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Ninety years ago, too many people under increasingly autocratic rule stopped caring about the truth.
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Ninety years ago, too many people under increasingly autocratic rule stopped caring about the truth.
WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Susan Crawford has a troubling record of denying prosecutors recommendations and providing weak sentences to dangerous criminals. As Democrats’ handpicked pawn for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Susan Crawford’s allies in the media consistently run to her defense and gloss
MADISON, Wis. – Today, Gov. Tony Evers announced the appointment of Gary Besaw to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Board, effective February 24, 2025. Gary will service as a Consumer Representative to serve a term
MADISON, Wis. — After weeks of sowing chaos across the country and throughout the state by firing air traffic controllers, cutting rape crisis centers, and attacking Social Security, out-of-touch billionaire Elon Musk has set his his sights on the Wisconsin Supreme Court
From the economic impacts of federal firings, to Wisconsinites on Medicaid at risk of losing their health care, to threats of the Trump Tax on Wisconsin’s economy, Donald Trump has been a disaster for Wisconsinites Today, ahead of Trump’s address
Governor’s budget proposes Wisconsin to become the first state to audit health insurance companies, lowers out-of-pocket healthcare costs, aims to reduce appointment wait times and enable Wisconsinites to get healthcare closer to home, and expands access to affordable healthcare statewide,
MILWAUKEE — Chorus Community Health Plans (CCHP), an affiliate of Children’s Wisconsin, recently announced a new partnership with Network Health starting next year. Network Health will become CCHP’s sole Third-Party Administrator (TPA) and will provide customer service and claims administration services for all
Committed to Providing Comprehensive Care for Rural Communities SHAWANO, Wis. – ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program honors outstanding
MADISON, Wis. – Daylight saving time starts this weekend, when clocks are set forward one hour, and while that is potentially good news because of the extra light in the evening, it means losing an hour of sleep. Most people
As promised, US President Donald Trump has imposed his Draconian, irrational tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, thereby imposing the largest tax increase on Americans in decades. Despite assurances of the administration, tariffs are taxes that are not paid for

Former conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman has rebuffed several attempts by the Office of Lawyer Regulation to take his deposition in the discipline case against him, raising concerns some of the allegations could lead to criminal charges.
MADISON, Wis. – Brad Schimel has always put his own extreme agenda ahead of Wisconsin families, and today, Judge Susan Crawford’s campaign for the Wisconsin Supreme Court released a new TV ad, titled ‘Diabetes,’ exposing his effort to strip health
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (March 3, 2025) — Ethan Beswick, who has extensive background in both corporate and aviation law, has been named General Counsel for the Experimental Aircraft Association. A graduate of Hope College in Michigan and
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has issued a statement upon receiving notice that the Village of Slinger has withdrawn enforcement of its unconstitutional sign ordinances. WILL warned the Village last week that it was preparing
MADISON, WI – March 3, 2025 – In the company’s first expansion outside Wisconsin, Civic Media, is acquiring WELY-FM 94.5 FM and WELY 1450 AM in Ely, Minnesota from Zoe Communications. The stations have been silent since late 2022 but Civic Media plans
MADISON, Wis. — While decriminalizing fentanyl would scare any regular Wisconsin voter, it doesn’t scare Susan Crawford. When Crawford isn’t lying about Schimel’s tough-on-crime record, she’s earning the support of dangerously liberal groups that advocate for pragmatic ideas like decriminalizing all drugs,
Madison, WI—On Friday, February 28, Administrative Law Judge Angela Chaput Foy issued an order extending a stay on Line 5 construction while a legal challenge brought by Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) and partner organizations is pending. In December, MEA filed a petition for
WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Today, the Wisconsin State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, the world’s largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, endorsed Judge Brad Schimel in his bid to save Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. The Fraternal Order of Police endorsement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) announced that he will bring Emmett Fisher, a farmer from Hager City, Wisconsin who owns and operates Oxheart Farm that relies on federal grants. A self employed farmer, Emmet is on Medicaid to be
MADISON, WI – Lobbyist Brittany Kinser is once again standing with Republican politicians instead of Wisconsin’s students and teachers. This time, she’s backing a reckless GOP bill that would force Wisconsin schools back into using the National Assessment of Educational Progress

Ninety years ago, too many people under increasingly autocratic rule stopped caring about the truth.
WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Susan Crawford has a troubling record of denying prosecutors recommendations and providing weak sentences to dangerous criminals. As Democrats’ handpicked pawn for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Susan Crawford’s allies in the media consistently run to her defense and gloss over her radical, activist past. When talking to far-Left voters
MADISON, Wis. – Today, Gov. Tony Evers announced the appointment of Gary Besaw to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Board, effective February 24, 2025. Gary will service as a Consumer Representative to serve a term expiring on May 1, 2029. Gary Besaw, of Keshena, currently
MADISON, Wis. — After weeks of sowing chaos across the country and throughout the state by firing air traffic controllers, cutting rape crisis centers, and attacking Social Security, out-of-touch billionaire Elon Musk has set his his sights on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the campaign of MAGA extremist Brad Schimel. Musk knows
From the economic impacts of federal firings, to Wisconsinites on Medicaid at risk of losing their health care, to threats of the Trump Tax on Wisconsin’s economy, Donald Trump has been a disaster for Wisconsinites Today, ahead of Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, the Democratic National Committee
Governor’s budget proposes Wisconsin to become the first state to audit health insurance companies, lowers out-of-pocket healthcare costs, aims to reduce appointment wait times and enable Wisconsinites to get healthcare closer to home, and expands access to affordable healthcare statewide, including in rural communities Governor’s visits come as federal government
MILWAUKEE — Chorus Community Health Plans (CCHP), an affiliate of Children’s Wisconsin, recently announced a new partnership with Network Health starting next year. Network Health will become CCHP’s sole Third-Party Administrator (TPA) and will provide customer service and claims administration services for all CCHP lines of business. This partnership will improve several key
Committed to Providing Comprehensive Care for Rural Communities SHAWANO, Wis. – ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results
MADISON, Wis. – Daylight saving time starts this weekend, when clocks are set forward one hour, and while that is potentially good news because of the extra light in the evening, it means losing an hour of sleep. Most people dread the loss of sleep and the transition period during
As promised, US President Donald Trump has imposed his Draconian, irrational tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, thereby imposing the largest tax increase on Americans in decades. Despite assurances of the administration, tariffs are taxes that are not paid for by the country on which it is imposed, but by

Former conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman has rebuffed several attempts by the Office of Lawyer Regulation to take his deposition in the discipline case against him, raising concerns some of the allegations could lead to criminal charges.
MADISON, Wis. – Brad Schimel has always put his own extreme agenda ahead of Wisconsin families, and today, Judge Susan Crawford’s campaign for the Wisconsin Supreme Court released a new TV ad, titled ‘Diabetes,’ exposing his effort to strip health care from Wisconsinites. As Attorney General, Brad Schimel wasted taxpayer
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (March 3, 2025) — Ethan Beswick, who has extensive background in both corporate and aviation law, has been named General Counsel for the Experimental Aircraft Association. A graduate of Hope College in Michigan and Notre Dame University Law School, Beswick has experience in large
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has issued a statement upon receiving notice that the Village of Slinger has withdrawn enforcement of its unconstitutional sign ordinances. WILL warned the Village last week that it was preparing to take legal action if the Village did not confirm
MADISON, WI – March 3, 2025 – In the company’s first expansion outside Wisconsin, Civic Media, is acquiring WELY-FM 94.5 FM and WELY 1450 AM in Ely, Minnesota from Zoe Communications. The stations have been silent since late 2022 but Civic Media plans to return these historic stations to the air as quickly
MADISON, Wis. — While decriminalizing fentanyl would scare any regular Wisconsin voter, it doesn’t scare Susan Crawford. When Crawford isn’t lying about Schimel’s tough-on-crime record, she’s earning the support of dangerously liberal groups that advocate for pragmatic ideas like decriminalizing all drugs, defunding the police, or opposing ICE. Yes, that was sarcasm.
Madison, WI—On Friday, February 28, Administrative Law Judge Angela Chaput Foy issued an order extending a stay on Line 5 construction while a legal challenge brought by Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) and partner organizations is pending. In December, MEA filed a petition for a contested case hearing challenging state permits and other regulatory approvals
WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Today, the Wisconsin State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, the world’s largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, endorsed Judge Brad Schimel in his bid to save Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. The Fraternal Order of Police endorsement adds to Schimel’s growing list of bipartisan law enforcement support,
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) announced that he will bring Emmett Fisher, a farmer from Hager City, Wisconsin who owns and operates Oxheart Farm that relies on federal grants. A self employed farmer, Emmet is on Medicaid to be able to afford healthcare and is concerned what the House
MADISON, WI – Lobbyist Brittany Kinser is once again standing with Republican politicians instead of Wisconsin’s students and teachers. This time, she’s backing a reckless GOP bill that would force Wisconsin schools back into using the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) as a benchmark—despite the fact that NAEP is currently