Colón campaign: Pedro Colón for Wisconsin raises $250,000 in first report of the Supreme Court Race
MILWAUKEE — Judge Pedro Colón’s campaign for the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced today that it raised $250,185 in the first reporting period of the race, over $100,000 more than his opponent. The campaign’s strong fundraising showing follows the announcement of
State Senate Democratic Committee: Billionaire donors trying to buy a Senate majority in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI – Yesterday, Senate Republicans reported 75% of the money they’ve raised this year has come from 2 MAGA billionaire donors. The Committee To Elect A Republican Senate (CERS) received $4 million from longtime Republican donors Diane Hendricks and Elizabeth Uihlein, which they
Dept. of Natural Resources: DNR fisheries research project receives top national honor
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that a fisheries research project in Vilas County has been recognized with a Sport Fish Restoration Project Award, presented by the American Fisheries Society (AFS). These annual national awards
Community Development Alliance: David Bowen joins CDA board
MILWAUKEE (July 16, 2026) — The Community Development Alliance (CDA) announced the addition of David Bowen to its board of directors. In this role, Bowen will support CDA in its mission of creating homeownership opportunities for all Milwaukeeans and protecting
Northwoods United: Coalition launches calling for respectful discussions around Line 5 relocation
Ashland, Wis – A new coalition, Northwoods United, has launched with the goal of having local residents pledge to be respectful and peaceful when it comes to conversations and actions around the Line 5 relocation project that recently began construction
A Better Wisconsin Together: Reminder: MAGA lackey Tom Tiffany is a longtime supporter of Donald Trump’s election lies and attacks on freedom to vote
MADISON, Wis. — Desperate Donald Trump is slated to make a primetime television speech tonight, reportedly focused on recycling lies about his 2020 election loss. Trump’s gambit to distract, divide, and cling to power comes amidst a domestic rising cost crisis
Gregory Humphrey: Testosterone testing for the military, how about reading tests?
The Pentagon’s new “testosterone initiative” is the kind of policy you get when a society has quietly accepted that its military is less a professional fighting force than simply the nation’s largest job-creating program for the young, the poor, and the under‑educated.
Noria Doyle: How America’s collapse of civic life turned status envy into a driving force of modern political identity
It is the emergence of a status envy ideology that shapes how Americans interpret their own lives and measure themselves against others in an environment where traditional forms of community have eroded.
Dan Knodl: If more students are graduating from UW than ever before, why do so many still need remediation?
For decades, colleges and universities across the country have offered developmental or remedial education courses to students who arrive on campus not yet prepared for college-level work.
John Imes: Clean energy is about affordability, jobs and independence
As America recognizes its 250th birthday, Wisconsin has an opportunity to shape the next chapter of its economic story.
Patricia Marchant: Victims of clergy sexual abuse still waiting for justice
Would you be satisfied if you knew the priest that violated your brother or sister, classmate, neighbor or extended family was given a pass, not reported to authorities in the criminal justice system?
Bruce Murphy: Rogers Behavioral Health getting rich while opposing Wisconsin unions
Nonprofit drives revenues by increasing caseloads, reducing quality of care, workers say.
Realta Fusion will develop former Oscar Mayer site in Madison, add 600 jobs
Wisconsin Builders Association: Wisconsin sees stable single-family housing permit activity through first half of 2026
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s single-family housing market remained steady through the first half of 2026, with new home construction permits edging up 1.1% statewide compared to the same period in 2025, according to data released by the Wisconsin Builders Association
U.S. Rep. Wied: Congressman Wied introduces bill to help restore U.S. manufacturing
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Tony Wied (R-WI) introduced the Restoring American Manufacturing (RAM) Act to provide resources to small businesses seeking to bring their manufacturing back to the United States. The RAM Act would codify the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Make Onshoring Great Again Portal,