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MILWAUKEE — Indivisible South Shore is hosting an Education Forum with the seven major Democratic candidates for Wisconsin governor on Thursday, June 11, at Bay View High School, 2751 S Lenox St., Milwaukee. The event is cosponsored by Grassroots North Shore.

MADISON — On Wednesday, May 27, the Wisconsin Elections Commission mailed a letter to USPS and Wisconsin’s elected officials in Congress regarding the timely delivery of absentee ballots by mail during the 2026 Spring Election. It comes after the Commission

MADISON — WMC Foundation released the first episode of its new limited video series based on the foundation’s Wisconsin Competitiveness Report— highlighting the challenges facing Wisconsin’s economy and what it will take to move forward. In the debut episode, WMC President/CEO Kurt Bauer sits

MILWAUKEE – Supervisor Eckblad issued the following statement after the passing of a resolution condemning the detention of Salah Sarsour, demanding his immediate release from federal custody, and calling for the protection of his constitutional due process rights. “Throughout the Trump Administration, we have witnessed state-sponsored violence of badly trained federal

MILWAUKEE – Today, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution, authored by Supervisor Anne O’Connor, recognizing May as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month.  The resolution, introduced by Supervisors O’Connor, Shea, Martinez, Capriolo, Gómez-Tom, Vincent, Rolland, Wasserman, Bielinski, Logsdon, Martin, and Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson-Bovell, recognizes

Wisconsinites sent a clear message about the “Return the Surplus” package passed by the State Assembly on May 13. According to a recent Marquette Law School Poll, 80% of Wisconsin adults believed the surplus bill should have passed. Support crossed

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Supervisor Kathleen Vincent today praised the Milwaukee County Board’s approval (15-2) of a long-term lease agreement for Trimborn Farm, a historic County-owned property in her district, that will be preserved, maintained, and opened to greater public use

DANE COUNTY — Dane County Executive Melissa Agard today released budget guidelines for the 2027 county budget, highlighting significant progress in the county’s financial outlook while emphasizing the need for continued fiscal discipline to protect the services residents count on.

MILWAUKEE — In response to repeated catastrophic flooding across Milwaukee County communities, the Milwaukee County Board today unanimously adopted legislation authored by Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson-Bovell that calls for a more proactive, coordinated, and community-centered approach to flood prevention, emergency response, and public communication.  The resolution comes in response

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors today unanimously adopted legislation authored by Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson-Bovell establishing a Milwaukee City-County Joint Taskforce to Address the Food Access Crisis.  The resolution comes as families across Milwaukee County continue facing growing barriers to accessing

GREEN BAY, Wis. – UW-Green Bay is offering the first-of-its-kind coaching program designed to support teachers within their first five years of teaching. This collaborative program is designed with support from school districts and will be led by experts in

Madison, WI — Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today announced its first round of endorsements in key Wisconsin State Senate and State Assembly races ahead of the November election.  This legislative slate builds on AFP-WI’s previously announced endorsement of Tom Tiffany for

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today released its 2025 State Health Assessment (SHA). The report, issued every five years, presents a snapshot of health and well-being across Wisconsin, and identifies both barriers impacting health outcomes and assets that can

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to get outdoors and recreate responsibly for National Trails Day on June 6. The state has thousands of miles of trails on public land for Wisconsinites to find

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s state-chartered credit unions reported sound financial performance through the first quarter of 2026, according to data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). As of March 31, 2026, there were 97 state-chartered credit unions,

MADISON, Wis. — The Aspen Institute (Aspen) announced that Dr. Damira Grady-Saffold, vice president of Organizational Impact & Culture at Madison College, has been named one of 40 outstanding leaders from across the country for the 2026-27 Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship. Grady-Saffold

Hi, this is Senator Dan Feyen. A new Marquette Law School poll released earlier this week confirmed what legislators have been hearing from taxpayers for months: Wisconsin families are struggling with rising costs and want their legislature to deliver real

It’s a long way from the plains of Kenya, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and a whale-watch boat off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands to Cincinnati, Ohio. But it’s the journey to the first three that has helped lead to

MADISON and MARSHFIELD, Wis. — Marshfield Clinic today announced an $84,000 contribution to Boys & Girls Clubs of Wisconsin to create healthy and safe spaces for kids across central and northern Wisconsin. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Wisconsin will distribute

Hey there, folks. Governor Tony Evers here. Folks, they don’t call Wisconsin “America’s Dairyland” for nothing. Our dairy industry is a proud part of our state’s heritage and tradition, representing our past, present, and future successes. And throughout the past seven years, my administration and I have