Gov. Evers: WisDOT encourage eligible students to apply for financial assistance for drivers education 

Successful program received $12 million in continued funding as part of 2025-27 Biennial Budget signed by the governor   MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced that applications are now being accepted for Wisconsin’s Driver Education Grant Program. The program, funded by the 2025-27 biennial

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Visual effects executive calls for guardrails on AI

A visual effects executive says “there needs to be guardrails” on AI as the technology becomes increasingly skilled at producing high-quality images and animation. Scott Ross, who co-founded the Academy Award-winning studio Digital Domain Inc., discussed this topic during last

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Bill Kaplan: Wisconsin gets hit hard

The Wisconsin congressional delegation stood up as Wisconsinites asking FEMA for aid after terrible floods. Why not continue doing that?  Stop listening to Trump. Do your jobs. Listen to rural, urban and suburban working people.

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Gov. Evers: Wraps up statewide child care tour highlighting $8.7 million in first round of Child Care Bridge Payments to over 3,000 providers statewide

Payments to support over 3,000 child care providers statewide, the care of over 126,000 kids, help retain over 25,000 child care staff MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers wrapped up his statewide tour visiting child care providers across the state to highlight the first round of direct payments awarded to providers through the Child Care Bridge

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Gov. Evers: WisDOT encourage eligible students to apply for financial assistance for drivers education 

Successful program received $12 million in continued funding as part of 2025-27 Biennial Budget signed by the governor   MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced that applications are now being accepted for Wisconsin’s Driver Education Grant Program. The program, funded by the 2025-27 biennial budget signed into law by Gov. Evers… Please log in

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Visual effects executive calls for guardrails on AI

A visual effects executive says “there needs to be guardrails” on AI as the technology becomes increasingly skilled at producing high-quality images and animation. Scott Ross, who co-founded the Academy Award-winning studio Digital Domain Inc., discussed this topic during last week’s Forward Fest in Madison. Ross led Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light

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UW-Milwaukee: Students begin moving into residence halls on Tuesday

MILWAUKEE_More than 4,400 students are moving into University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee residence halls starting Tuesday, Aug. 26, ahead of the start of the 2025-26 school year. UWM Chancellor Thomas Gibson will be helping out and greeting students and families from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at Sandburg Hall, 3400 N. Maryland Ave.

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UW-Madison: Twilight Garden Tour Field Day celebrates agricultural innovation and honors Representative Chanz Green 

On Thursday, August 21, around 120 researchers, gardeners and community members, gathered as the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences hosted its annual Twilight Garden Tour Field Day at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station. Attendees experienced an evening filled with educational presentations, hands-on demonstrations and guided tours

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UW-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education: Professionals gain future-ready skills through new AI course offerings at UW-Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE, WI, Aug 25, 2025 — The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) School of Continuing Education is adding more offerings to its lineup of artificial intelligence (AI) courses, which are designed to help professionals develop the skills and knowledge required to navigate today’s fast-evolving AI landscape.  From marketing and product development to HR

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This image depicts inside the U.S. Capitol building. The ornate ceiling of the dome is shown, with a silhouette of a statue in the lower left portion of the image frame.

Bill Kaplan: Wisconsin gets hit hard

The Wisconsin congressional delegation stood up as Wisconsinites asking FEMA for aid after terrible floods. Why not continue doing that?  Stop listening to Trump. Do your jobs. Listen to rural, urban and suburban working people.

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Wisconsin Technology Council: How and where tariffs touch Wisconsin economy topic of Sept. 16 ‘WisPol’ luncheon

MADISON, Wis. — Join WisPolitics and the Wisconsin Technology Council on Tuesday, Sept. 16 for lunch and a panel discussion on if, how and where President Trump’s tariffs are affecting the Wisconsin economy. The panelists include Menzie Chinn, an economics professor in UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs who studies macroeconomic issues and policies;

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Common Ground Wisconsin: $1.5 million for Driver Education Grants released today

Common Ground Secured $6 Million in Perpetuity for Low-Income Students One year ago Common Ground (CG) celebrated the rollout of the Wisconsin Driver Education Grant Program.  Since then approximately 10,000 low-income high school students across the state have benefited from the program which pays for classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction..   “We are excited

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Gov. Evers: Wraps up statewide child care tour highlighting $8.7 million in first round of Child Care Bridge Payments to over 3,000 providers statewide

Payments to support over 3,000 child care providers statewide, the care of over 126,000 kids, help retain over 25,000 child care staff MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers wrapped up his statewide tour visiting child care providers across the state to highlight the first round of direct payments awarded to providers through the Child Care Bridge Payments Program. Funds… Please log in to access subscriber content.

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Sen. Drake: Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus announces statewide listening tour to create a Black policy agenda

MADISON- Yesterday on UpFront, Senator Drake announced the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus is launching a statewide listening tour. This comes following the passing of the biennial state budget and concerns shared by Black Wisconsinites. The members of the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus have released the following statement: “For decades Black Wisconsinites

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