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Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Senator is tying border security and immigration reforms together. Specifically, Senator Ron Johnson yesterday said he won’t vote for any immigration reforms unless and until the southern border is secure. Johnson says he supports modernizing the country’s immigration laws, but says the Biden Administration must stop the flood of people who are entering this country illegally first. Johnson says it’s ‘unfortunate’ that illegal immigration has stopped any chance at immigration reform in the country.

UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout are now part of Wisconsin’s free tuition program. The university yesterday said the western Wisconsin campuses will take part in the Wisconsin Tuition Promise program. That means kids at Eau Claire, Stout, River Falls, and Superior will have a chance to apply for a tuition and fee scholarship. The university wants to help low and moderate income students get a degree without tuition or fee costs. Families must make under 67 thousand-dollars a year to qualify. The first round of help

 The days of jumping off the Lift Bridge in Stillwater may be coming to an end. Mayor Ted Kozlowsi is pushing an ordinance that would outlaw what has traditionally been a summertime right of passage. The mayor, who says he jumped off the bridge when he was young, says it’s a safety issue. Jumping off the bridge is not technically illegal in Stillwater, something the mayor and city leaders say surprised them. The ordinance will come-up for its final vote

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group have partnered for the seventh year in a row to put on the popular Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. “Manufacturing is the backbone of Wisconsin’s economy…” This annual competition is a tradition that highlights the state’s robust manufacturing industry and will ultimately determine what is the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin. “Manufacturing is the backbone of Wisconsin’s economy and an industry full of dedicated, hardworking people who keep this state

Wisconsin’s election administrator expects a record turnout this fall.  Wisconsin Elections Commission boss Meagan Wolfe yesterday said the preliminary numbers from last week’s primary election point to a record turnout. She expects the same in November. Wolfe said that’s going to put an emphasis on election security. She says the state is working with local election clerks to be ready with more ballots and more training. Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol have been critical of Wolfe over election security since the 2020 election.

There won’t be any Pride flags in classrooms in Kettle Moraine Schools this year. The district’s school board last night voted to stick with its ban on politics in the classroom, including a ban on Pride flags. Several students and parents spoke at last night’s meeting. Some want to see more activism in schools while others said schools should be for learning, not advocacy. The ACLU of Wisconsin says it is looking into Kettle Moraine’s policy.

There is more fallout from the change in Milwaukee’s Office of Violence Prevention. Milwaukee’s Domestic Violence Commission chief, Jermaine Reed, yesterday resigned in protest of Alderman Ashanti Hamilton’s appointment to the OVP. Reed said Hamilton should be disqualified ‘s a matter of principle’ because Hamilton pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child abuse in 2009 for beating his then six-year-old daughter with a plastic hanger. Hamilton avoided a felony history by entering into a deferred prosecution agreement. Reed’s resignation

The man who applied for Robin Vos’ ballot now wants to challenge his primary election win. Harry Wait, who runs the group Honest, Open, and Transparent Government, yesterday said he is going to challenge Vos’ win because he doesn’t trust Wisconsin’s election system. Wait’s challenge is based on what he calls the vulnerability of Wisconsin’s absentee voting system, the 303 Election Day registrations in Vos’ district, and the state’s bloated voter rolls. Vos won his race by 260 votes. Wait is under

Hundreds of guns are surrendered to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office during its recent gun buyback event.  The sheriff’s office says people brought in 577 guns over the weekend, which were exchanged for over 43-thousand dollars in gas and grocery gift cards.  The sheriff’s office says none of the guns were reported stolen.