‘Our kids are at risk every single day’
At a rally for common-sense gun laws on the steps of the Capitol,by the Wisconsin Coalition for Gun Safety, Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) urged a crowd of about 150 people to support universal background...
Bad Chemistry
The Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality is tasked with this mission: “To protect a healthy and stable supply of water for residents and industry.”
To that end it has gone around the state...
Vaping illnesses show need for regulated THC markets
“One of the things I’m wondering is why is this all of a sudden happening now?” said Eric Marsch, an organizer with the cannabis advocacy organization NORML, pondering the rash of hospitalizations connected with vaping....
DNR plans Marinette chemical contamination listening sessions
As worries persist about contamination from chemicals known as PFAS in and around Marinette and Peshtigo in northeastern Wisconsin, the state Department of Natural Resources will hold the first of six monthly listening sessions...
Marquette poll deep dive: polling for political nerds
In the three Marquette Law School polls this year in January, April and August, Wisconsin voters responded to questions about the two Republican legislative leaders--Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos--as...
U.S. Rep. Moore sponsors measure on intersection of misogyny, domestic violence and gun violence for VAWA anniversary
It’s been 25 years since Congress passed the landmark Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) but the GOP-controlled U.S. Senate still hasn’t reauthorized it.
Marking the 25th anniversary of the landmark VAWA on Sept. 13, U.S....
Wisconsin Farmers Union Goes to Washington
Farmers and their advocates from across the state, from Blanchardville to Bayfield, flew to Washington, DC, last week as part of the National Farmers Union Fly-In.
The 24 members of the Wisconsin Farmers Union delegation...
Betsy DeVos’ Milwaukee voucher school visit draws fire
US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is launching a “Back to School” tour on Monday with a visit to a private voucher school in Milwaukee—a city described by The Department of Education in a...
Schools respond in disparate ways to climate strike
On Friday, September 20, students in Wisconsin and around the world will walk out of school to protest the lack of action on solving the climate change crisis. Rallies are planned for Madison, Milwaukee,...
F-35 stirs strong reaction in Madison
The Air National Guard held a public forum on the plan to bring F-35 fighter jets to Madison’s Truax Field on Thursday night at the Exhibition Hall of the Alliant Energy Center.
Public comments on...