Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers, WisDOT announce over $31 million to support 13 projects aimed at improving air quality, reducing traffic delays and congestion

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced over $31 million in funding from the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program to support local projects aimed at reducing vehicle congestion and improving air quality, such as building multi-use bike t… Please log in to

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Milwaukee Public Schools: MPS Enrollment Day is today

(MILWAUKEE) — Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius is inviting families to enroll their students in kindergarten through grade 12 for the upcoming school year at an MPS Enrollment Day event today, August 20, at Wick Playfield. MPS data show that

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Gov. Evers: Read: Gov. Evers urges Trump Administration to rescind new efforts to rollback Head Start Program standards  

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Assistant Secretary Alex J. Adams urging the federal leaders to rescind the Trump Administration’s latest proposal to drastically roll back Head Start&nb… Please log in

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Milwaukee County Board: Game on: Supervisor Capriolo invites elected officials and residents to pickleball showdown at Jackson Park

MILWAUKEE – Supervisor Sky Z. Capriolo will join local elected officials and community members on Thursday, August 27, for the inaugural “Play Pickleball with Your Local Politician” event at Jackson Park. Supervisor Sky helped organize the event as part of this season’s Jackson Park Farmers Market programming, bringing elected officials and residents together for an

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The Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy: CROWE Report: Wisconsin gives technical colleges more public support and more financial autonomy than its universities

MADISON, Wisconsin, August 20, 2026 – The Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy (CROWE) released a new report, Wisconsin’s Love Affair with Its Technical Colleges: Seventh and Forty-Third, Wisconsin, by CROWE economists Junjie Guo and Ananth Seshadri, examining how Wisconsin divides public support and financial authority between its technical

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Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers, WisDOT announce over $31 million to support 13 projects aimed at improving air quality, reducing traffic delays and congestion

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced over $31 million in funding from the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program to support local projects aimed at reducing vehicle congestion and improving air quality, such as building multi-use bike t… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please

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Wisconsin Realtors Association: Statewide sales and prices continue upward trend in July 2026

Madison, Wis. — The Wisconsin REALTORS® Association released its July 2026 Real Estate Report today, showing Wisconsin’s housing market continued to rise in both home sales and prices for the second consecutive month, reflecting continued buyer demand despite affordability challenges and a still-constrained supply of homes. Existing home sales increased 8.1% in July

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Milwaukee Public Schools: MPS Enrollment Day is today

(MILWAUKEE) — Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius is inviting families to enroll their students in kindergarten through grade 12 for the upcoming school year at an MPS Enrollment Day event today, August 20, at Wick Playfield. MPS data show that kindergarten and high school enrollment applications have increased significantly compared

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Gov. Evers: Read: Gov. Evers urges Trump Administration to rescind new efforts to rollback Head Start Program standards  

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Assistant Secretary Alex J. Adams urging the federal leaders to rescind the Trump Administration’s latest proposal to drastically roll back Head Start&nb… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription,

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Marquette University Law School: Marquette Law School Poll to release first Wisconsin survey after primaries, Wednesday, Aug. 26

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University Law School will release the results of its first statewide survey after the Wisconsin primary elections with an in-person event featuring Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, and Derek Mosley, director of the school’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education,

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NeighborWorks Green Bay: NeighborWorks Green Bay hosts open house for newly built home at 158 N. Maple Avenue

GREEN BAY, WI — NeighborWorks Green Bay (NWGB) invites community members, prospective homebuyers, and local partners to an open house for its newest single-family residence located at 158 N. Maple Avenue in the Fort Howard Neighborhood. Representing the 472nd housing unit built or renovated by NeighborWorks Green Bay, this home underscores the organization’s ongoing

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Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee: Public demands Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin restore gender-affirming care for youth

Milwaukee, WI — On Monday, August 17, 2026, members of Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee (RJAM) hand-delivered more than 1,028 petition signatures from members of the public demanding that Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW) resume gender-affirming care for youth. The petition was circulated over a two-month period and calls on CHW

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Weekly Dem radio address: Gov. Evers delivers radio address, warns against disastrous consequences of new Trump Administration efforts to roll back Head Start Program standards

Audio File of Radio Address Hey there. Governor Tony Evers here. Long before becoming governor, I adopted the motto, “what’s best for our kids is what’s best for our state,” but President Trump and Republicans out in D.C. must have missed the memo. The Trump Administration is bound and determined to mess with

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Baldwin, Evers secure over $140 million for passenger rail serving Wisconsin, Midwest rail routes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers successfully secured over $140 million from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to update up to 41 passenger locomotives, which serve Amtrak’s Midwest and Pacific Northwest routes, including the Milwaukee-Chicago Hiawatha route. The FRA investment in Wisconsin is funded

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