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Work to improve US 18/151 between County G and WIS 69 in Verona, Dane County, is scheduled to begin on Monday March 17, 2025. Other improvements include adding auxiliary lanes between County G and WIS 69 and interchange improvements at
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss reaction to Trump’s tariffs, results of the Marquette University Law School Poll, the latest action on a major transmission line bill and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the latest in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel.
Door County is among spots where housing is beyond reach.
It’s not that wake boats are bad boats, they’re just inappropriate for Wisconsin’s glacial lakes with their defined shorelines.
Do not let the protesters’ noise drown out the voices of hardworking taxpayers. This is the message for President Trump and everyone who voted for him in November. I know it well.
Who would side with taking money from the nation’s poorest and give it to the rich? Why, all six of Wisconsin’s Republican House members, of course.
As Ron Paul put it so long ago: “Unless and until Congress asserts itself by limiting federal court jurisdiction, judges will continue to act as de facto lawmakers.”
On March 15, the Driftless Area Voters for Wisconsin (DAVFW) will host a local subject matter expert who will explain the intricacies of immigration law and what the rights are for those concerned about deportation. Topics to be covered include clarification of
MADISON, Wis. — Reporting from the Wisconsin Examiner yesterday highlighted new comments by extreme politician Brad Schimel who is once again bending the knee to Donald Trump while undermining our democracy and casting doubt on the 2020 election. According to the Wisconsin Examiner, Brad
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today appointed Phil Grassmann as Rusk County Sheriff. The appointment fills a vacancy being created by Sheriff Jeffery Wallace’s retirement. Grassmann will complete the remainder of the unexpired term that ends January 2027. “With more
2025-27 State Budget Brief Media ReleaseDownload… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
Democrats at a crowded Capitol hearing argued provisions in a GOP bill prohibiting school staff from referring to students by their preferred name and pronouns without parental permission would allow school boards to stand in the way of legal name changes.
Law Forward has filed notice with Madison and Dane County it intends to seek damages in a class action lawsuit over the 193 absentee ballots the city failed to include in its results for the November 2024 election.
MADISON, WI – After three days of silence, lobbyist Brittany Kinser finally responded to Donald Trump’s plan to shut down the U.S. Department of Education and rip $1 billion out of Wisconsin’s public schools. And her response? “It’s fine.” Not
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), and Maxwell Frost (FL-10), introduced the Protect Social Security and Medicare Act. Given that President Trump is laying the groundwork to gut Social Security and Medicare, this bill aims to
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare lizard, which may result from the Wisconsin Dells Public Works Facility project in Columbia County. Incidental take refers
State Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove) joined hundreds of parents, students, educators, advocates, clergy, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community in publicly condemning two bills targeting the LGBTQIA+ community and Trans and Nonbinary students at a public hearing on March
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers this week joined Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) CEO and Executive Director Elmer Moore Jr., local leaders, and project partners to celebrate the grand opening of The Derby Apartments. This new 70-unit, four-story,
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement after voting for cloture on the motion to concur for the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl (HALT) Act. “The HALT Fentanyl Act incorporates the permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, which I first introduced
Work to improve US 18/151 between County G and WIS 69 in Verona, Dane County, is scheduled to begin on Monday March 17, 2025. Other improvements include adding auxiliary lanes between County G and WIS 69 and interchange improvements at Verona Avenue and the WIS 69 interchange. Motorists can expect
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss reaction to Trump’s tariffs, results of the Marquette University Law School Poll, the latest action on a major transmission line bill and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the latest in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel.
Door County is among spots where housing is beyond reach.
It’s not that wake boats are bad boats, they’re just inappropriate for Wisconsin’s glacial lakes with their defined shorelines.
Do not let the protesters’ noise drown out the voices of hardworking taxpayers. This is the message for President Trump and everyone who voted for him in November. I know it well.
Who would side with taking money from the nation’s poorest and give it to the rich? Why, all six of Wisconsin’s Republican House members, of course.
As Ron Paul put it so long ago: “Unless and until Congress asserts itself by limiting federal court jurisdiction, judges will continue to act as de facto lawmakers.”
On March 15, the Driftless Area Voters for Wisconsin (DAVFW) will host a local subject matter expert who will explain the intricacies of immigration law and what the rights are for those concerned about deportation. Topics to be covered include clarification of the definitions of refugee, asylum seeker, undocumented immigrant, A-Number, and
MADISON, Wis. — Reporting from the Wisconsin Examiner yesterday highlighted new comments by extreme politician Brad Schimel who is once again bending the knee to Donald Trump while undermining our democracy and casting doubt on the 2020 election. According to the Wisconsin Examiner, Brad Schimel told a group of canvassers last weekend that he
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today appointed Phil Grassmann as Rusk County Sheriff. The appointment fills a vacancy being created by Sheriff Jeffery Wallace’s retirement. Grassmann will complete the remainder of the unexpired term that ends January 2027. “With more than 20 years of experience in law enforcement in the
2025-27 State Budget Brief Media ReleaseDownload… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
Democrats at a crowded Capitol hearing argued provisions in a GOP bill prohibiting school staff from referring to students by their preferred name and pronouns without parental permission would allow school boards to stand in the way of legal name changes.
Law Forward has filed notice with Madison and Dane County it intends to seek damages in a class action lawsuit over the 193 absentee ballots the city failed to include in its results for the November 2024 election.
MADISON, WI – After three days of silence, lobbyist Brittany Kinser finally responded to Donald Trump’s plan to shut down the U.S. Department of Education and rip $1 billion out of Wisconsin’s public schools. And her response? “It’s fine.” Not one negative word about Trump…Not one word of concern for
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), and Maxwell Frost (FL-10), introduced the Protect Social Security and Medicare Act. Given that President Trump is laying the groundwork to gut Social Security and Medicare, this bill aims to prevent House Republicans from cutting these programs by raising the
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare lizard, which may result from the Wisconsin Dells Public Works Facility project in Columbia County. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals
State Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove) joined hundreds of parents, students, educators, advocates, clergy, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community in publicly condemning two bills targeting the LGBTQIA+ community and Trans and Nonbinary students at a public hearing on March 6, 2025. Assembly Bill 100 would ban certain transgender student-athletes
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers this week joined Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) CEO and Executive Director Elmer Moore Jr., local leaders, and project partners to celebrate the grand opening of The Derby Apartments. This new 70-unit, four-story, affordable housing development in Madison received $1 million in funding
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement after voting for cloture on the motion to concur for the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl (HALT) Act. “The HALT Fentanyl Act incorporates the permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, which I first introduced in 2017 in the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogue… Please log