Capitol Chats: Fair Wisconsin’s Swetz on supporting ‘champions’ of the LGBTQ+ community
In this week’s Capitol Chats, Fair Wisconsin Executive Director Abigail Swetz talks about the group’s work to support LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites, which candidates Fair Wisconsin PAC is backing this fall, and political rhetoric and ads targeting the transgender community.
Dan Knodl: States should not be sidelined on artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence may be new technology, but the importance of local representation, accountable government, and state authority remains as important as ever.
Barbara Lawton: Kelda Roys is the only candidate who can beat Tom Tiffany
Kelda Roys is the progressive, competent and proven candidate for governor who will win in November.
William G. Andrekopoulos: Healthcare cost are putting an extreme pressure on school districts’ finances.
Until the legislature addresses the healthcare monopolies devouring local school district budgets, any future financial compromise on school aid is an illusion. Without real medical cost control, our school districts will remain underfunded, our children will continue to pay the price, and hospitals and insurance companies will continue to increase profits.
Gabriel Velez and Larry Zhiming Xu: Students live in world of tech. Phone ban won’t change that
Starting July 1, Wisconsin will require schools to keep cellphones out of classrooms. A study of Florida’s ban found test scores rose significantly. But those gains are inside, not outside, school.
Brian Fraley: Wisconsin in America’s 250: Nicolet, the fur trade, and the Jesuit footprint
Understanding this history explains many things about our state: how many places got their names, the significance rivers have always had here, and why Wisconsin was and remains one of America’s most Catholic states.
Melissa Agard: Democracy is a verb: Honoring America at 250
America’s strength has always been our ability to govern ourselves, with disagreements and debate, but always as one nation. That idea was extraordinary 250 years ago and remains one of the most powerful and enduring ideas the world has ever known.
Natalie Eilbert: In maladies we trust
The fringe anti-vax movement has grown with the same scope and severity of a once-eliminated infectious disease, all the way to the CDC — the very agency that, for decades, has campaigned on vaccine trust and efficacious interventions.
Bill Barth: Centralized control is not the US way
U.S. Postal Service is proposing a rule that essentially pledges not to deliver mail-in election ballots unless states knuckle under and hand over personal voter data to the federal government. What could go wrong?
UW-Green Bay: After record-breaking run, UW-Green Bay extends AD Josh Moon through 2031
GREEN BAY, Wis.— Mark Murphy Endowed Director of Athletics Josh Moon has signed a contract extension with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay that will keep him at the University through 2031, Chancellor Michael Alexander announced on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. “Josh Moon continues to
Dept. of Public Instruction, Dept. of Financial Institutions: DPI, DFI launch grant initiative to strengthen financial literacy education
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions today announced a $300,000 competitive grant program to help support the expansion of financial literacy education statewide. Public and private schools, community-based organizations and consortia
UW-Stout Polytechnic: Construction camp at UW-Stout Polytechnic introduces young students to careers, degree paths
On a cloudy Tuesday morning, eight middle school Construction Pathways campers with UW-Stout Polytechnic’s summer STEAM experience watched a crane lift an air conditioning unit onto the new Aspirus Clinic that is being built in Chippewa Falls. The site tour, led by
Dept. of Military Affairs-ReadyWisconsin: Lightning Safety Awareness Day in Wisconsin is June 23
Madison, Wis. – One of nature’s most dangerous and underestimated threats can change lives in a flash. ReadyWisconsin is encouraging Wisconsinites to be aware of lightning and take action before a single strike affects you and your loved ones. “Lightning is
Milwaukee County Exec. Crowley: Announces long-term temporary Northwest Senior Center sites
MILWAUKEE – Today, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and Milwaukee County Department of Administrative Services (DAS) are announcing the opening of two new sites for programming previously available at McGovern Senior Center,
AAA-The Auto Club Group: AAA honors State Senator Jesse James for traffic safety leadership
Eau Claire, Wis., (June 16, 2026) – Wisconsin State Senator Jesse James (R-Thorp) received the AAA Steering Wheel Award from AAA – The Auto Club Group today, in recognition of his leadership on traffic safety measures during the 2025-2026 legislative session.