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Tony for Wisconsin
Busy spring helps Gov. Tony Evers make re-election call
Will he or won’t he? Gov. Tony Evers has not yet said whether he will run for a third term.
Steven Potter
Isthmus wins four Milwaukee Press Club awards
Isthmus wins statewide awards for best illustration, newspaper design, explanatory story and short feature.
May 15, 2025
Liam Beran
Photos: Hmong community members gather in Capitol for Hmong-Lao Veterans Day
Around 58,000 Hmong people live in Wisconsin. On Wednesday, Hmong community members gathered in the state Capitol to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Hmong people’s arrival in the United States.
May 14, 2025
Liam Beran
Metro Transit ridership in April surpasses pre-pandemic numbers for first time
Ridership in April hit 1.3 million, the highest number recorded in nearly a decade.
May 12, 2025
Meet Wisconsin’s budget-building Joint Finance Committee members
The powerful members of the powerful Joint Finance Committee will over the next two months build their own budget.
May 12, 2025
The co-founder of Isthmus, described as one of Madison’s best writers, has died
Fred Milverstedt, a Madison native who teamed up with Vince O’Hern to launch Isthmus in 1976, has died.
May 9, 2025
Liam Beran
Madison eyes financing assistance for Voit Farm development
Under the agreement, the city will purchase four lots of the thirteen-lot property, which is estimated to yield more than 1,000 housing units.
May 8, 2025
Andy Swartz
‘Hooked’ loon on Lake Monona rescued after eluding capture for two days
News of a ‘hooked’ loon on Lake Monona went viral on social media. The loon eluded capture for two days until Andy Swetz, a Madison resident, got in the lake and caught it with his bare hands. X-rays have since determined the loon had also been shot.
May 8, 2025
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Vernon Brown
Madison man pays $1,500 to be in same room as Ron Johnson
Activists wanted to attend a May 3 luncheon hosted by the Outagamie County GOP. The party refunded their tickets, and in at least one case, turned them away at the door.
May 6, 2025
2:30 PM
Wisconsin Republicans will regroup at state convention
Wisconsin Republicans will meet for their state convention this year May 16-17 at the Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center in Rothschild. The theme is ‘All Roads Lead to Wisconsin.’
May 5, 2025
9:00 AM
Liam Beran
Madison residents want answers on F-35 noise relief
Some residents are wondering where their elected officials are after the Pentagon rejected an ask for $18 million in funding for noise mitigation efforts in Wisconsin.
May 2, 2025
10:30 AM
Liam Beran
UW-Madison alums lobby state Legislature for more money for operations, student housing
More than 250 Badger alumni lobbied on behalf of UW-Madison during the university’s annual ‘Day at the Capitol’ event.
May 2, 2025
9:10 AM
Drake White-Bergey / Wisconsin Watch
How the sausage was made
An analysis for Wisconsin Watch finds a statistically significant correlation between how a community votes and how much its shared revenue increased under the legislation known as Act 12.
May 1, 2025
7:00 AM
In the May issue
You’ve got to see the show
Madison’s independent music venues are serving an important function by catering to lesser known acts and new bands — serving both playing artists and the fans who want to see them.
Madison residents want answers on F-35 noise relief
Some residents are wondering where their elected officials are after the Pentagon rejected an ask for $18 million in funding for noise mitigation efforts in Wisconsin.
A proposal for tax incentives for in-state film production gains momentum
There seems to be bipartisan support in Wisconsin for once again offering tax credits to production companies that make films in the state.
‘You want to be on’ team Cassi Fenili
Justice-elect Susan Crawford won her campaign by 10 points. Democratic officials say Cassi Fenili, her campaign manager, is continuing a years-long hot streak.
Protests, produce and peanut butter
Hundreds of demonstrators brought food donations for local residents in need to James Madison Park on April 19.
