Politics
Village Paid Foxconn Project Manager Nearly $1 Million
Private contractor billed Mount Pleasant for $973,750 and has just gotten a raise.
May 28th, 2021 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Paul Ryan Displays Courage
Warns against fealty to Trump, whose backers are already attacking Ryan.
May 28th, 2021 by Dave Cieslewicz
People’s Revolution Marks One Year of Marches
Group’s members vow to continue pushing for change.
May 28th, 2021 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
PRO Act Is Key to American Dream
Biden’s proposed Protecting the Right to Organize Act would protect union rights.
May 28th, 2021 by Bill Kaplan
Republicans Slash Evers Education Budget
Reduction in spending could mean state loses $1.5 billion in federal pandemic relief funding for education.
May 28th, 2021 by Ruth Conniff, Wisconsin Examiner
GOP Budget Lifts UW Tuition Freeze
Committee votes to end tuition freeze on undergraduate students maintained for 8 years.
May 27th, 2021 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
State Donors Gave $4.4 Million to Outside Smear Groups
Two-thirds of money donated in 2020 went to Democratic-leaning groups.
May 27th, 2021 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Evers Credited for Budget Surplus
Federal stimulus money, new Foxconn contract, Evers call for state agency cuts all credited by nonpartisan analysis.
May 27th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin, Wisconsin Examiner
After a Year of Protests What’s Changed?
One year after George Floyd’s death little has changed in Wisconsin.
May 27th, 2021 by Angela Lang
U.S. Labor Secretary Visits Milwaukee
Marty Walsh visits building trades and manufacturing trainees, hears from immigrant rights advocates.
May 27th, 2021 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
County Wants Zero Youth in State Juvenile Prisons
Milwaukee County is attempting to have zero Milwaukee youth in state facilities by the end of 2021.
May 26th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
Advocates, Opponents Clash Over Transgender Athletics Bills
Legislation would ban transgender girls and women from playing on female athletics teams.
May 26th, 2021 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio
