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State Expects to Help 185,000 Households This Heating Season Madison, Wis. – Today, Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld announced that the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) has begun making payments, and that benefits are once again available for eligible Wisconsin residents needing
The mass shooting at Brown University today is a barbaric and unacceptable tragedy that once again exposes the nation’s inability to confront its epidemic of gun violence.
I have a simple question: If you can board a tanker, why do you need to sink/AKA “blow up/AKA “kill everybody” on fishing boats?
My program could hire Tom Brokaw or Walter Cronkite (if he was still alive) to teach broadcast journalism, and they would have no vote on which broadcast news classes we offer because they aren’t PhDs with tenure. Make that make sense.
Hats off to state Rep. Lisa Subeck and state Sens. Kelda Roys and Chris Larson for pushing back against the insane campaign to get Americans to shun vaccines.
In a few months, The Capital Times will encourage voters to elect progressives to local political office. We know this from bitter experience.
With its recent decision in Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, the US
Supreme Court has opened the door wide to partisan redistricting. What other
conclusion can be made?
When my dad passed away in 1966, our family lost their primary health insurance overnight. My name is Robert Nigh, and I’m a dairy farmer from Vernon County, and this is a story that has repeated itself through three generations of my family.
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“We do believe that voters are disenfranchised every time that we go to the polls without those fair maps, but I don’t know that it’s really realistic at this point to have those for the 2026 elections.”
MADISON, WI – Earlier today, at a public Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, at least 15 people, ranging in age from 10 to 87, were shot and killed during an antisemitic mass shooting, with dozens more critically injured. Senator Habush
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy herd in Dodge County. This is the first detection of HPAI in dairy cattle
In response to the terrorist attack on a Hanukkah festival in Australia, which left at least 11 dead, WisDems Jewish Caucus co-chairs Ann Jacobs and Dustin Klein, and WisDems Chair Devin Remiker, released the following statements: Ann Jacobs, WisDems Jewish
Madison, WI – Early Sunday morning, two shooters opened fire on hundreds of Jewish faithful gathered to celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah at Bondi Beach in Australia. Senator Bob Wirch (D-Pleasant Prairie) released the following statement regarding the shooting: “No one
State Expects to Help 185,000 Households This Heating Season Madison, Wis. – Today, Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld announced that the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) has begun making payments, and that benefits are once again available for eligible Wisconsin residents needing help with their energy bills. The heati… Please log in
The mass shooting at Brown University today is a barbaric and unacceptable tragedy that once again exposes the nation’s inability to confront its epidemic of gun violence.
I have a simple question: If you can board a tanker, why do you need to sink/AKA “blow up/AKA “kill everybody” on fishing boats?
My program could hire Tom Brokaw or Walter Cronkite (if he was still alive) to teach broadcast journalism, and they would have no vote on which broadcast news classes we offer because they aren’t PhDs with tenure. Make that make sense.
Hats off to state Rep. Lisa Subeck and state Sens. Kelda Roys and Chris Larson for pushing back against the insane campaign to get Americans to shun vaccines.
In a few months, The Capital Times will encourage voters to elect progressives to local political office. We know this from bitter experience.
With its recent decision in Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, the US
Supreme Court has opened the door wide to partisan redistricting. What other
conclusion can be made?
When my dad passed away in 1966, our family lost their primary health insurance overnight. My name is Robert Nigh, and I’m a dairy farmer from Vernon County, and this is a story that has repeated itself through three generations of my family.
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“We do believe that voters are disenfranchised every time that we go to the polls without those fair maps, but I don’t know that it’s really realistic at this point to have those for the 2026 elections.”
MADISON, WI – Earlier today, at a public Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, at least 15 people, ranging in age from 10 to 87, were shot and killed during an antisemitic mass shooting, with dozens more critically injured. Senator Habush Sinykin released the following statement regarding the incident: “Every person
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy herd in Dodge County. This is the first detection of HPAI in dairy cattle in Wisconsin. Samples were tested by the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic
In response to the terrorist attack on a Hanukkah festival in Australia, which left at least 11 dead, WisDems Jewish Caucus co-chairs Ann Jacobs and Dustin Klein, and WisDems Chair Devin Remiker, released the following statements: Ann Jacobs, WisDems Jewish Caucus Co-Chair: “Our Jewish family, across continents, prays for the
Madison, WI – Early Sunday morning, two shooters opened fire on hundreds of Jewish faithful gathered to celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah at Bondi Beach in Australia. Senator Bob Wirch (D-Pleasant Prairie) released the following statement regarding the shooting: “No one should have to fear for their life because of their