Gov. Tony Evers announced on Tuesday a new $10 million grant program to help people replace, reconstruct, treat or abandon private wells in an effort to improve access to clean drinking water across the state.
The University of Wisconsin System announced on Monday that it is establishing a program to allow students to attend any university within the system without paying tuition or fees.
Wisconsin Republicans nominated Tim Michels as the party’s 2022 candidate for governor Tuesday night, choosing the construction company owner who has never held political office over former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch to run against Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in November.
The Blue Angels visited the Milwaukee Air and Water Show this July, wowing viewers with their precision flight show.
Senator Ron Johnson is being criticized for voting against the bipartisan “CHIPS and Science” Act, a manufacturing and research bill recently passed by both the House and Senate.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced students to pack up their bags and switch from whiteboards to laptops.
Empty schools meant empty cafeterias.
A Wisconsin judge found that there was “absolutely no evidence of election fraud” in Wisconsin at the end of a lawsuit involving Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels refused to even touch the subject of gun reform when asked by CBS 58, but in a recent radio appearance on the Vicki McKenna Show, he voiced his opposition to red flag laws and efforts to curtail gun violence overall in Wisconsin.
A small business called Door County Candle Company has so far raised $700,000 for relief efforts in Ukraine, spearheaded by business owner Christiana Gorchynsky Trapani.
Alliant Energy is starting a new energy-saving program that the utility’s demand-side manager, Kari Gehrke, describes as “a simple way [for customers] to save money and reduce their carbon footprint at the same time.”
On July 20th, Governor Tony Evers filed a lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court against 3 Wisconsin manufacturers and 15 other chemical companies for their use of PFAS, which the state claims has polluted the water and natural resources of Wisconsin.
Summer programs like Lead Generation are giving students in Milwaukee, Marquette, and other cities the tools to explore career options and pursue higher education, especially for students of color.