Hallie Claflin

1 week ago | civicmedia.us | Hallie Claflin |Adam Hess |Stuart Wattles |Pete Schwaba

The Joint Finance Committee has wrapped up its budget listening sessions around the state, and lawmakers will soon begin writing their own two-year budget for 2025-27, likely after throwing out Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ budget recommendations. The public hearings — held in Hayward, West Allis, Wausau and Kaukauna — were attended by hundreds of residents who voiced their budget concerns and requests to the Republican-controlled committee.

2 months ago | civicmedia.us | Hallie Claflin |Joe Timmerman |Jimmie Kaska |James Kelly

A year ago, a new head of Social Security set out to stop the agency from financially devastating many of the people it was meant to help. The agency had long made it a practice to reduce or halt benefit checks to recoup billions of dollars in payments it sent recipients but later said they never should have received.

2 months ago | civicmedia.us | David Hilzenrath |Jodie Fleischer |Hallie Claflin |Jimmie Kaska

This story is part of Public Square, an occasional photography series highlighting how Wisconsin residents connect with their communities. To suggest someone in your community for us to feature, email Joe Timmerman at [email protected]. Aboard Amtrak’s Hiawatha service, quiet conversations complement the rumble of steel wheels maneuvering along the tracks.

2 months ago | civicmedia.us | Savanna Tomei-Olson |Hallie Claflin |Stuart Wattles

In the first Marquette University Law School Poll of Wisconsin voters released in 2025, views of President Donald Trump remain close to evenly split, several candidates on the ballot for statewide office in the Spring Election struggle with overall name recognition and the Democratic Party’s favorability rating is especially poor. In the first poll of Wisconsin voters since his return to office, Donald Trump’s approval rating is at 48% approve to 51% disapprove.

2 months ago | civicmedia.us | Dan Shafer |Hallie Claflin |Stuart Wattles

MADISON, Wis. (CIVIC MEDIA) – The new Department of Government Efficiency has now targeted 16 federal offices across Wisconsin for closure. At first, the Elon Musk-led agency had published the names of six offices they planned to cancel leases on, or reduce space at. The list has grown. The following list details the name of the office, its square footage, and the amount of money DOGE said the canceled lease will save taxpayers. That’s all the information DOGE has made available.