MADISON, WI – In response to today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Education that it will begin dismantling itself and cutting off nearly $1 billion in federal funding for Wisconsin schools, State Superintendent Jill Underly called on Private School Lobbyist Brittany Kinser to explain why she supports this reckless agenda—and

MADISON — State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly released the following statement today regarding U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s public letter, calling for significantly changing the service goals of the federal agency and potentially impacting nearly $1 billion in annual funding to Wisconsin students, families and communities. “This isn’t a game for

MADISON, Wisc. — On Tuesday, Amy Loudenbeck, Campaign Manager for Kinser for WI Kids, released the following statement responding to news that Jill Underly’s Executive Director at the Department of Public Instruction was stepping down from his role with less than a month until Spring Elections. The announcement comes as other

MADISON, Wis. – As Attorney General Josh Kaul advocates for a substantial investment in the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratories (WSCL) in the 2025-2027 state budget, today he hosted the first of three tours for legislators at the WSCL. The tours offer lawmakers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the critical work

The News: On February 27, 2025, Judge David Borowski held the City of Milwaukee in contempt of court for failure to comply with a Writ of Mandamus which commanded the City to take all steps necessary to comply with state law and ensure the legally required number of School Resource Officer (SROs) were

Washington, D.C. – Tonight, Donald Trump is set to address a joint session of Congress to outline his priorities. Here’s the real state of the union: the Republican war on health care is alive and well. Already, Trump endorsed the Republican plan to cut nearly a trillion from Medicaid —

As new tariffs go into effect today, farmers, small businesses, and working families will pay the price MADISON, Wis. – As new tariffs go into effect against key trading partners China, Mexico, and Canada today, some as high as 25 percent, Wisconsin working families, small businesses, and farmers will pay

MADISON, WI – The College Republicans of UW-Madison and UW-Whitewater College Republicans strongly condemn Judge Susan Craword’s unacceptably light sentence of a repeat felon who has committed violent crimes on or near both of our campuses. Her failure to provide justice for Jerome Winslow’s victims should disqualify her from serving as a Justice on the

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing the Falun Gong Protection Act. This bill would require sanctions on those responsible for or complicit in the involuntary harvesting of organs and also require the Secretary of State to report to Congress on organ transplant policies

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WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Susan Crawford has a troubling record of denying prosecutors recommendations and providing weak sentences to dangerous criminals. As Democrats’ handpicked pawn for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Susan Crawford’s allies in the media consistently run to her defense and gloss over her radical, activist past. When talking to far-Left voters

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Gov. Tony Evers announced the appointment of Gary Besaw to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Board, effective February 24, 2025. Gary will service as a Consumer Representative to serve a term expiring on May 1, 2029. Gary Besaw, of Keshena, currently

MADISON, Wis. — After weeks of sowing chaos across the country and throughout the state by firing air traffic controllers, cutting rape crisis centers, and attacking Social Security, out-of-touch billionaire Elon Musk has set his his sights on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the campaign of MAGA extremist Brad Schimel. Musk knows

From the economic impacts of federal firings, to Wisconsinites on Medicaid at risk of losing their health care, to threats of the Trump Tax on Wisconsin’s economy, Donald Trump has been a disaster for Wisconsinites Today, ahead of Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, the Democratic National Committee

Governor’s budget proposes Wisconsin to become the first state to audit health insurance companies, lowers out-of-pocket healthcare costs, aims to reduce appointment wait times and enable Wisconsinites to get healthcare closer to home, and expands access to affordable healthcare statewide, including in rural communities  Governor’s visits come as federal government

MILWAUKEE — Chorus Community Health Plans (CCHP), an affiliate of Children’s Wisconsin, recently announced a new partnership with Network Health starting next year. Network Health will become CCHP’s sole Third-Party Administrator (TPA) and will provide customer service and claims administration services for all CCHP lines of business. This partnership will improve several key

Committed to Providing Comprehensive Care for Rural Communities SHAWANO, Wis. – ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results

MADISON, Wis. – Daylight saving time starts this weekend, when clocks are set forward one hour, and while that is potentially good news because of the extra light in the evening, it means losing an hour of sleep.    Most people dread the loss of sleep and the transition period during

As promised, US President Donald Trump has imposed his Draconian, irrational tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, thereby imposing the largest tax increase on Americans in decades. Despite assurances of the administration, tariffs are taxes that are not paid for by the country on which it is imposed, but by