DANE COUNTY, Wis. — The Dane County Youth Governance Program (YGP) is now accepting applications for the 2026–2027 cohort. Applications are open from Monday, May 11, 2026, through Friday, June 26, 2026. Established in 2012, the YGP offers high school students a meaningful opportunity to engage directly in county government decision-making, bring

MADISON, WI – Today, the State Building Commission met to vote on several items, including Non-State Grant funding recommendations. Representative Billings (D-La Crosse), the Chair of the Commission’s Higher Education Subcommittee and a member of the State Building Commission, released the following statement in response to today’s vote: “Today, my

MADISON, WI – The State Building Commission has selected the recipients for the Non-State Grant program for 2025-2027. The 52nd Assembly District, represented by State Representative Lee Snodgrass, received the highest award amount of any district represented by a Democrat, totaling nearly $5 million dollars of state investment in four separate

WI — Jenny Price joins BPDD as a veteran communications professional and parent advocate with strong ties to BPDD’s work and mission. She began her career as an award-winning journalist, reporting for the Associated Press from Little Rock, Arkansas, and Kansas City, Missouri, before returning home to Wisconsin to cover the

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the Wisconsin State Building Commission met to approve approximately $248 million in projects across the state. In addition to regular maintenance, building, and repairs at several state buildings, this funding includes $50 million for 71 local community development projects across Wisconsin funded

MADISON, Wis. — State Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner today celebrated the approval of critical state investments in several impactful Green Bay-area projects following action by the State Building Commission. The projects will support veterans, expand access to healthy food and economic opportunity, and create affordable housing infrastructure in the community. The

MADISON, Wis. — Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement regarding the buying of votes to pass Evers-Vos II deal in the Legislature: “The Evers-Vos II Deal spending $1.8 billion did not have the votes to pass as originally introduced.  After the LFB confirmed that the passage of the

WI — Derrick Van Orden got caught lying through his teeth, falsely claiming there have been no cuts to Medicaid.  FACT CHECK: Van Orden voted for the largest Medicaid cut in history. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Van Orden’s vote for the Big, Ugly Bill included “a nearly $1 trillion cut to Medicaid.”

Common Ground leaders gathered at the lakefront today to hear from a second whistleblower regarding the mismanagement of the MMSD wastewater facilities by the international, for-profit company, Veolia. Common Ground (CG), a powerful, non-partisan alliance of 45 member institutions across greater Milwaukee—including congregations, schools, non-profits, small businesses and neighborhood groups—has

Milwaukee County Supervisor Sheldon A. Wasserman, M.D.,Statement on the Passing of Dr. William Finlayson MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Supervisor Sheldon A. Wasserman, M.D., released the following statement today on the passing of Dr. William Finlayson:  “I am deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. William Finlayson, a remarkable physician, teacher, and

KENOSHA, Wis. – Carthage College has added human resources as a major within its School of Business and Economics, adding to its list of comprehensive programs that prepare students for careers in business. Human resource professionals shape the workforce for businesses of every size in every industry. Starting in the fall,

MADISON, Wis., – As more than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water, new research from the La Follette School of Public Affairs investigates the effects of early-life exposure to citywide water filtration on longevity in the early 20th-century. A series of 20th-century policy shifts in American

Jonathan Taylor fled Kenosha Correctional Center May 5 KENOSHA, Wis. – Jonathan Taylor, 31, a resident of the Kenosha Correctional Center (KCC), was arrested without incident in Racine around 9 a.m. Wednesday by U.S. Marshals. Taylor fled the center just before 3:30 p.m. May 5. He is currently in the

College leaders clarify proposal shifts funding rather than creating new long-term investment in workforce education Milwaukee Wisconsin (May 13, 2026) — All 16 presidents of the Wisconsin Technical College System (Milwaukee Area Technical College, Blackhawk Technical College, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Fox Valley Technical College, Gateway Technical College, Lakeshore College,

Kenosha, WI – May 13, 2026 – The Seminole Tribe’s newly announced hotel and convention center project in Rockford raises serious questions about the viability of the promised Kenosha development and appears to render the Kenosha environmental assessment obsolete. “The Kenosha proposal was presented as a unique economic opportunity for southeastern Wisconsin. However,

Bill spends most of state’s temporary $2.3B surplus on bad tax policy, unfair K-12 school funding system MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s legislature met today to consider LRB-6707/1, a bill that spends most of Wisconsin’s $2.3 billion budget surplus on tax rebates for higher income households, creates a new, less fair

MADISON, Wis. – Launch Wisconsin, formerly the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, is accepting entries online for the 2026 competition until 11:59 p.m. Monday, June 15, 2026.      The Wisconsin Technology Council produces the contest to encourage entrepreneurs statewide in the startup stages of tech-based businesses. It links up-and-coming entrepreneurs with a statewide network of community resources, expert advice and mentoring, management talent and possible sources of capital.  Over

MADISON, WI – Rep. Angela Stroud (D-Ashland) announced opposition to the deal negotiated between retiring leaders Speaker Robin Vos, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, and Governor Tony Evers, calling the proposal “irresponsible and reckless” and warning that it fails to help many of the Wisconsinites who need relief the most,

MADISON, Wis. — This morning, new reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called out Derrick Van Orden for cowering from his record of cutting Medicaid. In response to constituents protesting healthcare cuts outside a private event Van Orden held in Sparta, Van Orden lied to reporters, claiming there would be no cuts to

LA CROSSE, Wis. — With inflation at the highest level in three years, largely driven by skyrocketing gas prices, Congressmen Derrick Van Orden and Republicans across the country are trying to shift blame and avoid accountability for their votes that continue to drive costs up.  A new NOTUS report documents the remarkable reversal