WAUWATOSA–After torrential rainfall and widespread flooding in Southeast Wisconsin this weekend, Governor Evers issued a State of Emergency to respond to the severe flood damage. This declaration directs all state agencies and the Wisconsin National Guard to assist in response and recovery efforts. Rep. Robyn Vining joined Governor Evers, State Senator LaTonya

MADISON, Wis. — If you are reporting on the new far-left candidate in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, please consider the following statement. “Just weeks after his complaint of felony fraud was rejected by the state, Berman enters the race to determine which political activist is more radically left, him or Randy

The fallout from Donald Trump and Republicans’ big, ugly bill is happening now, causing severe damage to health care as we know it. Donald Trump and Republicans slashed more than $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and are taking away tax credits that make health care

The Badger Project has filed two lawsuits in recent weeks challenging denials of requests for records related to an officer terminated for cause and one who resigned pending an internal investigation.  The Badger Project is a nonpartisan journalism nonprofit that focuses on and investigates government, politics, and related matters in Wisconsin. 

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today sent a letter urging the Trump Administration to immediately reverse course on its attempts to cut approximately $29 million Wisconsin expected to receive to help support and complete Wisconsin’s years-long efforts to modernize the unemployment insurance system and efficiently and effectively prevent benefit fraud

Ashland, WI – The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC), exercising authority delegated by its eleven member tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, supports the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in its ongoing efforts to protect terrestrial and aquatic environments that sustain their traditional lifeway. Enbridge

On August 8th Gov. Tony Evers vetoed hyper partisan legislation — Senate Bill 95 / Assembly Bill 87– rammed through the Wisconsin Legislature earlier this year that would have prevented people with felony convictions from regaining their constitutional right to vote until they have paid all “fines, costs, fees, surcharges and restitution” imposed

Madison, August 12, 2025 —  More people are choosing construction apprenticeships to further their careers. Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin (ABC-WI) is celebrating a new record: More than 2,600 apprentices are now enrolled in the association’s apprenticeship program. Of those, 679 apprentices are beginning their first year. This number

Milwaukee, Wis. – August 12, 2025 – The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Consortium on Public and Community Health (the Consortium) has appointed Jewish Family Services, Inc., (JFS) Interim President/CEO and Vice President of Housing and Residential Services Daniel Fleischman as the newest representative of the nine-member board that provides oversight of the Advanc… Please log

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after a new report was released that shows premiums for health care insurance bought through the Affordable Care Act open marketplace are set to increase an average of 16% in Wisconsin, with some as high as 34.5%. These rate hikes are

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the Waukesha Service Center at 141 NW Barstow Street in Waukesha County is closed for the immediate future due to flooding from recent extreme weather events. Recent severe rain events have raised the water levels on the Fox River,

MADISON – Wisconsin companies on average will pay 3.2% less in worker’s compensation insurance rates starting Oct. 1, 2025, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced today with the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI). The lower rates reflect Wisconsin employers’ attention to workplace safety for the

Derrick Van Orden, Bryan Steil, House Republicans, and the Trump administration are destroying Social Security – and boasting about it.  First, Van Orden and Steil fully submitted to Elon Musk’s plan to gut the agency, which cut phone lines, fired staff, and laid off workers through his cruel DOGE effort.  Second, the administration’s Howard Lutnick openly

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) is representing an Iowa parent with respect to a potential defamation lawsuit after she, a newly naturalized citizen from the Dominican Republic, spoke at a public school board meeting about her concerns regarding certain curricula and instructional materials used in her

Madison, WI – Rep. Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) released the following statement regarding the recent heavy rain and flooding in Waukesha: “The rainfall and flooding have been incredible. I have reached out to the mayor to coordinate any possible state support and resources along with Sen. Bradley. Angila and I are

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare lizard, which may result from the WRPCO Westwind SCA Trail Relocation Project in Adams County.   Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that recent storms have damaged numerous state-managed properties, including state parks, trails, recreation areas and wildlife areas. The damage varies across the state, ranging from minor washouts and downed trees to partial property and trail closures. Staff are currently

MADISON, Wis. — WisGOP is calling on dedicated patriots across the state to step up and serve as poll workers for National Poll Worker Recruitment Day. Poll workers play a critical role in safeguarding the integrity of the voting process, preventing irregularities, and upholding the trust that is essential to our

Former VA Emergency Room Nurse and union member running to deliver real results for working Wisconsin families RAYMOND, Wis. — Today, Mitchell Berman, an emergency room nurse, union member, and the first in his family to graduate from college, announced his campaign for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. Berman has worked

Ashland, Wis – Wisconsin’s Agricultural, Labor and Business leaders will ask a Wisconsin Administrative Law Judge today at a hearing in Ashland to reaffirm the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ more than 4-year-long environmental review that found the Enbridge Line 5 relocation project would comply with Wisconsin’s rigorous environmental laws