U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Baldwin, Booker demand FTC investigate Sysco–restaurant depot merger, protect consumers & small businesses from higher costs
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
GrassRoots Organizing Western Wisconsin: Judge sides with Pierce County residents in major victory in Ridge Breeze Challenge
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
Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers: Wisconsin Freshwater Research Institution joins initiative to fully use each fish
(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
Crowley campaign: ICYMI: As Dem Gov nominee David Crowley travels Wisconsin, voters respond to forward looking vision
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
WisGOP: ICYMI: Tom Tiffany unveils plan to put more money back in Wisconsinites’ pocket
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
Madison Area Technical College: Ready to succeed in business? Leadership learning series launches Sept. 28
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
Opportunity Wisconsin: Tonight: Eau Claire town hall meeting gives Van Orden’s constituents an opportunity to share their concerns with rising costs
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
Sen. Van Wanggaard: Conflict of interest on Evers’commutation board
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
Dept. of Transportation: Last week for lateral candidates to apply for a career change with the Wisconsin State Patrol
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
Wisconsin Emergency Managment: National Preparedness Month encourages Wisconsinites to be ready for disasters
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
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: WILL charts a new course for WI charter schools
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
Dept. of Justice: Wisconsin Department of Justice announces largest big tech settlement in history
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
UW-Eau Claire: Senior music major hits right notes performing and composing at UW-Eau Claire
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
UW-Stout Polytechnic: Leading before graduation: Supply chain management majors intern with Michels Construction, Great Norther Corporation
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
Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin: Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin, The Women’s Community, and Marathon County District Attorney’s Office to build awareness of crime victims’ rights
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.
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin: New data shows sharp rise in food insecurity across southwestern Wisconsin
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
A Better Wisconsin Together: Meet the anti-abortion extremists topping the GOP statewide ticket in Wisconsin
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
Wisconsin Historical Society: Jennibel (Schooner) Shipwreck listed in the National Register of Historic Places
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
Wisconsin Historical Society: State Bank of De Pere listed in the National Register of Historic Places
DE PERE, Wis. – The State Bank of De Pere was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 14, 2026. The former bank was originally constructed in 1877 as a commercial building east of the Fox River.
UW Health: UW Health celebrates 2,000th pancreas transplant
MADISON, Wis. – Laughter is the best medicine for Rachael Lund, and laughter and friendship helped her through some very scary times living with Type 1 diabetes. “Over the course of six years, I had three close calls,” she said.