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Madison — On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin will host “The 60th Anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act” at the State Capitol. We are also honoring the 50th Anniversary of Section 203, the 1975 amendment
The new budget signed by Gov. Tony Evers includes a workers’ compensation fee schedule for hospital charges — a compromise on an issue that for years has pitted the state’s business lobby against the health care industry. Scott Manley, executive
Trump admin has withheld $80 million from Wisconsin from funding signed into law by President Trump in March WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led 31 of her Senate colleagues in demanding the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ
Green Bay – The Neville Public Museum has been recognized by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) with the Award of Excellence for “Telling Our Stories: LGBTQ+ Voices of Northeast Wisconsin. Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay) is excited
EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – On Monday, Rebecca Cooke for Congress announced the endorsement of New Dem Action Fund, the political arm of the New Democrat Coalition focused on electing pragmatic leaders working to provide economic opportunity for their communities. “I’m grateful
Annual Trooper in a Truck campaign, July 14-18 Drivers on Wisconsin’s highways may notice something different next week– State Patrol troopers riding along with semitruck and bus drivers. It is all part of the annual Trooper in a Truck enforcement
TOP STORIES GOP propose requiring judges like Hannah Dugan to lose pay while suspendedThe circulated [Tomczyk-Sortwell-August] bill would require judges who are suspended to lose pay while probes are under way in cases of judicial misconduct. … because she was
For more than five decades, the Almanac of American Politics has set the standard for political reference books. In September, the Almanac will be publishing its 2026 edition, with more than 2,000 pages offering fully updated chapters on all 435 House members and their
In the early hours of July 3, in the shadow of Trump’s ‘beautiful bill,’ Wisconsin passed a budget that exemplifies what compromise looks like.
We all knew this day was coming—the day when the radical Wisconsin Supreme Court would transfer virtually all legislative prerogative to the state’s collectivist bureaucracy.
Whether you consider nuclear energy a green energy or not, it is gaining a lot of attention in Wisconsin.
The 3rd CD race will be the most important 2026 Wisconsin congressional election.
No one was more adept at beating his chest about how bad the One Big Beautiful Bill was than our own Ron Johnson.
If any of the seven Wisconsin Republican congressmen try to tell you that they are fiscal conservatives, tell them you no longer buy their story.
Hurricane Katrina was a defining period in American history. It’s devastation, particularly in African-American neighborhoods, exposed deep structural and racial inequities in disaster response policies. Two decades later, everything and nothing have changed.
I can forgive undergraduate excesses, but our expectation should be for a much higher standard from the highest levels of our government.
Restoring trust in local journalism isn’t just about fact-checking or fighting algorithms. It’s about rebuilding civic connection, making news feel worth people’s time and attention again.
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Madison — On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin will host “The 60th Anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act” at the State Capitol. We are also honoring the 50th Anniversary of Section 203, the 1975 amendment which expanded language access to ensure all citizens have the
The new budget signed by Gov. Tony Evers includes a workers’ compensation fee schedule for hospital charges — a compromise on an issue that for years has pitted the state’s business lobby against the health care industry. Scott Manley, executive vice president of government affairs for Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce,
Trump admin has withheld $80 million from Wisconsin from funding signed into law by President Trump in March WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led 31 of her Senate colleagues in demanding the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought and Education Secretary Linda McMahon immediately release the nearly
Green Bay – The Neville Public Museum has been recognized by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) with the Award of Excellence for “Telling Our Stories: LGBTQ+ Voices of Northeast Wisconsin. Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay) is excited to present the leadership and staff of the Neville Public
EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – On Monday, Rebecca Cooke for Congress announced the endorsement of New Dem Action Fund, the political arm of the New Democrat Coalition focused on electing pragmatic leaders working to provide economic opportunity for their communities. “I’m grateful to earn the support of the New Democratic Coalition Action
Annual Trooper in a Truck campaign, July 14-18 Drivers on Wisconsin’s highways may notice something different next week– State Patrol troopers riding along with semitruck and bus drivers. It is all part of the annual Trooper in a Truck enforcement and education initiative. Through a partnership with the Wisconsin Motor
TOP STORIES GOP propose requiring judges like Hannah Dugan to lose pay while suspendedThe circulated [Tomczyk-Sortwell-August] bill would require judges who are suspended to lose pay while probes are under way in cases of judicial misconduct. … because she was charged with obstruction of a federal agency and concealing a
For more than five decades, the Almanac of American Politics has set the standard for political reference books. In September, the Almanac will be publishing its 2026 edition, with more than 2,000 pages offering fully updated chapters on all 435 House members and their districts, all 100 senators, all 50 states and governors, and
In the early hours of July 3, in the shadow of Trump’s ‘beautiful bill,’ Wisconsin passed a budget that exemplifies what compromise looks like.
We all knew this day was coming—the day when the radical Wisconsin Supreme Court would transfer virtually all legislative prerogative to the state’s collectivist bureaucracy.
Whether you consider nuclear energy a green energy or not, it is gaining a lot of attention in Wisconsin.
The 3rd CD race will be the most important 2026 Wisconsin congressional election.
No one was more adept at beating his chest about how bad the One Big Beautiful Bill was than our own Ron Johnson.
If any of the seven Wisconsin Republican congressmen try to tell you that they are fiscal conservatives, tell them you no longer buy their story.
Hurricane Katrina was a defining period in American history. It’s devastation, particularly in African-American neighborhoods, exposed deep structural and racial inequities in disaster response policies. Two decades later, everything and nothing have changed.
I can forgive undergraduate excesses, but our expectation should be for a much higher standard from the highest levels of our government.
Restoring trust in local journalism isn’t just about fact-checking or fighting algorithms. It’s about rebuilding civic connection, making news feel worth people’s time and attention again.
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