled leader who has never shied away from standing up for our state Constitution when it mattered most, even when it
MILWAUKEE – Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court sided with a claim from a group of non-black Louisiana voters that their state’s second-majority black district was unconstitutional and intentionally discriminatory despite Black Americans making up one third of their state’s population. This ruling drastically undermines Section 2 of the Voting Rights
The Universities of Wisconsin are far too important to Wisconsin to allow for governance that does not meet the standards articulated above. A functioning Board of Regents is essential for the UW System.
State utility regulators recently moved in the right direction when they rejected a proposal to have ratepayers share the costs of data center power plants.
These companies can afford to pay sales taxes like everybody else.
Evers’ veto of AB 24 sends the wrong message at the wrong time. It signals a retreat from cooperation with federal law enforcement, a disregard for policies aimed at removing dangerous individuals from our communities, and a willingness to tolerate disruptions that ultimately harm Wisconsin families.
On Friday, May 1, labor unions and immigrants rights groups are coming together to organize mass walkouts in more than 3,000 cities across the U.S. “No work. No school. No shopping” is the tag line for the national campaign, joined in Wisconsin by Madison Teachers Inc., the Southcentral Federation of Labor, and myriad civic groups.
A Day Without Immigrants on Friday May 1 will make a national statement that immigrants and their allies are vital parts of America and our economy. It will build community when that is desperately needed.
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