Wisconsin child care is becoming harder to afford, state report finds
WEBBy: Erik Gunn - July 31, 2024 5:45 am. Gov. Tony Evers visits Mariposa Learning Center in Fitchburg on Sept. 20, 2023, to emphasize the need for more child care funding in Wisconsin. A new report from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families finds that child care has become less affordable in the state. (Erik Gunn | Wisconsin Examiner)
Right wing judge elected to District II Appeals Court, solidifying ...
WEBApr 6, 2022 · Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Maria Lazar was elected to the District II Court of Appeals on Tuesday. The conservative Lazar’s win solidifies a 3-1 conservative majority on the court, which decides appeals for the 12-county district that covers southeastern Wisconsin from Kenosha County to Sheboygan County, excluding Milwaukee County.. Lazar defeated incumbent Judge Lori Kornblum, who ...
UWM chancellor presses ahead with plan that includes tenured …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is going ahead with a proposal that will lead to the layoffs of 35 tenured faculty, despite the plan’s rejection last week by the university’s faculty senate. In a memo submitted Monday to Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman, UWM Chancellor Mark Mone …
Eric Hovde wins Republican nomination to face Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Businessman Eric Hovde won the Republican nomination for the Wisconsin U.S. Senate race Tuesday night, officially setting the stage for his expected race against two-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Hovde, who has the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, defeated his two …
Marquette Poll finds near-even match between Harris, Trump in …
WEBAug 8, 2024 · A one point margin separates Republican former President Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential contest in Wisconsin, according to a new survey conducted by the Marquette Law School Poll. Trump has the support of 50% of registered voters in the survey, versus 49% for Harris in a direct matchup.
What’s next for the Dane County Farmers’ Market?
WEBJul 6, 2022 · The Dane County Farmers’ Market, widely praised as one of the best markets in the nation, marks its 50 th anniversary this fall. It will be a time of well-earned celebration for the DCFM but tempered by the reality of change. Reeling from 15 months of COVID-19 safety disruptions, the market seemed almost normal when it returned unfettered in April to its picturesque Saturday-morning setting ...
Trump-backed Republican Tony Wied moves forward in race for …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Trump-backed Republican Tony Wied will face Democratic candidate Kristin Lyerly, an OB-GYN and outspoken reproductive rights advocate, in the race for Wisconsin’s open 8th Congressional District — after winning the three-way Republican primary over state Sen. Andre Jacque and former state Sen. Roger Roth on Tuesday night.
Milwaukee Police Association endorses Trump, activists push back
WEBAug 19, 2024 · The Milwaukee Police Association (MPA) has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, following a visit Friday by Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance. In brief remarks to the police association, Vance thanked Milwaukee officers for providing security last month during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee where, he said ...
Regents accept UWM plan with system’s first mass layoff of …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · With only one dissent, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved a plan Thursday from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee that will include the layoff of 35 tenured faculty members. It would be the first mass layoff of tenured faculty anywhere in the Universities of Wisconsin system since state law weakened the …
It’s time to reclaim Wisconsin’s legacy of water protection
WEBAug 12, 2021 · WMC, the state’s largest business lobbying group, is asking a court to strip the DNR of its power to order investigation and remediation of PFAS contamination under Wisconsin’s 40-year-old Spills Law. WMC’s lawsuit takes a sledgehammer to this bedrock environmental health protection, and it seems WMC does not care how many people will be ...