Christopher Walton: Give us a reason to come home
The measure of this new political era cannot simply be the number of progressive policies passed in Madison. It must also be whether those policies create a Wisconsin where our children can build successful lives without having to leave home to do it.
Bill Barth: Try regular order, not amendments
Legislating through amending Wisconsin’s supreme law should raise skepticism. It means politicians are unwilling to use regular order and seek compromise by working together to find broad solutions. Remember that when you vote.
John Imes: Wisconsin doesn’t have to accept new gas plants as inevitable
Other states, including Minnesota and North Carolina, have already shown that regulators can challenge utility assumptions and require closer examination of alternatives rather than treating new gas plants as the default response to projected load growth.
Alan Karr: Violent crime down across US. FBI pivots to emerging threats
These promising trends continue into 2026. From January to June of this year, preliminary estimates continue to show a decrease across the four key categories of crime
William Holahan: How immigration benefits Wisconsin’s economy
As immigrants—work-authorized or unauthorized— participate in the economy both as workers and consumers, they tend to increase demand for labor and expand the overall size of the American economy.
Berman campaign: Nation’s largest federal employee union endorses ER nurse Mitchell Berman in WI-01
RACINE, WI – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union in the country, has endorsed ER nurse Mitchell Berman in his campaign to represent Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. The endorsement adds to the growing coalition of
Cravillion campaign: National Federation of Independent Business endorses Cravillion for Senate
NEW FRANKEN, WI — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Wisconsin PAC has endorsed Nic Cravillion for Wisconsin’s First State Senate District, signaling its support for a candidate committed to standing with Wisconsin’s small businesses. “Small business owners need champions
WisDems: Congressman Tom Tiffany: “The president is doing what he believes is best”
MADISON, Wis. — As farmers go bankrupt from high tariffs, hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites are at risk of being kicked off their healthcare and near record-high gas prices drive up the cost of groceries as a result of Tiffany-backed Trump
Judge rules ballots must be counted if late due to election official error
If voters return their absentee ballots on time, they must be counted even if local election officials fail to deliver them to a polling site by the Election Day deadline, a Dane County judge has ruled.
Wolfe attributes decline in absentee voting to concerns about mail ballots, having other options
“People are just being a little more diligent about planning for these things and ensuring that their ballot makes it back by 8 p.m. on Election Day in order to be counted,” Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said. “And I think in-person absentee offers a little more of that reassurance to folks.”
Wis Dems: Round Up: Wisconsin Democrats and Democracy Defenders Action File Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats are standing up against the Trump administration’s rampant corruption. Last Friday, Democracy Defenders Action and Hecker Fink LLP filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and candidate for Wisconsin Treasurer,
Dept. of Natural Resources: DNR to host Wild Rose Fish Hatchery Open House Oct. 31
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources invites the public to an open house event at the Wild Rose Fish Hatchery Education Center in Wild Rose on Saturday, Oct. 31 beginning at 8 a.m. This free event will allow attendees to
Wis Dems: Five Questions Congressman Tom Tiffany Needs to Answer About his Tax Plan That Would Make Sales Tax Among Highest in the Nation, Gut Funding for Essential Programs
MADISON, Wis. — Last week, reporting revealed Congressman Tom Tiffany privately told supporters that he wanted to eliminate the state income tax entirely, which would either require nearly tripling the sales tax to the highest level in the country or gut funding for essential programs
Wis Dems: SHOT / CHASER: MAGA Extremist Congressman Tom Tiffany Called 2026 “Cheapest Year for Gas,” 2026 Now One Day From Being the Most Expensive
MADISON, Wis. — Congressman Tom Tiffany has continuously supported the war-of-choice in Iran and voted five times to continue it. Nearly three months into Trump’s war with Iran, Tiffany even falsely claimed that he wanted to end the conflict that is raising costs for Wisconsinites
Rep. Travis Tranel: Rep. Tranel Thanks No 765 Line Advocates for Standing Up for Rural Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — State Representative Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City) thanked landowners, local officials, and members of No 765 Line for coming to the State Capitol to speak out against the proposed MariBell and BECI 765-kilovolt transmission projects and to demand a