MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County’s Capital Improvements Committee advanced a package of “quality of life amendments” Wednesday that would invest in parks, playgrounds, senior centers, transit safety, and other critical infrastructure, while also recommending the Investing in Justice: Courthouse Complex (IJCC) project move forward. The Capital Improvements Committee recommended the IJCC project,

MADISON, Wis. —  Last week, WisDems Chair Devin Remiker spoke with Channel 3000’s Elly Laliberte about the critical importance of the November election for shaping the balance of power in the state capitol. Wisconsinites are tired of feeling like they can’t afford everyday living and ready for change in our long-time

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) are demanding the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) thoroughly investigate Sysco’s proposed $29.1 billion acquisition of Jetro Restaurant Depot, over concerns that the deal could further consolidate the nation’s food distribution system, weaken competition, and drive-up costs for independent

Pierce County, WI — Pierce County residents have won a major victory in their three-year fight to protect their water, homes, and farming communities from the consequences of Ridge Breeze Dairy’s massive expansion.  On August 24, Administrative Law Judge Angela Chaput Foy ruled  that a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

(Bayfield, Wisconsin) – The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility signed the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge, becoming the third research institution to join the initiative. Their participation brings the growing binational movement to 48 companies and organizations committed to ensuring that every part of each fish

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Since winning the August 11 primary, County Executive David Crowley, Democratic nominee for governor, has traveled across the state talking with voters about affordability and healthcare. At recent stops in Menasha and Madison, Crowley highlighted his plan to expand healthcare for Wisconsinites so more families can access

MADISON, WI — Republican nominee for governor Tom Tiffany is putting Wisconsin families first with a bold eight-point affordability agenda to lower taxes, reduce everyday expenses and let hardworking Wisconsinites keep more of their own money. Tiffany’s plan would freeze property taxes, deliver a 10% income tax cut for working families earning less

MADISON, Wis. — Running a business is one job. Leading the people who make it successful is another. Business owners, managers and emerging leaders can build the skills to do both through Running the Business, Leading the People, a new five-session leadership development series from Madison College and the Madison Black Chamber of Commerce. Beginning Sept. 28,

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Tonight, Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s constituents will participate in an Eau Claire town hall meeting where they will share concerns they have about their congressman’s votes in Congress to raise prices on working families.  The event will continue despite Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s apparent decision to

MADISON – State Senator Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) has discovered a conflict of interest on the Commutation Advisory Board. The Remington Center at the University of Wisconsin Law School (UW Law) is advocating for the commutation of 4 of the 12 applicants heard thus far. The Restorative Justice Director at UW

Experienced, certified law enforcement officers have until the end of this week to apply for a lateral transfer opportunity with the Wisconsin State Patrol. Applications for the lateral hiring recruitment period are due at the end of the day on Sunday, August 30. Successful applicants will train with fellow lateral

MADISON, Wis. – Every area of Wisconsin can face disasters, and it is important to have a planned response whether you are at home, work, school or on the road. To help all Wisconsinites be ready for any emergency, Governor Tony Evers has declared September Preparedness Month in Wisconsin. ReadyWisconsin encourages everyone

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released a new report, “Charting A New Course: Improving The Charter School Sector in Wisconsin.” The report is the second in WILL’s Wisconsin Education Comeback: A Roadmap for Student Success series and examines why Wisconsin’s in-state charter school sector has stalled while chartering

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. — the largest state consumer protection settlement involving a single company in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s – that would result in up to $313

Devondre Jaquish is a senior music major at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a unique music education background and a unique set of student experiences in the music and theatre arts department. Jaquish began playing the violin at age 11 as he prepared to start middle school in Chippewa

Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic’s Cooperative Education and Internship Program (CEIP) is a fast-lane pipeline to success, providing students with applied learning experiences at regional, national and international companies within their professional field before they graduate. Of this year’s graduates, 77.4% were hired prior to graduation, while 99% of

WAUSAU, Wis. — Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin is partnering with The Women’s Community and the Marathon County District Attorney’s Office to raise awareness about the rights and resources available to crime victims through a powerful silhouette display at the Marathon County Courthouse.  On Aug. 28, eight red silhouettes will be displayed inside

MADISON, Wis., August 26, 2026 – Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin is highlighting new data from Feeding America’s annual Map the Meal Gap study, which shows a significant increase in the number of families, children, and seniors considered food-insecure across southwestern Wisconsin. The data shows that within Second Harvest’s 16-county

MADISON, Wis. — The possibility of a new trifecta at the state Capitol has been dominating recent headlines in Wisconsin. But there’s a different kind of trifecta brewing at the top of the GOP ticket, and Republicans are hoping Wisconsinites won’t notice. A Better Wisconsin Together notes that a radical, anti-abortion

DOOR COUNTY, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Jennibel Shipwreck in the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 2026. The schooner is located in Lake Michigan near the Town of Gibraltar, in Door County. The schooner Jennibel is located in over 100 feet