Thedacare Medical Center-Shawano: Recognized by Chartis as a top 100 critical access hospital
Committed to Providing Comprehensive Care for Rural Communities SHAWANO, Wis. – ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program honors outstanding
UW Health: Kids should go to bed earlier this week to help with upcoming time change; teens especially impacted
MADISON, Wis. – Daylight saving time starts this weekend, when clocks are set forward one hour, and while that is potentially good news because of the extra light in the evening, it means losing an hour of sleep. Most people
Libertarian Party of Wisconsin: Happy tariff day
As promised, US President Donald Trump has imposed his Draconian, irrational tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, thereby imposing the largest tax increase on Americans in decades. Despite assurances of the administration, tariffs are taxes that are not paid for
Crawford campaign: ‘It really scared me’: Brad Schimel’s fight to gut protections for pre-existing conditions
MADISON, Wis. – Brad Schimel has always put his own extreme agenda ahead of Wisconsin families, and today, Judge Susan Crawford’s campaign for the Wisconsin Supreme Court released a new TV ad, titled ‘Diabetes,’ exposing his effort to strip health
EAA: Ethan Beswick named General Counsel
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (March 3, 2025) — Ethan Beswick, who has extensive background in both corporate and aviation law, has been named General Counsel for the Experimental Aircraft Association. A graduate of Hope College in Michigan and
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: Slinger abandons unconstitutional sign enforcement after WILL warning
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has issued a statement upon receiving notice that the Village of Slinger has withdrawn enforcement of its unconstitutional sign ordinances. WILL warned the Village last week that it was preparing
Civic Media: Reviving local radio in Ely
MADISON, WI – March 3, 2025 – In the company’s first expansion outside Wisconsin, Civic Media, is acquiring WELY-FM 94.5 FM and WELY 1450 AM in Ely, Minnesota from Zoe Communications. The stations have been silent since late 2022 but Civic Media plans
WisGOP: Decriminalizing Fentanyl – and all drugs? See what else Crawford’s backers support
MADISON, Wis. — While decriminalizing fentanyl would scare any regular Wisconsin voter, it doesn’t scare Susan Crawford. When Crawford isn’t lying about Schimel’s tough-on-crime record, she’s earning the support of dangerously liberal groups that advocate for pragmatic ideas like decriminalizing all drugs,
Midwest Environmental Advocates: Judge’s order extending stay on Line 5 construction is a win for Wisconsin’s environment
Madison, WI—On Friday, February 28, Administrative Law Judge Angela Chaput Foy issued an order extending a stay on Line 5 construction while a legal challenge brought by Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) and partner organizations is pending. In December, MEA filed a petition for
Schimel campaign: Fraternal Order of Police endorses Judge Brad Schimel
WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Today, the Wisconsin State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, the world’s largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, endorsed Judge Brad Schimel in his bid to save Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. The Fraternal Order of Police endorsement
U.S. Rep. Pocan: To Bring Emmett Fisher, WI farmer, as State of the Union guest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) announced that he will bring Emmett Fisher, a farmer from Hager City, Wisconsin who owns and operates Oxheart Farm that relies on federal grants. A self employed farmer, Emmet is on Medicaid to be
Underly campaign: Lobbyist Brittany Kinser sides with Republicans to tie Wisconsin schools to a failing federal test
MADISON, WI – Lobbyist Brittany Kinser is once again standing with Republican politicians instead of Wisconsin’s students and teachers. This time, she’s backing a reckless GOP bill that would force Wisconsin schools back into using the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Democracy Defense Project: ICYMI: Wisconsin election audit shows no voting machine errors
WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Election Commission’s audit released last week, compiling a review of nearly 10% of the more than 3 million votes cast in the 2024 election. The audit, required by statute, showed no voting machine errors across the 336 selected
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Announces stage 4 cancer patient who relies on Medicaid as guest for State of the Union
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that Milwaukee constituent Renee Scherck-Meyer will be her guest at this year’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Renee has incurable stage 4 breast cancer that has metastasized to her
Dept. of Transportation: Consumer protection: Wisconsin DMV adds new security process, alert option to deter fraud
During National Consumer Protection Week (March 2-8, 2025), the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) explains its new verification process and alert tool to help consumers protect their identities. Verification process: Wisconsin DMV recently implemented a new automated identity verification process to help
Institute for Reforming Government: Response to DPI report: Massive teacher turnover shows failure of status quo, urgent need for teacher apprenticeships
Delafield, Wis. – A new report released on Monday from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) shows nearly one in five of Wisconsin public school teachers quit before their third year teaching. Such severe turnover causing Wisconsin’s teacher shortage crisis
WisDems: ICYMI: Van Orden “draws fire” for ducking constituents
MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from the La Crosse Tribune highlights how Derrick Van Orden continues to duck his own constituents. On Friday, Van Orden and event organizers hastily moved a planned town hall across town to a “private spot” to avoid members
Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public input on duck hunting season zones and splits proposals
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting public input on the proposed 2026-2031 duck hunting season zones and splits. Highlights from the proposed season structure include duck zone options and duck season split options. Every
Dept. of Public Instruction: State superintendent calls for additional investments in education workforce as new report reveals urgent need
MADISON — A new report released today by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction highlights ongoing challenges in the state’s ability to retain and fairly compensate teachers, underscoring the urgent need for targeted investments in the upcoming 2025-27 biennial budget. The 2023
The 3rd CD Democrats of Wisconsin: Condemn Derrick Van Orden for hiding from his constituents and lying about protests happening around his district
The 3rd Congressional District Democrats of Wisconsin condemn Rep. Derrick Van Orden for hiding from his constituents who are trying to talk to him about his damaging cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Three separate times in the last