Lead-Safe Schools, Get the Lead Out Coalition, Metcalfe Park Community Bridges: Call for MPS Facilities and Maintenance Director’s resignation following state order of noncompliance

Milwaukee, WI – Community groups are calling for the resignation of Sean Kane, Senior Director of Milwaukee Public Schools’ Facilities and Maintenance Services, after a state order found his department’s “noncompliance [with lead-safe remediation practices] has created a condition that is an unreasonable

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Michelle Bryant: Reality check: Taxes are necessary

“No new taxes” is a great slogan, but it is not a realistic way to govern. The reality is that infrastructure doesn’t fund itself, roads don’t repave themselves, and bridges don’t rebuild themselves. Taxpayers make that happen, one way or another.

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Ruth Conniff: Rays of sunshine as democracy is enveloped in darkness

Just before Sunshine Week, this week’s annual mid-March public education campaign celebrating the importance of open records and freedom of information, the Wisconsin Examiner proudly accepted the 2025 Media Openness Award from the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council for our reporters’ work forcing police department records into the open.

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Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin: Endorses Brittany Kinser for State Superintendent

MADISON, Wisconsin – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Wisconsin is endorsing Brittany Kinser for Wisconsin’s State Superintendent. “Wisconsin taxpayers are spending more than ever on K-12 education, and getting less return on that investment. The incumbent DPI superintendent’s solution is to dumb down test scores,” said Brad Austin, president

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Lead-Safe Schools, Get the Lead Out Coalition, Metcalfe Park Community Bridges: Call for MPS Facilities and Maintenance Director’s resignation following state order of noncompliance

Milwaukee, WI – Community groups are calling for the resignation of Sean Kane, Senior Director of Milwaukee Public Schools’ Facilities and Maintenance Services, after a state order found his department’s “noncompliance [with lead-safe remediation practices] has created a condition that is an unreasonable risk to the health and safety of the children and

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WisGOP: Calls out liberal court majority for playing politics

MADISON, Wis. — Today is a great day to ask Susan Crawford and her Democrat cronies why they are fear-mongering voters and playing politics with a decision her liberal friends could have addressed months ago. In fact the Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments on abortion law on November 12, 2024. The liberal politicians on the

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Michelle Bryant: Reality check: Taxes are necessary

“No new taxes” is a great slogan, but it is not a realistic way to govern. The reality is that infrastructure doesn’t fund itself, roads don’t repave themselves, and bridges don’t rebuild themselves. Taxpayers make that happen, one way or another.

Read More »

Ruth Conniff: Rays of sunshine as democracy is enveloped in darkness

Just before Sunshine Week, this week’s annual mid-March public education campaign celebrating the importance of open records and freedom of information, the Wisconsin Examiner proudly accepted the 2025 Media Openness Award from the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council for our reporters’ work forcing police department records into the open.

Read More »