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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow to discuss the pressing issues his constituents and constituents of the 3rd Congressional District asked him about at his town hall last weekend. Pocan held a town hall at
Today, Fair Wisconsin will testify before the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-term Care in opposition to AB 104, a bill that would ban access to medically-necessary health care for trans youth. In addition to mobilizing community members to
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released a new report, “Doing the Math: How Voter ID Laws Affect Turnout in Wisconsin,” which found that since the enactment of Wisconsin’s voter ID requirements 10 years ago, overall voter turnout
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 1 will offer an early test of the political environment after November’s presidential election.
If the left gets the state Supreme Court (it has had it for a year) for the next several years, it will turn Wisconsin into a California hellhole of radicalism.
GOP lawmakers faced backlash before they barely scraped together the votes to pass a budget blueprint that will likely cut social safety net programs to pay for tax cuts for wealthy Americans.
Most of its growth in population and workers in last 30 years has come from immigrants.
Aside from their weak and embarrassing antics during the convicted felon Donald Trump’s aggressively stupid speech last week, the Democratic leadership seems to have been pursuing a rope a dope strategy.
Donald Trump has apparently given up in his quest to destroy the Affordable Care Act, so now he’s just going to try to bleed it to death.
Gov. Tony Evers says the Trump administration is “betraying” Wisconsin’s farmers by cutting nearly $6 million in funding for a program that helps bolster local food supply chains. The guv’s office yesterday released a letter from the USDA informing DATCP
MADISON, Wis. — Tonight, Brad Schimel will take to the debate stage and attempt to rewrite the history of how he failed Wisconsinites. We’re not going to let that happen. So before Brad Schimel tries to spin his extremist record and deceive
MADISON, Wis. — As Brad Schimel tries to spin his record tonight, he owes Wisconsinites answers on his record of failures. For weeks Brad Schimel has been trying to rewrite history and has dodged tough questions about his record—but voters
MADISON – Before lobbyist Brittany Kinser was working to funnel public school dollars into private institutions, she spent ten years in leadership at Rocketship Charter Schools—a private school network exposed for a widespread cheating scandal and abusive classroom practices. From
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Patty Murray (D-WA) led a group of their colleagues in re-introducing legislation to protect women’s retirement security. The Women’s Retirement Protection Act of 2025 would address systemic challenges women face to a secure
MADISON, Wis. – Each year, we celebrate National Ag Day in March. In Wisconsin, agriculture contributes $116.3 billion annually to the state’s economy, and about one in ten people working in the state hold a job related to the industry.
MADISON, Wisc. — On Wednesday, the Kinser for Our Wisconsin Kids campaign announced its first ad of the spring general election campaign.WATCH: TRANSCRIPT:I’m Brittany Kinser. I’ve been a special ed teacher, a public school principal, and a student literacy advocate. I’m
WAUKESHA, Wisc. – In just a few hours, Judges Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford will take the debate stage. As the debate draws near, voters will soon see which version of Susan Crawford shows up. Will it be the Susan Crawford
MADISON – As voters head to the polls on April 1 to elect a new Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice, Wisconsin Conservation Voters is raising concerns over Brad Schimel’s potential impact on the state’s environment. Schimel, who served as Attorney
All Dane County law enforcement agencies are alerting drivers between March 14-23 about a focused effort to reduce red-light and stop-sign running. Coordinated by the Law Enforcement Group of the Dane County Traffic Safety Commission (TSC), this effort includes increased
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow to discuss the pressing issues his constituents and constituents of the 3rd Congressional District asked him about at his town hall last weekend. Pocan held a town hall at the western edge of his district and invited constituents from
Today, Fair Wisconsin will testify before the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-term Care in opposition to AB 104, a bill that would ban access to medically-necessary health care for trans youth. In addition to mobilizing community members to testify in-person and collecting written testimony to submit on behalf
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released a new report, “Doing the Math: How Voter ID Laws Affect Turnout in Wisconsin,” which found that since the enactment of Wisconsin’s voter ID requirements 10 years ago, overall voter turnout in the state has increased. Our analysis also found no
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 1 will offer an early test of the political environment after November’s presidential election.
If the left gets the state Supreme Court (it has had it for a year) for the next several years, it will turn Wisconsin into a California hellhole of radicalism.
GOP lawmakers faced backlash before they barely scraped together the votes to pass a budget blueprint that will likely cut social safety net programs to pay for tax cuts for wealthy Americans.
Most of its growth in population and workers in last 30 years has come from immigrants.
Aside from their weak and embarrassing antics during the convicted felon Donald Trump’s aggressively stupid speech last week, the Democratic leadership seems to have been pursuing a rope a dope strategy.
Donald Trump has apparently given up in his quest to destroy the Affordable Care Act, so now he’s just going to try to bleed it to death.
Gov. Tony Evers says the Trump administration is “betraying” Wisconsin’s farmers by cutting nearly $6 million in funding for a program that helps bolster local food supply chains. The guv’s office yesterday released a letter from the USDA informing DATCP that funding will be cut for the Local Food Purchase
MADISON, Wis. — Tonight, Brad Schimel will take to the debate stage and attempt to rewrite the history of how he failed Wisconsinites. We’re not going to let that happen. So before Brad Schimel tries to spin his extremist record and deceive Wisconsinites, here’s Schimel’s real record, in his own words. Brad
MADISON, Wis. — As Brad Schimel tries to spin his record tonight, he owes Wisconsinites answers on his record of failures. For weeks Brad Schimel has been trying to rewrite history and has dodged tough questions about his record—but voters deserve the truth. Schimel claims he’ll be an impartial Justice
MADISON – Before lobbyist Brittany Kinser was working to funnel public school dollars into private institutions, she spent ten years in leadership at Rocketship Charter Schools—a private school network exposed for a widespread cheating scandal and abusive classroom practices. From 2012 to 2022, Kinser was at Rocketship, a private school
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Patty Murray (D-WA) led a group of their colleagues in re-introducing legislation to protect women’s retirement security. The Women’s Retirement Protection Act of 2025 would address systemic challenges women face to a secure retirement by strengthening protections and providing enhanced tools to ensure
MADISON, Wis. – Each year, we celebrate National Ag Day in March. In Wisconsin, agriculture contributes $116.3 billion annually to the state’s economy, and about one in ten people working in the state hold a job related to the industry. These statistics are just a few that demonstrate the central
MADISON, Wisc. — On Wednesday, the Kinser for Our Wisconsin Kids campaign announced its first ad of the spring general election campaign.WATCH: TRANSCRIPT:I’m Brittany Kinser. I’ve been a special ed teacher, a public school principal, and a student literacy advocate. I’m running for state superintendent because I want every child to
WAUKESHA, Wisc. – In just a few hours, Judges Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford will take the debate stage. As the debate draws near, voters will soon see which version of Susan Crawford shows up. Will it be the Susan Crawford who proudly opposed Wisconsin’s voter ID law, calling it “draconian,”
MADISON – As voters head to the polls on April 1 to elect a new Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice, Wisconsin Conservation Voters is raising concerns over Brad Schimel’s potential impact on the state’s environment. Schimel, who served as Attorney General under the anti-conservation Scott Walker administration, has a record
All Dane County law enforcement agencies are alerting drivers between March 14-23 about a focused effort to reduce red-light and stop-sign running. Coordinated by the Law Enforcement Group of the Dane County Traffic Safety Commission (TSC), this effort includes increased surveillance for violators and education for the community. “These are