Dept. of Public Instruction: DPI releases 2026-27 general aid estimates following second consecutive year of flat state funding
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today, as required by state law, released an estimate of the general school aids each public school district will receive for the 2026-27 fiscal year. With no increase in the state’s general school aid appropriation included in the 2025-27 biennial
Dept. of Natural Resources: Become a community scientist by surveying game birds this July and August
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that Wisconsinites can become community scientists by participating in the Game Bird Survey, open today, July 1, through Aug. 31, 2026. Data from these surveys are used by DNR scientists
UW-River Falls: Desktop doodles chronicle 40-year history of study abroad program in Scotland
River Falls, Wis. — “Your life will change here if you let it” is carved into a battered, stained, antique wooden desktop. The message is one of many left by college students studying abroad in Dalkeith, Scotland over the last 40 years. Many of those former students will have a chance
WisGOP: Statement on RNC Midterm Convention
MADISON, Wis. – President Trump heralded the RNC’s first-ever midterm convention yesterday, June 30th. The event is aimed at honoring the great American comeback and the incredible successes of the American people during President Trump’s term in office. The convention is slated
Dept. of Natural Resources: NRB approves 2026 Deer Season quotas and framework
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that on June 24, 2026, the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved the deer harvest quotas and framework for the 2026 Wisconsin deer hunting season. Beginning Aug. 17, 272,720 total
Wisconsin America250: The ultimate American Block Party is coming to the heartland: Wisconsin America250 highlights the Nation’s 250th at Milwaukee’s Summerfest
MILWAUKEE—This Independence Day, the national spotlight shines directly on the Badger State. As an active, state-appointed partner of the national U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, the Wisconsin America250 Commission is pleased to spotlight Milwaukee’s Summerfest as an official anchor location for America’s
Don Millis: Don’t forget Republicans also vote with absentee ballots
While the Trump administration hopes their war on mail-in ballots will combat election fraud, in Wisconsin, this war will help Democratic candidates at the expense of Republican candidates.
Paul Ryan: A simple yet profound idea propels America
We mark a milestone this week that once seemed impossible: the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.
Bill Barth: Enduring lesson at nation’s 250th
The capacity to work together to solve problems — not reveling in some fleeting thrill of attacking others — will make or break the country’s future.
Mark Belling: Is America’s 250th birthday its last big one?
For the first time in the history of this greatest nation in the history of the world, there are massive numbers of Americans who no longer believe in the principles of the Founders.
Steve Clark: Even Washington knew enough to immunize the troops
In 1777, facing an outbreak of smallpox that threatened his troop’s combat readiness, General George Washington ordered that the Continental Army be inoculated against smallpox.
Gregory Humphrey: The Supreme Court got dragged into America’s false narratives
There’s a particular rot in American politics that doesn’t come from policy differences, but rather from the partisan-grade production of false narratives.
Michael Lucas: Xcel’s St. Croix solar project talks stall, goes to PSC for approval
Community pushback against a massive solar development in St. Croix county just revealed how little local input is worth when it gets in the way of a utility’s renewable energy goals.
Natalie Eilbert: Dane County residents face too many financial burdens
More than a third of Dane County households are struggling to afford basic needs, and it’s not for lack of effort.