Thompson passes on gubernatorial bid, endorses Tiffany
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson, who has flirted in recent months with making another run for his old office, instead has endorsed fellow Republican Tom Tiffany.
WisDems: ICYMI: Wisconsin DOJ helps secure final approval in $700M Google settlement
MADISON, Wis. — This week, new reporting from WEAU details how Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul played a key role in securing the final approval of a $700M settlement with Google over an antitrust lawsuit. The settlement gives consumers relief after being taken
Rewind: Your Week in Review for May 8
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss a lawsuit challenging an order to toss 23 Madison absentee ballots due to a clerk error, Gov. Tony Evers rejecting a call to end Wisconsin’s ban on conversion therapy, the race for governor and more.
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: Judge grants WILL’s emergency order, protecting Milwaukee food trucks
The News: A Milwaukee County judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of Milwaukee’s 10:00 p.m. food truck curfew until at least June 10 after the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) challenged the ordinance on behalf of The
WisDems: CAUGHT IN A LIE: Derrick Van Orden claims Medicaid hasn’t been cut despite Medicaid being cut by $1 trillion in OBBB
MADISON, Wis. — Derrick Van Orden is lying through his teeth, knowingly and falsely claiming that there have not been cuts to Medicaid, despite him and the entire GOP delegation voting for the OBBB, which cut $1 trillion from the program. “Derrick Van Orden
Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition: Utilities Asks FERC to Prohibit Electricity Transmission Competition in Wisconsin to Increase Electricity Prices and Protect Their Profits
WISCONSIN – After their lobbyists could not convince the state legislature to enrich their CEO and shareholders with a state law to override federal competitive bidding requirements, a band of electricity utilities throughout the Midwest filed a complaint recently at the
Gov. Evers: ICYMI: Gov. Evers travels across the state celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week, highlighting Evers administration efforts to bolster statewide tourism economy
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers this week visited several tourism and travel hotspots across the state in celebration of National Travel and Tourism Week, which extends through May 9, 2026. During the visits, the governor highlighted Wisconsin’s thriving travel and tourism industry and recognized the
WisDems: ROUND UP: Gas prices reach unprecedented highs across Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Now nearing three months into Trump’s and Republican’s illegal war with Iran, and with no end in sight, the cost of gas is crushing Wisconsinites like never before. Diesel prices reached record highs this week averaging at $5.62 a gallon—almost doubling
Opportunity Wisconsin: Monday: Groups host free community bike tune-up at UW-L amid soaring gas prices and rising energy costs
LA CROSSE, Wis. – Opportunity Wisconsin, in partnership with Bikes Limited, will host a free community bike tune-up event on Monday, May 11 in La Crosse for UW-La Crosse students, faculty and staff. Trained mechanics will provide basic tune-up services,
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Demands answers from Trump after illegally firing entire National Science Foundation Board without reason
National Science Foundation is federal government’s main agency for funding scientific research and new technology in the U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is demanding answers from President Donald Trump after he abruptly and illegally fired all
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ preview the 2026 WisGOP state convention
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, preview the Republican Party of Wisconsin’s upcoming state convention and discuss challenges facing the party going into the midterms. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Patrick McIlheran: Wisconsin socialists’ dreams outstrip Sweden in price
The Legislature’s “Socialist Caucus” drafted a bill in March that would raise Wisconsin’s existing top income tax rate by one-sixth and add a new top bracket for households earning $1 million. The new top rate: 17.7 percent.
Jamie Stiehm: A cruel joke for our 250th birthday
In the nation’s 250th year, we have a lot of pieces to pick up and glue back together. Celebrations should not hide the constitutional crisis and dismiss the sharp divide we’re in right now.
Gregory Humphrey: Nation knows the sitting president is incompetent
According to a new Washington Post–ABC News–Ipsos poll, fifty-nine percent of Americans believe Donald Trump does not have the mental sharpness necessary to lead the country.