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As a doctor who has researched and used the hemp plant to help people, it would be a betrayal of Wisconsin’s consumers to take the only form of legal cannabis in Wisconsin and allow it to end or hand it over to an industry with no history, understanding or support of the plant.
MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced its 2025 Financial Summary of Wisconsin’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund which showed decreased tax rates for employers and an increased overall balance. The UI Trust Fund is the account that holds
Starting in 2027, Wisconsin families could become eligible to receive millions in new funds – at zero cost to the state – for all kinds of educational opportunities. The funds could be used for anything from tutoring to supplemental courses not offered in their school, to covering tuition at a private school. But there is one catch. A single person gets to decide whether Wisconsin families get to access those funds.
Until conservatives show up in the spring the way they show up in the fall for the likes of Donald Trump and Ron Johnson, our schools are going to be run by entitled elitists who want to enrich themselves all the while schools in our state are going to hell.
No finger to the wind. No telling people whatever they wanted to hear. Voters knew what they were getting. America could use more of that.
You might not know it from the sports rivalries between the Gophers and the Badgers, or the Vikings and the Packers, but Wisconsin has long cherished its relationship with its neighbor Minnesota.
Afghans served as translators and other support personnel during America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, the longest war by far in American history. They saved countless American lives during the mission, ultimately successful, to track down Osama bin Laden.
Madison, WI – Rep. Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) is excited to announce an upcoming “Coffee with Scott” on Thursday, February 26th from 8-9am at Waukesha Cafe House at 410 Wisconsin Ave, Waukesha, WI 53186. The event will be BYOC (Buy Your Own Coffee). Constituents interested
MADISON, Wis.—Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman has named Dr. Eric Wilcots as interim chancellor of UW-Madison effective May 17. Wilcots, currently Dean of the College of Letters & Science, the university’s largest college, will succeed Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin when she departs to become President of Columbia University. … Please
The following is a statement from Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes following last night’s vote by Tom Tiffany to continue killing Wisconsin jobs and spiking costs with reckless tariffs. In April, Tiffany was the deciding vote to stop Trump’s inflationary tariffs from being
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Senate Republicans are lining up behind a proposal that would solicit bids to operate a statewide public affairs network after the Assembly passed a bipartisan bill that would create an endowment for WisconsinEye.
MILWAUKEE — Alderperson and Secretary of State candidate JoCasta Zamarripa issued a statement today warning that Congressman Bryan Steil’s new voting bill — modeled on the federal “SAVE Act” — would strip countless eligible Wisconsinites of their right to vote
Milwaukee, Wis. – Ordering flowers for Valentine’s Day? Don’t procrastinate, or you may end up falling for a scam. BBB.org/ScamTracker has received numerous reports from shoppers who turned to online florists for last-minute orders. They paid for a beautiful arrangement but got disappointing flowers –
As a doctor who has researched and used the hemp plant to help people, it would be a betrayal of Wisconsin’s consumers to take the only form of legal cannabis in Wisconsin and allow it to end or hand it over to an industry with no history, understanding or support of the plant.
MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced its 2025 Financial Summary of Wisconsin’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund which showed decreased tax rates for employers and an increased overall balance. The UI Trust Fund is the account that holds Wisconsin employers’ state UI taxes which finance regular state UI
Starting in 2027, Wisconsin families could become eligible to receive millions in new funds – at zero cost to the state – for all kinds of educational opportunities. The funds could be used for anything from tutoring to supplemental courses not offered in their school, to covering tuition at a private school. But there is one catch. A single person gets to decide whether Wisconsin families get to access those funds.
Until conservatives show up in the spring the way they show up in the fall for the likes of Donald Trump and Ron Johnson, our schools are going to be run by entitled elitists who want to enrich themselves all the while schools in our state are going to hell.
No finger to the wind. No telling people whatever they wanted to hear. Voters knew what they were getting. America could use more of that.
You might not know it from the sports rivalries between the Gophers and the Badgers, or the Vikings and the Packers, but Wisconsin has long cherished its relationship with its neighbor Minnesota.
Afghans served as translators and other support personnel during America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, the longest war by far in American history. They saved countless American lives during the mission, ultimately successful, to track down Osama bin Laden.
Madison, WI – Rep. Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) is excited to announce an upcoming “Coffee with Scott” on Thursday, February 26th from 8-9am at Waukesha Cafe House at 410 Wisconsin Ave, Waukesha, WI 53186. The event will be BYOC (Buy Your Own Coffee). Constituents interested in conversing with Rep. Allen about any state government questions
MADISON, Wis.—Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman has named Dr. Eric Wilcots as interim chancellor of UW-Madison effective May 17. Wilcots, currently Dean of the College of Letters & Science, the university’s largest college, will succeed Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin when she departs to become President of Columbia University. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have
The following is a statement from Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes following last night’s vote by Tom Tiffany to continue killing Wisconsin jobs and spiking costs with reckless tariffs. In April, Tiffany was the deciding vote to stop Trump’s inflationary tariffs from being repealed by Congress: “As costs continue to rise for Wisconsin
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Senate Republicans are lining up behind a proposal that would solicit bids to operate a statewide public affairs network after the Assembly passed a bipartisan bill that would create an endowment for WisconsinEye.
MILWAUKEE — Alderperson and Secretary of State candidate JoCasta Zamarripa issued a statement today warning that Congressman Bryan Steil’s new voting bill — modeled on the federal “SAVE Act” — would strip countless eligible Wisconsinites of their right to vote while doing nothing to improve election security. “Republicans already claimed
Milwaukee, Wis. – Ordering flowers for Valentine’s Day? Don’t procrastinate, or you may end up falling for a scam. BBB.org/ScamTracker has received numerous reports from shoppers who turned to online florists for last-minute orders. They paid for a beautiful arrangement but got disappointing flowers – or nothing at all. How the scam works Unfortunately, you