WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. – Wisconsin’s cranberry growers are forecasting a 5.3-million-barrel harvest in 2025, according to the latest USDA National Agriculture Statistic Services (NASS) crop production report. If projections hold, Wisconsin will remain the largest cranberry producer in the world, expected to supply an estimated 65 percent of the nation’s

MADISON, Wis. — Did Rep. Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) get sign-off from state ethics regulators or other legal approval before paying himself thousands of dollars in campaign funds to help cover his housing costs? Based on a request made to his state legislative office by A Better Wisconsin Together under the state

EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – Today, the National Committee to Protect Social Security and Medicare PAC endorsed Rebecca Cooke for Congress in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District on the 90th anniversary of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act into law.  “Every senior in Western Wisconsin deserves the opportunity to retire

Milwaukee – (July 29, 2025) – The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Cancer Center’s inaugural Audaxity bike ride is uniting researchers, cancer patients and survivors, doctors, families, and the entire community in a bold mission to end cancer. Set for Sunday, August 17, 2025, at American Family Field, the event has already galvanized more than 800

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will award more than $6 million to local groups to protect and improve surface water. Interested and eligible organizations are encouraged to apply for a surface water grant. A pre-application must be submitted by Sept. 15 to compete

Madison—New data shows that transmission rates charged by American Transmission Company (ATC) have increased by 43% since 2019, far outpacing 27% CPI inflation. As these costs continue to climb, preserving and promoting competition is more important than ever to help control costs on utility bills. Most energy infrastructure projects and

Aug. 14, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Mayers, WisPolitics-State Affairs, mayers@wispolitics.com MADISON – An expert panel on Sept. 16 will examine how President Trump’s tariffs are affecting the Wisconsin economy. The moderated panel discussion will be part of a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson

The Employes’ Retirement System of the City of Milwaukee (Retirement System) was created in 1937 and is a cost-sharing, multiple-employer, defined-benefit pension plan with 29,223 members and a fiduciary net position of $6.0 billion as of December 31, 2024. The Retirement System is administered by a staff of 51 full-time equivalent positions. We provided an unmod… Please

The State Retiree Health Insurance program, which is one of the other postemployment benefits (OPEB) plans offered by the State of Wisconsin to eligible retirees, is administered by the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF). OPEB refers to the benefits, other than pensions, that a state or local government

MADISON, Wis. — On the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, and just weeks after Wisconsin’s Republican delegation in Congress voted to pass Trump’s budget bill that poses a serious threat to the program, A Better Wisconsin Together is calling on Wisconsin lawmakers to protect social security in the face of these