Veterans
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WI-born veteran, congressman calls out Van Orden for Trump support
US Rep. Jason Crow, a Colorado native who was born and raised in Wisconsin, says fellow veteran and Rep. Derrick Van Orden failed veterans and the President’s new war with Iran isn’t what Wisconsinites want.
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These were Wisconsin’s biggest political stories of 2025
Wisconsin top stories of 2025. A governor decides not to run. A judge is prosecuted by the president. Schools’ pleas are ignored, pushing property taxes higher. Farmers and families get rolled by Trump’s Washington.
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Wisconsin’s 10 most heartwarming news stories of 2025
The news isn’t always bad: There were plenty of heartwarming stories across the state throughout the year.
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GOP making big budget cuts and blaming Dems happens in Madison, not just DC
The closing of facilities to help homeless veterans happened after Republicans removed Gov. Tony Evers’ funding request.
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Every VA medical center in Wisconsin has severe staffing shortages, watchdog group finds
According to a recent report, Wisconsin’s three VA health care systems were short a combined 51 clinical positions and 21 nonclinical positions.
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It’s what’s not in the state budget that is generating both anger and 2026 candidates
From homeless veterans to childcare to school funding, there are a lot of missing numbers that have some people talking and others taking action.
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Opinion: Asbestos’s deadly legacy in Wisconsin
Implementing the National Mesothelioma Registry will combat misdiagnosis and late detection of this asbestos-exposure-causing cancer.
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Veterans fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed, including some who voted for Trump
Milwaukee veteran and VA worker: “I’m not dead weight. You’re tossing off the wrong stuff.” Nathan Hooven is a disabled Air Force veteran who voted for Donald Trump in November. Barely three months later, he’s now unemployed and says he feels betrayed by the president’s dramatic downsizing of the federal government that cost him his job. “I…
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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
“What’s going to happen is VA’s not going to perform as well for veterans, and veterans are going to get harmed,” said Michael Missal, who was the VA’s inspector general for nine years until he was fired last month by Donald Trump.
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Opinion: Why this 9/11-era war veteran is putting up billboards about democracy around Wisconsin
Veterans in Wisconsin make up 7% of the state’s population and seek a commander-in-chief with sound judgment and genuine ethical principles.
