MADISON, Wis. — Tonight, Rachel Maddow led her show with a 10 minute deep diveinto of Eric Hovde: His out-of-state California ties, his comments about how he thinks people in nursing homes shouldn’t vote, his Veep-style flubbing of the Pledge of Allegiance, and the fact that the bank he owns

MILWAUKEE, Wis.— In case you missed it, Tammy Baldwin marked the grand opening of her campaign’s new Milwaukee office alongside community leaders for a roundtable discussion on defending the constitutionally protected right to vote. Tammy welcoming community leaders for a voting rights roundtable at her campaign’s brand new Milwaukee office. The

Milwaukee, WI — April 28, 2024 The Milwaukee Area Labor Council, in collaboration with the Waukesha County Labor Council and WisCOSH, hosted a solemn ceremony to commemorate Workers Memorial Day. The event took place at the Workers Memorial Gazebo in Zeidler Union Square Park on April 28th. Remembering Those Who Suffered and Died on

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MILWAUKEE — The J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University has announced the next class of journalists joining the O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism. The fellowship teams up Marquette student journalists with reporters for nine-month investigations into complex national and local issues, including those around criminal

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today, following the posting of a request for an Attorney General (AG) opinion, is notifying the public that the comment period for the issues raised in the request is now open.  The Dane County Corporation Counsel has asked for an AG opinion interpreting

[Milwaukee, WI] – The UWM Popular University for Palestine Coalition has built an encampment today, Monday, April 29th. The encampment began at 12:00pm.  We have seen government officials and university administrators continue to maintain ties with the occupation of Palestine, even in the face of the genocide. Their complicity stands

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul, alongside 23 attorneys general and four cities, filed a motion to intervene in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to help defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicles emissions standards for model years 2027-2032 (Final Rule). The F… Please log in

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the 2023 hunter education program Instructor of the Year and Group of the Year awards as part of National Volunteer Appreciation Week and National Volunteer Month. Volunteer instructors are an integral part of the Wisconsin’s hunter education program, providing approximately

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) was awarded over $350,000 by a federal court after it successfully sued the Biden Administration for race discrimination. The order comes on the heels of the court’s decision last month, which held that the federally run Minority Business Development Agency

MADISON, Wis. — Over the weekend, New York Times reporter Astead Herndon discussed his trip to Wisconsin and what he heard from voters about Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate and California bank owner Eric Hovde on CNN’s Inside Politics with Manu Raju. Click here to watch Eric Hovde get called out for being

Madison, Wisconsin.  Monday morning, April 29, 2024, Madison for a World BEYOND War and many others will be on Library Mall supporting the student action “Protest for Divestment & Rally for Gaza.”  World BEYOND War is a global movement to end all wars. The group calls on the US government

MADISON – Representative Jerry O’Connor (R- Fond du Lac) released the following statement on Democrats’ legislative proposals throughout the 2023-2024 Legislative Session: “What are the priorities that the modern hard-left, non-traditional liberals would pursue if they were to capture the State Senate and Assembly in 2024? With Governor Evers ready to sign their bills into…

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will be conducting a full drawdown at Grand River Marsh Wildlife Area in Marquette and Green Lake counties. The drawdown will begin this spring, and water levels will be lowered slowly until full drawdown is achieved in early

Milwaukee, WI – On Saturday, April 27th, Power to the Polls Wisconsin, along with community leaders and democracy advocates from across the state, held a roundtable discussion in Milwaukee focusing on the ongoing threats to democracy, and the right to vote. During the discussion, panelists hailed U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D-WI)

LADYSMITH – Ladysmith businessman and decorated Navy Veteran Cliff Taylor has announced his  candidacy for the newly drawn 68th Assembly District. Taylor, 61, has never run for a state legislative  position before, however he did serve on the Rusk County Board of Supervisors for several terms. Taylor  is running as

MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Madison will be hosting a Basic Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) for Meat and Poultry Establishments Short Course May 29-30, 2024 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery building. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will

DeForest native Maureen McCarville announced this week she will be a candidate for State Assembly this fall, representing communities including DeForest, Windsor, Lodi, Poynette, Columbus, Rio and Fall River. McCarville is running in the newly created Wisconsin State Assembly District 42, which spans northern Dane and southern Columbia Counties.  “I’m

WEST ALLIS, WI —- Former West Allis Alderman Angelito Tenorio announced today that he is strongly considering a run to represent West Allis in the Wisconsin State Assembly’s 14th District. Angelito Tenorio is the son of Filipino immigrants who came to West Allis in hopes of finding a better life. He