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The UW System’s corporate plan is clear: pay consulting firms millions while laying off educators, and closing programs and campuses.
Four Wisconsin legislators — Ryan Clancy and Darrin Madison from Milwaukee, Francesca Hong from Madison and Christian Phelps from Eau Claire — make up the Socialist Caucus in the new Assembly.
Dane County’s growing population and high voter turnout will likely amplify its influence in statewide elections.
The Midwestern men hoping to revamp the DNC
Liberals and their media allies continue to peddle outrageous claims, no matter how absurd they sound. But if the last week showcased the left’s best arguments against conservative control of Washington, we’ll be in good shape for the next few years.
In a recent op-ed headlined “Trump’s neofascism is here now. Here are 10 things you can do to resist,” Robert Reich offers steps people can take to push back.
Not only is it a medical matter that demands our humanitarian resolve, but it is also an economic matter for many nations that have seen huge segments of their population die. Whole societies in some parts of Africa were changing dramatically in front of the world’s eyes.
TOP STORIES Evers announces lower threshold for lead poisoning as part of [SOTS] kid’s health focus… to include $6M in the budget to support lead poisoning intervention and response. … new [DHS] rule will lower the threshold from 5 micrograms
The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI), in the strongest terms, rejects the proposals from Governor Evers in his State of the State address for expanded gun laws. The “gun show loophole” that the governor alluded to in his address is
LA CROSSE, WI— Dairyland Power Cooperative is expanding its service footprint by serving two additional electric cooperatives with safe, reliable and cost-effective power. Oconto Electric Cooperative (Oconto Falls, Wis.) and Norris Electric Cooperative (Newton, Ill.) have selected Dairyland as the
MADISON… Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) and State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) issued the following statement calling on Justice Janet Protasiewicz to recuse herself from the pending Act 10 lawsuit: “Justice Protasiewicz promised Wisconsin voters that she would
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel said anyone who engaged in violence, assaulted police and resisted arrest “should have been prosecuted” for their actions in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Meanwhile, the campaign of liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford, said she opposes both former President Joe Biden pardoning his family members on his final day in office and Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Stoughton is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes replacing the watermains
WHITEWATER, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Business and Economics has been named a full member of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), one of the world’s most prestigious networks of business schools. The college is one of
WAUKESHA, Wisc. — As Susan Crawford continues to peddle lies about Brad Schimel and Wisconsin’s brave law enforcement officials that worked to clear the state’s decades-old backlog of rape kits, the voters deserve to hear the truth. Over the weekend, Brad
More women are taking steps to become entrepreneurs, and that interest has been reflected in recent years through entries, semi-finalists and finalists in the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The deadline to enter the contest online is 11:59 p.m. Jan. 31 at www.govsbizplancontest.com.
A food recovery program that repackages leftover food from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire dining services is expanding in spring semester to help feed more students. The program, piloted in fall 2024, provides repackaged meals to Campus Harvest Food Pantry, where
Madison, Wis.—Jan. 28, 2025—The Center for Black Excellence and Culture (The Center) announced today that Jason Fields has been appointed chief operating officer. Hired after a national search to fill the role, Fields, a Wisconsin native, brings a wealth of experience that
MADISON, Wisconsin – (January 28, 2025) – To empower lifelong learners to navigate and take charge of their careers in today’s tech-driven workforce, the Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) Center for Professional & Executive Development announced its launch of several new online certificate courses
MADISON, Wis. — Right-wing Supreme Court candidate and Circuit Court Judge Brad Schimel’s extremism on abortion has hit a new peak as Pro-Life Wisconsin, one of the most extreme anti-abortion groups in the Badger state, is publicly supporting his candidacy. The
The UW System’s corporate plan is clear: pay consulting firms millions while laying off educators, and closing programs and campuses.
Four Wisconsin legislators — Ryan Clancy and Darrin Madison from Milwaukee, Francesca Hong from Madison and Christian Phelps from Eau Claire — make up the Socialist Caucus in the new Assembly.
Dane County’s growing population and high voter turnout will likely amplify its influence in statewide elections.
The Midwestern men hoping to revamp the DNC
Liberals and their media allies continue to peddle outrageous claims, no matter how absurd they sound. But if the last week showcased the left’s best arguments against conservative control of Washington, we’ll be in good shape for the next few years.
In a recent op-ed headlined “Trump’s neofascism is here now. Here are 10 things you can do to resist,” Robert Reich offers steps people can take to push back.
Not only is it a medical matter that demands our humanitarian resolve, but it is also an economic matter for many nations that have seen huge segments of their population die. Whole societies in some parts of Africa were changing dramatically in front of the world’s eyes.
TOP STORIES Evers announces lower threshold for lead poisoning as part of [SOTS] kid’s health focus… to include $6M in the budget to support lead poisoning intervention and response. … new [DHS] rule will lower the threshold from 5 micrograms per deciliter to 3.5 … more in line with [CDC]
The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI), in the strongest terms, rejects the proposals from Governor Evers in his State of the State address for expanded gun laws. The “gun show loophole” that the governor alluded to in his address is false and has been proven as much multiple times via
LA CROSSE, WI— Dairyland Power Cooperative is expanding its service footprint by serving two additional electric cooperatives with safe, reliable and cost-effective power. Oconto Electric Cooperative (Oconto Falls, Wis.) and Norris Electric Cooperative (Newton, Ill.) have selected Dairyland as the wholesale power supply provider for their respective memberships. The Boards
MADISON… Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) and State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) issued the following statement calling on Justice Janet Protasiewicz to recuse herself from the pending Act 10 lawsuit: “Justice Protasiewicz promised Wisconsin voters that she would not prejudge cases. On the campaign trail, she repeatedly mentioned
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel said anyone who engaged in violence, assaulted police and resisted arrest “should have been prosecuted” for their actions in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Meanwhile, the campaign of liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford, said she opposes both former President Joe Biden pardoning his family members on his final day in office and Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Stoughton is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes replacing the watermains along U.S. Highway 51. Activities related to this project are
WHITEWATER, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Business and Economics has been named a full member of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), one of the world’s most prestigious networks of business schools. The college is one of only 27 in the United States to achieve this distinction,
WAUKESHA, Wisc. — As Susan Crawford continues to peddle lies about Brad Schimel and Wisconsin’s brave law enforcement officials that worked to clear the state’s decades-old backlog of rape kits, the voters deserve to hear the truth. Over the weekend, Brad Schimel penned an opinion piece in The Waukesha Freeman. You can check
More women are taking steps to become entrepreneurs, and that interest has been reflected in recent years through entries, semi-finalists and finalists in the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The deadline to enter the contest online is 11:59 p.m. Jan. 31 at www.govsbizplancontest.com. Thirty percent (30%) of the entries over the past nine
A food recovery program that repackages leftover food from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire dining services is expanding in spring semester to help feed more students. The program, piloted in fall 2024, provides repackaged meals to Campus Harvest Food Pantry, where they are frozen and available for free to students. The
Madison, Wis.—Jan. 28, 2025—The Center for Black Excellence and Culture (The Center) announced today that Jason Fields has been appointed chief operating officer. Hired after a national search to fill the role, Fields, a Wisconsin native, brings a wealth of experience that will help transform the vision for The Center into a
MADISON, Wisconsin – (January 28, 2025) – To empower lifelong learners to navigate and take charge of their careers in today’s tech-driven workforce, the Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) Center for Professional & Executive Development announced its launch of several new online certificate courses in partnership with Ziplines Education, a career accelerator focused on… Please
MADISON, Wis. — Right-wing Supreme Court candidate and Circuit Court Judge Brad Schimel’s extremism on abortion has hit a new peak as Pro-Life Wisconsin, one of the most extreme anti-abortion groups in the Badger state, is publicly supporting his candidacy. The group’s legislative director recently endorsed Schimel, as reported in a