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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month ago | 
civicmedia.us | Alexander Shur |Teri Barr |Jo Ann Krulatz |Hallie Claflin
A new law in Maine aims to make a big change to the state’s campaign finances, and by extension, political advertising. If applied in swing states like Wisconsin, the law could restrict the substantial influence that super PACs, and their billionaire funders, flex on our politics. First Maine’s legislation must survive court challenges.
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1 month ago | 
civicmedia.us | Alexander Shur |Teri Barr |Hallie Claflin |Peter Cameron
MADISON, Wis (Civic Media) – Eight companies were named as Wisconsin Manufacturers of the Year at the 36th Annual MOTY Awards program. The winners were announced at a banquet honoring all 21 finalists. Baker Tilly, Michael Best & Fredrich LLP, and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) sponsor the program each year to highlight the state’s largest industry, which employs 18.4% of Wisconsin’s workforce, the largest ratio in the country.
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1 month ago | 
civicmedia.us | Alexander Shur |Teri Barr |Jo Ann Krulatz |Hallie Claflin
The Oscars will be given out on Sunday (March 2nd) but we may have seen a sneak peek at some potential winners at the SAG Awards. They were handed out last night to the best in Movie & TV of the past year.
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1 month ago | 
civicmedia.us | Alexander Shur |Jo Ann Krulatz |Hallie Claflin |Peter Cameron
Wisconsin Congresswoman Gwen Moore is calling out the Trump-Musk agenda and accuses them of flooding the public with misinformation. The Democrat represents the state’s 4th district which covers a large portion of Milwaukee County. She believes the effort to create confusion is meant to undermine the resolve of the American people.
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1 month ago | 
civicmedia.us | Teri Barr |Jo Ann Krulatz |Hallie Claflin |Peter Cameron
With years of continued gridlock between the Republican-controlled Legislature and Democratic governor, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has become the arbiter over some of the most heated election rule debates — from redistricting and drop boxes to the status of the state’s top election official. That’s what makes April’s Supreme Court election a race to watch.
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2 months ago | 
civicmedia.us | Savanna Tomei-Olson |Teri Barr |Hallie Claflin
GREEN BAY, WI- (WGBW) – Called a “Human Computer” for her mathematical capabilities Creola Katherine Johnson was critical to the success of the first manned space flights in the United States. Johnson’s work was made famous by the movie “Hidden Figures” which took a Hollywood look at her work on the Project Mercury spaceflights, including those for Alan Shepard and John Glenn. She calculated trajectories, launch windows, and return paths.
