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MADISON, Wis. — Today, Senator Brad Pfaff joined Representative Deb Andraca, 3rd Congressional District Democrats Chair William Garcia and hunter Wayde Lawler to address Tom Tiffany’s comments flip-flopping the Second Amendment and his lack of leadership after the ICE killing of

MADISON, Wis – Representative Joe Sheehan (D-Sheboygan) along with his Democratic colleagues in the Senate and Assembly introduced the “Teaching is a Profession” Bill Package on February 4th. This package includes bills LRB-6172, LRB-4546, LRB-4254, and LRB-4488. These are all aimed at

Madison – This week, Representative Billings testified before the Assembly Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee and the Assembly Children and Families Committee in support of four bills she introduced as a result of her work on the Protecting Kids

MADISON – On Wednesday, the Assembly Committee on Veteran and Military Affairs was scheduled to have an Executive Session on three bills, including Assembly Bill 641, which would provide funding for the UW MIA Recovery Project. The Chair skipped over the bill

WHITEWATER—February 5, 2026—The Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC) will be hosting its annual meeting, immediately following will be a public event where community members can personally meet with their candidates for the upcoming April ballot.  The event will be formatted as

MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) and Sen. LaTonya Johnson (D-Milwaukee) introduced the Stopping Abuse, Fraud, and Exploitation by Governing Unauthorized Access to Reproductive Data (SAFEGUARD) Act. The SAFEGUARD Act would crack down on the predatory collection and sharing

Legislation would help hire 200,000 local cops WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced she is cosponsoring the PUBLIC SAFETY Act to redirect almost $75 billion in funding passed in the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) from Immigration and

Green Bay, Wis.— UW‑Green Bay Theatre & Dance invites the community to experience the debut workshop production of an original new musical, Dr. Bellboy and the Energy Vampire, on February 20-21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jean Weidner Theatre inside The Weidner.

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced $1 million in funding is available under the Teacher Training and Recruitment Grant program. The funding pays for costs of training and recruiting teachers in areas where teacher shortages

Madison, Wisconsin (February 5, 2026) – In an update to last month’s announcement, the Wisconsin Supreme Court confirmed that the February 10 and February 11 oral arguments will be livestreamed on the Wisconsin Court System homepage, giving the public a

MADISON, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, held its annual Dairy Day at the Capitol event in Madison yesterday. DBA members, farmers, processors and other corporate professionals, gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol to advocate

Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions

Moving portraits and more – artifacts and firsthand accountsfrom 65 Wisconsin veterans MADISON, Wis. (February 5, 2026) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is debuting a powerful new exhibit, Portraits of Service: Wisconsin Warriors from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, opening Feb. 6, 2026.

The Frozen Road Period begins in Zones 4 and 5 Friday, February 6, 2026, at 12:01 AM CST. The Frozen Road Period was already in effect in Zones 1 through 3. The frozen road law allows heavier loads for trucks carrying logs

Milwaukee, Wis. — Democratic candidate for governor Joel Brennan today outlined a comprehensive Plan to Defend Our Democracy to safeguard Wisconsin’s elections in response to President Donald Trump’s call to “nationalize” elections and allow the federal government to take control of voting in

Law increases weight limits for log haulers, transport of road salt/sand Effective Friday (Feb. 6) at 12:01 a.m., the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will declare highways are officially frozen statewide and the frozen road law is in effect across

MADISON, Wis. —  Just days after an endorsement from Donald Trump, Republican Congressman and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany is wasting no time courting even more support from right-wing extremists in his tumultuous bid to be Wisconsin’s next governor, this

MADISON – Today, Wisconsin State Senator Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the following statement regarding recent arguments from the City of Madison in Ayodabo v. City of Madison, which attempt to argue that the city had less responsibility to voters whose

DANE COUNTY – Dane County has been selected by the national Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research (APPR) initiative to participate in Pathways to Pretrial Advancement, a competitive program supporting jurisdictions committed to improving fairness, effectiveness, and public safety in their pretrial justice

FOX Business: “The Kansas City Fed economists estimated that the economy could’ve added 19,000 more jobs each month, on average, from January 2025 to August 2025 without tariff effects…” MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, a new analysis by the