AFP-Wisconsin: Statewide AFP-WI summer tour combines history, craft beer, and community for America’s 250th birthday
Madison, WI — Americans for Prosperity–Wisconsin (AFP-WI) launched a new statewide Liberty on Tap summer tour this week to celebrate America’s founding values on her 250th birthday. The tour brings history to life one pint at a time through community gatherings,
Dept. of Natural Resources: Learn and take action during Invasive Species Awareness Weekend
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to get outside, learn and take action on slowing the spread of invasive species in Wisconsin during Invasive Species Awareness Weekend (ISAW), June 20-21, 2026. Invasive Species Awareness
Dept. of Health Services: Gov. Evers, DHS announce Rural Health Transformation Program grants open, encourage eligible partners to apply
Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced application materials are now available for several Rural Health Transformation Program grants. This initial application period will distribute $40 million in grant funding to support projects across the state
Hospital Watch: REPORT: 10 Wisconsin hospitals found non-compliant with federal price transparency rules
June 15, 2026 — More than 500 hospitals across the country have been warned by the federal government for failing to comply with hospital price transparency requirements, including 10 hospitals in Wisconsin. The findings underscore a growing affordability crisis in healthcare where major hospital
Bill Kaplan: For governor, forward not backward
Wisconsin has a far better option than Tiffany: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez.
Dave Cieslewicz: Dems’ straw poll gives us some signs
The bottom line as of post-convention time: Rodriguez may have reestablished herself as the frontrunner, but don’t count out Hong. And in November do not count out Tiffany.
John Nichols: Fox frets about Hong’s popular ideas
The problem for Fox and Republicans like Steil is that many of these policies are quite popular in Wisconsin.
John Torinus: Guv wannabees: ‘It’s health care costs, stupid!’
In the face of consolidations in the pursuit of market power and higher prices, leading to decades of unrelenting price hyper-inflation, our political leaders have to step back and entertain a fundamental structural upheaval. What would Teddy Roosevelt, the legendary trust-buster, do?
Jessica McBride: The wildly blue Wisconsin county and it’s not Milwaukee or Dane
Menominee County’s unusual Democrat tilt
James E. Causey: Black Americans mark Juneteenth amid rollback of freedoms
This Juneteenth, celebrate. But also remember those who made the sacrifices that made the celebration possible. Remember that the struggle for freedom did not end in 1865; it continues in 2026.
Rebecca Draeger: Milwaukee Public Schools’ budget problem is far from over
If MPS is serious about getting its finances under control, it will have to do much more than ask for more money.
Arthur I. Cyr: Xi Jinping trying to balance relations with the two Koreas
While patterns are complex, China’s investment in South Korea grows, while North Korea remains a costly dependent of Beijing.
Wisconsin National Guard: Class 56 graduates from Wisconsin Challenge Academy
MAUSTON, Wis. – A corps of 91 cadets became the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy’s 56th graduating class June 10, following a drill team performance and formal commencement ceremony at the Mauston High School gymnasium in Mauston, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Urges Trump admin to immediately address New World Screwworm outbreak
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take immediate action to contain and respond to the outbreak of New World Screwworm (NWS) in the United States. The
Dept. of Public Instruction: Two Wisconsin students earn spot among world’s best Braille readers
MADISON — Two Wisconsin students have earned a place among the world’s top young Braille readers and will advance to the 2026 Braille Challenge Finals in Los Angeles, Calif., later this month after earning top scores among more than 2,000 competitors from around the world. Bo