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Wisconsin isn’t the only place dealing with a shortage of affordable homes—and it’s also not the only place trying to confront one of the causes: hedge funds purchasing properties and converting them to rentals. It reduces the number of single-family homes available in an area, driving up prices for what remains. We interviewed state Sen.…

Laura Benjamin of Eau Claire, the most recent entry into the 2026 3rd Congressional District race, says it’s time to make America work for working Americans. The former city council member and owner of a marketing and communications company, was a recent guest on our radio show, where she outlined her priority issues and the…

BUDGET BAIT & SWITCH – State Sen. Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) is calling out majority Republicans for not being transparent about getting public input on the state’s next biennial budget. The Joint Finance Committee recently finished holding four public hearings around Wisconsin, but Smith points out that nobody there could actually comment on what the…

NATURE AND SERVICE VOLUNTEERS CUT – The latest cuts from President Trump and Elon Musk affect more than 400 community volunteers in Wisconsin. They are part of nationwide cuts to AmeriCorps, a program that for more than 30 years has allowed more than 1 million Americans to participate in community service with nonprofit groups, ranging…

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul told WISN-TV’s Upfront, that people shouldn’t read too much into the state Supreme Court’s decision to temporarily suspend Judge Hannah Dugan — arrested by President Donald Trump’s FBI and charged with assisting an undocumented immigrant who was a defendant in her court. Kaul and the justices characterized Hannah’s suspension as…

Penny Wise, Pound Foolish-Wisconsin health officials are raising red flags over a proposed $880 billion in federal budget cuts—saying the move would gut Medicaid, shift billions in costs onto Wisconsin taxpayers, and make it harder for working adults, kids, and seniors to access care. Nearly 1 in 5 people in Wisconsin rely on Medicaid programs…

There’s new and historic legislation about the freedom to bodily autonomy in Wisconsin. Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) supports the Abortion Rights Restoration Act. “This bill is about protecting a patient’s ability to decide for herself what kind of reproductive health care she needs,” said Tanya Atkinson, President of PPAWI. “This bill is also…

Gov. Evers told WISN-TV’s UpFront he’s still weighing a reelection run — but says we’ll get an answer right after the budget.

The arrest of a Milwaukee County judge by President Trump’s FBI will make it harder for ordinary Americans to get the justice they deserve, according to attorney and state Sen. Kelda Roys (D-Madison). Roys notes that judges are increasingly bothered by federal agents using local courthouses as places to make arrests of people alleged to…