UW-Green Bay and New North team up to fuel startup growth Green Bay, Wis.— In a demonstration of regional collaboration, the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay and New North, Inc. are proud to announce their joint leadership in the Cheese Wedge Consortium, a major entrepreneurship initiative supported through a dedicated $1 million Ignite Wisconsin grant for

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul, a bipartisan group of attorneys general, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Thursday entered into a $100 million multistate settlement with Walmart over allegations that the company deceived customers and drivers who participated in its Spark Driver Program. Drivers in Wisconsin will receive

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations for nine seats on the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) Board of Directors. Nominations will be accepted from February 27 through March 27, 2026. The nine districts up for election include: District 1 –

The Milwaukee Election Commission (MEC) is announcing several polling location changes that will take effect in the 2026–2027 election season. These new polling locations will be activated starting with the April 7, 2026 Spring Election. Not all voters will see a change to their location. In total there are seven

Green Bay, Wis.— At the Schreiber Institute for Women’s Leadership Celebrate 2026 event this afternoon, Barb LaMue was announced as the Institute’s next Executive in Residence (EIR.) LaMue will succeed Karen Lancelle, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, Schreiber Foods, who has served as the EIR since June of 2024.  

Madison, WI — Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) applauded Vice President J.D. Vance’s remarks on the economy and the cost of living during a visit to Pointe Precision Inc in Plover on Thursday.  The vice president highlighted the Trump Administration’s work to bring down prices on everything from housing and electricity to

MADISON, Wis. — Today, US Senator Tammy Baldwin, manufacturing business owners Sachin Shivaram and Kyle Lafond, and WisDems Vice-Chair Sarah Godlewski, held a virtual press call in response to JD Vance’s visit and event with Derrick Van Orden. Wisconsin business leaders Shivaram and LaFond shared their firsthand experiences of the ways

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee VA today announced infrastructure upgrades to ensure safe and effective patient care.  These projects are part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair and improve department health care facilities in fiscal year 2026 via the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program.  Milwaukee VA improvemen…

MADISON — Agribusinesses, hunger relief organizations, and advocacy groups from across Wisconsin recently held a press conference in Madison urging lawmakers to approve key investments and resources designed to prevent Wisconsin taxpayers from having to pay as much as $205 million in penalty fees to the Trump Administration each year, an effort Gov. Evers an… Please log in

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson joins those honoring the late Reverend Jesse Jackson by directing the flags displayed outside the City Hall complex be lowered to half-staff.  The recognition will continue until Monday, March 1, 2026. “Jesse Jackson was a civil right icon, a political pioneer, and a champion of the

MADISON, Wis. —  The Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) has named Gov. Tony Evers and State Rep. Clint Moses (R–Menomonie) as 2026 Health Care Advocates of the Year. The awards were presented at WHA’s annual Advocacy Day event at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center on Feb. 25, which drew 1,100

MADISON – Today, during the State of Black Wisconsin, Ranking Joint Finance Committee Member Senator LaTonya Johnson introduced the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus policy agenda for future legislative sessions. This follows last year’s Statewide Listening Tour to build a Black Policy Agenda with stops in Green Bay, Racine, Madison, Milwaukee, and

Graduates will take oath to build safer communities, improve post-release outcomes, and help residents become successful On Friday, February 27, 10:00 a.m., 33 women and men will graduate from the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) Jailer Officer Training Class #34, presented in partnership with the Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center (CRC),

The Wisconsin State Assembly wrapped up for the 2025-26 legislative session on Friday, February 20, 2026 with the passage of key bills related to agriculture, workforce development, and food access. Throughout this legislative session, Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) worked alongside stakeholders to make the voices of family farmers heard in

District 7 Alder Badri Lankella will continue his Lunch & Learn series on Monday, March 9th, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Join us on Zoom for an informative hour with Michelle Drea from the Assessor’s Office and David Schmiedicke from the Finance Department. They will explain the role of

Plans include skyrocketing health care costs, gutting food assistance, and supporting even more cost-raising tariffs In a new video GOP candidate for governor Tom Tiffany revealed that he has “plans” to tackle affordability in Wisconsin. Here’s a first look at what those plans entail: Skyrocketing health care costs and gutting food assistance: Tiffany

The News: WILL has announced Kirsten Atanasoff as our new Associate Counsel, expanding our litigation team as we approach new fights to defend property rights, parental rights, and push back against bureaucratic overreach in Wisconsin and beyond. Kirsten joins WILL following five years of experience in commercial litigation at an AmLaw

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Tom Tiffany announced that he has a “plan” to fix the affordability crisis he created. Tiffany is responsible for enacting some of the highest cost-raising policies in American history—from voting for the economically devastating and chaotic tariff-tax trade policy which forces Wisconsinites to pay higher prices at

Madison, WI – February 25, 2026 — Nearly 40% of Wisconsin public schools are flouting state law by failing to post K-3 Early Literacy Remediation Plans (ELRPs) on their district websites, exposing a glaring lack of oversight and enforcement by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). “Transparency dies without

Today, JD Vance travelled to Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District to try to spin Donald Trump’s economic policies that are costing Wisconsin families over $2,000 a year and destroying thousands of jobs across the state. Vance’s trip comes on the heels of Trump’s disastrous State of the Union address, in which he spent