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MADISON, Wis.—Universities of Wisconsin Interim President Renée Wachter and several university representatives announced today budget proposals focused on advancing life-saving discoveries in cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other devastating diseases. The Cures for Tomorrow proposal represents a new initiative from the
Introducing Mia, the 2026 We Energies ‘ambassadog’ Mamma Mia, here we go again! A record number of dog lovers voted to make Mia the next We Energies safe digging “ambassadog.” More than 30,000 votes were cast in this year’s contest.
VERONA and MADISON, Wis. — Powered by purpose and fueled by beef, the Wisconsin Beef Council is launching its annual apparel fundraiser to combat youth food insecurity. Running now through the end of August, the Beef Council is selling exclusive
Waukesha County, WI — Waukesha County Public Health, a division of Health and Human Services, has been recognized with the prestigious Pathways Recognition by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). Established in 2007, PHAB is the non-profit organization that administers national
MADISON, WI — Juliana Bennett’s campaign for Wisconsin’s 76th Assembly District announced today that its grassroots field operation has knocked over 20,600 doors across the district, including more than 3,600 doors knocked over the past weekend alone. From the beginning,
Hughes, Rodriguez and Barnes will each register votes — and, in Barnes’ case, the total could be substantial.
As Wisconsin’s only nonpartisan, nonprofit law firm working full time to defend our democracy, Law Forward is standing up for Wisconsin voters in federal and state court.
Crowley’s election wins, experience as a state legislator and county executive, and record of important accomplishments check all the boxes. Cooke will represent regular folks and take on corporate and reactionary interests.
If a new facility requires additional generation capacity, transmission infrastructure, substations, or grid upgrades, the beneficiaries of those investments should bear the costs whenever possible.
The Worth Rises research shows that providing free phone calls are beneficial for the people locked up, the families of those people, the people working in the prisons and jails, and the communities.
Several candidates for governor have pledged to bring school choice to a ‘responsible close,’ while others call for restrictions or changes. Before that debate goes further, let’s examine data.
A Milwaukee gun safety instructor believes prevention violence starts long before someone pulls a trigger.
A new book by Ram Charan warns that China means to take over the world economy, not militarily, but by nationalistic policies to dominate the top ten economic sectors in the world.
The Government Accountability Office reported that all those hundreds of billions the flim-flam man and his DOGE stooge, trillionaire Elon Musk, allegedly saved the taxpayers last year was a bunch of malarkey.
As a high school student from Ellsworth captivated by anatomy and physiology, Shelby Saenger was amazed when she had the opportunity to tour UW-Stout Polytechnic’s Cadaver Lab. Now, she’s helping teens experience that same wonder as they investigate medical careers at the Human
MILWAUKEE – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Thomas Gibson will join Universities of Wisconsin Regent President Kyle Weatherly, UWs Interim President Renée Wachter, UW-Stout Chancellor Katherine Frank and UW-Parkside Chancellor Lynn Akey to announce a UWs new budget initiative focused on building
Raymond, WI — End Citizens United (ECU), a leading national anti-corruption organization, today endorsed ER nurse Mitchell Berman in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. As part of ECU’s Unrig Washington program, Berman rejects corporate PAC money, supports a ban on congressional stock trading, and
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare frog and fish, which may result from the Tomah BL Mississippi River Civil Remediation Project in La Crosse County. Incidental
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues are demanding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdraw their proposal to roll back drinking water protections – which, if finalized, would remove federal public health limits on the amount of
MILWAUKEE – The City of Milwaukee will celebrate the unveiling of “I Didn’t Do It Alone,” a permanent public artwork by internationally recognized artist Karyn Olivier honoring the life and legacy of Milwaukee trailblazer Vel R. Phillips. The unveiling ceremony will take
MADISON, Wis.—Universities of Wisconsin Interim President Renée Wachter and several university representatives announced today budget proposals focused on advancing life-saving discoveries in cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other devastating diseases. The Cures for Tomorrow proposal represents a new initiative from the UWs’ 2027-29 budget request proposal. “The Universities of Wisconsin have
Introducing Mia, the 2026 We Energies ‘ambassadog’ Mamma Mia, here we go again! A record number of dog lovers voted to make Mia the next We Energies safe digging “ambassadog.” More than 30,000 votes were cast in this year’s contest. Mia will be the star of a yearlong social media
VERONA and MADISON, Wis. — Powered by purpose and fueled by beef, the Wisconsin Beef Council is launching its annual apparel fundraiser to combat youth food insecurity. Running now through the end of August, the Beef Council is selling exclusive “United ByBeef” apparel, with 100% of the proceeds dedicated to
Waukesha County, WI — Waukesha County Public Health, a division of Health and Human Services, has been recognized with the prestigious Pathways Recognition by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). Established in 2007, PHAB is the non-profit organization that administers national accreditation and recognition programs, which aim to advance and transform
MADISON, WI — Juliana Bennett’s campaign for Wisconsin’s 76th Assembly District announced today that its grassroots field operation has knocked over 20,600 doors across the district, including more than 3,600 doors knocked over the past weekend alone. From the beginning, Bennett’s campaign has built its operation around direct voter contact,
Hughes, Rodriguez and Barnes will each register votes — and, in Barnes’ case, the total could be substantial.
As Wisconsin’s only nonpartisan, nonprofit law firm working full time to defend our democracy, Law Forward is standing up for Wisconsin voters in federal and state court.
Crowley’s election wins, experience as a state legislator and county executive, and record of important accomplishments check all the boxes. Cooke will represent regular folks and take on corporate and reactionary interests.
If a new facility requires additional generation capacity, transmission infrastructure, substations, or grid upgrades, the beneficiaries of those investments should bear the costs whenever possible.
The Worth Rises research shows that providing free phone calls are beneficial for the people locked up, the families of those people, the people working in the prisons and jails, and the communities.
Several candidates for governor have pledged to bring school choice to a ‘responsible close,’ while others call for restrictions or changes. Before that debate goes further, let’s examine data.
A Milwaukee gun safety instructor believes prevention violence starts long before someone pulls a trigger.
A new book by Ram Charan warns that China means to take over the world economy, not militarily, but by nationalistic policies to dominate the top ten economic sectors in the world.
The Government Accountability Office reported that all those hundreds of billions the flim-flam man and his DOGE stooge, trillionaire Elon Musk, allegedly saved the taxpayers last year was a bunch of malarkey.
As a high school student from Ellsworth captivated by anatomy and physiology, Shelby Saenger was amazed when she had the opportunity to tour UW-Stout Polytechnic’s Cadaver Lab. Now, she’s helping teens experience that same wonder as they investigate medical careers at the Human Anatomy Exploration Camp, which is being held this week at
MILWAUKEE – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Thomas Gibson will join Universities of Wisconsin Regent President Kyle Weatherly, UWs Interim President Renée Wachter, UW-Stout Chancellor Katherine Frank and UW-Parkside Chancellor Lynn Akey to announce a UWs new budget initiative focused on building the workforce pipeline and accelerating business and technology. This budget
Raymond, WI — End Citizens United (ECU), a leading national anti-corruption organization, today endorsed ER nurse Mitchell Berman in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. As part of ECU’s Unrig Washington program, Berman rejects corporate PAC money, supports a ban on congressional stock trading, and commits to getting dark money out of elections. “Wisconsinites have
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare frog and fish, which may result from the Tomah BL Mississippi River Civil Remediation Project in La Crosse County. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues are demanding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdraw their proposal to roll back drinking water protections – which, if finalized, would remove federal public health limits on the amount of certain PFAS chemicals in our drinking water. The Senators emphasize
MILWAUKEE – The City of Milwaukee will celebrate the unveiling of “I Didn’t Do It Alone,” a permanent public artwork by internationally recognized artist Karyn Olivier honoring the life and legacy of Milwaukee trailblazer Vel R. Phillips. The unveiling ceremony will take place on Friday, August 21 at 11 a.m. at Vel R. Phillips Plaza in downtown Milwaukee.