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Congressman Derrick Van Orden hosted a roundtable in Eau Claire with local small business owners to discuss the commonsense results delivered in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Derrick Van Orden helped pass the One Big Beautiful Bill which lowers taxes, creates jobs,
MADISON, Wis. — Today, a new report revealed that Justice Rebecca Bradley took over $50k from conservative groups to vacation across the country. Justice Bradley, has traveled to places such as Hawaii and Alaska on the dime of right-wing groups and legal centers.
Madison, WI – Today, Senator Brad Pfaff (D – Onalaska) and Representative Jenna Jacobson (D – Oregon) introduced legislation to create a back-to-school sales tax holiday, aiming to ease some of the cost burden facing families as they purchase clothing and
August 18, 2025 (New York, NY) – JewBelong, a national nonprofit organization that fights antisemitism and makes Judaism accessible, is launching a new billboard campaign near the University of Wisconsin-Madison this week, just in time for the August 28th football season
MILWAUKEE_ The City of Milwaukee will be recognized with the Paving the Pathways to Success Award by M³ (pronounced “M-Cubed”) for its outstanding commitment to preparing Wisconsin’s future workforce through innovative work-based learning initiatives. M³ partners University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area
Evers Administration ensures providers see no gaps in funding after Child Care Counts MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF), today announced that more than 3,100 child care providers across the state received a total of $8.7
County urges residents to call 211 in final push for FEMA aid Waukesha, WI – Monday, August 18, 2025, Waukesha County continues to partner with local communities to drive flood recovery. The Emergency Operations Center remains active, coordinating with public safety
MADISON, Wis. — On Friday, a new report detailed a conflict of interest in the investigation of Wausau Mayo Doung Diny, who removed an absentee ballot drop box last September. Fond Du Lac District Attorney Eric Toney, who is eyeing a 2026 run for
WISCONSIN – President Trump stated this morning that he would be signing executive orders in advance of the 2026 midterm elections targeting mail-in ballots and voting machines in an effort to “bring honesty back” to elections. Elections are administered at the
MADISON, Wis. — Rebecca Bradley, the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s most vitriolic and extreme justice, doesn’t just carry the right-wing’s ideological water on the bench, she also takes a lot of vacations on their dime. As detailed in a news report today, since
Vulnerable Republican Derrick Van Orden is once again facing blowback from Wisconsinites after he voted to gut Medicaid and SNAP. In a new opinion piece, a WI-03 voter and small business owner tells the story of how her family relied
The legislation was a priority for out-of-state delivery corporations, which seek to classify workers as “independent contractors” to get around labor law protections.
We must reclaim our identity, not as Republicans or Democrats, not as coastal elites or flyover country, but as Americans. We must stop letting people who utilize large platforms, but face no accountability, define us.
MILWAUKEE, WI, Aug 18, 2025 — The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) School of Continuing Education is once again offering its highly successful test prep course for human resources professionals seeking SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) credentials.
We should build on the Trump administration’s border security successes and pair them with innovative, safeguarding labor policies.
Ukrainians die as Russia’s murderous aggression continues. Putin and Trump got a photo op. The summit concluded with no deal, and brief, vacuous statements by Putin and Trump.
Sometimes, enough is enough!
MILWAUKEE — Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Teacher Fellowship and Principal Leadership awards, honoring exceptional Wisconsin PK–12 educators and school leaders. Nominations can be submitted online at KohlEducation.org. Each award recipient receives $6,000, and
By abandoning the Post or the Times, or even the Wall Street Journal, with its strong news reporting, you hurt skilled professional reporters who spend their days ferreting out facts on which the nighttime spin merchants rely.
Trump’s actions are not just political; they are a social and psychological assault that reverberates in Black communities of every class.
Congressman Derrick Van Orden hosted a roundtable in Eau Claire with local small business owners to discuss the commonsense results delivered in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Derrick Van Orden helped pass the One Big Beautiful Bill which lowers taxes, creates jobs, bolsters benefits that hardworking Wisconsinites rely on, and makes Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Today, a new report revealed that Justice Rebecca Bradley took over $50k from conservative groups to vacation across the country. Justice Bradley, has traveled to places such as Hawaii and Alaska on the dime of right-wing groups and legal centers. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Bice: Justice Bradley has taken $52K in judicial junkets to
Madison, WI – Today, Senator Brad Pfaff (D – Onalaska) and Representative Jenna Jacobson (D – Oregon) introduced legislation to create a back-to-school sales tax holiday, aiming to ease some of the cost burden facing families as they purchase clothing and school supplies for the school year. Senator Brad Pfaff released the following
August 18, 2025 (New York, NY) – JewBelong, a national nonprofit organization that fights antisemitism and makes Judaism accessible, is launching a new billboard campaign near the University of Wisconsin-Madison this week, just in time for the August 28th football season opener against Miami of Ohio. Two billboards will go up
MILWAUKEE_ The City of Milwaukee will be recognized with the Paving the Pathways to Success Award by M³ (pronounced “M-Cubed”) for its outstanding commitment to preparing Wisconsin’s future workforce through innovative work-based learning initiatives. M³ partners University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Technical College and Milwaukee Public Schools will present the award
Evers Administration ensures providers see no gaps in funding after Child Care Counts MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF), today announced that more than 3,100 child care providers across the state received a total of $8.7 million via the first payment of the Child Care Bridge
County urges residents to call 211 in final push for FEMA aid Waukesha, WI – Monday, August 18, 2025, Waukesha County continues to partner with local communities to drive flood recovery. The Emergency Operations Center remains active, coordinating with public safety and public works staff to keep residents safe and speed
MADISON, Wis. — On Friday, a new report detailed a conflict of interest in the investigation of Wausau Mayo Doung Diny, who removed an absentee ballot drop box last September. Fond Du Lac District Attorney Eric Toney, who is eyeing a 2026 run for Attorney General, was appointed as a special prosecutor to the
WISCONSIN – President Trump stated this morning that he would be signing executive orders in advance of the 2026 midterm elections targeting mail-in ballots and voting machines in an effort to “bring honesty back” to elections. Elections are administered at the state level, and the federal government does not play a
MADISON, Wis. — Rebecca Bradley, the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s most vitriolic and extreme justice, doesn’t just carry the right-wing’s ideological water on the bench, she also takes a lot of vacations on their dime. As detailed in a news report today, since getting her political crony appointment to the state high court,
Vulnerable Republican Derrick Van Orden is once again facing blowback from Wisconsinites after he voted to gut Medicaid and SNAP. In a new opinion piece, a WI-03 voter and small business owner tells the story of how her family relied on Medicaid and SNAP to make ends meet, slamming Van
The legislation was a priority for out-of-state delivery corporations, which seek to classify workers as “independent contractors” to get around labor law protections.
We must reclaim our identity, not as Republicans or Democrats, not as coastal elites or flyover country, but as Americans. We must stop letting people who utilize large platforms, but face no accountability, define us.
MILWAUKEE, WI, Aug 18, 2025 — The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) School of Continuing Education is once again offering its highly successful test prep course for human resources professionals seeking SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) credentials. Offered in partnership with The Society for Human Resource Management
We should build on the Trump administration’s border security successes and pair them with innovative, safeguarding labor policies.
Ukrainians die as Russia’s murderous aggression continues. Putin and Trump got a photo op. The summit concluded with no deal, and brief, vacuous statements by Putin and Trump.
Sometimes, enough is enough!
MILWAUKEE — Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Teacher Fellowship and Principal Leadership awards, honoring exceptional Wisconsin PK–12 educators and school leaders. Nominations can be submitted online at KohlEducation.org. Each award recipient receives $6,000, and their school will also receives a matching $6,000 grant. Principal
By abandoning the Post or the Times, or even the Wall Street Journal, with its strong news reporting, you hurt skilled professional reporters who spend their days ferreting out facts on which the nighttime spin merchants rely.
Trump’s actions are not just political; they are a social and psychological assault that reverberates in Black communities of every class.