DANE COUNTY — Dane County Executive Melissa Agard will deliver her first State of the County Address on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 2:00 pm at the Alliant Energy Center. The address will highlight achievements and progress made since Agard took office and outline her administration’s vision and blueprint for moving Dane

The American health care system is in a full-blown crisis after Donald Trump and Republicans passed the largest cuts to health care in history, and industry earnings calls are highlighting just how severe and widespread the damage is for everyday Americans. The calls make clear that GOP cuts are decimating

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Wisconsin voters support school choice by a 2-to-1 margin, and 80% say they are more likely to back a candidate who would hold all publicly funded schools accountable for outcomes MILWAUKEE — A new statewide survey of 1,658 likely Wisconsin voters by City Forward Collective and CFC Action Fund finds Wisconsin

All three workers had been suspended by Rogers on the day of the union election when employees voted 54-3 to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers West Allis, Wisc. — Rogers Behavioral health has illegally fired three additional workers at its suburban Milwaukee clinic, just days after they and

National nursing organization backs Rodriguez’s plan to lower health care costs, give Wisconsinites more choices in coverage, and protect and expand Medicaid WAUKESHA, WI — During National Nurses Week, Nurses for America announced its endorsement of Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez for Governor of Wisconsin, citing her leadership on lowering health

Oak Creek, WI – Grassroots community activist and life-long Oak Creek resident, Dylan Pfaffenbach, announced his candidacy for Wisconsin State Assembly following Representative Jessie Rodriguez’s retirement. Pfaffenbach decided to enter the race after seeing a growing need for leadership from a new generation willing to step forward and serve. “I’d

Green Bay, WI — Today, State Representative Amaad Rivera Wagner praised Governor Tony Evers for rejecting calls from right wing organizations to repeal Wisconsin’s ban on conversion therapy, a dangerous and widely discredited practice that many in the LGBTQ community and survivors have described as a form of torture. Rivera Wagner,

Madison, WI — State Representative David Steffen (R-Howard) issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement of a 60-year lease agreement between Brown County and C. Reiss Terminals, LLC: “The agreement reached between Brown County and C. Reiss is testament to this critical development opportunity nearing the finish line.

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) today took up Alliant Energy’s Electric Service Agreement application to serve a data center in Beaver Dam and issued a decision that protects existing customers and improves public transparency and visibility. In general, utility tariffs set the rates, terms, and conditions

MADISON, Wis. — Women in Wisconsin have not forgotten how following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, they were immediately subjected to an 1849 abortion ban — a decision Derrick Van Orden emphatically cheered. This ban forced many Wisconsinites to cross state lines just to access basic healthcare, causing an overwhelming burden

A new poll from KFF is the writing on the wall for Republicans: ignore the cost of health care at your own peril. The cost of health care is front and center for voters, including MAHA voters, heading into November, as Americans across party lines are increasingly frustrated with the

GOP Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Access to Coverage for 54,000 Wisconsinites WISCONSIN – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, State Representative Deb Andraca and advocates joined Protect Our Care Wisconsin to discuss Protect Our Care’s new report detailing the damage GOP cuts to Medicaid are doing to Wisconsin families’ access to care

MADISON, Wis. – Power Wisconsin Forward issued the following statement in response to the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) decision on Alliant’s Individual Contract Rate Agreement refiling to serve a data center campus under construction in Beaver Dam (Docket 6680-TE-115): The Public Service Commission (PSC) sent a clear message to Alliant Energy

MADISON, Wis. – Chief Master Sgt. Michael Alvarez became the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s ninth command chief master sergeant during a change of responsibility ceremony at the state’s joint force headquarters facility May 3. Alvarez replaced Chief Master Sgt. Chad Workman, the state command chief since April 2023, who was selected

Tonya Lassanske recognized for nearly 30 years of supporting students PRAIRIE DU SAC — State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today announced Tonya Lassanske as the third of five 2026-27 Teachers of the Year. The announcement was made as part of a schoolwide surprise celebration at Sauk Prairie High School. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruc… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a

Derrick Van Orden likes to claim that he has boosted funding for rural hospitals, but the facts tell a different story. New reporting finds that following Van Orden’s vote to gut Medicaid, “hospitals in Van Orden’s congressional district are projected to lose more than $42 millionin annual revenue.” Van Orden

MADISON, Wis. — A recent letter to the editor held GOP candidate for governor Tom Tiffany accountable for his record of failing Wisconsinites and making life more unaffordable for working people. The letter highlights Tiffany’s vote jeopardizing healthcare for tens of thousands of Wisconsinites while he also abandons farmers, small businesses and ordinary

Thanks to the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress, Wisconsin ranks as one of the states with the biggest jump in utility costs  MADISON, Wis. — A new report from Climate Power finds that policies backed by Republicans in Congress, including the war with Iran, have triggered a mounting energy crisis driving

Wisconsin Farmers Union responded to the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026, calling it a step forward while raising concerns about whether the bill goes far enough to meet the needs of family farmers and rural communities. “Farmers have waited far