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Madison, WI – As reported by the Daily Caller, Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) announced a new round of ads this week supporting Brad Schimel as the Supreme Court candidate Wisconsinites can trust. As part of a larger seven-figure ad buy announced in December,
MADISON, WI – Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today sent a letter calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to immediately release Congressionally-directed funding for the successful Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives. Agency officials confirmed a program freeze yesterday, action
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, freshman Rep. Angelito Tenorio, D-West Allis, talks about his milestone as the first Filipino American in the state Assembly and his priorities in office.
The conservative Fair Courts America has launched the first TV ad in its campaign against Crawford, knocking her “soft on crime agenda.”
Wisconsin last year had its lowest levels of venture capital activity since 2018, with less than $360 million in deals captured in an initial tally by the Wisconsin Technology Council. Joe Kremer, director of the Tech Council’s Investor Networks, yesterday
Liberal state Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford again accused her opponent Brad Schimel of letting rape kits go untested when he served as attorney general.
CMS rule modernizing Medicare Part D to recognize obesity as a chronic disease represents a critical step.
The governor’s budget is more than a long list of numbers and calculations, it’s a statement of our Wisconsin values and a bold investment in our future.
Budget embarrassment proves Evers is a befuddled figurehead.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has made the right decision by aligning with President Trump’s executive order and banning transgender athletes assigned male at birth from competing in girls sports.
We cannot allow budget cuts to erase over a century of progress in creating educational opportunities for Black students in the agricultural sciences.
DEI has become a pejorative, the latest catch-all phrase to replace decades of grievances against affirmative action, wokeness and critical race theory, all seen by many on the right as attempts to unfairly advantage women and minorities.
Ward Wallis and Gerald Ford, two college buddies and teammates would use a headline making football controversy as a lesson to a nation that needed to come to grips with deeply instilled racism.
What makes the current moment so perilous for our society is not just that brutes are breaking so many things—norms, laws, social contracts, standards of human decency. The greater danger is that brutishness is being normalized and ritualized, pulling nobler souls down into the gutter.
The America I grew up in is unrecognizable.
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released a new report, “Wisconsin & Medicaid Expansion: A Prescription for Failure,” illustrating the empty promises and higher costs that would result from Governor Evers’ call to expand Medicaid. While this
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced that two school counseling programs have been awarded the highest honor in the state for exemplary school counseling programs. Earlier this month, in collaboration with the Wisconsin School Counselor Association, the DPI
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Tommie L. Haney, 44, Wausau, Wisconsin, was sentenced February 20 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 14 years in federal prison for
MADISON, Wis. — This week, Republicans in Madison unveiled a series of discriminatory bills aimed at singling out and harming transgender Wisconsinites, and particularly transgender youth. Most recently, legislative Republicans circulated a bill that would ban all gender-affirming health care
Last night, the U.S. House passed its Budget Resolution, which commits the House to the funding cut targets included in the resolution – $2 Trillion in total cuts, and a minimum of $880 Billion cuts assigned to the committee that oversees
Madison, WI – As reported by the Daily Caller, Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) announced a new round of ads this week supporting Brad Schimel as the Supreme Court candidate Wisconsinites can trust. As part of a larger seven-figure ad buy announced in December, the statewide ads continue to highlight Schimel’s commitment to public safety
MADISON, WI – Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today sent a letter calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to immediately release Congressionally-directed funding for the successful Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives. Agency officials confirmed a program freeze yesterday, action which jeopardizes $28.6 million in grant funding and stan… Please
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, freshman Rep. Angelito Tenorio, D-West Allis, talks about his milestone as the first Filipino American in the state Assembly and his priorities in office.
The conservative Fair Courts America has launched the first TV ad in its campaign against Crawford, knocking her “soft on crime agenda.”
Wisconsin last year had its lowest levels of venture capital activity since 2018, with less than $360 million in deals captured in an initial tally by the Wisconsin Technology Council. Joe Kremer, director of the Tech Council’s Investor Networks, yesterday presented an early look at last year’s investment landscape during
Liberal state Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford again accused her opponent Brad Schimel of letting rape kits go untested when he served as attorney general.
CMS rule modernizing Medicare Part D to recognize obesity as a chronic disease represents a critical step.
The governor’s budget is more than a long list of numbers and calculations, it’s a statement of our Wisconsin values and a bold investment in our future.
Budget embarrassment proves Evers is a befuddled figurehead.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has made the right decision by aligning with President Trump’s executive order and banning transgender athletes assigned male at birth from competing in girls sports.
We cannot allow budget cuts to erase over a century of progress in creating educational opportunities for Black students in the agricultural sciences.
DEI has become a pejorative, the latest catch-all phrase to replace decades of grievances against affirmative action, wokeness and critical race theory, all seen by many on the right as attempts to unfairly advantage women and minorities.
Ward Wallis and Gerald Ford, two college buddies and teammates would use a headline making football controversy as a lesson to a nation that needed to come to grips with deeply instilled racism.
What makes the current moment so perilous for our society is not just that brutes are breaking so many things—norms, laws, social contracts, standards of human decency. The greater danger is that brutishness is being normalized and ritualized, pulling nobler souls down into the gutter.
The America I grew up in is unrecognizable.
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released a new report, “Wisconsin & Medicaid Expansion: A Prescription for Failure,” illustrating the empty promises and higher costs that would result from Governor Evers’ call to expand Medicaid. While this policy has been tried in many states, our report highlights
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced that two school counseling programs have been awarded the highest honor in the state for exemplary school counseling programs. Earlier this month, in collaboration with the Wisconsin School Counselor Association, the DPI named school counselors Lisa Gretz and Michelle Mokrzycki (Little Chute
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Tommie L. Haney, 44, Wausau, Wisconsin, was sentenced February 20 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 14 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of both methamphetamine
MADISON, Wis. — This week, Republicans in Madison unveiled a series of discriminatory bills aimed at singling out and harming transgender Wisconsinites, and particularly transgender youth. Most recently, legislative Republicans circulated a bill that would ban all gender-affirming health care for Wisconsinites under the age of 18. The Wisconsin Legislative
Last night, the U.S. House passed its Budget Resolution, which commits the House to the funding cut targets included in the resolution – $2 Trillion in total cuts, and a minimum of $880 Billion cuts assigned to the committee that oversees Medicaid. Now committees will start the process of deciding what