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“The arrest of Salah Sarsour is inexcusable. “The Trump administration used ICE to hunt down a legal resident of Milwaukee, ripping him away from his wife, children, and the community he’s lived in for over 32 years without any explanation.
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced the following information for Wisconsin’s labor market, reflecting January 2026 preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment – There were 3,017,400 people employed in Wisconsin, up 800
Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions
ISM Reports ICE Agents Detained Sarsour While Leaving His Home on Monday Milwaukee, WI – On Monday, according to the Islamic Society of Milwaukee (ISM), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers surrounded and detained ISM President Salah Sarsour while he
Hi, this is State Senator Eric Wimberger, representing Northeast Wisconsin in the 2nd Senate District. Legislative Republicans are leading the fight against PFAS contamination in Wisconsin. Last session, we worked with affected communities to pass comprehensive reforms, protections for victims,
The WISN-TV “UpFront” debate, produced in conjunction with WisPolitics, was originally scheduled for March 25. But it was postponed after Taylor was diagnosed with kidney stones.
MILWAUKEE – On the morning of Monday, March 30, 2026, more than ten federal agents surrounded and detained Salah Sarsour, the President of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee. Mr. Sarsour has been a community advocate for over three decades and is
Wisconsin families have paid $1,744 in tariff costs over the past year — and will pay even more in 2026 — as congressional Republicans refuse to act MADISON, Wis. — One year ago today, President Trump stood in the White
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive and gubernatorial candidate David Crowley released the following statement after federal agents followed, surrounded, and arrested a lawful permanent resident and Milwaukee community leader without explanation or justification: “What happened to Salah Sarsour is an affront
MADISON, Wis. — Despite her best efforts to mislead Wisconsinites about her far-right partisanship, no amount of political spin from Judge Maria Lazar in tonight’s Wisconsin Supreme Court debate can hide the fact she would bring an unpopular and radical right-wing
MADISON, Wis.—Today, the Universities of Wisconsin announced the selection of the 2026–2027 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars. The upcoming Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars (WTFS) participants include 23 faculty and instructors from 12 universities, nominated by Provosts for their excellence
Application Period Opens April 30 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will accept applications for the 2027 class of conservation wardens from April 30 through May 14. DNR conservation wardens are credentialed state law enforcement officers stationed
WI-08 Congressional Candidate and 20-Year Army Veteran Says Catastrophe Demands Honest Reckoning — Not a Sales Pitch GREEN BAY, Wis. — Last night’s presidential address on the Iran conflict offered Americans a performance rather than a plan. Lt. Colonel Rick Crosson
Wisconsin households have been feeling the sting of rising electricity bills, driven by colder winters and higher natural gas prices and the explosive growth of cloud computing and artificial intelligence threatens to drive prices higher.
A moratorium on the firing of humans because of artificial intelligence would create valuable space and time for lawmakers confronted with the reality of what’s known as the Collingridge dilemma.
It took fourteen months, a mountain of ignored requests, the retention of a respected public policy legal powerhouse and a formal intervention by the Wisconsin Attorney General to finally see more of the picture. But now that the Department of Public Instruction has been forced to open its books, the picture emerging is one of calculated stonewalling and staggering taxpayer expense.
The most important tip is to not be intimidated by the process: There are no magic words required to trigger your right to get records, and the law must be interpreted broadly in favor of access.
Whether or not the university formally adopts IHRA, the logic is already at work. And that logic is corrosive, because it places students — especially Palestinian, Arab, Muslim and allied students — in a position where their political speech is preemptively shadowed by suspicion.
When young Black boys see leaders, mentors and professionals who look like them, it changes what they believe is possible. Mentorship helps build confidence. It gives young people direction. And it reminds them that they are not alone.
MADISON, WI – Articles in the Wisconsin Independent, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and NBC News highlighted the epidemic of Republican retirements as legislators can no longer deny the coming Democratic wins across Wisconsin. Senators LeMahieu, Nass, Hutton, and Wanggaard have all announced their retirements rather than allowing
“The arrest of Salah Sarsour is inexcusable. “The Trump administration used ICE to hunt down a legal resident of Milwaukee, ripping him away from his wife, children, and the community he’s lived in for over 32 years without any explanation. “Nothing about Trump’s rogue police force makes us safer. This
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced the following information for Wisconsin’s labor market, reflecting January 2026 preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment – There were 3,017,400 people employed in Wisconsin, up 800 over the month and down 18,600 over the year. Labor
Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions it has taken against these entities. The actions are issued
ISM Reports ICE Agents Detained Sarsour While Leaving His Home on Monday Milwaukee, WI – On Monday, according to the Islamic Society of Milwaukee (ISM), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers surrounded and detained ISM President Salah Sarsour while he was leaving his home. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
Hi, this is State Senator Eric Wimberger, representing Northeast Wisconsin in the 2nd Senate District. Legislative Republicans are leading the fight against PFAS contamination in Wisconsin. Last session, we worked with affected communities to pass comprehensive reforms, protections for victims, and secure $125 million to help clean up the “forever
The WISN-TV “UpFront” debate, produced in conjunction with WisPolitics, was originally scheduled for March 25. But it was postponed after Taylor was diagnosed with kidney stones.
MILWAUKEE – On the morning of Monday, March 30, 2026, more than ten federal agents surrounded and detained Salah Sarsour, the President of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee. Mr. Sarsour has been a community advocate for over three decades and is a lawful permanent resident who has lived in the United
Wisconsin families have paid $1,744 in tariff costs over the past year — and will pay even more in 2026 — as congressional Republicans refuse to act MADISON, Wis. — One year ago today, President Trump stood in the White House Rose Garden and announced sweeping tariffs on goods from
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive and gubernatorial candidate David Crowley released the following statement after federal agents followed, surrounded, and arrested a lawful permanent resident and Milwaukee community leader without explanation or justification: “What happened to Salah Sarsour is an affront to everything Milwaukee stands for. A man who has called
MADISON, Wis. — Despite her best efforts to mislead Wisconsinites about her far-right partisanship, no amount of political spin from Judge Maria Lazar in tonight’s Wisconsin Supreme Court debate can hide the fact she would bring an unpopular and radical right-wing agenda to our state’s highest court. “No matter how much
MADISON, Wis.—Today, the Universities of Wisconsin announced the selection of the 2026–2027 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars. The upcoming Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars (WTFS) participants include 23 faculty and instructors from 12 universities, nominated by Provosts for their excellence in teaching and learning. The WTFS program provides UW faculty
Application Period Opens April 30 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will accept applications for the 2027 class of conservation wardens from April 30 through May 14. DNR conservation wardens are credentialed state law enforcement officers stationed statewide, serving rural and urban communities. They enforce laws critical
WI-08 Congressional Candidate and 20-Year Army Veteran Says Catastrophe Demands Honest Reckoning — Not a Sales Pitch GREEN BAY, Wis. — Last night’s presidential address on the Iran conflict offered Americans a performance rather than a plan. Lt. Colonel Rick Crosson (U.S. Army, Ret.), a 20-year military veteran and candidate for
Wisconsin households have been feeling the sting of rising electricity bills, driven by colder winters and higher natural gas prices and the explosive growth of cloud computing and artificial intelligence threatens to drive prices higher.
A moratorium on the firing of humans because of artificial intelligence would create valuable space and time for lawmakers confronted with the reality of what’s known as the Collingridge dilemma.
It took fourteen months, a mountain of ignored requests, the retention of a respected public policy legal powerhouse and a formal intervention by the Wisconsin Attorney General to finally see more of the picture. But now that the Department of Public Instruction has been forced to open its books, the picture emerging is one of calculated stonewalling and staggering taxpayer expense.
The most important tip is to not be intimidated by the process: There are no magic words required to trigger your right to get records, and the law must be interpreted broadly in favor of access.
Whether or not the university formally adopts IHRA, the logic is already at work. And that logic is corrosive, because it places students — especially Palestinian, Arab, Muslim and allied students — in a position where their political speech is preemptively shadowed by suspicion.
When young Black boys see leaders, mentors and professionals who look like them, it changes what they believe is possible. Mentorship helps build confidence. It gives young people direction. And it reminds them that they are not alone.
MADISON, WI – Articles in the Wisconsin Independent, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and NBC News highlighted the epidemic of Republican retirements as legislators can no longer deny the coming Democratic wins across Wisconsin. Senators LeMahieu, Nass, Hutton, and Wanggaard have all announced their retirements rather than allowing the voters to hold them accountable… Please log in to