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MADISON, Wis. — Recent ads being run on behalf of GOP State Senator Howard Marklein attempt to sell him as a bipartisan legislator. But his legislative record tells a very different story. Marklein, who represents areas from Brodhead to Dodgeville to
NEENAH, WI — Independent congressional candidate Elizabeth Fitzgibbon announced today that her campaign has secured its place on the general election ballot in Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District after the Wisconsin Elections Commission rejected every single one of the more than 800
Madison Tenant Power is urging city officials and residents to support targeted investments in tenant safety during the upcoming community budget meeting on June 24 at 6 p.m. at Warner Park Community Recreation Center. Sign the Madison Tenant Bill of
MADISON, Wis. — Ben Wikler, the political organizer and strategist who led the Democratic Party of Wisconsin from 2019 to 2025, today announced a Wisconsin and national book tour in support of his forthcoming book, This Is The Plan: How
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), during June Dairy Month, today announced that 18 Wisconsin meat processors will receive grants through the 2026 Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant Program. Created by
Madison, WI — On the main stage at the Wisconsin Democratic Convention, congressional candidate Peter Burgelis delivered a powerful three-minute speech that highlighted a record of results, accountability, and winning tough elections, demonstrating why he is uniquely positioned to defeat
Contact: WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross, 608-669-8418 MADISON — Democratic Party of Wisconsin conventioneers voting in a WisPolitics straw poll favored Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez to be the party’s nominee for governor in 2026, with state Rep. Francesca Hong close behind.
Madison, WI — Madison Breakfast Rotary Club Foundation has made a grant to WorldWise Microfinance (WMF) that will help support a new program in Malawi, where 70 percent of the population lives in extreme poverty. Club president Bruce Harville saluted
Contact: WisDems Press (press@wisdems.org) MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Young Democrats of Wisconsin, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced that the Young Democrats of America convention will be hosted for the first time ever in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fourteen Common Ground leaders attended today’s meeting of the County Supervisors Committee on Intergovernmental Relations and delivered this statement: Thank you to all of the County Supervisors who signed on to the resolution calling for an audit of the Milwaukee
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is responding to a fertilizer spill impacting the Sheboygan River in Sheboygan County. On June 11, while responding to a fish kill, DNR staff observed a leaking fertilizer tank east of
CONTACT: press@wisenatedems.org MADISON, WI – On Wednesday, reporting in Up North News challenged Co-Chair of the Joint Finance Committee Senator Howard Marklein’s narrative of bipartisanship. Senator Marklein, running in the 17th against Representative Jenna Jacobson, has described himself as a bipartisan problem solver; his
BROOKFIELD – In this week’s GOP radio address, State Senator Rob Hutton (R–Brookfield) discusses last week’s decision by the UW Board of Regents to raise tuition for a fourth consecutive year and why a focus on raising prices is a missed
Contact: WisDems Press (press@wisdems.org) MADISON, Wis. — WisDems Chair Devin Remiker released the following statement in response to Wisconsin Young Republican leader Brady Penfield spreading a repulsive conspiracy theory about the assassination of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman: “A Minnesota public servant
CONTACT: William Hadden, whadden@standtogether.org Madison, WI — Wisconsin Democrats kick off their state convention this weekend in Madison with the tagline “Save the American Dream,” but their idea of the American Dream is not the one most Wisconsinites have. The party’s draft platform resolutions
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Wisconsin households have been forced to spend thousands more on health care, rent, energy, and groceries WISCONSIN – A new report shows that as of May 2026, the average household in Wisconsin has had to spend over $3,000 more on goods
Contact (Karas): vote@petekaras.com | PeteKaras.com Contact (Manske): Manskeandy23@gmail.com | AndyManske4Governor.com MUSKEGO/FRANKLIN, Wis. — June 10, 2026 — Pete Karas, Wisconsin Green Party candidate for Secretary of State, and Andy Manske, Republican candidate for Governor, today jointly condemned a Facebook post by Republican Secretary of State ca… Please log in
MADISON, Wis. – On June 20, 2026, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Northern Highland Fishery Research Area (NHFRA), one of the longest-running fisheries research projects in the world.
Contact: (608) 422-7800 or dcfmedia@wisconsin.gov MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) today announced the approval of an administrative rule designed to improve licensing, regulation, and quality of care youth receive in group home settings. The revised rule aligns with Wisconsin’s
Contact: Julie Velazquez – Outreach Chair of MAARPR Email: staff@maarpr.org [Milwaukee, WI] – On Thursday, June 11th 2026, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) and other community organizations attended the Public Safety and Health Committee’s meeting where
MADISON, Wis. — Recent ads being run on behalf of GOP State Senator Howard Marklein attempt to sell him as a bipartisan legislator. But his legislative record tells a very different story. Marklein, who represents areas from Brodhead to Dodgeville to Prairie du Chien in Wisconsin’s 17th Senate District, co-chairs the
NEENAH, WI — Independent congressional candidate Elizabeth Fitzgibbon announced today that her campaign has secured its place on the general election ballot in Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District after the Wisconsin Elections Commission rejected every single one of the more than 800 challenges to her nomination signatures. The challenge sought to remove
Madison Tenant Power is urging city officials and residents to support targeted investments in tenant safety during the upcoming community budget meeting on June 24 at 6 p.m. at Warner Park Community Recreation Center. Sign the Madison Tenant Bill of Rights online to show your support: https://www.madisontenantpower.org/about/tenantbill. The organization is
MADISON, Wis. — Ben Wikler, the political organizer and strategist who led the Democratic Party of Wisconsin from 2019 to 2025, today announced a Wisconsin and national book tour in support of his forthcoming book, This Is The Plan: How to End America’s Meltdown and Save Democracy, publishing July 21,
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), during June Dairy Month, today announced that 18 Wisconsin meat processors will receive grants through the 2026 Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant Program. Created by Gov. Evers in 2021, these grants help local meat processors
Madison, WI — On the main stage at the Wisconsin Democratic Convention, congressional candidate Peter Burgelis delivered a powerful three-minute speech that highlighted a record of results, accountability, and winning tough elections, demonstrating why he is uniquely positioned to defeat Congressman Bryan Steil and help Democrats reclaim the U.S. House
Contact: WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross, 608-669-8418 MADISON — Democratic Party of Wisconsin conventioneers voting in a WisPolitics straw poll favored Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez to be the party’s nominee for governor in 2026, with state Rep. Francesca Hong close behind. They also backed former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and U.S.
Madison, WI — Madison Breakfast Rotary Club Foundation has made a grant to WorldWise Microfinance (WMF) that will help support a new program in Malawi, where 70 percent of the population lives in extreme poverty. Club president Bruce Harville saluted WMF for launching the Malawi program that will focus on
Contact: WisDems Press (press@wisdems.org) MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Young Democrats of Wisconsin, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced that the Young Democrats of America convention will be hosted for the first time ever in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2027—the same city where companies like Harley Davidson and
Fourteen Common Ground leaders attended today’s meeting of the County Supervisors Committee on Intergovernmental Relations and delivered this statement: Thank you to all of the County Supervisors who signed on to the resolution calling for an audit of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and its contractor, Veolia Water. Your leadership
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is responding to a fertilizer spill impacting the Sheboygan River in Sheboygan County. On June 11, while responding to a fish kill, DNR staff observed a leaking fertilizer tank east of Meadow Lark Road at Majestic Meadows Dairy. The fertilizer entered
CONTACT: press@wisenatedems.org MADISON, WI – On Wednesday, reporting in Up North News challenged Co-Chair of the Joint Finance Committee Senator Howard Marklein’s narrative of bipartisanship. Senator Marklein, running in the 17th against Representative Jenna Jacobson, has described himself as a bipartisan problem solver; his record exposes that as a falsehood. Over the past four
BROOKFIELD – In this week’s GOP radio address, State Senator Rob Hutton (R–Brookfield) discusses last week’s decision by the UW Board of Regents to raise tuition for a fourth consecutive year and why a focus on raising prices is a missed opportunity for the Regents to drive critical long-term reforms. The
Contact: WisDems Press (press@wisdems.org) MADISON, Wis. — WisDems Chair Devin Remiker released the following statement in response to Wisconsin Young Republican leader Brady Penfield spreading a repulsive conspiracy theory about the assassination of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman: “A Minnesota public servant and her husband were assassinated by a right-wing extremist, and
CONTACT: William Hadden, whadden@standtogether.org Madison, WI — Wisconsin Democrats kick off their state convention this weekend in Madison with the tagline “Save the American Dream,” but their idea of the American Dream is not the one most Wisconsinites have. The party’s draft platform resolutions – which include gutting Wisconsin’s private school voucher program, imposing
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Wisconsin households have been forced to spend thousands more on health care, rent, energy, and groceries WISCONSIN – A new report shows that as of May 2026, the average household in Wisconsin has had to spend over $3,000 more on goods and services under President Donald Trump, including health care, rent,
Contact (Karas): vote@petekaras.com | PeteKaras.com Contact (Manske): Manskeandy23@gmail.com | AndyManske4Governor.com MUSKEGO/FRANKLIN, Wis. — June 10, 2026 — Pete Karas, Wisconsin Green Party candidate for Secretary of State, and Andy Manske, Republican candidate for Governor, today jointly condemned a Facebook post by Republican Secretary of State ca… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription,
MADISON, Wis. – On June 20, 2026, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Northern Highland Fishery Research Area (NHFRA), one of the longest-running fisheries research projects in the world.
Contact: (608) 422-7800 or dcfmedia@wisconsin.gov MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) today announced the approval of an administrative rule designed to improve licensing, regulation, and quality of care youth receive in group home settings. The revised rule aligns with Wisconsin’s Putting Families First efforts that are transforming group car… Please log
Contact: Julie Velazquez – Outreach Chair of MAARPR Email: staff@maarpr.org [Milwaukee, WI] – On Thursday, June 11th 2026, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) and other community organizations attended the Public Safety and Health Committee’s meeting where Alders discussed recommended changes to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) 660