The Fox Valley Initiative

05/07/2026

Easton Elmer, shown here with former Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and Fox Valley Initiative member Ruth Elmer, was awarded a scholarship to attend the LEAD WI summer camp hosted by Wisconsin Family Council. https://foxvalleyinitiative.com

04/28/2026

Wisconsin Democrats say "gerrymandering has been a scourge in Wisconsin politics for years, but with a proposed Independent Redistricting Commission we can end it forever."

They invite everyone to a meeting on May 6 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Mary Beth Nienhaus Room at the Appleton Public Library to learn all about it. Let's fill the room! Learn more: https://appletonwi.org/learn-about-fair-maps-in-wisconsin-gerrymandering/

04/28/2026

Mike Janke, president of FVI and also the Wisconsin Conservative Coalition, calls on our local Democrat Party leaders to renounce the growing violent rhetoric--and violence itself--in their party. www.foxvalleyinitiative.com

04/21/2026

PARENTS: When it comes to educating your children, your school districts should be listening to YOU a whole lot more than they do! Join us next week Tuesday, April 28, at this Wolf River Area Patriots event to find out more.

04/01/2026

03/22/2026

🧐Yet another reason to VOTE NO on the referendum seeking still more $$ for the Appleton Area School District: "Students attending Wisconsin’s private choice and charter schools outperform their peers in traditional public schools in both English Language Arts (ELA) and math, even after accounting for demographic differences, according to a new Apples to Apples report released by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL)." https://will-law.org/choice-and-charter-schools-outperform-public-schools-new-report-shows/

Wisconsin is home to the nation’s oldest school choice program, and debates over its effectiveness often hinge on misleading comparisons.