WisconsinEye continues push for support with Dec. 15 shutdown deadline looming

(The Center Square) – WisconsinEye has raised $30,000 through small online donations over the past two weeks and is hoping to schedule meetings soon with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Gov. Tony Evens soon.

Its deadline to stop programming and take its archives offline on Dec. 15 is a week away.

WisEye President and CEO Jon Henkes told TCS on Monday afternoon that, had he known what changes would occur in the philanthropic environment since Wisconsin lawmakers approved $10 million in matching donation funds to go toward the company’s endowment, he would have requested less stipulations on the matching language for the funds.

Instead, the company is working to raise the $300,000 to fund it through the first quarter of 2026 along with receiving firm commitments for the $887,000 it says it will cost to carry on operations for all of 20...