MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers the 2023-2024 general inland fishing season will open on Saturday, May 6. All regulations and license requirements apply. Anglers participating in the opener will likely find a mixed bag
MADISON – Wisconsin Safety Council, the state’s leading provider of safety training and products, is recognizing National Stand-Down Week from May 1-5, 2023, to raise awareness about fall prevention in the workplace. Falls from heights continue to be a leading cause
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GOP brinksmanship in not raising the debt ceiling without conditions will cause a train wreck.
Whether the federal debt ceiling or the state shared revenue discussions, it is clear that much needed resources for our citizens and communities are nothing more than political bargaining chips.
The debate over what famous UW-Madison alum Matt Desmond calls “scarcity diversion” will start in the Capitol when legislators begin drafting the next two-year state budget.
Why extreme risk protection orders are egregiously unconstitutional
A couple of weeks ago Dane County Executive Joe Parisi appointed former Supervisor and current State Rep. Shelia Stubbs to lead the county’s human services agency. On paper, Stubbs looked like a good choice, but she has managed to disqualify herself with her actions since the appointment.
In my lifetime, there were rural voters in many communities who were electing Democrats to represent them. I bet if enough politicians with a D behind their names ever figure out that rural folks want more for their communities than reasons to be resentful, they’d do it again.
Schools do need to be wary of legal risks, but it can be easy to put too much focus on the risk of transgender students seeking special accommodations.
Last week Fitzgerald issued a press release announcing that he has joined ranks with other House Republicans to damage the 12-year-old Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.
Along with a bipartisan group of House members that includes some of the chamber’s most progressive and most conservative members, Pocan on Thursday introduced the Audit the Pentagon Act, a proposal to require transparency and accountability in a Department of Defense budget that is growing so rapidly that it will soon pass the $1 trillion-a-year mark.
(Fond du Lac, Wis.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) will be holding four town hall meetings on May 3 and 4, 2023. Press is welcome. Please contact Kyle.Amato@mail.house.gov if you plan to attend. Town hall meeting times and locations are as follows: Wednesday,
MADISON, WI – May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) movement. Woodland Women is working in collaboration with Wisconsin Women’s Council and the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ ) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Taskforce to
WHITEWATER—May 1st, 2023—The Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC) is proud to announce Crystal Singer is stepping in as the organization’s new Chairman replacing Larry Kachel who is stepping down. The group is excited for Crystal to step up as Chairman and feels
On May Day: A Day without Latinx and Immigrants, Wisconsin lawmakers can lift up every family by restoring driver licenses for all. This would help keep families together, increase economic opportunities for working families, ensure safer roads, and boost state
State elected officials and senior Wisconsin National Guard leadership will join family and friends at a May 7 sendoff ceremony for the deploying members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (MPAD) at the unit’s headquarters
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) welcomes Clean Air Month this May by celebrating the accomplishments of the last 20 years, including the improvement in overall air quality in Wisconsin. Air quality successes over the last twenty years
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of Carol Demko to serve as Florence County Register of Deeds. The appointment fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Laurie J. Boren, effective May 1, 2023. Demko will serve
MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, (R- Rochester) will be the guest speaker at a Newsmaker Luncheon set for Friday, May 5, hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com. Vos, who is in his 10th term in the Assembly, will take questions
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers the 2023-2024 general inland fishing season will open on Saturday, May 6. All regulations and license requirements apply. Anglers participating in the opener will likely find a mixed bag of fishing conditions throughout the state but strong populations of
MADISON – Wisconsin Safety Council, the state’s leading provider of safety training and products, is recognizing National Stand-Down Week from May 1-5, 2023, to raise awareness about fall prevention in the workplace. Falls from heights continue to be a leading cause of death and injury in the workplace, making it essential
… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me Forgot Password
GOP brinksmanship in not raising the debt ceiling without conditions will cause a train wreck.
Whether the federal debt ceiling or the state shared revenue discussions, it is clear that much needed resources for our citizens and communities are nothing more than political bargaining chips.
The debate over what famous UW-Madison alum Matt Desmond calls “scarcity diversion” will start in the Capitol when legislators begin drafting the next two-year state budget.
Why extreme risk protection orders are egregiously unconstitutional
A couple of weeks ago Dane County Executive Joe Parisi appointed former Supervisor and current State Rep. Shelia Stubbs to lead the county’s human services agency. On paper, Stubbs looked like a good choice, but she has managed to disqualify herself with her actions since the appointment.
In my lifetime, there were rural voters in many communities who were electing Democrats to represent them. I bet if enough politicians with a D behind their names ever figure out that rural folks want more for their communities than reasons to be resentful, they’d do it again.
Schools do need to be wary of legal risks, but it can be easy to put too much focus on the risk of transgender students seeking special accommodations.
Last week Fitzgerald issued a press release announcing that he has joined ranks with other House Republicans to damage the 12-year-old Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.
Along with a bipartisan group of House members that includes some of the chamber’s most progressive and most conservative members, Pocan on Thursday introduced the Audit the Pentagon Act, a proposal to require transparency and accountability in a Department of Defense budget that is growing so rapidly that it will soon pass the $1 trillion-a-year mark.
(Fond du Lac, Wis.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) will be holding four town hall meetings on May 3 and 4, 2023. Press is welcome. Please contact Kyle.Amato@mail.house.gov if you plan to attend. Town hall meeting times and locations are as follows: Wednesday, May 3 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Pardeeville Village Hall
MADISON, WI – May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) movement. Woodland Women is working in collaboration with Wisconsin Women’s Council and the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ ) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Taskforce to center families and survivors in this heart work we do
WHITEWATER—May 1st, 2023—The Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC) is proud to announce Crystal Singer is stepping in as the organization’s new Chairman replacing Larry Kachel who is stepping down. The group is excited for Crystal to step up as Chairman and feels she is a perfect fit for this role. “Crystal has
On May Day: A Day without Latinx and Immigrants, Wisconsin lawmakers can lift up every family by restoring driver licenses for all. This would help keep families together, increase economic opportunities for working families, ensure safer roads, and boost state revenue. Immigrant parents and family caregivers without a license currently
State elected officials and senior Wisconsin National Guard leadership will join family and friends at a May 7 sendoff ceremony for the deploying members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (MPAD) at the unit’s headquarters in the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Eight
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) welcomes Clean Air Month this May by celebrating the accomplishments of the last 20 years, including the improvement in overall air quality in Wisconsin. Air quality successes over the last twenty years include an 88% decrease in sulfur dioxide concentrations, a 35%
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of Carol Demko to serve as Florence County Register of Deeds. The appointment fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Laurie J. Boren, effective May 1, 2023. Demko will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that ends on
MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, (R- Rochester) will be the guest speaker at a Newsmaker Luncheon set for Friday, May 5, hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com. Vos, who is in his 10th term in the Assembly, will take questions from a panel of journalists and from the audience at