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

MADISON, Wis. – Brad Schimel has always put his own extreme agenda ahead of Wisconsin families, and today, Judge Susan Crawford’s campaign for the Wisconsin Supreme Court released a new TV ad, titled ‘Diabetes,’ exposing his effort to strip health care from Wisconsinites. As Attorney General, Brad Schimel wasted taxpayer

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (March 3, 2025) — Ethan Beswick, who has extensive background in both corporate and aviation law, has been named General Counsel for the Experimental Aircraft Association. A graduate of Hope College in Michigan and Notre Dame University Law School, Beswick has experience in large

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has issued a statement upon receiving notice that the Village of Slinger has withdrawn enforcement of its unconstitutional sign ordinances. WILL warned the Village last week that it was preparing to take legal action if the Village did not confirm

MADISON, WI – March 3, 2025 – In the company’s first expansion outside Wisconsin, Civic Media, is acquiring WELY-FM 94.5 FM and WELY 1450 AM in Ely, Minnesota from Zoe Communications. The stations have been silent since late 2022 but Civic Media plans to return these historic stations to the air as quickly

MADISON, Wis. — While decriminalizing fentanyl would scare any regular Wisconsin voter, it doesn’t scare Susan Crawford. When Crawford isn’t lying about Schimel’s tough-on-crime record, she’s earning the support of dangerously liberal groups that advocate for pragmatic ideas like decriminalizing all drugs, defunding the police, or opposing ICE. Yes, that was sarcasm.

Madison, WI—On Friday, February 28, Administrative Law Judge Angela Chaput Foy issued an order extending a stay on Line 5 construction while a legal challenge brought by Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) and partner organizations is pending. In December, MEA filed a petition for a contested case hearing challenging state permits and other regulatory approvals

WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Today, the Wisconsin State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, the world’s largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, endorsed Judge Brad Schimel in his bid to save Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. The Fraternal Order of Police endorsement adds to Schimel’s growing list of bipartisan law enforcement support,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) announced that he will bring Emmett Fisher, a farmer from Hager City, Wisconsin who owns and operates Oxheart Farm that relies on federal grants. A self employed farmer, Emmet is on Medicaid to be able to afford healthcare and is concerned what the House

MADISON, WI – Lobbyist Brittany Kinser is once again standing with Republican politicians instead of Wisconsin’s students and teachers. This time, she’s backing a reckless GOP bill that would force Wisconsin schools back into using the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) as a benchmark—despite the fact that NAEP is currently

WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Election Commission’s audit released last week, compiling a review of nearly 10% of the more than 3 million votes cast in the 2024 election. The audit, required by statute, showed no voting machine errors across the 336 selected municipalities statewide audited. These results highlight just how effective the protections

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that Milwaukee constituent Renee Scherck-Meyer will be her guest at this year’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Renee has incurable stage 4 breast cancer that has metastasized to her brain, lungs, and liver. Renee relies on Medicaid for her

During National Consumer Protection Week (March 2-8, 2025), the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) explains its new verification process and alert tool to help consumers protect their identities. Verification process: Wisconsin DMV recently implemented a new automated identity verification process to help protect cust… Please log in to access subscriber content. If