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New analysis finds Wisconsin has relatively low departure rates among college-educated residents but attracts too few newcomers, especially from farther away and among people born in other states MADISON, Wisconsin, September 8, 2026 – Wisconsin has spent years worrying about

Spot features Berman fishing and focuses on ending corruption in Washington, contrasting Berman’s working class background and Republican Bryan Steil’s corporate special interests RAYMOND, Wis. — Today, Mitchell Berman, ER nurse and Democratic candidate for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District, launched

MILWAUKEE, WI – Tom Tiffany today released a new ad holding David Crowley accountable for Milwaukee County’s inmate tablet program after devices were used to intimidate victims and witnesses, threaten a police officer, and access child pornography. “More than 1,500 attempts to contact a domestic violence

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2026 Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board election results. Two certified candidates ran for each of the two open board member positions and the election closed

BIRMINGHAM September 8, 2026 — The Governmental Research Association presented its 2026 national awards to five independent, nonpartisan state and local policy research organizations. This year’s award winners demonstrate how to engage, inform, and elevate the public’s understanding of pressing

Reducing certain ultrasounds could safely lower diagnoses without increasing deaths MADISON, Wis. – Most cases of papillary thyroid cancer in the United States may have been overdiagnosed over the past three decades, meaning they were detected and treated surgically without

All 24 procedures examined cost more in Wisconsin; 23 percent gap persists even within the same health system September 8, 2026 Washington, D.C., September 8, 2026 — A new analysis of commercial hospital prices finds Wisconsin hospitals receive 26 percent higher negotiated rates

MEQUON, Wis. — Brad Smith, Democratic nominee for Congress in Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District, has earned the endorsement of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. “I’m incredibly proud to have the Wisconsin AFL-CIO and union members standing with our campaign,” Smith said. “Unions

DALLAS, TX — Congressman Derrick Van Orden has been announced as a featured speaker at the 2026 Republican Convention in Dallas, Texas. Van Orden, a retired Navy SEAL and the longest-serving enlisted veterans ever elected to Congress, will use the

MADISON, Wis. —  In recognition of Labor Day, WisDems Chair Devin Remiker released the following statement: “Working Wisconsinites are the backbone of our state, and organized labor is at the heart of the Democratic Party. Today, we celebrate and honor them,

MADISON, Wis. – This Labor Day, the Wisconsin Building Trades Council is honoring generations of working people whose skill, determination and solidarity have built Wisconsin’s communities, strengthened its economy and advanced dignity and fairness on the job. “Labor Day is

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Today, David Crowley, Democratic nominee for governor, released a statement in honor of Labor Day. “This Labor Day, we honor the workers who keep Wisconsin moving forward. As a proud husband, father to three daughters, and son of

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Jeff Pertl will be leaving the Evers Administration. Pertl, who originally joined the Evers Administration in 2019, when the governor appointed him as deputy secretary,

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has updated the number of measles cases associated with the outbreak in Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette Counties.  The latest information can be found on the DHS Measles Dashboard and Outbreaks and Investigations webpage.  Please continue to monitor

Madison, WI – Wisconsin Family Action Political Action Committee (WFA PAC) announced today their endorsement of Chris Kapenga for Waukesha County Executive. During Chris Kapenga’s tenure in the state legislature, he has proven himself to be a champion for Biblical values

WAUSAU, WI – Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) today applauded President Trump’s executive action directing the Department of the Interior to determine whether gray wolves meet the criteria for removal from protections under the Endangered Species Act and begin the process of delisting them.  “The gray wolf

MADISON, WI — David Crowley wants Wisconsin voters to believe he is a moderate, but the company he keeps continues to tell a very different story. The Heartland Post reports that the Human Rights Campaign PAC has endorsed Crowley for governor

MADISON, Wis. — Election deniers from Trump to Scott Presler are flocking to Wisconsin to install extreme election denier Congressman Tom Tiffany as governor to oversee the 2028 elections. MAGA Congressman Tom Tiffany appeared on a podcast whose host has repeatedly made antisemitic comments and joked about

The GOP’s staggering cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act are bringing our country’s health care system to its breaking point. After Trump and Republicans in Congress slashed over $1 trillion from health care to fund tax breaks for

Proposed 765-kV transmission routes threaten Sauk County’s scenic landscape, tourism economy and agricultural resources BARABOO, WI — September 3, 2026 — Sauk County Board Chair Tim McCumber is calling on Midcontinent Grid Solutions (MGS) to fundamentally rethink the proposed BECI