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All six of the delegation’s House Republicans voted to pass the initial version of the bill in May, and they largely expressed support for Johnson as he sought deeper cuts to federal spending as the Senate debated the measure. MADISON,
Art installations in Italy, Minnesota bring communities together Menomonie, Wis. – Two University of Wisconsin-Stout students – Allison Seanor and Megan McDowell – recently completed two murals, half a world apart. Their public installations celebrate how art brings communities together,
Bank executives have a relatively stable view of Wisconsin’s economy, despite ongoing uncertainty around tariffs and the national economic picture. That’s according to the Wisconsin Bankers Association’s Economic Conditions Survey of Wisconsin bank CEOs. It found 59% of respondents expect
Madison – Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) gave the following statement after the Assembly passed the 2025-2027 biennial state budget. Included was a provision of $9,100,000 for the creation of additional sound barriers along the I-894 and I-41 corridors. This builds on
TOP STORIES Wisconsin’s House GOP help push Trump’s spending bill to final passage… [218-214] final version of the president’s “big, beautiful bill” is projected to add hundreds of billions of dollars more to the federal deficit than what the House
Dianne Hesselbein and Senate Democrats proved critical in achieving major wins in a compromise deal. But overall, did Evers and Democrats press hard enough with newfound leverage?
In their latest attempt at micromanaging an institution for which their support ranks 44th among the 50 states, the budget contains a provision that requires faculty members to teach at least 24 credit hours per year, a number that is reduced to 12 credit hours for the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The child care crisis has been ongoing for several years and demonstrates market failure. The costs are too high for families, and providers struggle to keep their businesses open and pay fair wages.
Just in case anybody is still wondering why Wisconsin Republicans lose statewide elections all the time, look no further than the GOP’s legislative leadership for a quick explanation.
This funding was approved in the past. If it goes away, it would leave many in Wisconsin and across the nation without access to the critical services and educational programming public media provides.
The GOP-led Congress narrowly passed the “Big Beautiful Act”, to kneel before Trump on July 4th, sullying our sacred day.
When Frederick Douglass stood before a Rochester audience on July 5, 1852, and delivered his searing critique “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”, he exposed the fundamental contradiction at the heart of American democracy.
We must remind our fellow Americans why we are a great nation.
For a country that prides itself on innovation and reinvention, we sure do seem stuck in the past — clinging to systems that serve fewer and fewer of us, while demanding more and more.
Americans celebrating July 4 deserve a president who can both articulate what the Declaration of Independence means and govern according to its principles.
I contend that a chief quality of those who deserve citizenship is that they don’t take their citizenship for granted. They know their parents sacrificed much to make it happen. We are proud Americans. We belong here. And we deserve to stay.
DOGE disruptions, retirements and anticipated cuts threaten care for veterans.
The big picture: For every kid who enters MPS as a freshman each fall and goes on post-secondary education, there are at least two who do not, at least not in the year after high school ended.
Pritzker has long been a fierce Trump critic, and the billionaire governor of Illinois was unsparing in his initial post-election comments, warning against attacks on his state.
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All six of the delegation’s House Republicans voted to pass the initial version of the bill in May, and they largely expressed support for Johnson as he sought deeper cuts to federal spending as the Senate debated the measure. MADISON, Wis. — A Thursday report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel highlighted how Wisconsin’s Republican congressional
Art installations in Italy, Minnesota bring communities together Menomonie, Wis. – Two University of Wisconsin-Stout students – Allison Seanor and Megan McDowell – recently completed two murals, half a world apart. Their public installations celebrate how art brings communities together, creating vibrant and welcoming spaces. Seanor, an art education major
Bank executives have a relatively stable view of Wisconsin’s economy, despite ongoing uncertainty around tariffs and the national economic picture. That’s according to the Wisconsin Bankers Association’s Economic Conditions Survey of Wisconsin bank CEOs. It found 59% of respondents expect the state economy to stay the same over the next
Madison – Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) gave the following statement after the Assembly passed the 2025-2027 biennial state budget. Included was a provision of $9,100,000 for the creation of additional sound barriers along the I-894 and I-41 corridors. This builds on the 2023-2025 biennial budget that approved $7,000,000 to erect the
TOP STORIES Wisconsin’s House GOP help push Trump’s spending bill to final passage… [218-214] final version of the president’s “big, beautiful bill” is projected to add hundreds of billions of dollars more to the federal deficit than what the House originally passed in May and included steeper cuts to Medicaid
Dianne Hesselbein and Senate Democrats proved critical in achieving major wins in a compromise deal. But overall, did Evers and Democrats press hard enough with newfound leverage?
In their latest attempt at micromanaging an institution for which their support ranks 44th among the 50 states, the budget contains a provision that requires faculty members to teach at least 24 credit hours per year, a number that is reduced to 12 credit hours for the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The child care crisis has been ongoing for several years and demonstrates market failure. The costs are too high for families, and providers struggle to keep their businesses open and pay fair wages.
Just in case anybody is still wondering why Wisconsin Republicans lose statewide elections all the time, look no further than the GOP’s legislative leadership for a quick explanation.
This funding was approved in the past. If it goes away, it would leave many in Wisconsin and across the nation without access to the critical services and educational programming public media provides.
The GOP-led Congress narrowly passed the “Big Beautiful Act”, to kneel before Trump on July 4th, sullying our sacred day.
When Frederick Douglass stood before a Rochester audience on July 5, 1852, and delivered his searing critique “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”, he exposed the fundamental contradiction at the heart of American democracy.
We must remind our fellow Americans why we are a great nation.
For a country that prides itself on innovation and reinvention, we sure do seem stuck in the past — clinging to systems that serve fewer and fewer of us, while demanding more and more.
Americans celebrating July 4 deserve a president who can both articulate what the Declaration of Independence means and govern according to its principles.
I contend that a chief quality of those who deserve citizenship is that they don’t take their citizenship for granted. They know their parents sacrificed much to make it happen. We are proud Americans. We belong here. And we deserve to stay.
DOGE disruptions, retirements and anticipated cuts threaten care for veterans.
The big picture: For every kid who enters MPS as a freshman each fall and goes on post-secondary education, there are at least two who do not, at least not in the year after high school ended.
Pritzker has long been a fierce Trump critic, and the billionaire governor of Illinois was unsparing in his initial post-election comments, warning against attacks on his state.
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