Wisconsin child care is becoming harder to afford, state report finds
WEBJul 31, 2024 · Rising costs are making Wisconsin child care more expensive and reducing how much the state’s subsidy can help low-income parents who need care for their children, according to a new report from the state agency that oversees child care providers.
Bayfield County mayors say Tiffany's Apostle Islands proposal …
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Two mayors of Bayfield County municipalities say that U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany’s proposal to turn the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore into a national park would put an unmanageable strain on the area’s emergency …
Public education supporters' summit highlights school funding, …
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Schools’ ongoing reliance on raising property taxes to meet costs and deficiencies in state funding were among the issues discussed.
Election day: State and federal primary picks, constitutional …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Voters will choose partisan candidates for Senate, Congress and the state Legislature and weigh in on a proposed constitutional amendment.
UW-Milwaukee faculty to vote on a plan that could lead to layoffs …
WEBAug 6, 2024 · A plan will go before the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee faculty senate Wednesday that could include the layoff of up to 35 tenured faculty — the first at any UW campus since state law weakened the tenure system nearly a decade ago.
Eric Hovde wins Republican nomination to face Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Hovde defeated his two Republican challengers — UW-Stevens Point student Rejani Raveendran and farmer Charles Barman — without trouble.
Wisconsin Democratic Party endorses Vice President Kamala Harris …
WEBJul 22, 2024 · The Democratic Party of Wisconsin voted to officially back Vice President Kamala Harris in her campaign to win the Democratic presidential nomination after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday — just a day before she is expected to visit Milwaukee.
Rebecca Cooke wins Democratic primary to take on Derrick Van …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Rebecca Cooke won the Democratic primary in Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District Tuesday, she'll take on Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
Spindell reappointed to Wisconsin Elections Commission
WEBApr 29, 2021 · Robert Spindell, the member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission who most seriously indulged conspiracies last year, has been reappointed.
Major parties battle over third-party ballot access
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Ballot (Getty Images) The two major political parties are battling over the ability of third-party candidates to access the November presidential ballot in Wisconsin. The fight indicates concerns about how those candidates could affect the final vote totals in a state that frequently has exceptionally close statewide elections.