Oct 2, 2026

Yesterday in Memorial Hall, Craig Gilbert, Washington Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, provided an in-depth look at the 2026 midterm elections, examining what history, polling and political trends can tell us about the high-stakes November election in Wisconsin and across the country. Drawing on decades...

Sep 24, 2026

This week in Memorial Hall, Past President and Milwaukee Reading Coalition Co-Chair JoAnne Anton led a conversation with fellow Co-Chair Dr. Howard Fuller about the coalition’s work to address Milwaukee’s literacy crisis. The Milwaukee Reading Coalition is a first-of-its-kind public-private, citywide effort bringing...

Sep 11, 2026

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, who is seeking reelection, spoke yesterday at a joint program hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club, WisPolitics.com and the Rotary Club of Milwaukee. The program was also streamed by our partners at WisconsinEye. Kaul took questions from a panel of journalists and from the...

Sep 4, 2026

This week in Memorial Hall, Edgar Lin, Rotarian and Deputy Director of Impact Programs with Protect Democracy, discussed the organization’s legislative work to strengthen election administration and advance “New Federalism,” an effort to restore the constitutional balance of power between the federal...

Aug 27, 2026

Yesterday in Memorial Hall,  Rotarian Jodi Gibson, President and CEO of the Zoological Society of Milwaukee, and Tracey Dolphin, Director of Animal Management and Health at the Milwaukee County Zoo, shared how modern zoos play an important role in wildlife conservation and animal wellbeing. They highlighted...