Representative Shelia Stubbs attends State Capitol Juneteenth flag raising
MADISON, WI – Today, Representative Shelia Stubbs attended Governor Tony Evers’ raising of the Juneteenth flag over the Wisconsin State Capitol. Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement: “It was an honor to stand with Governor Tony Evers and other
Wis Dems: Bryan Steil thinks Trump’s illegal war was worth It
MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Bryan Steil told a reporter that he remains “optimistic” that Trump’s illegal war in Iran, which he voted to continue, was worth it, despite the fact that Wisconsinites spent months suffering under skyrocketing prices. Experts believe that Trump’s and Bryan
Congressman Pat Ryan endorses Mitchell Berman for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District
RAYMOND, Wis. — U.S. Representative Pat Ryan (NY-18) today endorsed Mitchell Berman for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. Ryan, a combat veteran who represents a swing district in New York’s Hudson Valley, was the top-performing frontline candidate in the country in
Gov. Evers signs executive order raising flag at State Capitol in celebration of Juneteenth for seventh year in a row
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #299, raising the Juneteenth Flag at the Wisconsin State Capitol for the seventh year in a row in celebration of Juneteenth. Gov. Evers also proclaimed June 19, 2026, as “Juneteenth” throughout the state of Wisconsin. Video of
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