Public Health Madison & Dane County is issuing a public health alert due to an increase, or spike, in drug overdoses in our community that may be fueled by extreme heat. This alert is based on data from hospitals and EMS providers. On June 29 and 30, first responders reported

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The United for Venezuela Emergency Relief Campaign, launched Monday by Venezuelan Milwaukee Brewers All-Star catcher William Contreras, outfielder Jackson Chourio, coach Nestor Corredor, Forward Latino, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, and Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, has received an extraordinary outpouring of support from communities across Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel details how much more Wisconsinites are paying at the checkout line in preparation for 4th of July celebrations as a result of Wisconsin Republicans’ cost-raising policies. In Wisconsin this year, ground beef jumped 23.3%, strawberries are 25.5% more expensive, and ice cream 25.3% more

MADISON – State Sen. Kelda Roys on the latest ICE attacks in Milwaukee:  “ICE under Trump is incompatible with a free society. We cannot tolerate a private paramilitary force that defies our laws and is only accountable to one man. That’s a dictatorship, not a democracy. “The Trump regime is

MADISON, WI – July 1st marks the beginning of Wisconsin’s new expanded postpartum medicaid coverage. Wisconsin mothers on Medicaid are now eligible for 12 months of postpartum healthcare coverage. This bipartisan bill will benefit thousands of Wisconsin women, passed both legislative chambers by wide margins, and will save lives in our state. 

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today issued the new “PFAS Monitoring for Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) Generators” general permit (WI-0012345-0) to meet the requirements of s. 283.82(4), Wis. Stats. This general permit will require that facilities spreading biosolids monitor and report PFAS concentrations. A general permit is

MADISON, Wis. — Today, thanks to years of tireless work by Wisconsin Democrats, new moms in the state of Wisconsin will receive healthcare coverage for 12 months after they give birth. Reporting from Cap Times details the positive impacts this policy change will have on postpartum mothers and their families—from lowering the postpartum and

MADISON, WI – Yesterday, Senate Democrats held a press conference marking the end of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program, illustrating Republicans’ refusal to come to the table to extend the beloved conservation program. Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein, Senator Sarah Keyeski, and Representative Jenna Jacobson addressed the long-term impacts on Wisconsin’s outdoor culture

CHILTON, Wis. — American Dairy Coalition (ADC) applauds the June 30 introduction of the bipartisan Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act (SAWA), H.R. 9535. This legislation led by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-Pa.) with 50 original bipartisan cosponsors would modernize agricultural workforce policy for the first time since 1986. For dairy farmers, the legislation is

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) proudly shares that PSC Commissioner Kristy Nieto was appointed to serve as the new Chair of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Committee on Consumers and Public Interest. “As energy issues increasingly shape conversations at kitchen tables, in classrooms,

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today, as required by state law, released an estimate of the general school aids each public school district will receive for the 2026-27 fiscal year.  With no increase in the state’s general school aid appropriation included in the 2025-27 biennial budget, school districts will continue to operate without additional state general aid in the next

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that Wisconsinites can become community scientists by participating in the Game Bird Survey, open today, July 1, through Aug. 31, 2026. Data from these surveys are used by DNR scientists to track population productivity of game birds (i.e. wild turkeys,

River Falls, Wis. — “Your life will change here if you let it” is carved into a battered, stained, antique wooden desktop. The message is one of many left by college students studying abroad in Dalkeith, Scotland over the last 40 years. Many of those former students will have a chance to reconnect this year as the Experience Scotland program, originally

MADISON, Wis. – President Trump heralded the RNC’s first-ever midterm convention yesterday, June 30th. The event is aimed at honoring the great American comeback and the incredible successes of the American people during President Trump’s term in office. The convention is slated to be held in Dallas, Texas, from September 9th to

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that on June 24, 2026, the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved the deer harvest quotas and framework for the 2026 Wisconsin deer hunting season. Beginning Aug. 17, 272,720 total bonus antlerless harvest authorizations will be available for purchase across

MILWAUKEE—This Independence Day, the national spotlight shines directly on the Badger State. As an active, state-appointed partner of the national U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, the Wisconsin America250 Commission is pleased to spotlight Milwaukee’s Summerfest as an official anchor location for America’s Block Party! On Saturday, July 4, 2026, Henry Maier Festival

MADISON – The ACLU of Wisconsin today announced the release of a report on the 2025-26 legislative session, detailing the impact of the organization’s work in the Capitol and how the bills considered this session – whether signed into law or defeated – influenced the civil liberties and civil rights

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) is demanding that the Arrowhead Union High School District remedy unconstitutional religious discrimination after school officials prohibited graduating senior Sarianne Beronja from displaying a Bible verse on her commencement slideshow. Students were asked by the District to submit personal messages to

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called for an investigation into the delays at the United States Postal Service (USPS) during the Wisconsin Spring Election that led to hundreds of Wisconsinites across the state not having their votes counted. Baldwin notes that hundreds of Wisconsinites sent their ballots before Election