MADISON-Jeff Wright, the grassroots candidate for Wisconsin schools superintendent, said Tuesday that lack of collaboration and transparency created the conditions for a new piece of legislation to reform testing policies at the Department of Public Instruction. Following is Wright’s statement regarding LRB 0976: “The changes in our state standards came at

MADISON, Wis. —  Last week, Wisconsin legislative Democrats launched their first series of bills during the new legislative session, including proposals to lower the cost of prescription drugs, expand tax credits for low-income renters and homeowners, and ensure that no child goes hungry at school. While Republican politicians in Madison fall back

Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove) and Representative Ryan Clancy (D-Milwaukee) co-chairs of the Transgender Parent and Non-Binary Advocacy Caucus (TPANAC) released the following statement on the barrage of anti-LGBTQIA+ Executive Orders issued yesterday by President Trump: “No matter how hateful, no executive order can erase years of progress, resilience and

Seed Grants support community health, workforce development, and health-focused research Milwaukee, Wis. – Jan. 21, 2025 – The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) will fund 66 new projects focused on improving health and advancing health equity in Wisconsin. The projects were selected for grants of up to $50,000 through a competitive application process. AHW’s Seed

Wisconsin joins multi-state coalition to defend Americans’ constitutional rights MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced Wisconsin is joining a coalition of states challenging an unconstitutional executive order issued yesterday that attempts to end citizenship for certain kids born in America, violating Americans’ constitutional rights to which all

Madison… Tuesday, State Senator John Jager (R-Watertown) released legislation for co-sponsorship to restore high academic standards for our K-12 testing protocols. The changes to the student performance standards have been widely panned across the state, including by former State Superintendent, Governor Tony Evers. “We need to reinstate our high academic

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), and his colleagues in releasing the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially banned Red No. 3 from foods, dietary supplements, and ingested medicines. The MAHA Caucus is a bicameral initiative that is

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) endorsed new legislation (LRB-0976) by Senator John Jagler (R-Watertown) and Representative Bob Wittke (R-Caledonia) to reverse the years-long process of lowering academic and performance standards by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). WILL believes these changes have been made to hide

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Lancaster is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes construction of the North Wilson watermain loop/County A extension as well as the

MADISON, Wis. — Extreme right-wing politician Brad Schimel is desperately trying to rebrand his soft on crime record, glossing over his abysmal history prosecuting sex crimes against children—including how he repeatedly handed out plea deals to child predators. “For Brad Schimel to claim that justice is his ‘mission’ is insulting to the

MADISON, Wis. — Susan Crawford, who built her career on partisan connections and causes, is going to extreme lengths to conceal her hyper-partisan ideology from Wisconsin voters. Crawford’s hollow attacks on Judge Brad Schimel – a former prosecutor for 25 years, Wisconsin’s previous “Top Cop,” and the only candidate in this race with

MADISON, Wisc. — On Tuesday, Brittany Kinser, candidate for DPI Superintendent released the following statement in response to a proposal being circulated for co-sponsorship by Representatives Robert Wittke (R-Racine), Todd Novak (R-Dodgeville) and Senator John Jagler (R-Watertown) to restore high standards to those set by Governor Tony Evers when he served

General Purpose Revenue (GPR) Collections Amounts in Thousands ($), rounded   Collections for Month Collections to Date Revenue Source FY24 FY25 % change FY24 FY25 % change         Individual Income          570,579      1,133,145 98.6%      4,013,427     &… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t

MADISON, Wis. — Experts from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will present the results of the Southwest Wisconsin Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), Deer and Predator Research Study at the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. in room G09 in the State

As a President is sworn in along with a new congress and state legislature, the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI) hopes that they will work to reduce the tax burden on all people, reduce the size and scope of government, return the power to individuals, and work for peace, as

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released the following statement in support of executive orders signed by President Donald J. Trump yesterday evening, ending long-standing, unconstitutional programs and policies of the federal government. Trump’s executive orders answered our call to action from last week proposing that he remove all

Madison, WI — Today, State Representative David Steffen (R-Howard) and State Senator Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) introduced a bill that will create a pathway for candidates who have suspended their campaign to prevent their name from appearing on Wisconsin ballots. The process would be available to independent candidates for president or

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to join DNR staff on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Fox Valley Technical College in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for the next meeting in a nine-part series focused on fisheries management in northeast Wisconsin. As part of a Spotlight Series that